Introduction Terbium sputtering targets are made from terbium metal. They are used widely in a range of sectors such as tool coatings, optics coatings, and solar coatings. Let’s have a detailed discussion about the features, production, and applications of terbium sputtering targets. Properties Terbium sputtering targets share similar features with terbium metal. Terbium the element...Continue Reading
Introduction Purity is one of the prime performance requirements of target selection, which has been explained in our previous article. It takes countless money, time, and labor every year to separate impurities. However, do impurities always have a negative influence on sputtering? We are going to explore this question in this article with specific cases....Continue Reading
1. Introduction to Sputtering Target Selection The target quality is rather significant for the coating process, and targets’ features are affected by a variety of parameters like purity, density, porosity, grain sizes, shapes, etc. The better the target quality is, the better performance we have, and the firmer the coating layers are. Here we will...Continue Reading
Infrared reflectors are important components in solar thermal systems. They can enhance the performance, such as corrosion resistance, of solar selective coatings at high temperatures. Zirconium sputtering target is one of the emerging materials used to manufacture infrared reflectors, and it has many advantages over others. Read this article for more information. 1. The Solar Thermal System A...Continue Reading
What is a Mirror Made Of? Mirrors are objects that reflect images. People have been making mirrors with stone, metals, and glass for thousands of years. Generally, a mirror is composed of transparent glass and a thin coating on the back. The layer on the back is both protective and functional. On one hand, it...Continue Reading
Introduction to the Bismuth Sputtering Target What is a bismuth sputtering target? A bismuth sputtering target is a pure metal sputter target for film deposition. This product could be used to make thin films for multiple sectors, including semiconductors, glass coatings, LED, solar cells, and optical industries. Properties of bismuth target Bismuth (atomic symbol: Bi, atomic number: 83) is located in Period 6, Group 15, and...Continue Reading
One of the main applications of chromium is the production of stainless steel and chrome plating. The process of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object can be done to add aesthetic appeal or to make the surface harder and more corrosion-resistant. Chrome plating can produce chromium layers as thin as 0.001...Continue Reading
Aluminum (Al) belongs to the main Group 13 (III, or boron group) of the periodic table. The Latin term alumen, which refers to potash alum or aluminum potassium sulfate, KAl(SO4)212H2O, is where the name aluminum originates. Aluminum is a light silvery white metal and the most common non-ferrous metal. Aluminum never appears in nature in the...Continue Reading
The foundation of plasma technology is a basic physical principle. When energy is applied to matter, solids become liquids, and liquids turn into gases. If yet more energy is applied, the gas is ionized and it enters the energy-rich plasma state, the fourth state of matter. Plasma is a word used to describe matter that...Continue Reading
