Crucibles are used to keep the e-beam hearth free of evaporates to act as the evaporation container for the basket or foil thermal sources. Crucible is an important modern laboratory equipment and plays crucial role in production of various materials such as glass, metal, etc. Crucibles made from different materials can withstand different temperatures and resistance to corrosion as customer’s request.
Below is some suggestions to help you find suitable crucible for evaporation materials:
| Evaporation Material | Recommended Crucible(s) |
| Aluminum (Al) | Boron nitride (BN) |
| Aluminum fluoride (AlF3) | Graphite (C ) |
| Al/Si (2%) | Boron nitride (BN) |
| Antimony (Sb) | Boron nitride (BN) Graphite (C ) Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Antimony telluride (Sb2Te3) | Graphite (C ) |
| Antimony oxide (Sb2O3) | Boron nitride (BN) Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Bismuth | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Vitreous carbon |
| Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) | Graphite (C ) Quartz |
| Boron (B) | Graphite (C ) Vitreous carbon |
| Cadmium (Cd) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Cadmium selenide (CdSe) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Cadmium sulfide (CdS) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Calcium fluoride (CaF2) | Quartz |
| Chromium (Cr) | Vitreous carbon |
| Cobalt (Co) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Copper (Cu) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Molybdenum (Mo) Tantalum (Ta) |
| Copper oxide (CuO) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gadolinium (Gd) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gallium (Ga) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gallium arsenic (GaAs) | Graphite (C ) |
| Gallium nitride (GaN) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gallium phosphide (GaP) | Quartz |
| Germanium (Ge) | Quartz Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Germanium oxide (GeO2) | Quartz Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Germanium telluride (GeTe) | Quartz Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gold (Au) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Boron nitride (BN) Vitreous carbon |
| Indium (In) | Graphite (C ) Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Indium oxide (In2O3) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Indium phosphide (InP) | Graphite (C ) |
| Indium sulfide (InS) | Graphite (C ) |
| Iron (Fe) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Iron sulfide (FeS) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lanthanum (La) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lead (Pb) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Lead iodide (PbI2) | Quartz |
| Lead stannnate (PbSnO2) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lead selenide (PbSe) | Graphite (C ) Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lead telluride (PbTe) | Graphite (C ) Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lithium (Li) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lithium fluoride (LiF) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Magnesium (Mg) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Vitreous carbon |
| Magnesium fluoride (MgF2) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Magnesium oxide (MgO | Graphite (C ) Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Manganese (Mn) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Molybdenum oxide (MoO3) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Boron nitride (BN) |
| Ni/Cr | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Vitreous carbon |
| Nickel (Ni) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Vitreous carbon |
| Nickel oxide (NiO) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Palladium (Pd) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Permalloy (Ni/Fe) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Vitreous carbon |
| Phosphorous (P) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Platinum (Pt) | Graphite (C ) |
| Rhodium (Rh) | Vitreous carbon |
| Scandium (Sc) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Selenium (Se) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Vitreous carbon |
| Silicon (Si) | Tantalum (Ta) Vitreous carbon |
| Silicon dioxide (SiO2) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Silicon monoxide (SiO) | Tantalum (Ta) |
| Silver (Ag) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Molybdenum (Mo) |
| Strontium oxide (SrO) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) | Vitreous carbon |
| Tellurium (Te) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Terbium (Tb) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Tin (Sn) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Tin oxide (SnO2) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Titanium (Ti) | Titanium carbide (TiC) |
| Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) | Quartz |
| Yttrium (Y) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| Yttrium oxide (Y2O3) | Graphite (C ) |
| Zinc (Zn) | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Zinc selenide (ZnSe) | Quartz |
