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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"sputtering deposition"”.
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Fabrication of Zinc Nitride Thin Films using RF Magnetron Sputtering Deposition for Optoelectronic Applications
… grow zinc nitride thin films using RF magnetron sputtering, understand its mechanical, optical, and electrical properties, and investigate its performance as light sensing devices.Synthesis and characterization of zinc nitride thin films has been investigated in this work. An RF magnetron …
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Application of Pulsed D.C. Magnetron sputtering deposition for the component layers of CuInSe2 thin film photovoltaic cells
The Pulsed D.C. Magnetron Sputtering (PDMS) process has been investigated for thedeposition of the component layers that are used in the production of copper indiumdiselenide, CuInSe 2 (CIS), thin film solar cells. PDMS can use high plasma densities withlong term arc free operation for the reactive …
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Reactive Sputtering Deposition and Characterization of Zinc Nitride and Oxy-Nitride Films for Electronic and Photovoltaic Applications
… Reactive radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering was used as the deposition method, which potentially enables control of composition of the thin films, as well as fabrication of multilayer structures for the study of possible hetero-junctions between zinc nitride and zinc oxy-nitrides. …
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Nanoindentation of Annealed and As-Sputtered Thin Films of Nickel Titanium Shape Memory Alloys
… fabrication of thin film NiTi by DC magnetron sputtering deposition and testing mechanical properties of the fabricated films by nanoindentation. Thin film NiTi SMA was successfully created by DC magnetron sputtering deposition and high vacuum annealing in the Microfabrication Laboratory at …
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Investigation and Characterization of Composite Silica Aerogel Nanostructures Obtained Via Magnetron Sputtering
This study explores the deposition of Copper (Cu) onto hydrophilic Silica Aerogel (SA) monoliths using magnetron sputtering, with Cu thicknesses of 20 nm, 50 nm, and 100 nm. Leveraging the mesoporous nanostructure of SA, a Cu-sputtered SA nanocomposite was fabricated, creating a non-homogeneous …
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… the synthesis of nanostructures by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) and R.F. sputtering deposition and the tailoring of their structures by varying deposition parameters. We synthesized Cobalt oxide nanoparticles (NPs) by PLD and studied the influence of the deposition parameters (i.e. substrate …
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INTERFACES IN THIN-FILM SOLID-STATE BATTERIES
… were simultaneously fabricated using sequential sputtering deposition and in-situ patterning using shadow masks. Physics-based electric circuit models were designed for deconvolution of impedance profiles, which enabled an evaluation of bulk properties and space-charge layers at interfaces …
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Planar Packaging and Electrical Characterization of High Temperature SiC Power Electronic Devices
… sintering, solder reflowing, epoxy curing, sputtering deposition, electroplating, and patterning of direct-bond copper (DBC) were tightly controlled to ensure high-quality packaging with improved performance. Finally, the planar packaging of the high temperature power device was evaluated …
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Obstacle avoidance robot applying fuzzy control system
… FSS structure was fabricated using RF magnetron sputtering technique and printed circuit board technology. Deposition time, dissipation power and oxygen flow rate were varied during the sputtering deposition process. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and field emission-scanning electron microscopy …
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Fabrication of frequency selective structure and evaluation of microwave transmission on energy saving glass
… FSS structure was fabricated using RF magnetron sputtering technique and printed circuit board technology. Deposition time, dissipation power and oxygen flow rate were varied during the sputtering deposition process. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and field emission-scanning electron microscopy …
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Fabrication of frequency selective structure and evaluation of microwave transmission on energy saving glass
… FSS structure was fabricated using RF magnetron sputtering technique and printed circuit board technology. Deposition time, dissipation power and oxygen flow rate were varied during the sputtering deposition process. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and field emission-scanning electron microscopy …
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Applications of Probabilistic Machine Learning Models to Semiconductor Fabrication
… models to improve thickness uniformity in sputtering deposition processes. Here, we use Gaussian processes to model the thickness uniformity in sputtering deposition processes as a function of both chamber configuration and recipe parameters. This model is used in an iterative manner to …
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Deposition and characterization of magnetron sputtered BCC tantalum
… on steel substrates deposited by DC magnetron sputtering. Deposition of tantalum on steel is of special interest for the protection it offers to surfaces, e.g. the surfaces of gun barrels against the erosive wear of hot propellant gases and the mechanical damage caused by the motion of …
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Temporal dynamics of hot-electrons in metal films and alloys
… Au, Ag, and Cu compositions through the sputtering deposition process. We found that different alloy compositions affect the relaxation time, and in the case of the AuAg alloyed thin films, it can vary up to 8 times under constant pump fluency. These results provide new approaches for …
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Germanium Nanostructures for Efficient Light Harvesting Devices
… annealing of Ge-rich films synthesized by co-sputtering deposition; plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) and ion implantation. We will give evidences of the strength of quantum confinement effects occurring in these systems as well as discerning the contributions coming from …
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Cobalt-based Heusler compounds in magnetic tunnel junctions
… by using molecular beam epitaxy in place of sputtering deposition. However, sputtering is the preferred and established method for industrial applications. From a technological point of view, the aim is also to achieve high TMR ratios by sputtering. The actuality of this topic can by …
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Design and Optimization of Advanced Layers for Enhanced Performance in Silicon-Based Solar Cells [Progettazione e Ottimizzazione di Layer Innovativi per Migliorare le Prestazioni delle Celle Solari a Base di Silicio]
La crescente domanda globale di energia, insieme all'urgenza di mitigare il cambiamento climatico, sottolinea l'importanza di adottare le energie rinnovabili come alternativa sostenibile ai combustibili fossili. Tra queste, l'energia solare, in particolare grazie ai progressi nell'industria …
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GREEN ENERGY VIA ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES (GEEP)
… metal used to produce an AEMWE the Ion Beam Sputtering Deposition (IBSD) technique is selected to be investigated as synthetic method that permit to synthetized and deposited a thin composite catalysts layer on a generic substrate. This technique is selected because is easily scalable and …