Thin films play a crucial role in the fabrication of several components and devices, such as protective coatings, integrated circuits, solar cells, and optical ...

High power magnetron sputtering techniques have become essential tools in the deposition of advanced thin films. By utilising high power pulses, these methods generate highly ionised plasmas that ...

The confocal sputtering technique involves the arrangement of magnetrons inside a vacuum chamber so that it is possible to apply multiple materials onto the substrate without breaking vacuum. This ...

Available to watch now, IUVSTA, in partnership with Ionautics, Hiden Analytical and Agilent Vacuum Products explore thin film deposition using Bipolar High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering Want to ...

The planar magnetron is a typical diode mode sputtering cathode consisting of a permanent magnet array behind it. This magnet array is organized in such a fashion to provide a magnetic field that is ...

The state of the target varies with the parameters for the three sputtering modes, and the SMD consists of various voltage-current (V-I) curves at different nitrogen contents and sputtering currents.