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July 2025

Technical Tips

Thin films of silver are used in various applications: optical, semiconductor, solar, and even decorative coatings. Compared to other evaporation materials, silver evaporates well and is non-corrosive at elevated temperatures.

 

Boats are offered in many shapes, such as different dimples (round vs. elongated) or step geometry, which helps absorb deformation from thermal expansion.

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Producing circuit boards from leaves would prevent millions of tons of e-waste

TU Dresden | In a literally green technological advance, a team of researchers has found a way to replace the conventional printed circuit board (PCB) in electronic devices with a biodegradable alternative made out of tree leaves. PCBs are typically made of extremely tough plastic or fiberglass infused with epoxy, an unrecyclable substrate that is “the core of the problem,” says Hans Kleemann, an experimental physicist at TU Dresden and Nair’s adviser.

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A new strategy to fabricate highly performing thin-film tin perovskite transistors | The Evaporator, Jun 2025

Pohang University of Science and Technology | Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology recently introduced a new promising strategy for the fabrication of highly performing TFTs based on tin-halide perovskitesmore

 

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Lifetime of semiconductor processing equipment parts can be checked in real time | The Evaporator, Mar 2025

National Research Council of Science and Technology | The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has successfully developed a system that diagnoses the lifetime of parts used in the semiconductor plasma processes in real time… more

 

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Choosing the Right Source for Your Thermal Evaporation Process

The right source for your thermal evaporation process will depend on many factors, such as the material you want to evaporate and the system you are using for your thin film process… more

 

Understanding the Chemical Resistance of a Boron Nitride Crucible

Boron nitride crucibles are becoming increasingly popular in various industries due to their exceptional chemical resistance. These crucibles, made from hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), offer… more

 

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Thermal evaporation emerges as a promising strategy for scalable solid-state battery production | The Evaporator, Feb 2025

Tech Xplore | Researchers at University of Oxford, the Faraday Institution, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and other research institutes recently carried out a study exploring the different technologies and processes for creating thin lithium metal anodes for solid-state batteries… more

 

Understanding Ceramic Crucible Boats vs. Refractory Boats & Crucible Liners

In high-temperature processes and material handling, selecting the appropriate equipment is paramount to success… more

 

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New vapor deposition tech could accelerate commercial­ization of perovskite solar cell | The Evaporator, Dec 2024

pv magazine | Researchers in the United States developed a novel vapor deposition method for all-inorganic perovskite absorbers using continuous flash sublimation (CFS)… more

 

Introduction to Dual E-Beam Evaporator Source Technology

A dual E-Beam evaporator source stands out as an advanced tool capable of precise material deposition in diverse scientific and industrial applications… more

 

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