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PLD 5000

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The PVD Products PLD 5000 is capable of depositing high quality uniform films on substrates up to 5 inches (125 mm) in diameter. Our systems use a box-style chamber with a large front-mounted hinged door. This allows for very easy access to the substrate and target.

System Specifications

Maximum substrate size

Holds one (1) 5-inch diameter substrate, or three 2-inch diameter substrates. Custom substrate holders available on request.

Maximum substrate temperature

950°C (in oxygen) for non-transparent substrates and 850°C for transparent substrates (such as LaAlO3 and sapphire). No thermal paste or bonding required.

Temperature uniformity

± 4°C across 5-inch diameter substrate.

Operating Pressure Range

5 x 10-4 Torr base to 300 mTorr.

Target Size

Three 6-inch diameter targets (maximum diameter).

Film Thickness Uniformity

± 5 % over 90% of a 5 inch diameter substrate (6-inch throw) for 500 nm thick films.

Film Characteristics:

Tc > 87 K ± 1 K over 3 inch area for YBCO deposited on LaAlO3 substrates.

Jc > 1.5 MA/cm2 over 3 inch area for YBCO deposited on LaAlO3 substrates.

Film Compositional Uniformity

± 1.5 atomic percent over a 5-inch substrate for most materials such as YBCO using a 6-inch diameter target and programmable laser beam rastering, and 6” throw. (Uniformity of materials with high vapor pressures such as Lithium may vary significantly depending on deposition parameters)

Target to Substrate (Throw) Distance

Variable from 4 inches to 6 inches (effects maximum temperature, thickness and composition specifications).

Raster path length

5.8 inches

Nominal Angle of Incidence

of the laser beam on target: 60°

Base Pressure of the Main Chamber

P < 5 x 10-7 Torr guaranteed, with system at room temperature without targets.

Vacuum Chamber

Box style chamber with easy substrate / target changes. The chamber is compatible with single or multiple magnetron sources as well as ion beam sources.

Operational Wavelength

248 nm (KrF) or 193 nm (ArF)

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