Sputtered Thin Films

Products - Microarray Substrates & Slides - Sputtered Thin Films

ArrayIt now has the capability to deliver the sputtering of high quality films of a variety of metals and several compounds onto SuperClean Substrates. Sputter etching (Ar) and reactive ion etching (RIE) (O₂, CF₄ ) allows cleaning and activation of substrate surfaces for optimum adhesion. Efficient DC/RF magnetron sources is used. Dielectrics can be deposited by RF or by using metal targets and reactive sputtering. Up to four different materials can be sputtered, without breaking vacuum.

Features the thin film equipment used includes

Two DC magnetron sputter sources (Ag, Al, Au, Cr, Cu, Ni, Nichrome™, Ti).
Two planar RFdiodes (Cr, Ir, SiO₂, Ti, TiW)
RF sputter etch/RIE
Substrate heating/cooling
Low base pressure (< 8.0x10^-8 Torr) and liquid nitrogen cold trap
Metal films are clean, with excellent adhesion to glass and other substrates
Planetary drive allows excellent thickness uniformity across substrates up to 6” (15 cm)

Scientific Publications
Click here and here for recent scientific publications using ArrayIt® brand microarray products from TeleChem International, Inc for sputtered thin film experimentation.

Ordering Information
Small research level projects are welcome. A minimum setup fees apply to all projects. For additional information and pricing please contact arrayit@arrayit.com.