Polymer Electronics Capability Installed

The glovebox system for fabrication of polymer electronic devices was installed and commissioned within the Class 10 000 cleanroom at the beginning of August, with the first users successfully depositing alumina films of precisely controlled thickness. The system permits fabrication of device electrodes via evaporative processes and atomic layer deposition (ALD) within the same inert atmosphere as application of the organic layer, as well as the capacity to perform in-system characterisation.

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The ALD instrument has seen regular use from CSIRO and Monash University scientists and doctoral students at this early stage, with interest already extending to the deposition of titania and zirconia films. Meanwhile thermal evaporative coating has been demonstrated in the Angstrom Engineering unit integrated into the system which, along with the ALD and organic fabrication glovebox, is available now for user training and bookings.

Please contact Zoran Vasic for more details.

1st September 2010