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<p>We've been having crucible cracking issues with out Al e-beam evaporation source. In short it cracks its crucible after just a few uses. This wasn't so bad when it happened ever 4-5 months, but not its happening about every week or two. I've tried a variety
of crucibles, had the most luck with carbon crucible. Is there anything else out there we should be trying?</p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
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<p>Cliff</p>
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<p>Clifford Knollenberg</p>
<p>Science & Engineering Associate</p>
<p>Stanford Nano Shared Facilities (SNSF)</p>
<p>Email: cknollen@stanford.edu </p>
<p>Tel: 650-723-1675<br>
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