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<div class="">Hi all,</div>
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<div class="">I have an industrial user in our lab who is looking into coating TiN or TiAlN: please see note below. Would Sputter technique be suitable for this application?</div>
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<div class="">Any input will be appreciated. Let me know if you need more information.</div>
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<div class="">Aju</div>
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"I am looking for someone with the capability to deposit micron thick or more (up to say 3 microns)</div>
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of erosion/corrosion resistant coatings of TiAlN (Titanium Aluminum nitride) or TiN (Titanium Nitride) on polished metal surfaces.</div>
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Some of the metal surfaces will be U-shaped, possibly causing difficulties in obtaining uniformly thick layers.</div>
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The sample sizes for preliminary testing are 2-inch diameter in size. The films</div>
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cannot taper off at the edges, otherwise the thin films will be easily removed during polishing with the forces at the edge."</div>
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<div class=""><i class=""><font color="#0096ff" class="">Aju Jugessur, Ph.D.<br class="">
Director, University of Iowa Microfabrication Facility (UIMF)<br class="">
Optical Science and Technology Center<br class="">
Professor Adjunct, Physics and Astronomy<br class="">
University of Iowa<br class="">
Office: IATL 202, Tel: 319-3532342<br class="">
Labs: IATL 170, 172, 174<br class="">
<a href="https://ostc.uiowa.edu/uimf" class="">https://ostc.uiowa.edu/uimf</a></font></i><br class="">
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