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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Guo, Jing<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 14, 2017 12:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Sputtering targets storage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a lot sputtering targets for our UHV sputtering system. Right now each target is covered by Aluminum foil stored in a plastic box. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are wondering whether the Aluminum foil is necessary for all the targets. After several times the foil will become wrinkled and it is kind annoying to cover a target with wrinkled foil. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you have any good idea to store those targets? Please advise. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And for those used ones, any good way to dispose them or recycle them?<o:p></o:p></p>
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