80 likes | 93 Views
Electrical measurements of sputtered NiCr on grid spacers (GS2mm) 07-11-2011 Dean Walters, Anil Mane Guy Harris, Jeff Elam. Objective To deposit NiCr layer(150-200nm/side) on grid spacers for better electrical contact. As received After NiCr coating.
E N D
Electrical measurements of sputtered NiCr on grid spacers (GS2mm) 07-11-2011 Dean Walters, Anil Mane Guy Harris, Jeff Elam
ObjectiveTo deposit NiCr layer(150-200nm/side) on grid spacers for better electrical contact. As received After NiCr coating • Appearance of NiCr coated grid looks good
Photograph after NiCr electrode Glass • Grid edges are sharp but much better than previous vender • Overall deposition looks great. NiCr
Thickness values based on Resistance on the grid spacer 1 2 3 4 5 6 Considered Bulk rho of NiCr 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Similar number and trend observed for other side of the grid spacer • Thickness non-uniformity on the grid spacer • We need to improve the Thickness NU and then we can target thickness= 50nm • I think 50nm uniform thickness of NiCr will be sufficient for good electrical contact?
3D Plot and Diagonal Cut • Making a cut through the data using both diagonals a cross section plot was made.
Four groups of glass samples were coated while being taped onto the surface of the tooling.They were in locations 4, 12, 6, 14 for each set. QCM=20 Grp 1 QCM=30 Grp 2 QCM=40 Grp 3 QCM=20 Grp 4
Conclusion • Grid Data • Average of the data was 18 nm • Maximum of data was 36.8 nm • Data from Flat Glass Samples • Average of Group #1 is 60 nm • Average of Group #2 is 84 nm • Average of Group #3 is 125 nm • The setup for Group #1 (& #4) were the same as the grid data. • There is nearly a 4X difference between those averages and the is a 2X difference the maximum point and the samples.