SPUTTERING TARGET, THIN FILM, FOIL, DEPOSITION MATERIAL, EVAPORATION MATERIAL, ROD, WIRE, BAR, SHEET, INGOT, PLATE
American Elements specializes in high purity metal shapes and Evaporation and Pre-Melted Material (Oxide and Fluoride) with the highest density and smallest grain sizes for use in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and physical vapor deposition (PVD) for thin film, optic and electronic applications.
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American Elements is a world leader in Sputtering Target, Foil, Rod, Wire, Bar, Sheet, Plate and < 0.5 mm Thin Film from rare earth and other electronic and optic materials. American Elements produces high purity metals and compounds with the highest possible density and smallest possible average grain sizes for use in semiconductor, chemical deposition and physical vapor deposition (PVD) display and optical applications. We also produce the rare earths and most advanced metals as cast rods and plates.
Materials are produced using crystallization, solid state and other ultra high purification processes. American Elements specializes in producing custom compositions for research and new proprietary technologies.
Sputtering Targets. Our standard target sizes range from 1" to 8" in diameter and from 2mm to 1/2" thick. We can also provide targets outside this range in addition to just about any size rectangular, annular, or oval target. Materials are produced using crystallization, solid state and other ultra high purification processes such as sublimation. American Elements specializes in producing custom compositions for commercial and research applications and for new proprietary technologies. American Elements also casts any of the rare earth metals and most other advanced materials into rod, bar or plate form, as well as other machined shapes and through other processes such as nanoparticles (See also application discussion at Nanotechnology Information and at Quantum Dots) and in the form of solutions and organometallics. Other shapes are available by request.
All machined pieces are produced by casting oversized blanks, and machining down to required specifications. They are usually machined to tolerances of +0.010"/-0" on diameter, length or width, and +/-0.005" on thickness. Larger targets are also finished to a flatness within 0.015". We can accommodate tighter tolerances upon request.
Foils. American Elements produces rolled foils and sheets in various thicknesses and sizes. Most foils are produced from cast ingots for use in coating and thin film Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) and Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) processes including Thermal and Electron Beam (E-Beam) Evaporation, Low Temperature Organic Evaporation, Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Organometallic and Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) for specific applications such as fuel cells and solar energy. Scandium foils are produced from distilled scandium that does not contain tantalum. Thickness can range from 0.003" to approximately 2mm for all metals. Some metals can also be rolled down as thin as 0.001". Piece sizes are available up to approximately 7" maximum width. Maximum lengths of about 20" can be obtained with a nominal thickness between about 0.005" and 0.020".
Rods and Plates. American Elements casts any of the rare earth metals and most other advanced material into rod, bar or plate form, as well as other machined shapes. All as-cast rods, bars and plates are produced from either the pure metal ingots or sublimed metals. We have a variety of standard sized rod molds, from a minimum of 1/4" diameter up to 3" diameter for most rod needs. Plates are also offered in standard thicknesses, from 1/4" thick to 1" thick. Maximum rod lengths and maximum plate sizes are dependent on melt capacity and furnace room. Small diameter rods may have only a 4"-6" maximum cast length, whereas larger diameter rods may be cast up to about 16" long. Plate sizes can be cast up to a size of 24" x 16". As-cast rods or plates are saw-cut to length or final dimensions, and the metal surface may have visible flow marks.
American Elements manufactures the following sputtering targets for thin film commercial, industrial and research applications, including solar energy and fuel cell applications:
