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== '''Process development''' ==
== '''Process development''' ==


=== '''Initial test runs''' ===


=== '''Second run''' ===
The adjusted tooling factor is 173%. 6" wafer is loaded with a shadowed mask. Measured base pressure before start 7 10<sup>-6</sup> Torr. Deposition thickness setpoint is set to 100 nm.
{| border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="9"
!colspan="1" border="none" style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center"|Pressure (Torr)
|style="background:silver; color:black"|<b>Deposition rate (Å/s)</b>
|style="background:silver; color:black"|<b>Output power (W)</b>
|style="background:silver; color:black"|<b>Deposited thickness (nm)</b>
|style="background:silver; color:black"|<b>Comment</b>
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black;" align="center"|1.9 10<sup>-6</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|1.0
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|24.3
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|0
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|7.9 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|0.97
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|24.6
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|10
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|5.9 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|0.97
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|25.5
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|20
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|5.7 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|0.97
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|26.1
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|30
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|6.1 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|0.98
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|26.4
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|40
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|6.6 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|1.0
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|26.8
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|56
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|6.9 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|0.99
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|27.0
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|60
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|7.4 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|0.99
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|27.2
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|70
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|7.6 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|0.99
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|27.3
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|80
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center" |7.9 10<sup>-7</sup>
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|1.0
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|27.4
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|90
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|fine
|-
!style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center" |-
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|-
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|-
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|100
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"|(Cr still intact all places on the rod, only at the centrum some slightly visible retraction.)
|-
|}
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[[image:eves_20210126_Cr_thermal_evaporator_09.png|center|300x300px|thumb|Figure 10. Thickness distribution across 6" wafer.]]
[[image:eves_20210126_Cr_thermal_evaporator_09.png|center|300x300px|thumb|Figure 10. Thickness distribution across 6" wafer.]]