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I would like to evaporate aluminum onto a glass substrate. What evaporation source would be best?

April 26, 2017aluminum best evaporate evaporation glass source Substrate

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I would like to evaporate aluminum onto a glass substrate. What evaporation source would be best?

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A. Aluminum can be successfully thermally evaporated with several sources including a filament, boat or crucible. The correct source for your needs depends on the power you have available from your transformer, the volume of aluminum to evaporate and the distance from your source to substrate. Generally, a tungsten filament or boat will work very well for most evaporations. Q.