The EU-funded LUMINOSITY project brings together research and industry partners across Europe to further develop perovskite solar cells on flexible substrates. Project partner Fraunhofer FEP is making promising progress in the deposition of tin oxide and cesium iodide (above) using its expertise in anodic-arc evaporation. A project update will be presented at the pro flex … [Read more...] about Anodic-arc evaporation reportedly assists in developing flexible, perovskite solar cells
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Induction-heated evaporation metallizing: Halfway to paradise?
By Charles A. Bishop, Ph.D., principal, C.A. Bishop Consulting, Ltd. Introduction Vacuum metallizing is not a perfect process. It has been refined over many years, but there still is room for improvement. Currently, there is increased interest in energy efficiency and waste reduction. Packaging materials are under the spotlight, and, as metallized film is widely used in … [Read more...] about Induction-heated evaporation metallizing: Halfway to paradise?
Vacuum-deposited coatings to reduce disease contagion for touch surfaces: Part 1
By Dermot Monaghan, Victor Bellido-Gonzalez, Tommaso Sgrilli, Patrick McCarthy and Lara Maroto Diaz of Gencoa, Ltd., and Oihane Hernandez-Rodriguez of Fundación Tekniker, Eibar, Spain A novel human coronavirus that now is named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 - formerly called HCoV-19) emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and now is causing the … [Read more...] about Vacuum-deposited coatings to reduce disease contagion for touch surfaces: Part 1
Vacuum-deposited coatings to reduce disease contagion for touch surfaces: Part 2
By Dermot Monaghan, Victor Bellido-Gonzalez, Tommaso Sgrilli, Patrick McCarthy and Lara Maroto Diaz of Gencoa, Ltd., and Oihane Hernandez-Rodriguez of Fundación Tekniker, Eibar, Spain A novel human coronavirus that now is named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 (formerly called HCoV-19) emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and now is causing the … [Read more...] about Vacuum-deposited coatings to reduce disease contagion for touch surfaces: Part 2