Q150T Sample Preparation System
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4.3 Materials
The software contains a database of the most common elements and alloys used in
sputtering and evaporation applications (see Table 3). The choice of material is the first
parameter in a Sputter Coating profile. The embedded density information is used to
calculate film thickness.
Table 3 Materials and their density
Material
Density
g/cm
3
Aluminium 2.70
Carbon 2.25
Titanium 4.54
Chromium 7.19
Nickel 8.90
Copper 8.96
Silver 10.50
Palladium 12.02
Gold / Palladium (Au/Pd) (80:20 mix) 17.86
Tungsten 19.30
Gold 19.32
Platinum / Palladium (Pt/Pd) (80:20 mix) 19.56
Platinum 21.45
Iridium 22.40
User Defined allowable range 1.00 - 23.00
To create, edit or delete a new entry in the material database, select Edit | Materials
from the menu bar. Materials Editor is displayed (see Figure 4-5).
Figure 4-5. Materials Editor
Materials Editor lists all the existing materials in the Q150T database and allows you to
add new materials or edit existing material definitions.