Using evaporators

Estimated deposition rates

For vapour pressure data of materials and for the selection of suitable crucibles (if applicable) you can consult the following evaporation guides provided by:

MBE Komponenten

Omicron

Specs

Thermionics

At the Materials Science Beamline we obtained the following approximative parameters using e-beam or other evaporators:

Element	Form	High voltage	Emission	Rate	Date	Note
Ag	in Mo crucible	1000 V	2 mA	0.6 Å/min	Aug 2010
Al	in Al2O3 crucible	–	–	0.7 Å/min	Sep 2008	Knudsen-cell
Au	In C crucible	1000 V	20 mA	0.2 Å/min	May 2011
B		–	–		Feb 2015	user's source
Ce	in Mo crucible	1000 V	20-26 mA	0.3 Å/min	May 2016
Cl		–	–		Jun 2012	user's source
Co	rod Ø 2 mm	1000 V	8 mA	0.1 Å/min	Sep 2015
Cu	in C crucible	1000 V	30 mA	0.1 Å/min	Aug 2011
Fe	wire Ø 2 mm	1000 V	7 mA	0.3 Å/min	Aug 2011
Ga	in quartz crucible	–	–	0.1 Å/min	Aug 2009	Knudsen-cell
In	in Mo crucible	400 V	5 mA	0.6 Å/min	Jul 2012
Ir	wire Ø 1 mm	1000 V	18 mA	0.02 Å/min	Nov 2015
K	alkali metal dispenser	–	–	0.7 Å/min	Dec 2015	direct current
Mg	in crucible	–	–	4 Å/min	Oct 2009	Knudsen-cell
Mo	wire Ø 1 mm	1200 V	30 mA	0.05 Å/min	Feb 2007
Nb	rod Ø 2 mm	1000 V	55 mA	0.7 Å/min	Mar 2007
Ni	wire Ø 1 mm	1000 V	4 mA	0.2 Å/min	Oct 2014
Pb	in C crucible	400 V	5 mA	0.6 Å/min	Aug 2011
Pd	wire Ø 1 mm	1000 V	3 mA	0.1 Å/min	Nov 2014
Pt	wire Ø 0.5 mm	1000 V	5 mA	0.08 Å/min	May 2015
Rh	wire Ø 0.5 mm	1000 V	11 mA	1 Å/min	Mar 2014
Si	1×2 mm2 wafer strip	1000 V	7 mA	0.5 Å/min	Jul 2011	or direct current
Sn	in Mo or C crucible	1000 V	6 mA	0.4 Å/min	May 2015
Ta	wire Ø 0.5 mm	1000 V	55 mA	0.1 Å/min	Mar 2009
Ti	wire Ø 1 mm	1200 V	9 mA		Nov 2008	or direct current
V	wire Ø 0.5 mm	1400 V	6 mA	0.5 Å/min	Sep 2011
W	wire Ø 1 mm	2000 V	30 mA	0.3 Å/min	Jan 2010
Zn		–	–		Oct 2009	user's source