Organic ferroelectric evaporator with substrate cooling and in situ transport capabilities

Authors

Keith Foreman, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
C. Labedz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M. Shearer, Lincoln Southwest High School
Shireen Adenwalla, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 85, 043902 (2014)

Comments

Copyright 2014 AIP Publishing LLC

Abstract

We report on the design, operation, and performance of a thermal evaporation chamber capable of evaporating organic thin films. Organic thin films are employed in a diverse range of devices and can provide insight into fundamental physical phenomena. However, growing organic thin films is often challenging and requires very specific deposition parameters. The chamber presented here is capable of cooling sample substrates to temperatures below 130 K and allows for the detachment of the sample from the cooling stage and in situ transport. This permits the use of multiple deposition techniques in separate, but connected, deposition chambers without breaking vacuum and therefore provides clean, well characterized interfaces between the organic thin film and any adjoining layers. We also demonstrate a successful thin film deposition of an organic material with a demanding set of deposition parameters, showcasing the success of this design.