Precisionslot-diecoating,eveninsmalllaboratories.
Compact&affordable, theossilaSlot-DieCoaterenablesscale-upprocessingforbothbeginners&experts.
CompatIBLewithbothroll-to-rollandsheet-to-sheetdepositionprocesses,slot-diecoatingisoneofthebesttechniquesfor scalablethin-filmdeposition.Itswideprocessingwindowensuresstabledefect-freedepositionforvarioussolutionviscosities.Filmuniformityishighlyaccurate,andthicknessiscontrolledbychangingtheflowrateandsubstratespeed.
PartoftheInstituteofPhysicsaward-winningSolarCellPrototypingPlatform,theOssilaSlot-DieCoaterismuchsmallerthanothermodelsonthemarket(measuringonly36x28x19cm).Despiteitsreducedsize,italso includesan integratedSyringePumpforsynchronisedstart/endtimes.
Theentireunitisfullyoperableviathedigitalcontrolsontheunititself.Thisallowsyoutoeasilyprogrammemulti-stepprocesses,wheredifferentpartsofthesystemcaneachbecontrolledindependently.Upto20oftheseprogrammescanbesavedforeasyrepeatexperiments. Youhavecontrolovertemperature,substratespeedandalignment,solutionflowrate,channelthickness,headheight,andmore(fulldetailsbelow)!ThisproductiscoveredbyourFREE2-yearwarranty.
ArangeofSlot-DieCoaterAccessoriesincludingHeads,ShimsandTubingcanalsobepurchasedseparately.
- Features
- Software
- Applications
- Specifications
- Overview
Features
Space-SavingDesign-Designedwithlabspaceinmind,ourcompactdesktopdesignallowsthesystemtobeplaceonstandardlaboratorybenches,fumehoods,andevenwithingloveboxes.
EasySetup-Readyforimmediateuseuponbeingpluggedintoapowersocket.Withnoneedforcompressedgassesorvacuumlines,itcaneasilybemovedbetweendifferentlabsanddifferentenvironments.
HighCross-WebUniformity-Byusingasimplecoat-hangerdesignforthedistributionofsolution,theflowrateacrosstheheadwidthismadeuniform.Thisresultsinhighlyevencoatingsacrossthewidthforawiderangeofviscosities.Thestainless-steelslot-dieheadallowsforcompatibilitywiththewidestrangeofmaterialspossible.
VariableChannelThickness-Interchangeablestainless-steelshimsallowtheusertochangethethicknessoftheslotdiechannel.Thisincreasestherangeofdifferentsolutionsthatcanbeprocessedwithasingleslotdiehead.Byinsertingmultipleshims,thechannelthicknesscanbeincreasedinintervalsof100μm.
UniformFlowRatesandThicknesses-Ourslot-diesystemcomeswithanin-builtsyringepump.Thisgivesusersprecisecontrolovertheamountofsolutionenteringtheslot-diesystem,thusenablingaccurateandrepeatablecontroloverthethicknessofthedepositedfilm.Thein-builtsyringepumpiscontrolledbythesameinternalsoftware,sothereisnoneedforanyexternalcontrols-enablingyoutoprogramsynchronisedstartingtimesforyourexperiments.
TemperatureControl-Abuilt-inhotplateonthestageallowsthetemperatureofthesubstratetobecontrolleduptoamaximumof120°C.Inaddition,atemperatureoffsetcanbesetinthesoftwareforenvironmentswithhighairflow,tocorrectfordifferencesbetweenthesubstrateandhotplatetemperature.Controlofthesubstratetemperaturescanimprovethewettingofsolutionsbyreducingthesurfacetension,whileatthesametimethedryingratescanbevaried-allowingforchangestothenanostructureofdepositedfilms.
WideRangeofSubstrateSpeeds-Ourmotorisedstageallowsforsmooth,continuousmovement.Withthemotorcapableofmovingatspeedsfromaslowas1mm/mtoashighas50mm/s,thesystemhasawideprocessingwindowforcontrolofthemeniscus.
PrecisionAlignment-Byusinga3-pointlevellingsystemalongwithhighprecisionmicrometergaugesitispossibletopreciselyalignthestagerelativetothehead.
HeadHeightControl-Twomicrometersontopoftheheadcarriageallowfortheadjustmentoftheslotdieheadrelativetothestage.ByvaryingthegapheightthestABIlityofthemeniscuscanbeimprovedandtheminimumwetfilmthicknesscanbechanged.
In-BuiltSoftware
Theintuitive,easy-to-usein-builtsoftwareusedinOssila"sotherproductshasbeenincorporatedintoourslot-diecoater.Afull-colourLCDprovidesaclearbrightviewofthescreen,andthein-builtsoftwareallowsfortheprogrammingofcomplexmulti-stepprocesseswherethedifferentpartsofthesystemcanbecontrolledindependently.Asallelementsarecontainedwithinthesystem,thereisnoneedforanyexternalcomputercontrols-furthersavingmoneyandspacewithinthelabs.
Theslot-diesystemiscapableofsaving20differentprogrammescontainingupto50stepseach.Thesestepsallowtheusertochoosevarioussolutiondispenserates,dispensevolumes,dispensetimes,stagespeed,anddistancemoved.Combinedwiththesimple-to-usecontrolpanelanduserinterface,programmingofthesystemcanbedonequickly.
Ourslot-diecoatingsystemcomeswithvarioussafetyfeaturestoensureuserprotection.Maximumforcesettingscanbeappliedforthesyringedrivertoreducethechanceofdamagetodelicateglasssyringes.Inaddition,safetyinterlocksstopthesystemfromcrashingattheendofthetravel(forboththesyringepumpandmotorisedstage).
Applications
Thereareasignificantnumberofapplicationsforslot-diecoatingsofar,including:
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Specifications
| Slot-DieHeadMaterial | StainlessSteel |
| Slot-DieHeadCoatingWidth | 50mm(maximum) |
| Slot-DieShimThickness | 100μm |
| Slot-DieShimSets | 5x50mmWideShimsand5x25mmWideShims |
| HotplateTemperature | 120°C |
| StageSurfaceRoughness(RMS) | <3μm* |
| StageSurfaceFlatness | <20μm* |
| LinearMotionLevelness | <50μmvariationover100mm(0.05%)* |
| StageTravelLength | 100mm(maximum) |
| MinimumStageSpeed | 100μm.s-1 |
| MaximumStageSpeed | 50mms-1 |
| MinimumSyringeSpeed | 12μm.s-1 |
| MaximumSyringeSpeed | 5mm.s-1 |
| MaximumHeadtoSubstrateTravelDistance | 13mm |
| TubingandConnectorMaterial | PTFETubing,highdensityPPLuerlockconnectors,stainlesssteelLuerlocktothreadconnector |
| PowerSupply | DC24V,6.2A,via100-240v50/60Hzpoweradapter |
| Dimensions | DepthxWidthxHeight(360mmx280mmx190mm) |
| ShippingWeight | <10kg |
*Valuesdeterminedatastagetemperatureof21°C.
Slot-DieCoatingOverview
ReliableandSimple-Slot-diecoatingisoneofthemostreliabletechniquesforfabricatingthinwetfilms,andiscapableofproducingcoatingswithvariationslowerthan5%acrossmanymeters.Thecontrolofthicknessissimplygovernedbythesolutionflowrateandsubstratespeed,whilethepresenceofcoatingdefectscanbeeliminatedbyvaryingseveralgeometricparameters(whichdonotalterthecoatingthickness).
UseinResearch-Althoughslot-diecoatingisanextremelypowerfultechnique,itsapplicationinresearchanddevelopmentofthin-filmelectronicsiscurrentlylimitedasitisprimarilyanindustrialtechniqueAssuch,eventhemostsimplesystemcomesatahighpricebecausemanufacturerscatertoindustryratherthanacademia.Moreover,thesesystemsareoftenlargerandmorecomplexthanwhatisrequiredbyresearcherswhoarejuststartingtodeveloptheprocessingtechniquesrequiredfordepositingthinfilms.WithOssila"scompactslot-diecoatergivesresearchersaccesstoaslot-diecoaterinthelabenablingthemtooptimiseinkformulationandprocessingparameters-withouttheneedforlargeprintruns.Ultimately,thishelpsresearchersensurethattheirfindingscanbescaled-upforreal-lifeapplications.
ControllingFilmThickness-Asslot-diecoatingisapre-meteredcoatingtechnique,thethicknessofthedepositedwetfilmonlydependsonthesolutionflowrate,thespeedofthesubstrate,andthewidthofcoating.Whenthesolutionconcentrationandmaterialdensityistakenintoaccountitispossibletodeterminethedryfilmthickness,thisisgivenintheequationbelow.
Defect-FreeCoating-Slot-diecoatingreliesupontheformationofastablecoatingbead.Thisbeadconsistsofanupstreamanddownstreammeniscus,whichneedstobepinnedtothelipoftheslot-diehead.Bybalancingtheflowfromtheslot-dieheadagainsttheviscousflowonthesubstratesurface,thisbeadcanbestabilised.Variousparameterscanbechangedtoalterthesetwocompetingflows-thisincludesthesolutionflowrate,substratespeed,headheight,solutionwetting,andslot-dieheadchannelthickness.Thisallowsformultiplewaystogetthecoatingprocessintothestablecoatingwindowtoobtaindefect-freefilms.
MoreinformationcanbefoundinourguidetoSlot-DieCoatingTheory.PracticalhintsandtipsonavoidingdefectscanbefoundinourguidetoSlot-DieCoating:TroubleshootingDefects.Tobethefirsttoknowaboutourlatestnewsandsupportguides,connectwithusonFacebook,Twitter,orLinkedIn!
Publications
- Slot-DieCoatingofDoublePolymerLayersfortheFabricationofOrganicLightEmittingDiodes.AmruthC.etal.Micromachines 10(1),53(2019).Availableat:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/10/1/53
- Slot-dieprintedtwo-dimensionalZrS3chargetransportlayerforperovskitelight-emittingdiodes. DmitryS.Muratovetal. ACSAppliedMaterials&Interfaces(2019).Justacceptedmanuscript:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b16457
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Tothebestofourknowledgethetechnicalinformationprovidedhereisaccurate.However,Ossilaassumenoliabilityfortheaccuracyofthisinformation.Thevaluesprovidedherearetypicalatthetimeofmanufactureandmayvaryovertimeandfrombatchtobatch.
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