Opto-electronics

Electronic devices and systems that find, detect, and control light (also known as optronics)

Producing Graphene & TMD Thin Films for Next-Generation Optoelectronics

Posted on September 8, 2025September 5, 2025

Advanced thin films – incorporating innovative materials such as atomically thin graphene – are enabling breakthroughs in displays, photovoltaics, imaging, sensing and a host of other optoelectronic devices. This video focuses on graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, or TMDs, but Denton’s deposition platforms support development and scalable implementation of not only graphene but also: Graphene… Read More

Advanced Materials for Next-Generation Optoelectronics

Posted on June 2, 2025May 28, 2025

As the push for smarter, faster, and more energy-efficient optoelectronic devices intensifies, the role of innovative materials becomes increasingly important. From atomically thin graphene to multifunctional tandem structures, these advanced thin films are enabling breakthroughs in displays, photovoltaics, imaging, sensing and a host of other applications. This article explores some of the most promising materials… Read More

A close up of the Denton Vacuum Phoenix system

Phoenix: Large Area Coating System for In-Line Production

Posted on December 6, 2024December 9, 2024

Denton’s Phoenix system platform is designed for high-volume in-line production. The system comes in two primary configurations: the Phoenix LC for magnetron sputtering with a rectangular or rotary linear cathode, and the Phoenix PIB-CVD for room-temperature chemical vapor deposition. Both systems can be configured with multiple sources to support a variety of applications. In this… Read More

5 Benefits of PIB-CVD Over PE-CVD

Posted on October 21, 2024November 26, 2024

Thin films obtained by standard chemical vapor deposition (CVD) typically require temperatures ranging from 600°C to 800°C. Using plasma enhanced CVD (PE-CVD) allows reactions to occur at temperatures down to 350°C. Plasma ion beam CVD (PIB-CVD) advances this process even further by allowing room temperature deposition. Without the need to heat a substrate to such… Read More

Plasma Ion Beam Chemical Vapor Deposition

Utilizing Plasma in Chemical Vapor Deposition: Plasma Enhanced CVD vs PIB-CVD

Posted on February 16, 2024November 5, 2024

In thin films obtained by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), chemical reactions are driven by applying heat to the substrate to be coated or to the area immediately around the substrate. Reactive precursor gasses are then introduced into the deposition chamber and react immediately with the heated substrate surface or combine to form new compounds that… Read More

4 Industry Applications for PIB-CVD

Posted on October 20, 2023November 13, 2024

In the world of thin film deposition, there are few techniques that have the versatility of PIB-CVD. Short for plasma ion beam assisted chemical vapor deposition, PIB-CVD is a cutting-edge thin film deposition process that can be used to deposit large area multifunctional thin films with greater efficiency as well as engineer new materials. What… Read More

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The Customer Application Development Center at Denton Vacuum

Posted on September 28, 2023November 26, 2024

Welcome to the Denton Vacuum Applications Laboratory Denton Vacuum has hit a milestone with the Customer Application Development Center, the Apps Lab, as we pass the 10-year mark. The CADC empowers innovation by producing state-of-the-art sputtered, etch, and evaporated thin films and evaluating machine performances with our cutting-edge tools. In the CADC, Denton has three… Read More

Liner RF Ion Source: Technology and Typical Geometry

Why PIB-CVD? Process Tunability

Posted on December 6, 2022December 3, 2024

The Process Tunability of PIB-CVD Makes it Optimal for Many Thin film Applications. The inherent tunability of PIB-CVD enables a wide range of film properties including flowable, soft, thin film encapsulation layers as well as hard, highly hydrophobic, and optically clear coatings. As a result, multilayer and gradient coatings can be produced in a single chamber from… Read More

A 3D rendering of a foldable smartphone, showing the lock screen with the date in the left panel and the time in the right panel.

Thin Film Requirements for Emerging Display Applications

Posted on March 23, 2021November 15, 2024

As manufacturers look to introduce exciting new features to customers and increase device lifespan in consumer electronics applications, thin film coating requirements are beginning to change as well. Durability and performance continue to be critical but flexibility and ultra-thin coatings are increasingly in demand. Emerging display applications are seeing new form factors and a heavy shift… Read More

person using heat sensor device on buildings

IR Optics Applications and Thin Film Considerations

Posted on August 30, 2019November 15, 2024

Infrared optics, or IR optics, are growing in demand due to their ability to aid in navigation and surveillance in a few different markets. These optical devices differ from other optics because they deal with infrared light instead of visible light, which creates specific thin film requirements for their manufacturing. What is Infrared Light? To… Read More