Erbium (Er) Sputtering Targets
  
  
  
	General
	Erbium is a chemical element in the lanthanide series, with symbol Er and atomic number 68. A silvery-white solid metal when artificially isolated, natural erbium is always found in chemical combination with other elements on Earth. As such, it is a rare earth element which is associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden, which yttrium, ytterbium, and terbium were also named after..
	Material Notes
Erbium Sputtering Targets, Purity is 99.9%; Circular: Diameter <= 14inch, Thickness >= 1mm; Block: Length <= 32inch, Width <= 12inch, Thickness >= 1mm.
Applications
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 Electronics
• Semiconductor
• Flat panel displays
Features
• Competitive pricing
• High purity
• Grain refined, engineered microstructure
• Semiconductor grade
Manufacturing Process
• Refining
  Three-layer electrolytic process
• Melting and casting
  Electrical resistance furnace - Semi-continuous casting
• Grain refinement
  Thermomechanical treatment
• Cleaning and final packaging - Cleaned for use in vacuum
  Protection from environmental contaminants
  Protection during shipment
Options
• 99.999% minimum purity
• Semiconductor grade aluminum alloys available
  Al/Si,Al/Cu,Al/Cu/Si
• Planar circular targets up to 18'' (457mm) diameter
• Planar tiles up to 48'' (1200mm) X 15.75'' (400mm) for larger target configurations
• Smaller sizes also available for R&D applications
• Sputtering target bonding service