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.FeaturesSoftwareApplicationsSpecificationsOverviewPreviousNextFeaturesSpace-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-BuiltSoftwareTheintuitive,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).ApplicationsThereareasignificantnumberofapplicationsforslot-diecoatingsofar,including:OrganicPhotovoltaicsOrganicField-EffectTransistorsConductivePolymersNanowiresandNanotubes2DMaterialsOrganicLight-EmittingDiodesandPerovskiteLight-EmittingDiodesPerovskitePhotovoltaicsElectrolytesandelectrodesforLi-ionbatteriesDye-SensitizedSolarCellsandmanymore...SpecificationsSlot-DieHeadMaterialStainlessSteelSlot-DieHeadCoatingWidth50mm(maximum)Slot-DieShimThickness100μmSlot-DieShimSets5x50mmWideShimsand5x25mmWideShimsHotplateTemperature120°CStageSurfaceRoughness(RMS)<3μm*StageSurfaceFlatness<20μm*LinearMotionLevelness<50μmvariationover100mm(0.05%)*StageTravelLength100mm(maximum)MinimumStageSpeed100μm.s-1MaximumStageSpeed50mms-1MinimumSyringeSpeed12μm.s-1MaximumSyringeSpeed5mm.s-1MaximumHeadtoSubstrateTravelDistance13mmTubingandConnectorMaterialPTFETubing,highdensityPPLuerlockconnectors,stainlesssteelLuerlocktothreadconnectorPowerSupplyDC24V,6.2A,via100-240v50/60HzpoweradapterDimensionsDepthxWidthxHeight(360mmx280mmx190mm)ShippingWeight<10kg*Valuesdeterminedatastagetemperatureof21°C.Slot-DieCoatingOverviewReliableandSimple-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.Theequationgoverningthethicknessofslot-diecoatings,wheredisthecoatingthickness[cm],fistheflowrate[cm3/min],viscoatingspeed[cm/min],wiscoatingwidth[cm],cisinkconcentration[g/cm3],andρisdensityofdriedfilm[g/cm3].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!PublicationsSlot-DieCoatingofDoublePolymerLayersfortheFabricationofOrganicLightEmittingDiodes.AmruthC.etal.Micromachines 10(1),53(2019).Availableat:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/10/1/53Slot-dieprintedtwo-dimensionalZrS3chargetransportlayerforperovskitelight-emittingdiodes. DmitryS.Muratovetal. ACSAppliedMaterials&Interfaces(2019).Justacceptedmanuscript:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b16457Toaddyourpublication justdropusalineviaour contactform.Tothebestofourknowledgethetechnicalinformationprovidedhereisaccurate.However,Ossilaassumenoliabilityfortheaccuracyofthisinformation.Thevaluesprovidedherearetypicalatthetimeofmanufactureandmayvaryovertimeandfrombatchtobatch.

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