Glove Box and Metal Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition
Keeping samples clean is crucial for NCR scientists developing semiconductor materials for use in advanced electronic devices. To reduce impurities, key work is done inside a "glove box", shown here. The boxes' chamber has an inert, nitrogen atmosphere to eliminate contamination with air or water vapour. Inside the glove box the researcher is loading indium phosphide wafers into a Metal Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition system where the semiconductor materials will be deposited. The materials produced here are fuelling new applications in areas from fibreoptic communication to pollution monitoring. |
