Photonic Curing – PulseForge 1300
The PulseForge 1300 system from NovaCentrix is a research and development tool for rapid photonic curing with pulsed light from a powerful xenon flash lamp.
What is photonic curing?
Photonic curing is the high temperature thermal processing of a thin film using pulsed light from a xenon flash lamp. When this transient processing is done on a low temperature substrate such as plastic or paper, it is possible to attain a significantly higher temperature than the substrate can ordinarily withstand in a conventional oven.
Photonic curing (Image: NovaCentrix)
Key specification
- Max radiant energy delivered (J/cm2) 45
- Peak radiant power delivered (kW/cm2) 24
- Output spectrum (nm) 200–1500
- Pulse length range (microseconds) 25–10,000
- Max pulse rate >kHz
- Effective max linear processing speed (meters/min) 30
- Max area cured per sample (mm) 300 x 150
- Environmental chamber for controlled atmosphere and substrate heating
Photonic Curing System PulseForge 1300
Examples of processed materials
Depending on the pulse energy, duration, shape and repetition several effects can be tailored ranging from drying and curing to defect anneling, sintering and re-crystallization. Examples of processed materials include printed metal and carbon-based inks, compound semiconductors and even refractory oxides. You find more information on the webpages of the Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics.
