As part of EnSol’s PV-Nano project, EnSol has successfully

designed and commissioned a new high flux nanoparticle

source, for High Vacuum deposition, based on

magnetron sputtering.

Deposition rates in excess of 40 times that of

conventional sources has routinely been achieved, with

unparalleled target material lifetime / usage and source

stability.

EnSol aims to further expand its research initiatives with

the further up-scaling and development of an Industrial

Nanoparticle Source, capable of offering complementary

functionality as a “bolt-on” addition to today’s large scale

industrial thin film coating plants.

     

Research & Development:

3-D “macro” deposit of 

nanoparticles on the shaft of 

a pin,  produced in the 

intense focused beam. 

SEM image of a dense