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SourcePower

description: The power supplied to the source (watt).

inherits from: nomad_material_processing.general.TimeSeries

properties:

name type
value float The observed value as a function of time.
shape=['*'], unit=watt
set_value float The set value(s) (i.e. the intended values) set.
shape=['*'], unit=watt

PVDEvaporationSource

inherits from: nomad_material_processing.vapor_deposition.general.EvaporationSource

properties:

name type
power SourcePower sub-section

ImpingingFlux

description: The impinging flux of the material onto the substrate (mol/area/time).

inherits from: nomad_material_processing.general.TimeSeries

properties:

name type
measurement_type ['Assumed', 'Quartz Crystal Microbalance']
value float The observed value as a function of time.
shape=['*'], unit=mole / meter ** 2 / second
set_value float The set value(s) (i.e. the intended values) set.
shape=['*'], unit=mole / meter ** 2 / second

PVDSource

inherits from: nomad_material_processing.vapor_deposition.general.VaporDepositionSource

properties:

name type
vapor_source PVDEvaporationSource Example: A heater, a filament, a laser, etc.
sub-section
impinging_flux ImpingingFlux The deposition rate of the material onto the substrate (mol/area/time).
sub-section, repeats

PVDSampleParameters

inherits from: nomad_material_processing.vapor_deposition.general.SampleParameters

properties:

name type
heater ['CO2 laser', 'Filament', 'Halogen lamp', 'No heating', 'Resistive element'] What is the substrate heated by.
distance_to_source float The distance between the substrate and all the sources. In the case of multiple sources, the distances are listed in the same order as the sources are listed in the parent VaporDepositionStep section.
shape=['*'], unit=meter

normalization without further documentation

PVDStep

description: A step of any physical vapor deposition process.

inherits from: nomad_material_processing.vapor_deposition.general.VaporDepositionStep

properties:

name type
sources PVDSource sub-section, repeats
sample_parameters PVDSampleParameters sub-section, repeats

normalization:

The normalizer for the PVDStep class.

Args: archive (EntryArchive): The archive containing the section that is being normalized. logger (BoundLogger): A structlog logger.

PhysicalVaporDeposition

description: A synthesis technique where vaporized molecules or atoms condense on a surface, forming a thin layer. The process is purely physical; no chemical reaction occurs at the surface. [database_cross_reference: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0640-0422]

Synonyms: - PVD - physical vapor deposition

inherits from: nomad_material_processing.vapor_deposition.general.VaporDeposition

links: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHMO_0001356

properties:

name type
steps PVDStep The steps of the deposition process.
sub-section, repeats

normalization:

The normalizer for the PhysicalVaporDeposition class.

Args: archive (EntryArchive): The archive containing the section that is being normalized. logger (BoundLogger): A structlog logger.