Sputtering process and apparatus

Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products – Vacuum arc discharge coating

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ABSTRACT:
Sputtering apparatus is described in which a magnetic field is formed adjacent a planar sputtering surface, the field comprising arching lines of flux over a closed loop erosion region on the sputtering surface.

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