Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8168417 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In this study flexible TiO2 coated porous Kapton membranes are presented having electron multiplication properties. 800 nm crossing pores were fabricated into 50 μm thick Kapton membranes using ion track technology and chemical etching. Consecutively, 50 nm TiO2 films were deposited into the pores of the Kapton membranes by atomic layer deposition using Ti(iOPr)4 and water as precursors at 250 °C. The TiO2 films and coated membranes were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray reflectometry (XRR). Au metal electrode fabrication onto both sides of the coated foils was achieved by electron beam evaporation. The electron multipliers were obtained by joining two coated membranes separated by a conductive spacer. The results show that electron multiplication can be achieved using ALD-coated flexible ion track polymer foils.
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Authors
Laura Mättö, Imre M. Szilágyi, Mikko Laitinen, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä, Timo Sajavaara,