Abstract: A sputter apparatus with a pipe cathode is arranged such that the supply of power, cooling fluid and other media to the pipe cathode takes place via flexible lines or tubes which can be wound about a receptor. If the pipe cathode completes a pendulum movement, the lines and/or tubes are wound onto the receptor or wound from it. The pendulum movement of the pipe cathode is preferably such that the pipe cathode is rotated by a certain first angle in a first direction and subsequently by a certain second angle in a second direction, the second angle differing from the first angle. Methods for operating the sputter apparatus are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to solutions of at least one organic semiconductor containing at least one high-molecular constituent, in a solvent mixture of at least three different organic solvents A, B and C. The invention is characterized in that the solvents A and B are good solvents for the organic semiconductor, the solvent C is a bad solvent for the organic semiconductor, and Sdp.(A)<Sdp.(C)<Sdp.(B) holds good for the boiling points (Sdp.) of the solvents. The invention also relates to the use of said solutions in printing methods for producing layers of the organic semiconductor on substrates, especially in the electronics industry.

Abstract: In a vacuum-coating machine (1), the drive unit (6) is mounted compliantly to the chamber housing (3) by means of an elastic intermediate plate (14), such that said drive unit can follow a wobbling motion imposed by the rotary cathode (10), with the support bearing (19) of the free end of the rotary cathode (18) capable of being of a rigid design.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment unit for an exhaust system of a combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes a housing, a plurality of exhaust gas treatment elements, which are arranged in the housing and through which a parallel flow is possible. The unit further includes an outlet nozzle, which penetrates a side face of the housing, and an outlet space disposed in the housing, whereby the outlet of at least one of the exhaust gas treatment elements opens into the outlet space. The rigidity and/or effectiveness of the exhaust gas treatment unit can be improved by means of a funnel body disposed in the outlet space, and comprising a funnel surface which is permeable to exhaust gas. The funnel body connects an outlet end of one of the exhaust gas treatment elements with the outlet nozzle.

Abstract: A backside coating prevention device adapted for a coating chamber for coating plate-shaped substrates is provided, said coating chamber being adapted for coating continuously or discontinuously transported plate-shaped substrates, comprising a front wall having a substrate feeding opening and a rear wall having a substrate discharge opening, a coating material source adapted for dispensing coating material into the coating chamber, and a transport system, a front side of the transport system facing the coating material source, the transport system being adapted for continuously or discontinuously transporting a plurality of plate-shaped substrates along a transport path on the front side of the transport system, wherein said backside coating prevention device is adapted for providing a gas barrier at the front side of the transport system and adjacent to the backsides of the plurality of plate-shapes substrates for preventing backside coating of the plate-shaped substrates.

Abstract: A backside coating prevention device adapted for a coating chamber for coating plate-shaped substrates, said coating chamber comprising a plurality of walls, a coating material source for dispensing coating material into the coating chamber, a substrate support, a front side of the substrate support facing the coating material source, the substrate support being adapted for supporting on the front side one or more plate-shaped substrates each having a substrate front side and thereby defining a substrate front plane, wherein said backside coating prevention device comprises two or more screens, the screens being provided at least two of the walls of the coating chamber, each screen having a protruding member protruding from the respective wall.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum coating installation with a transport system for planar substrates which are transported through a vacuum chamber. This transport system comprises several cylinders disposed in parallel. As the driving means for these cylinders one or several motors may be provided, which are located within or outside of the vacuum chamber. The coupling between the motor or the motors and the cylinders in any event takes place via magnet couplings. Since hereby no mechanical coupling established between the driving means and the cylinders, these can readily be separated from one another, which permits providing the cylinders, and with them the sputter cathodes, in a slide-in element which can be moved into and out of the vacuum chamber. If not every cylinder is provided with its own driving means, the cylinders, which are coupled with a driving means, can be connected via V-belts or the like with the other cylinders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solutions and/or dispersions of organic semiconductors in a solvent mixture of at least two different organic solvents, characterized in that A. Each of the solvents on its own has a boiling point of below 200° C. and a melting point of 15° C. or less, B. at least one of the solvents has a boiling point in the range from greater than 140 to less than 200° C., C. the solvents used have no benzylic CH2 or CH groups, D. the solvents used are not benzene derivatives containing tert-butyl substituents or more than two methyl substituents, and their use in printing processes for producing layers of organic semiconductors, especially for the electronics industry.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of an SiN:H layer on a substrate which converts light into electric voltage, wherein a silicon-containing target is sputtered and at least one reactive gas in introduced into the volume between target and substrate. The silicon-containing target is implemented in the form of a tube and is comprised of an Si-based alloy with an Al content of 2 to 50 wt. %.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a cathode arrangement, preferably for a magnetron cathode, especially for operation in the case of medium-to-high frequency alternating voltage or currents with a rotatable cathode, of which at least one part is arranged rotatably and vacuum-tight in at least one fixed component, and an insert, which is provided between the rotatable part and fixed component(s), with the insert made from an isolator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing particle-free solutions of polymeric semiconductors and to their use for producing layers of polymeric semiconductors in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes (PLEDs), organic integrated circuits (O-ICs), organic field effect transistors (OFETs), organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), organic solar cells (O-SCs) or organic laser diodes (O-lasers).

Abstract: The invention relates to solutions of at least one organic semiconductor containing at least one high-molecular constituent, in a solvent mixture of at least three different organic solvents A, B and C. The invention is characterised in that the solvents A and B are good solvents for the organic semiconductor, the solvent C is a bad solvent for the organic semiconductor, and Sdp.(A)<Sdp.(C)<Sdp.(B) holds good for the boiling points (Sdp.) of the solvents. The invention also relates to the use of said solutions in printing methods for producing layers of the organic semiconductor on substrates, especially in the electronics industry.

Abstract: In order that an installation for coating panes of glass can be operated more reliably, the invention proposes a modification of the light barriers used in the installation. On the receiver side of these light barriers there is a row of individual cells which are more or less shaded according to the thickness of the glass pane passing through the ray path of the light barrier. Some cells always deliver a significantly reduced signal which can be evaluated as a reliable indication of the presence of an object in the ray path.

Abstract: A sputter apparatus with a pipe cathode is arranged such that the supply of power, cooling fluid and other media to the pipe cathode takes place via flexible lines or tubes which can be wound about a receptor. If the pipe cathode completes a pendulum movement, the lines and/or tubes are wound onto the receptor or wound from it. The pendulum movement of the pipe cathode is preferably such that the pipe cathode is rotated by a certain first angle in a first direction and subsequently by a certain second angle in a second direction, the second angle differing from the first angle. Methods for operating the sputter apparatus are also disclosed.

Abstract: In a vacuum-coating machine (1), the drive unit (6) is mounted compliantly to the chamber housing (3) by means of an elastic intermediate plate (14), such that said drive unit can follow a wobbling motion imposed by the rotary cathode (10), with the support bearing (19) of the free end of the rotary cathode (18) capable of being of a rigid design.

Abstract: In a slide valve, especially for coating installations, for fluidic separation of two modules or chambers, interconnected through an opening, containing at least one slide plate, integrated in a housing transfixed by said opening, and which may be bidirectionally moved between an inactive position, releasing said opening, and an operating position, completely covering said opening, and at least a closing drive, which may be activated to act upon said slide plate in its operating position and for its sealing contact in a closed position against a sealing surface transfixing said housing, according to the invention, at least one of said closing drives is firmly attached inside housing, relative to the activating movement of said slide plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solutions and/or dispersions of organic semiconductors in a solvent mixture of at least two different organic solvents, characterized in that A. Each of the solvents on its own has a boiling point of below 200° C. and a melting point of 15° C. or less, B. at least one of the solvents has a boiling point in the range from greater than 140 to less than 200° C., C. the solvents used have no benzylic CH2 or CH groups, D. the solvents used are not benzene derivatives containing tert-butyl substituents or more than two methyl substituents, and their use in printing processes for producing layers of organic semiconductors, especially for the electronics industry.

Abstract: A quick attachment system for cathodes is described. One embodiment of the system comprises a laterally movable support shaft; a flange connected to the support shaft, the flange including a cavity locking element and a shoulder locking element; a bordering separator connectable to a target pipe, the bordering separator comprising ring extensions for engaging the cavity locking element of flange; and a straining ring configured to engage the bordering separator and the shoulder locking element of the flange to thereby secure the laterally movable shaft to the target pipe.

Abstract: A holding device 12 for mounting at least one screen 9 in a coating chamber 2 of an installation for coating a substrate, especially a glass substrate, is configured such that a screen 9 held by the holding device 12 can be moved at least from a first position within the coating chamber 2 to a second position by movement of the holding device 12. The holding device 12 has means 13 of such kind as to enable the screen 9 to avoid obstructions on the way from the first position to the second position. In particular, during its movement from the first to the second position, the screen 9 is mounted slewably on the holding device 12.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solutions and/or dispersions of organic semiconductors in a solvent mixture of at least two different organic solvents, characterized in that A. Each of the solvents on its own has a boiling point of below 200° C. and a melting point of 15° C. or less, B. at least one of the solvents has a boiling point in the range from greater than 140 to less than 200° C., C. the solvents used have no benzylic CH2 or CH groups, D. the solvents used are not benzene derivatives containing tert-butyl substituents or more than two methyl substituents, and their use in printing processes for producing layers of organic semiconductors, especially for the electronics industry.