Zirconium Target

Zirconium (Zr) is a silver metal with a density of 6.52 g/cm³. Zr has a tiny neutron absorption cross-section, and a relatively high melting point (1855 °C or 3371 °F), making zirconium an excellent material for nuclear power rods. Zirconium sponge and crystal bars are the raw materials to make sputtering targets. Although Zr sponge is cheap and has low purity, it contains a high oxygen content. Zirconium crystal bars have a higher cost and purity, making them ideal materials for sputtering targets.

Thin film deposition (coating) is the process of forming and depositing thin film coatings on substrate materials that can be used to change or improve certain elements of the substrate's properties. It is an important manufacturing step in the production of many optoelectronic, solid-state and medical devices and products. Zirconium Sputtering Target is the most commonly used target target in the coating process. It can coat the substrate with wear-resistant coating, reflective coating, conductive coating, corrosion-resistant coating or decorative coating. The higher the purity of the material, the greater the adhesion, wear resistance and service life of the coating, and the stronger the protective effect on the product. Zirconium Sputtering Target has the advantages of low density, high specific strength, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, wear resistance, excellent processing performance, non-toxic, non-magnetic, small thermal neutron absorption cross-section, long service life, etc., and can be widely used Suitable for coating processing of electronic products, fiber lasers, LED displays, microscopes, semiconductor lasers and other precision instruments. If necessary, please feel free to contact us by email.

Both Zr and Hf can be applied in nuclear industries. However, they have different properties in neutron capturing. Although they have many similar properties, they need to be separated using the liquid extraction method or distillation of molten salt. We provide two grades of high purity zirconium targets: low hafnium (250ppm, or 0.025%) and high hafnium.

* Contents of C, N and O is not available
* Concentrations of other metal elements are too low to be determined.

Our Zirconium sputtering targets are carefully handled to prevent damage during storage and transportation and preserve our products' quality in their original condition.

High purity: target materials are usually prepared from high-purity zirconium so that accurate and reliable experimental results may be achieved.
Some geometries include but are not limited to the following: zirconium targets flat-engineered into disks, cylinders, and other custom geometries by request, depending on application.

• Stability: Zirconium targets enjoy excellent dimensional stability and are resistant against thermal and mechanical stresses, something of primary importance to maintain the integrity of the experimental setup.

Corrosion resistance: Zirconium as a material possesses excellent resistance to corrosion, mainly due to the natural oxide layer, which fundamentally plays a major role in targeted surface quality when considering conditions that vary over time.

Compatibility: The zirconium targets are matched for a wide range of experimental techniques and can be used in vacuum-an operating environment common to many physics experiments.

1. Sputter Deposition: This process involves a deposition whereby zirconium is used as a target material for depositing a thin film of zirconium on a substrate. The above process has been highly utilized in the manufacture of some electronic components, such as microchips, and others in optical coatings.

2.Ion Beam Analysis: This is into the various analytical techniques of ion beam analysis where ions are thrown at the target being analyzed for its composition, structure, among others.

3. X-ray Diffraction: During X-ray diffraction experiments, the target with zirconium serves as a reference or for studying the crystallography of materials specifically based on zirconium.

4.Nuclear Reactions: Zirconium targets, in nuclear physics, can be employed in experimental arrangements for investigations concerned with nuclear reactions, including processes related to fission and fusion.

5. Material Testing: The radio targeted zirconium can also be utilized on tests against wear and tear and other material properties like corrosion.

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