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1. Overview
The UV Ozone Cleaner is part of of the Institute of Physics award-winning Solar Cell Prototyping Platform*.
It provides a simple, inexpensive, and efficient method of obtaining ultra-clean surfaces free of organic
contaminants. The UV Ozone Cleaner can clean a wide range of substrates, such as quartz, silicon, gold,
nickel, aluminium, gallium arsenide, alumina, and glass slides.
The UV ozone cleaning process can produce an atomically-clean surface in only a few minutes. However, the
substrate surface must be nominally clean beforehand. The cleaning rate of UV ozone using atmospheric
oxygen at ambient conditions depends on the nature of the contaminant molecules, but is typically of the
order of 0.1 - 1.0 Å/s. The exact exposure times and methods required to remove various contaminants will
vary and should be determined empirically.
The Ossila Solar Cell Prototyping Platform is a complementary collection of substrates, materials, and
equipment as part of a high-performance standard photovoltaic reference architecture. This platform
enables researchers to produce high-quality, fully-functional solar cells which can be used as a reliable
baseline.
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Improving surface hydrophilicity
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Surface cleaning
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Preparation for thin-film deposition and surface treatment
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Ultraviolet curing
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Surface sterilization
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Removal of surface monolayers
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Surface oxidation
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Photoresist
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Resins
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Human skin oils
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Cleaning solvent residues
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Plastic surface/silicon oil residues
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Solder flux
1.1 Applications
1.2 Contaminants
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