Technical path

Ionized Jet Deposition: flexible thin-film deposition for complex materials.

IJD is a pulsed electron ablation-based physical vapor deposition method designed to support advanced coating development, low-temperature process exploration and flexible material transfer.

IJD plasma plume

Where it can help

Useful where process flexibility and material complexity matter.

Selected low-temperature deposition applications

Suitability depends on substrate, material, geometry and validation requirements.

Complex material transfer

Suitability depends on substrate, material, geometry and validation requirements.

R&D recipe development

Suitability depends on substrate, material, geometry and validation requirements.

Small target consumption

Suitability depends on substrate, material, geometry and validation requirements.

Custom source and chamber configuration

Suitability depends on substrate, material, geometry and validation requirements.

Path from sample coating to pilot validation

Suitability depends on substrate, material, geometry and validation requirements.

Comparison

IJD versus selected coating methods.

SputteringBest for: Mature industrial coating. Where IJD can help: Flexible R&D and selected complex materials. To be verified with Noivion team for final publication.
PLDBest for: High-quality complex films. Where IJD can help: Alternative process route for selected PLD-like use cases. To be verified with Noivion team for final publication.
CVDBest for: Conformal films and semiconductor processes. Where IJD can help: Low-temperature physical deposition alternatives. To be verified with Noivion team for final publication.
Galvanic coatingBest for: Conductive metals. Where IJD can help: Advanced dry-process functional coatings. To be verified with Noivion team for final publication.