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| ITO COATED GLASS SUBSTRATE |
1. We use Substrates Commonly in our lab called ITO coated glass.
2. Causes of Common Dirt are Oil and grease from hands and environment, Dust from which generate from the environment, Dust from cutting / breaking the brittle substrate.
3. Here you will get the types of Cleaning Processes like Wet Cleaning, Acid Solution, Alkaline Solution, Organic Solvent, Vapor degreasing, It helps in particle removal and Surface activation, But generate considerable amount of waste products, Dry Cleaning, Heating, Incineration, Pyrolysis, UV-Ozone treatment, Plasma Cleaning, Laser cleaning, A little or no particle removal. Rapid and simple to activate the surface, It generates uniformly wet, clean and dry surface
4. The Most Preferred Cleaning Process : Detergent Cleaning Detergent/ Brushing, Dip in detergent solution for few minutes and then brushing Boil in TCE, Solvent Cleaning, Boil in TCE, Acetone, Methanol, Propanol, Boil in Acetone Chloroform. Acid Solution Cleaning Boil in Methanol. Boil / Dip in 5-1-1 solution, Chromic Acid, HCl . Alkaline Solution Cleaning Boil in 5-1-1 solution } Boil / Dip in NaOH, KOH. 5-1-1 stands for a solution of Water, H2O2 and Liquor Dip in Chromerge Ammonia in the ratio 5:1:1. Chromerge is a solution of K2Cr2O7 in Sulfuric Acid Dip in HCl solution
5. Important Factors of Cleaning Protocol Surface should be coated or otherwise used as soon as possible after cleaning Shortcuts will quash the cleaning process fully. The immediate check whether the substrate is cleaned is, it should be completely wet. Keeping the cleaning accessories clean is equally important. Patience is the key.
6. Dos: First of all always wash the glassware immediately after the use. If organic solvent is used wash it with acetone first. Otherwise use RO water to clean the water based chemicals. All glassware should be wiped from outside with moist (methanol or water) tissue paper, so that if there are stains inside the glass they are visible and can be cleaned again. Chromerge should be used only if it is brown (not green) and substrates should not be dipped in it for a period more than one hour, because prolonged exposure to the atmosphere makes chromerge inactive. Take extra care while using reusable regents like chromerge, HCl solution etc. because your negligence will affect other’s work too.
7. Don’ts } Never keep the cleaned substrate unused for more than a day because surface energy of the substrate changes with time because of the contamination. The substrate which is cleaned 24 hours before is as bad as the uncleansed one. Never mix organic solvents glassware (tagged solvent) with other glassware. Never used tap water, even for washing the glassware. Use RO water instead.
8. Substrates and glassware are not cheap! Use them responsibly } Approximate cost# of } One Silicon wafer (4 inch diameter) ~ Rs. 1000/- One Silicon wafer (With thick oxide layer) ~ Rs. 2200/- One 15 x 15 mm quartz piece ~ Rs. 200/- One 3.5” Petri dish ~ Rs. 300/- One 500 ml beaker ~ Rs. 250/- One 50 ml beaker ~ Rs. 200/- One 100 ml measuring cylinder ~ Rs. 500/- Roughly cleaning process adds around Rs. 40/- per substrate (15 x 15 mm piece) (Rs. 500/- per cycle). So use them sensibly and responsibly. # If you are more curious please check exact prices in the catalog available in the lab.
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