4. Application technologies

4.1 Manufactured by PVD

The abbreviation PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) refers to a family of physical thin-film deposition techniques. It includes techniques based on ion sputtering and those employing thermal evaporation. Almost all PVD techniques are used to produce microbatteries. The sequence for producing a PVD microbattery in the laboratory is typically as follows:

• preparation of the appropriate substrate (cleaning outside the deposition machine, cleaning in situ, heating);

• placing the "electrical collectors" mask in a glove box under argon ;

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