Cermet film space optical coatings

Benjamin W. Woods, Daniel W. Thompson, John A. Woollam

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Abstract

This paper documents the evolution of a project to make and optically characterize cermet films. Cermet films of gold and alumina were sputter deposited onto silicon substrates. The resulting film consisted of nano-sized gold grains embedded in a matrix of alumina. The films were designed to absorb visible radiation and reflect IR radiation in the space environment. Ex-situ and in-situ ellipsometry (0.2-30μm) were used to characterize the film optical constants. Reflectance data (0.2-30μm) were used to verify film performance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)445-450
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Issue number540
StatePublished - 2003
EventProceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Materials in a Space Environment - Noordwijk, Netherlands
Duration: Jun 16 2003Jun 20 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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