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Background
A glove box evaporator system is required to evaporate thin films for electronic devices, such as photovoltaic solar cells, LEDs, and gas sensors. Materials of interest include metals, oxides, and organic thin films. The system should have at least two evaporator sources for depositing two materials sequentially. The system should be able to monitor the thickness of the deposited films at a resolution of at least 0.1 nanometers, and be capable of controlling the deposition rate. Sources should be properly shielded and shuttered. The system should be capable of depositing uniform films on substrates up to 10 cm x 10 cm in size. The evaporator should include a rotating substrate holder and a masking shutter for the substrate that allows the amount of exposed substrate to be varied throughout a deposition (i.e., to allow the deposition of stepped or gradient films in one direction).
The evaporator should be located inside a nitrogen glove box system so that the substrates can be loaded into the evaporator without exposing them to air. The glove box should be capable of maintain oxygen and water levels below 1 ppm.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY IS RESTRICTED TO SUPPLIERS LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. BEING ‘LOCATED IN’ MEANS HAVING A PHYSICAL PRESENCE (I.E. NOT A POST OFFICE BOX). THIS REQUIREMENT IS A CONDITION OF THE LOW-CARBON INNOVATION FUND (LCIF) PROGRAM FROM THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
Information about this program can be found here:
https://secure.futureinnovate.net/docs/LCIF/LCIF_Program_Guidelines_en.pdf
The estimated budget for this purchase is $195,000 CAD, plus HST.
Questions regarding this Request for Proposal may be submitted in writing (via email) to the RFP Contact Person as follows:
Christine Wagner, CPPB, CSCP, Senior Buyer - Procurement and Contract Services
200 University Avenue West
University of Waterloo, East Campus 2
Waterloo ON N2L 5Z5
Email: cpwagner@uwaterloo.ca or, procure@uwaterloo.ca
