Excimer technology is used in many industrial sectors and applications. Excimer stands for “excited dimer”, in other words a dimer (e.g. Xe-Xe-, Kr-Cl gas) which is excited to a higher energy state following application of an alternating voltage. This process physically separates at least one of the electrodes from the dimer gas by means of a dielectric barrier layer (synthetic quartz glass). The synthetic quartz glass allows transmission of UV light, even at wavelengths below 200 nm. To get around the problem of absorption by the oxygen in air, the process is run in an inert atmosphere which uses nitrogen.
As before, the 4 meter working width Excimer uses UV rays with a wavelength of 172 nm to transform surface textures - all without the use of matting agents in the paint. Experience matt surfaces with a gloss level of less than 5 gloss, achieved by polymerization using short-wave excimer beams. This process results in a hardened surface that is not only abrasion resistant, but also provides an anti-fingerprint coating with a soft touch.
Irradiating surface coatings with short-wave excimer beams polymerizes the top layer, forming a thin, cured film on the surface. As polymerization also results in shrinkage, the film close to the surface exhibits microfolds which create a matt surface. As a consequence, the formulation need not include matifying agents. The coating is then deep-cured downstream by conventional medium-pressure UV lamps
Spheres of application: display panel production, touch panel production, wafer production
Ozone forms at wavelengths below 242 nm. By then, the energy value of the light equivalent has reached a value capable of splitting the oxygen molecule (O2) into oxygen atoms (O). If the oxygen atoms react with an oxygen molecule, ozone (O3) forms. Its wavelength of 172 nm and associated high-energy radiation makes an excimer a good “ozone generator”.
Damage to DNA occurs at wavelengths of up to 280 nm. This prevents bacteria and viruses from multiplying. There is a high degree of effectiveness in the range of 254 nm, but ozone absorbs the corresponding wavelengths from medium-pressure Hg lamps. Spheres of application: bleaches in the textile and foamed material industries, disinfecting water and air.
