Apparatus and method for rapid cooling of large area substrates in vacuum [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2010.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Additional Creators:: United States. Department of Energy and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for rapid cooling of a large substrate in a vacuum environment. A first cooled plate is brought into close proximity with one surface of a flat substrate. The spatial volume between the first cooling plate and the substrate is sealed and brought to a higher pressure than the surrounding vacuum level to increase the cooling efficiency. A second cooled plate is brought into close proximity with the opposite surface of the flat substrate. A second spatial volume between the second cooling plate and the substrate is sealed and the gas pressure is equalized to the gas pressure in the first spatial volume. The equalization of the gas pressure on both sides of the flat substrate eliminates deflection of the substrate and bending stress in the substrate.

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E 1.99:7,803,419
7,803,419

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Published through SciTech Connect.
09/28/2010.
"7,803,419"
"11/525,456"
Barth, Kurt; Enzenroth, Robert; Sampath, Walajabad.
Abound Solar, Inc., Loveland, CO (United States)

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