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2022
Journal Article
Title

Cost structure and resource efficiency of plasma processes

Abstract
Total cost-of-ownership, operation costs, and resource efficiency of low-pressure plasma systems and processes must be taken into consideration if new processes for surface treatment are to be introduced. All three aspects will determine the costs of any value increase per component subjected to a plasma process, and they will be the focus of this article. At first glance, coating costs using plasma processes seem to be dominated by high initial investments. However, the following discussion will show that operating costs are at least of the same importance. With the examples of solar cells, hard coatings, organic film deposition, and simple surface activation, it will be illustrated how the different factors above dominate final production cost.
Author(s)
Oehr, Christian  
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB
Hegemann, D.
Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Liehr, M.
W&L Coating Systems GmbH
Wohlfart, P.
Singulus Technologies AG
Journal
Plasma Processes and Polymers  
Open Access
DOI
10.1002/ppap.202200022
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB  
Keyword(s)
  • cost-of-ownership

  • operation costs

  • plasma processes on industrial scale

  • resource efficiency

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