1、 Industrial manufacturing field
1. PVD coating technology
Titanium target alloy, as the core material of physical vapor deposition (PVD), generates high-purity titanium thin films through sputtering or evaporation processes, and is widely used in semiconductor chip conductive layers, optical mirror coatings, and hard tool surface strengthening;
The design of the annular titanium target is suitable for rotating magnetron sputtering equipment, which improves the uniformity of the thin film by 20% -30% and significantly reduces the resistivity of semiconductor devices.
2. Display and Optical Devices
High purity titanium targets are used for electrode layer deposition in OLED display panels, and their low resistance characteristics can reduce screen power consumption;
Titanium aluminum composite target materials can generate optical thin films with specific refractive indices by adjusting the composition ratios, which are suitable for the optical coating requirements of AR/VR devices.
3. High temperature industrial coating
The coating generated by titanium nickel zirconium alloy target material can withstand a temperature of 1200 ℃ and is used as a thermal barrier coating for aircraft engine blades, extending its service life by more than three times.
2、 Energy and environmental protection field
1. Solar cells
Titanium aluminum composite target material is used for the back electrode of photovoltaic cells to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency.
Sputtering titanium thin films as electron transport layers in perovskite cells significantly reduces the charge recombination rate.
2. Nuclear power plant
Titanium zirconium alloy target material is used to manufacture control rod cladding for nuclear reactors. After optimizing the neutron absorption cross-section, the critical safety margin is increased by 15%.
4、 Emerging field applications
Flexible Electronics: Ultra thin titanium targets are prepared using roll to roll sputtering technology to create conductive layers for flexible circuits, with a bending life of over 100000 times;
Hydrogen catalysis: The catalytic efficiency of titanium ruthenium alloy target material for hydrogen production from water electrolysis reaches 85%.
5、 Technological Evolution Trends
1. Composite design: The proportion of multi-component target materials such as titanium aluminum and titanium nickel zirconium has increased, and the market share is expected to reach 48% by 2025; 2. Intelligent manufacturing: Laser 3D printing technology enables rapid prototyping of irregular titanium targets.