Advanced Thin-Film Materials processing in the ultra-vacuum of space

摘要

The utilization of the vacuum of space for thin-film materials development has been pioneered by the Wade Shield Facility (WSF) program. The WSF is a 4 m diameter disc-shaped free-flying platform designed to generate an ultra-vacuum in low earth orbit (LEO) space, and to utilize that ultra-vacuum for the fabrication of thin-film materials by epitaxial growth.