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Gold sputtering isn't adhering to glass

I'm grad student trying to sputter(RF) gold on glass. My problem is I'm not able to get good adhesion of gold to the glass. I also tried using thin layer of Cr but it didn't helped me. Are there any post treatment procedures for gold sputtering?

Thanks for your time,

Shankar ganesh
student - Auburn, Alabama of America
2004

I'm sort of new to the field but I know gold doesn't oxidize, meaning it doesn't react with oxygen very readily. To get a good adhesion to glass, or silicon dioxide, you need that oxygen bond.

Will Foster
- Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA
2004

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