A cheap and simple procedure for building a dip-coating equipment for thin film deposits in the laboratory.

A CHEAP AND SIMPLE PROCEDURE FOR BUILDING A DIP-COATING EQUIPMENT FOR THIN FILM DEPOSITS IN THE LABORATORY. In this work we show how to build a piece of equipment for depositing thin films by the dip-coating process, using inexpensive components easily found on the market. This equipment allows us to control the dipping and pulling velocity at which the substrate is put in the film precursor solution, two very important parameters for obtain thin films. This article discusses the construction of the mechanical and electric parts of the equipment, a simple method to interface it to a computer and the development of the software to control the dip-coating parameters.