Evolution of Thin Film Morphology

Evolution of Thin Film Morphology
Author: Matthew Pelliccione
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2008-01-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0387751092

The focus of this book is on modeling and simulations used in research on the morphological evolution during film growth. The authors emphasize the detailed mathematical formulation of the problem. The book will enable readers themselves to set up a computational program to investigate specific topics of interest in thin film deposition. It will benefit those working in any discipline that requires an understanding of thin film growth processes.

Morphological and Compositional Evolution of Thin Films: Volume 749

Morphological and Compositional Evolution of Thin Films: Volume 749
Author: Michael J. Aziz
Publisher: Mrs Proceedings
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2003
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

"The papers compiled in this volume were presented in Symposium W, 'Morphological and Compositional Evolution of Thin Films, ' held December 2-5 at the 2002 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston Massachusetts. They are organized in the order that they were presented."--P. xiii.

Sculptured Thin Films

Sculptured Thin Films
Author: Akhlesh Lakhtakia
Publisher: SPIE Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2005
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780819456069

Sculptured thin films (STFs) are a class of nanoengineered materials with properties that can be designed and realized in a controllable manner using physical vapor deposition. This text, presented as a course at the SPIE Optical Science and Technology Symposium, couples detailed knowledge of thin-film morphology with the optical response characteristics of STF devices. An accompanying CD contains Mathematica programs for use with the presented formalisms. Thus, readers will learn to design and engineer STF materials and devices for future applications, particularly with optical applications. Graduate students in optics and practicing optical engineers will find the text valuable, as well as those interested in emerging nanotechnologies for optical devices.

Science and Technology of Thin Films

Science and Technology of Thin Films
Author: F. C. Matacotta
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 369
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9810221932

This book brings together detailed discussions by leading experts on the various innovative aspects of thin films growth, deposition and characterization techniques, and new thin film materials and devices. It addresses through the different viewpoints of the contributors, the major problem of thin films science - the relation between the energy of the condensing species and the resulting properties of the films. Some of the issues considered include energetic condensation, bombardment stabilization, pulsed electron beam ablation, orientation and self-organization of organic, ferroelectric and nanoparticle thin films. Several chapters focus on applications such as the recent developments in organic optoelectronics, large area electronic technology and superconducting thin film devices.

Morphological Organization in Epitaxial Growth and Removal

Morphological Organization in Epitaxial Growth and Removal
Author: Zhenyu Zhang
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1998
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789810234713

This book provides a critical assessment of the current status and the likely future directions of thin-film growth, an area of exceptional technological importance. Its emphasis is on descriptions of the atomic-scale mechanisms controlling the dynamics and thermodynamics of the morphological evolution of the growth front of thin films in diverse systems of fundamental and technological significance. The book covers most of the original and important conceptual developments made in the 1990s. The articles, written by leading experts, are arranged in five major categories ? the theoretical basis, semiconductor-on-semiconductor growth, metal-on-metal growth, metal-on-semiconductor growth, and removal as the inverse process of growth. This book, the only one of its kind in this decade, will prove to be an indispensable reference source for active researchers, those having peripheral interest, and graduate students starting out in the field.

Polymer Thin Films

Polymer Thin Films
Author: Ophelia Kwan Chui Tsui
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2008
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9812818820

Ch. 1. Block copolymer thin films / J.-Y. Wang, S. Park and T. P. Russell -- ch. 2. Equilibration of block copolymer films on chemically patterned surfaces / G. S. W. Craig, H. Kang and P. F. Nealey -- ch. 3. Structure formation and evolution in confined cylinder-forming block copolymers / G. J. A. Sevink and J. G. E. M. Fraaije -- ch. 4. Block copolymer lithography for magnetic device fabrication / J. Y. Cheng and C. A. Ross -- ch. 5. Hierarchical structuring of polymer nanoparticles by self-organization / M. Shimomura ... [et al.] -- ch. 6. Wrinkling polymers for surface structure control and functionality / E. P. Chan and A. J. Crosby -- ch. 7. Crystallization in polymer thin films: morphology and growth / R. M. Van Horn and S. Z. D. Cheng -- ch. 8. Friction at soft polymer surface / M. K. Chaudhury, K. Vorvolakos and D. Malotky -- ch. 9. Relationship between molecular architecture, large-strain mechanical response and adhesive performance of model, block copolymer-based pressure sensitive adhesives / C. Creton and K. R. Shull -- ch. 10. Stability and dewetting of thin liquid films / K. Jacobs, R. Seemann and S. Herminghaus -- ch. 11. Anomalous dynamics of polymer Films / O. K. C. Tsui.

Thin Film Shape Memory Alloys

Thin Film Shape Memory Alloys
Author: Shuichi Miyazaki
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2009-09-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1139481045

This book, the first dedicated to this exciting and rapidly growing field, enables readers to understand and prepare high-quality, high-performance TiNi shape memory alloys (SMAs). It covers the properties, preparation and characterization of TiNi SMAs, with particular focus on the latest technologies and applications in MEMS and biological devices. Basic techniques and theory are covered to introduce new-comers to the subject, whilst various sub-topics, such as film deposition, characterization, post treatment, and applying thin films to practical situations, appeal to more informed readers. Each chapter is written by expert authors, providing an overview of each topic and summarizing all the latest developments, making this an ideal reference for practitioners and researchers alike.

Thin Films: Preparation, Characterization, Applications

Thin Films: Preparation, Characterization, Applications
Author: Manuel P. Soriaga
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461507758

This book is about thin films; what they are, how they are prepared, how they are characterized, and what they are used for. The contents of this book not only showcase the diversity of thin films, but also reveals the commonality among the work performed in a variety of areas. The chapters in this volume are based on invited papers presented by prominent researchers in the field at a Symposium on "Thin Films: Preparation, Characterization, Applications" at the 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society held in San Diego, California. The coverage of the symposium was extensive; topics ranged from highly-ordered metal adlayers on well-defined electrode surfaces to bio-organic films on non-metallic nanoparticles. An objective of this book is for the readers to be able to draw from the experience and results of others in order to improve and expand the understanding of the science and technology of their own thin films systems.