In the context of thin film deposition processes such as evaporation or sputtering, masks are used to selectively deposit material onto substrates, creating patterns or structures with precise geometries. These masks serve as barriers or shields...

A set of samples used in the analysis of multielement thin films.

Sputtering equipment is machinery used in the process of physical vapor deposition (PVD), specifically sputtering....

The intermolecular attraction between two surfaces, as between a substrate and a coating; it is an important factor in the...

Ion-beam sputtering (IBS) is a physical vapor deposition (PVD) technique used for depositing thin films onto substrates. It...

Transparent glassy and or crystalline structured materials engineered from inorganic, non-metallic materials via various...

Ellipsometry is an optical technique used to characterize the properties of thin films and surfaces. It is based on the...

Reactive evaporation refers to a process in thin-film deposition where a material is deposited onto a substrate through...

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment refers to a class of specialized apparatus used in the process of chemical vapor...

A model that predicts laser-induced damage to thin films caused by irradiation of identical, randomly distributed film...

Epitaxial refers to the growth of a crystalline layer on a crystalline substrate in such a way that the orientation of the...

Laser annealing is a process that involves using a laser beam to heat and modify the microstructure of a material, typically...

Sapphire refers to a crystalline form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) that is used in various optical and photonic applications...

An interferometer spectrometer designed to measure thicknesses of thin films or layers by recording the interferogram and by...

Chalcogenide refers to a class of compounds containing elements from group 16 of the periodic table, which includes sulfur...

A well controlled thin films technique for growing films with good crystal structure in ultra high vacuum environments at...

Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy is a technique used in analytical chemistry to obtain IR spectra of samples....

Dewetting is a phenomenon in materials science and physics where a thin film or coating spontaneously undergoes a process of...

An instrument that measures the angle at which a prism can couple laser light into an optical waveguide; used to determine...

An optical testing instrument is a device or system used to evaluate and measure the performance, quality, and...

Plasmon ion-assisted deposition (PIAD) is a technique used in thin-film deposition processes, particularly in the production...

Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the...

Epitaxial equipment refers to a set of specialized tools and systems used in the process of epitaxy, which is the growth of...

A thin layer of a substance deposited on an insulating base in a vacuum by a microelectronic process. Thin films are most...

Thin-film deposition equipment refers to machinery and tools used in the process of depositing thin layers of material onto...

A sputtering target is a solid material used in the process of physical vapor deposition (PVD), specifically sputtering....

A device used in the sputtering of thin films, in which a magnet system on the back of the cathode deflects the electrons,...