Materials science thin films

M. S. Kaminsky and J. J. Lafferty, Dictionary of Termsfor Vacuum Science and Technology, Suface Science, Thin-Film Technology, Vacuum Metallurgy and Electronic Materials, American Vacuum Society, New York, 1980. 

Surface science Materials chemistry Thin-film technology... 

Professor Clifford L Henderson is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers the American Chemical Society, the International Society for Optical Engineering, the Materials Research Society, and the Electrochemical Society. He has authored more than 125 papers and holds 9 patents in areas related to his research. Dr. Henderson s research interests are in the areas of polymer science, thin films, nanotechnology, organic electronic materials, and miaosystem processing (i.e., the fabrication of microelectronic, optoelectronic, microfluidic, and microelectromechanical systems). 

Ultra-high vacuum (UHV) surface science methods allow preparation and characterization of perfectly clean, well ordered surfaces of single crystalline materials. By preparing pairs of such surfaces it is possible to fonn interfaces under highly controlled conditions. Furthennore, thin films of adsorbed species can be produced and characterized using a wide variety of methods. Surface science methods have been coupled with UHV measurements of macroscopic friction forces. Such measurements have demonstrated that adsorbate film thicknesses of a few monolayers are sufficient to lubricate metal surfaces [12, 181. 

Tu K-N, Mayer J W and Feldman L C 1992 Electronic Thin Film Science for Electrical Engineers and Materials Scientists (New York Macmillan)... 

Reference 37 provides excellent overviews of metallic films, materials science of thin magnetic recording materials, and the potential technological significance. 

Darmstadt Technical University, Chemical Analytics, Germany Materials and Earth Sciences, Petersenstr. 23, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany -Darmstadt Technical University, Thin Films, Germany... 

M. Ohr ing. The Materials Science of Thin Films, Academic Piess (1992) TA 418.9. 

Seal, M., Applications of Bulk and Thin Film Diamond, in Applications of Diamond Films and Related Materials, (Y. Tzeng, etal., eds.), Elsevier Science Publishers, 3(7) (1991)... 

E. S. Machlin, Materials Science in Microelectronics—the Relationships between Thin Film Processing and Structure. Giro Press. Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 1995. 

The importance of materials science to U.S. competitiveness can hardly be overstated. Key materials science areas underlie virtually every facet of modem life. Semiconductors underpin our electronics industry. Optical fibers are essential for communications. Superconducting materials will probably affect many areas ceramics, composites, and thin films are having a big impact now in transportation, construction, manufacturing, and even in sports—tennis rackets are an example. 

Kagan, C. R. Mitzi, D. B. Dimitrakopoulos, C. D. 1999. Organic-inorganic hybrid materials as semiconducting channels in thin-film field-effect transistors. Science 286 945-947. 

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