Why are thin films different from the bulk?

Milton Ohring

doi:10.1117/12.180875

28 July 1994 Why are thin films different from the bulk?

Milton Ohring

Proceedings Volume 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180875
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, 1993, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

This review discusses three fundamental factors that foster film-bulk differences, namely: (1) unusually varied microstructures produced by serial atomistic deposition and subsequent nucleation and growth processes, (2) the effect of interfaces on either film surface, and in particular, the nature and implications of the film/substrate interface, and (3) arbitrary thinness in one dimension which enables unique size effect phenomena (e.g., optical interference, quantum effects, nonlinear mass transport) to be exhibited in single film or multilayer structures.

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Milton Ohring "Why are thin films different from the bulk?", Proc. SPIE 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, (28 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180875

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