Thin Film Device Applications

Kasturi Chopra (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

2011 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4613-3684-6 (ISBN)

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Two-dimensional materials created ab initio by the process of condensation of atoms, molecules, or ions, called thin films, have unique properties significantly different from the corresponding bulk materials as a result of their physical dimensions, geometry, nonequilibrium microstructure, and metallurgy. Further, these characteristic features of thin films can be drasti cally modified and tailored to obtain the desired and required physical characteristics. These features form the basis of development of a host of extraordinary active and passive thin film device applications in the last two decades. On the one extreme, these applications are in the submicron dimensions in such areas as very large scale integration (VLSI), Josephson junction quantum interference devices, magnetic bubbles, and integrated optics. On the other extreme, large-area thin films are being used as selective coatings for solar thermal conversion, solar cells for photovoltaic conver sion, and protection and passivating layers. Indeed, one would be hard pressed to find many sophisticated modern optical and electronic devices which do not use thin films in one way or the other. With the impetus provided by industrial applications, the science and technology of thin films have undergone revolutionary development and even today continue to be recognized globally as frontier areas of RID work. Major technical developments in any field of science and technology are invariably accompanied by an explosion of published literature in the form of scientific publications, reviews, and books.

1. Thin Film Technology. An Introduction.- 1.1. Why Thin Films?.- 1.2. Thin Film Growth Process.- 1.3. Vapor Deposition Techniques.- 1.4. Solution Deposition Techniques.- 1.5. Thick Film Deposition Techniques.- 1.6. Monitoring and Analytical Techniques.- 1.7. Microfabrication Techniques.- 2. Thin Films In Optics.- 2.1. Optics of Thin Films.- 2.2. Antireflection Coatings (AR Coatings).- 2.3. Reflection Coatings.- 2.4. Interference Filters.- 2.5. Thin Film Polarizers.- 2.6. Beam Splitters.- 2.7. Integrated Optics.- 3. Optoelectronic Applications.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Photon Detectors.- 3.3. Photovoltaic Devices.- 3.4. Applications in Imaging.- 3.5. Electrophotography (Xerography and Electrofax).- 3.6. Thin Film Displays.- 3.7. Information Storage Devices.- 3.8. Amorphous Silicon-Based Devices.- 4. Microelectronic Applications.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Thin Film Passive Components.- 4.3. Thin Film Active Components.- 4.4. Thin Film Integrated Circuits.- 4.5. Microwave Integrated Circuits (MICs).- 4.6. Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Devices.- 4.7. Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs).- 4.8. Thin Film Strain Gauges.- 4.9. Gas Sensors.- 5. Magnetic Thin Film Devices.- 5.1. Magnetic Thin Films.- 5.2. Applications.- 6. Quantum Engineering Applications.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Basic Concepts.- 6.3. Superconductivity in Thin Films.- 6.4. S-N Transition Devices.- 6.5. Superconductive Tunneling Devices.- 6.6. Miscellaneous Applications.- 7. Thermal Devices.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Thermal Detectors.- 7.3. Thermal Imaging Applications.- 7.4. Photothermal Conversion.- 8. Surface Engineering Applications.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. Surface Passivation Applications.- 8.3. Tribological Applications.- 8.4. Decorative Applications.- 8.5. Miscellaneous Applications.- References.

Zusatzinfo	XII, 300 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Festkörperphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	1-4613-3684-8 / 1461336848
ISBN-13	978-1-4613-3684-6 / 9781461336846
Zustand	Neuware