Nanoscale thin films are widely implemented across a plethora of technological and
scientific areas, and form the basis for many advancements that have driven human …

Residual stress is a long-standing issue in thin film growth. Better understanding and control
of film stress would lead to enhanced performance and reduced failures. In this work, we …

III-nitride wide bandgap semiconductors are promising materials for modern optoelectronics
and electronics. Their application has progressed greatly thanks to the continuous quality …

Atomic-scale control and manipulation of the microstructure of polycrystalline thin films
during kinetically limited low-temperature deposition, crucial for a broad range of industrial …

High purity bright Sn, Sn–Cu and Sn–Pb layers, 3, 7 and 16μm thick were electrodeposited
on phosphor bronze cantilever beams in a rotating disk apparatus. Beam deflection …

Chemical solution deposition (CSD) is a very competitive technique to obtain epitaxial films
and multilayers of high quality with controlled nanostructures. Based on the strong …

Polycrystalline thin films on substrates usually are in a “stressed” state. In the present paper,
recent results on stress in polycrystalline films will be reviewed. For Cr and CrN films, it has …

Yttrium‐stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and cerium gadolinium oxide (CGO) thin films were
prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) under different ambient pressures and substrate …

Residual stress is a longstanding problem in thin film growth that affects film performance
and limits the range of applicability. A better understanding of why this stress develops and …

Several modern cutting edge technologies, including the superconducting technology,
green energy generation/storage technology, and the emerging 5G networks technology …