Materials Science in Microelectronics II: The Effects of Structure on Properties in Thin Films

The subject matter of thin-films – which play a key role in microelectronics – divides naturally into two headings: the processing / structure relationship, and the structure / properties relationship.

Part II of 'Materials Science in Microelectronics' focuses on the latter of these relationships, examining the effect of structure on the following:

• Electrical properties
• Magnetic properties
• Optical properties
• Mechanical properties
• Mass transport properties
• Interface and junction properties
• Defects and properties

Captures the importance of thin films to microelectronic developmentExamines the cause / effect relationship of structure on thin film properties