thin film
noun
: a very thin layer of a substance on a supporting material
especially
: a coating (as of a semiconductor) that is deposited in a layer one atom or one molecule thick
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Some plastics may be especially hard to quit, like the thin films that keep medical products sanitary.
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Aug. 2024
Ready to hover The solar power cells were made of a thin film of gallium arsenide, which is far more expensive than other photovoltaic materials, but offers a higher efficiency (30 percent conversion compared to numbers that are typically in the mid-20s).
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
Help came from semiconductor companies such as ST Microelectronics, based in Geneva, which figured out how to integrate PZT thin films on silicon membranes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
Just as the tops of these trees would reflect the topology of the ground, the tops of these columnar thin films replicate the 3D structure of the fingermarks on which they are deposited.
—Partha Banerjee, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Aug. 2024
Ready to hover The solar power cells were made of a thin film of gallium arsenide, which is far more expensive than other photovoltaic materials, but offers a higher efficiency (30 percent conversion compared to numbers that are typically in the mid-20s).
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
Help came from semiconductor companies such as ST Microelectronics, based in Geneva, which figured out how to integrate PZT thin films on silicon membranes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
Just as the tops of these trees would reflect the topology of the ground, the tops of these columnar thin films replicate the 3D structure of the fingermarks on which they are deposited.
—Partha Banerjee, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Thin film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thin%20film. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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