thin film
noun
a film of material only a few microns thick, deposited on a substrate, as in the technology for making integrated circuits.
thin film
Americannoun
thin-film
British
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of thin film
First recorded in 1955–60
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To strengthen the response, the researchers created a meta-surface from a thin film of amorphous silicon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
They engineered a hafnium-based thin film that switches states through a more controlled mechanism.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
They fabricated a thin film of Mn3Sn and sent brief electrical pulses through it.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026
To test this effect, the team built a solar cell using a thin film of P3TTM.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025
Then Mother felt a tiny heartbeat—actually she saw his heart beating through a thin film of skin.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
The company has been dogged by concerns over a lack of clarity into its operations, including its progress on building an operational foundry in Arizona to manufacture thin-film lithium niobate chips for quantum systems.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
The Chinese thin-film deposition equipment provider is poised to benefit from a strong memory expansion upcycle, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Quantum Computing sees its thin-film lithium niobate chip foundry, which produces materials used in telecom hardware and photonic chips that power certain types of quantum systems, as a way to stand out from peers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
The research team reported successful manipulation of the quantum-metric structure at room temperature in a thin-film heterostructure comprising an exotic magnet, Mn3Sn, and a heavy metal, Pt.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
With their demonstrated stability and shelf life, the supramolecular ink compounds could also help in the commercial advancement of ionic halide perovskites, a thin-film solar material that the display industry has been eyeing for decades.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2024
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