thin film

American  

noun

1. a film of material only a few microns thick, deposited on a substrate, as in the technology for making integrated circuits.

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thin-film British  

adjective

1. (of an electronic component, device, or circuit) composed of one or more extremely thin layers of metal, semiconductor, etc, deposited on a ceramic or glass substrate

   thin-film capacitor

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Other Word Forms

• thin-film adjective

Etymology

Origin of thin film

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The Cambridge-developed biocompatible devices -- just a few millionths of a metre thick -- are made using advanced photolithography and thin film deposition techniques, and require minimal power to function.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

According to Lars Hultman, professor of thin film physics at Linköping University, part of the progress is due to serendipidy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

The team's superaerophobic three-dimensional nickel nanorods catalyst, with effective pore channels, demonstrated a remarkable 55-fold improvement in hydrogen production efficiency compared to an equivalent amount of nickel in a traditional thin film structure.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

The novel technique includes forming curved MGs on a polyimide through UV-laser processing, which are then transcribed onto a thin film made of SBS.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

These are caused by reflection of light from the two sides of the thin film of water forming the bubble.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking