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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Each was deposited on a thin film perovskite oxide electrode and tested for its ability to accelerate oxygen reactions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
Tagliabue explains that, using a thin film of monocrystalline gold produced with a novel synthesis technique, the team studied the photoluminescence process as they made the metal thinner and thinner.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024
The team landed on a very thin film device that helps restrain the crystal growth during assembly and printing.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
A bulb dangled from the ceiling, casting harsh light on the yellowed walls, which were coated with a thin film of grease.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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
New research by KU Leuven and imec shows that this 'foundry' model can also be applied to the field of flexible, thin-film electronics.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
The thin-film nanocrystal scintillators, with a thickness of approximately 5 µm, exhibit high sensitivity that allows for a detection limit of 7 protons per second.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
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