38 Materials Fabrication and Characterization Techniques
38 Materials Fabrication and Characterization Techniques
• This course aims to learn the different techniques to fabricate the device samples
Learning
• It can be mainly useful for PG, DD and as well as PhD students towards making the
Outcomes
products and study the basic properties of the synthesized samples
I. Preparation of Thin Films
A. Vacuum basics: (5)
Production of Vacuum, Pressure measurement Gauges in Vacuum system
B. Physical methods: (10)
Thermal evaporation, Electron beam evaporation, Pulsed laser deposition and Molecular beam
epitaxy.
Sputtering: DC and RF sputtering, Glow discharge and Reactive magnetron sputtering.
C: Chemical methods: (5)
Atomic layer deposition, Chemical vapour deposition, Spray pyrolysis and Spin-coating.
Contents of the
course II. properties and Applications of Thin Films
(With A. Characterization of thin films: (15)
approximate Crystallography Technique: X-Ray Diffraction.
break up of Imaging Techniques: Scanning electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy, Atomic
hours) force microscopy and Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry.
Spectroscopic Techniques: Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, X-ray Photo electron Spectroscopy,
Raman Spectroscopy, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Auger Electron Spectroscopy, UV-Vis-NIR
Spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.
B. Applications of Thin Films: (7)
Photolithography: Photoresists, Mask and pattern generation;
Thin film capacitors, diodes and photodetectors;
Thin film solar cells, Thin film micro-batteries;
Thin film sensors: Gas sensors, Bolometers.
1. Handbook of Thin Film Technology, Hartmut Frey, H.R. Khan, Springer, 1st ed. 2015.
Text Books 2. Materials Science of Thin Films: Deposition and Structure, Milton Ohring , D. Gall, S. P.
Baker, Academic Press Inc, 3rd ed. 2014.
1. Handbook of Thin Film Deposition, K. Seshan, D. Schepis, William Andrew, 4th ed. 2018.
2. Surface Analysis Methods in Materials Science, J. O'Connor, B. Sexton, R.S.C. Smart,
Reference Books Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2nd ed. 2003.
3. Materials Science of Thin Films: Deposition and Structure, Milton Ohring , D. Gall, S.P.
Baker, Academic Press Inc, 3rd ed. 2014.