Nanostructured Thin Films

Fundamentals and Multifunctional Applications

Mohd Shkir, Kamlesh V Chandekar

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443216947
• Subtopic: Physics
• Index: Physics

Nanostructured Thin Films: Fundamentals and Multifunctional Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and deposition techniques used in the preparation of thin films at nanoscale by chemical and physical routes. The structural, optical, spectroscopic, electric, morphological, elastic, mechanical and magnetic properties of nanostructured thin films are thoroughly reviewed, and their applications in the fields of clean energy, solar cell devices, nanosensors, biomedicine, and on-chip devices are discussed. This book is a valuable resource to researchers and R&D professionals interested in thin film materials and the factors influencing their chemical/physical properties and the relationship between these properties. - Provides a thorough overview of nanostructured thin films and their wide range of applications and deposition techniques - Discusses the use of nanostructured thin films to develop efficient devices in the fields of biomedicine, solar cells, energy, and more - Features fabrication techniques of nanostructured thin films using physical and chemical routes

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• About the Editors
• CHAPTER 1 Fundamental properties of nanostructured thin films
• CHAPTER 2 Fabrication techniques of nanostructured thin films by physical routes
• CHAPTER 3 Nanostructured thin films for technological applications and their specific fabrication techniques
• CHAPTER 4 Characterization techniques of the thin films
• CHAPTER 5 Applications of metal oxide nanostructured thin films
• CHAPTER 6 Applications of metal sulfide nanostructured thin films
• CHAPTER 7 Spintronic applications of magnetite and Heusler materials thin films
• Chapter 8 Solar cell applications: Dye-sensitized, Cu(InGa)Se2, cadmium telluride, and perovskite materials based thin films
• CHAPTER 9 Supercapacitor application of manganese oxide thin films
• Chapter 10 Magnetic perovskite (ABX3, ABB'O6) and manganite's (MnO, (OH) LaMnO3) based thin films
• CHAPTER 11 Challenges and future prospects
• Index