WHAT ARE VACUUM THIN FILMS?

WHAT ARE THIN FILMS? 

Thin Films are layers of material on surfaces with a thickness well below a nanometer up to a micrometer. There are multiple reasons to coat a device with a thin film. These can be protective films to prevent corrosion, decorative layers on jewellery or bathroom fittings, wear protection on tools, multiple layers to improve optical properties on optics, in semiconductor or solar cell production. Many products in our daily use have coatings. Examples are smartphones and packaging foils for food; thin film technology in the automotive industry includes applications like coated reflectors in head lights and head-up displays.

Thin film coating uses several vacuum technologies like evaporation or sputtering. Both require pressures in high vacuum. Devices range from small laboratory coaters for film development to large machines for architectural glass coating.

To learn more about how vacuum technology is utilised in various fields such as medical equipment, transportation and space research, check out our guide to Vacuum Applications.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE CONFERENCE

This international conference covers significant areas of vacuum technology. Topics will be

• Applied Surface Science
• Biointerfaces
• Plasma Science & Technique
• Surface Engineering
• Surface Science
• Thin Films
• Vacuum Science & Technique
• Electronic Materials and Processing
• Nanometer Structures