Understanding the role of energetic particles during the growth of TiO2 thin films by reactive magnetron sputtering through multi-scale Monte Carlo simulations and experimental deposition - 2020
Understanding the role of energetic particles during the growth of TiO2 thin films by reactive magnetron sputtering through multi-scale Monte Carlo simulations and experimental deposition
CIRMAP - Centre d'Innovation et de Recherche en Matériaux Polymères
Disciplines :
Architecture Chemistry Physics
Author, co-author :
Tonneau, Romain
Moskovkin, Pavel
Müller, Jérôme
Melzig, Thomas
Haye, Emile
Konstantinidis, Stéphanos ; Université de Mons > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Chimie des Interactions Plasma-Surface
Pflug, Andreas
Lucas, Stéphane
Language :
English
Title :
Understanding the role of energetic particles during the growth of TiO2 thin films by reactive magnetron sputtering through multi-scale Monte Carlo simulations and experimental deposition
Publication date :
29 December 2020
Journal title :
Journal of Physics: D Applied Physics
ISSN :
0022-3727
eISSN :
1361-6463
Publisher :
Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, United Kingdom
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Research unit :
S882 - Chimie des Interactions Plasma-Surface
Research institute :
R400 - Institut de Recherche en Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux
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