Thin films are two-dimensional (2D) material layers deposited on a bulk substrate, possessing a thickness of a few nanometers to impart properties that cannot be realized by base materials. The unique ...

"A compelling reason to find ways to produce stable thin films with layered, nearly two-dimensional structures is that many of them have unusual chemical, semiconducting, or quantum properties. This ...

Thin films might not come up in conversation every day, but they are all around us. Take the metallic plastic films of chip bags, for example, or the anti-reflective coatings on eyeglasses. Even the ...

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) has emerged as the principal technique for synthesising high-quality graphene films over large areas. In a typical process, hydrocarbon gases decompose on the surface ...