Thin Film Deposition for Materials Discovery
Historically, thin film growth has occurred after the initial stages of material discovery, allowing promising materials to be made in both higher quality and a more usable form. While this approach has borne fruit in a variety of material systems, recent advances in materials growth science and technology have permitted an increased focus on materials discovery during thin film growth. This has accompanied an increased ability to predict properties of materials computationally, thereby narrowing the design space. This collection focuses on this emerging field of thin film deposition for materials discovery and some of the techniques and materials that have been enabled.
Editors: Joshua Zide and Stephanie Law, University of Delaware
Guest Editors: Darrell Schlom, Cornell University, Jason Kawasaki, University of Wisconsin Madison, Joan Redwing, Pennsylvania State University
Image Credit: Felix V. E. Hensling, Michelle A. Smeaton, Veronica Show, Kathy Azizie, Matthew R. Barone, Lena F. Kourkoutis, and Darrell G. Schlom, JVST A 40, 062707 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002205.