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Functional Nanostructured Thin Films

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Functional Nanostructures

Part of the book series: Nanostructure Science and Technology ((NST))

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Functional nanostructured surfaces comprised of spatially ordered features, like clusters, wires or thin films, are important in various applications, including nonlinear photonics, magnetic data storage and gas sensing. The primary challenge to realizing the potential of this area is to develop cost-effective fabrication techniques and reliable characterization of such nanostructures. In this chapter we discuss the potential towards controlling the spatial arrangement of surface structures by modification to thin film nucleation and growth processes during physical vapor deposition. We also review structures resulting from surface instabilities generated by energetic ion beam irradiation—another active research area that promises simple and reliable self-assembly of nanostructures. Careful characterization of spatial order and thin film morphological properties like size, shape and connectedness are very important towards understanding the role of processing parameters, as well as in structure-property correlations. In this regard, image analysis can be a simple but vital step. We review the techniques of Fourier analysis and Minkowski functional analysis to understand the length scales and morphologies of surface nanostructures. Finally, examples of applications from the areas of nonlinear optics, magnetism and gas sensing are provided which highlight the need for control of size and spatial order in nanostructures.

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Krishna, H., Kalyanaraman, R. (2008). Functional Nanostructured Thin Films. In: Seal, S. (eds) Functional Nanostructures. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48805-9_2

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