Handbook of Thin Film Devices

The fastest growing areas of solid state technology are currently dominated by thin-film devices and circuit assemblies. Requirements in the commercial, military, and space development arenas have resulted in a greatly increased focus on microvolume device and circuit architectures in high-density, integrated solid-state subsystems. Such subsystems often embody, in addition to electron devices, newly developed magnetic, superconducting, dielectric, acoustic, and optical thin film components, providing functions not otherwise available in semiconductors. The Handbook of Thin Film Devices: Frontiers of Research, Technology, and Applications is the first multitopic review and comprehensive reference work to address these interdisciplinary needs. The five topical volumes of the handbook have been organized by editors who are well-known authorities in the areas of semiconductor, optical, superconducting, magnetic, and ferroelectric film devices. The close familiarity and involvement of these editors with thin film device research and development programs in government, industry, and university laboratories ensured that world-recognized experts from these institutions were invited to contribute and review chapters. The result is a well-balanced selection of articles, covering all aspects of thin film devices ranging from basic device physics and design, through growth and device fabrication, performance characteristics, and applications and integration into subsystems.Francombe, Maurice H is the author of 'Handbook of Thin Film Devices' with ISBN 9780122653209 and ISBN 0122653203.