MSE501

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MSE501 - Industrial Thin Film Deposition

Materials Science & EngrGraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

043904

Course Description

This course will introduce the industrial use of physical vapor deposition, etching, surface modification, and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) processes for thin film deposition. A comprehensive review of thin film deposition hardware operating concepts and process requirements, thin film materials, substrate preparation, and thin film material characterization. Magnetically confined sputtering, thermal evaporation, cathodic arc deposition, ion beam sputtering, and PECVD are reviewed and compared to show the deposition process and control variables, deposited thin film material properties, and industrial applications for each process.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Graduate

Course Requisites

A course in electricity and magnetism recommended.

May be convened with

MSE401

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No