Materials Science in Microelectronics II, Second Edition: The effects of structure on properties in thin films

The subject matter of thin-films - which play a key role in microelectronics - divides naturally into two headings: the processing / structure relationship, and the structure / properties relationship.

Part II of 'Materials Science in Microelectronics' focuses on the latter of these relationships, examining the effect of structure on the following:

. Electrical properties

. Magnetic properties

. Optical properties

. Mechanical properties

. Mass transport properties

. Interface and junction properties

. Defects and properties

* Captures the importance of thin films to microelectronic development

* Examines the cause / effect relationship of structure on thin film properties