Thin films

field-effect transistor device

a layer of material ranging from fractions of a nanometer to several micrometers in thickness

A monolayer is a single, closely packed layer of entities, commonly atoms or molecules. Monolayers can also be made out of cells. Self-assembled monolayers form spontaneously on surfaces. Monolayers of layered crystals like graphene and molybdenum disulfide are generally called 2D materials.

thin film obtained by depositing multiple monolayers onto a surface

organised layer of amphiphilic molecules

Octadecyltrichlorosilane (ODTS or '''n-octadecyltrichlorosilane''') is an organosilicon compound with the formula . A colorless liquid, it is used as a silanization agent to prepare hydrophobic stationary phase, for reversed-phase chromatography.

epitaxal growth mode of a thin film on a crystal surface

thumb|Perspective view of nanomesh, whose structure ends at the back of the figure. The distance between two pore centers is 3.2nm, and the pores are 0.05nm deep.

Perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane, also known as FDTS, is a colorless liquid chemical with molecular formula C10H4Cl3F17Si. FDTS molecules form self-assembled monolayers. They form covalent silicon–oxygen bonds to free hydroxyl (–OH) groups, such as the surfaces of glass, ceramics, or silica.

type of battery