A Review on Thin Film Technology and Nanomaterial Characterization Techniques

Rai Dhirendra. Prasad1,14Email

Shivanand B. Teli2

Rai Surendra Prasad3

Rai Bishvendra Prasad4

Saurabh R. Prasad5

Pramode Sinha6

Amit Sinha7

Preety Sinha6

Mamata Saxena8

Rai Rajnarayan. Prasad9

R. S. Pande10

Naresh Charmode10

K. G. Deshmukh11

Prashant D. Sarvalkar2

U. D. Kadam12 

Chandrasekhar Chiplunkar13

Nirmala Prasad15

M.V. Padvi2 

Zhanhu Guo16

Bihar Veterinary College, Samanpura, Khajpura, Patna, Bihar, 800014, India
Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416004, India
Banaras Hindu University Varansi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
Department of Botany, Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834006, India
Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, DKTE Society’s Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra State, 416115, India
Department of Zoology, BA Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, 842001, India
Department of Defense Studies, SP. Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India
Regional College of Education, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462013, India
Department of Civil Engineering, Muzaffarpur Insitute of Technology, Muzaffarpur, Bihar State, 842003, India
10 Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur, Maharashtra State, 440006, India
11 Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500007, India
12 Department of Chemistry, Warana Mahavidyalay, Warananagar, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416114, India
13 Department of Textile Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 110016, India
14 Koshi College, Khagaria, Bihar, 851205, India
15 Department of Education, CSJM Kanpur University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 298024, India
16 Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom

Abstract

 Over the last 200 years, there is increase in the processes of depositing thin film materials have been considerably developing. In order to improve the desired film thickness and characteristics, good understanding of the various deposition methods and processes is necessary. The purpose of this review paper is to display the critical analysis of existing methods of thin film deposition. Paper discusses some important thin film techniques which are advanced and suitable for analyses of thin films. As nanomaterials are invisible and requires various advanced characterization to investigate their physical and chemical properties. Therefore, it becomes essential to determine these properties: there is need of advanced scientific tools for the analysis of nanomaterials and thin films. A comprehensive list of fundamentals of thin film technology, including deposition, structure, and film properties, advanced characterization tools and applications is presented together.