Metal thin film deposition #57

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A metal deposition process adds a thin layer of metal on a surface.

There are a wide range of metal deposition processes, but we are mainly looking at physical vapor deposition (PVD, Wikipedia) processes. Of those, two are of particular interest:

There is apparently also an interesting avenue of using an STM (#43) for depositing metals (#71), but immediately adding the pattern rather than requiring a lithography process ontop.

A metal deposition process adds a thin layer of metal on a surface. There are a wide range of metal deposition processes, but we are mainly looking at _physical vapor deposition_ (PVD, [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_vapor_deposition)) processes. Of those, two are of particular interest: - #37 — Sputtering ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputter_deposition)) - #56 — Thermal evaporation of metals ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporation_(deposition))) There is apparently also an interesting avenue of using an STM (#43) for depositing metals (#71), but immediately adding the pattern rather than requiring a lithography process ontop.
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