Preferred Label : thin film;
IUPAC definition : A film whose thickness is of the order of a characteristic scale or smaller. Since
a film may 'look' operationally thin or thick, according to the procedure applied,
it is also recommended that the measurement procedure employed be specified (e.g.
ellipsometrically thin film, optically thin film, etc.). It is recommended that the
physical specification of the film thickness be used, whenever possible (e.g. thick
compared to the electron mean free path, thin compared to the optical wavelength,
etc.);
Origin ID : T06345;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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A film whose thickness is of the order of a characteristic scale or smaller. Since
a film may 'look' operationally thin or thick, according to the procedure applied,
it is also recommended that the measurement procedure employed be specified (e.g.
ellipsometrically thin film, optically thin film, etc.). It is recommended that the
physical specification of the film thickness be used, whenever possible (e.g. thick
compared to the electron mean free path, thin compared to the optical wavelength,
etc.)
