{"id":786,"date":"2026-06-23T16:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulvac-phi.com\/surface-analysis\/applications\/thin-films-and-coatings\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:24:16","slug":"thin-films-and-coatings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ulvac-phi.com\/en\/surface-analysis\/applications\/thin-films-and-coatings\/","title":{"rendered":"Thin Films and Coatings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thin films and coatings are used or applied to an almost limitless range of applications to provide a specific performance characteristic for a broad range of industrial products. These include coatings that provide antistatic properties, corrosion resistance, reduce wear, and promote adhesion; as well as thin films for optical devices, mirrors, semiconductor devices, magnetic media, and enhance the performance of food wrap.<\/p>\n\n

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Thin film coatings on glass (XPS, AES, TOF-SIMS, D-SIMS)<\/h2>\n

Architectural glass, lenses, mirrors, and many other products are coated to provide specific optical properties. These coatings are often a stack of thin layers that can be characterized using PHI’s surface analysis instruments to verify the composition of the layers, detect contaminants, and estimate layer thickness.<\/p>\n\n

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Fig. 1:<\/span> XPS sputter depth profile of an architectural glass coating obtained using 2 kV argon ions and Zalar rotation to enhance depth resolution.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thin films and coatings are used or applied to an almost limitless range of applications to provide a specific performance characteristic for a broad range of industrial products. These include coatings that provide antistatic properties, corrosion resistance, reduce wear, and promote adhesion; as well as thin films for optical devices, mirrors, semiconductor devices, magnetic media, and enhance the performance of food wrap. Thin film coatings on glass (XPS, AES, TOF-SIMS, D-SIMS) Architectural glass, lenses, mirrors, and many other products are coated to provide specific optical properties. These coatings are often a stack of thin layers that can be characterized using PHI’s surface analysis instruments to verify the composition of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":696,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-786","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t