Advancing Thin Film Metrology in 3D Structures — The Benefits of the PillarHall Concept

This is a blogpost initiated by our sponsor Chipmetrics The rapid advancement of nanoelectronics is driving the transition to 3D vertical scaling, requiring ultra-thin, highly conformal films to be deposited within high-aspect ratio (HAR) structures. As these technological advances push boundaries, precise thin-film metrology becomes paramount. Chipmetrics is leading the charge with its innovative Lateral … Read more

Passivating Contacts for Silicon Solar Cells — A Zinc Oxide Breakthrough?

In the field of silicon solar cells, the search for more efficient and cost-effective technologies never ceases. One of the most exciting developments of the past decade has been the rise of so-called passivating contacts, with the current industry leader being TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact) cells. I remember I was a PhD student when … Read more

Surface passivation as a cornerstone of modern semiconductor technology – Highlighting a comprehensive review paper on surface passivation for silicon, germanium, and III–V materials

What do transistors, solar cells, microLEDs, and thin-film transistors have in common? At first glance, the answer might seem straightforward: they all rely on semiconductor materials such as silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP), and gallium nitride (GaN), among others. However, there’s much more to their story. These devices are also … Read more

Introducing the new AtomicLimits ReviewBase – New features, new design and more to come!

We are very excited to announce the release of the totally renewed ReviewBase, which you can find in the menu above. We launched the original ReviewBase in 2022 as an easy-to-access overview of ALD, ALE and ASD review papers and book chapters (see blog). While the original ReviewBase was basically a collection of Excel files … Read more

Atomic Limits company talk: Trymax — Innovative plasma based equipment solutions

“An interview with Peter Dijkstra and Karsten Arts.” This is already the fourth post in a series of blogs in which we will share exciting information about companies or other organizations within the atomic scale processing industry. Through an interview, we aim to get insight into the kind of products and projects the companies have … Read more

A review on Atomic Layer Deposition of (semi)conductive oxides – The role of ALD in these emerging materials and their applications

Quick link to open access paper: Applied Physics Reviews 9, 041313 (2022) Earlier this month I published my review paper entitled Atomic layer deposition of conductive and semiconductive oxides. It was an invited review for Applied Physics Reviews and I was very happy to see it picked as Featured article![1] In case you are not familiar … Read more

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