“…The Faupel group focused on nanocomposite thin films formed by the methods of metal-polymer co-sputtering and multilayer processes 40 , 45 , 47 , 51 , 52 . The Iwamori group reported many research outcomes focusing on the optical and mechanical properties of RF-sputtered fluorocarbon thin films 22 , 24 , 33 , 34 , 38 , 41 , 42 .…”