Material Optimization through Thin Film Compositional Spreads

Abstract

Genome engineering is a powerful tool that enhances the accelerated innovation in materials development allowing both the discovery and optimization of functionalities based on a wide range of techniques. Thin films engineering is in the forefront of this new approach by allowing the generation of a wide range of compositions in a limited number of experiments and taking advantage out of the possibility to use high-throughput characterization techniques. The paper exemplifies the innovation via compositional spreads generated by magnetron sputtering and the mapping of the material’s manufactured libraries via electric resistivity and interfacial contact resistance measurements.