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ESML5116Thin Film Technologies3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. İsmail POLAT
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Learning, searching and presenting the fundamentals on thin film technologies and engineering applications.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : To learn the fundamentals of vacuum technologies and gas kinetics1,2,35,
PO - 2 : To learn the fundamentals of thin film fabrication techniques1,2,35,
PO - 3 : To learn and be able to use thin film evaporation and deposition techniques1,2,35,
PO - 4 : To learn the engineering applications of thin films1,2,35,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Fundamentals of thin film physics; preparation of thin films: evaporation, sputtering, ion plating, CVD, electrochemical deposition; nucleation and growth of thin films, evaporation rate measurements, film thickness measurements; chemical analysis of thin films; mechanical electrical and optical properties; engineering applications
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to thin films
 Week 2Introduction to vacuum technologies, Gas kinetics and related mathematical models
 Week 3Introduction to techniques on thin film growth, determination of research subjects
 Week 4Preparation of thin films, Physical vapor deposition
 Week 5Thermal and e-beam evaporation
 Week 6Sputter tehniques
 Week 7Chemical vapor deposition
 Week 8Electrochemical deposition
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10Pulsed laser deposition
 Week 11The growth of thin films, and film thickness measurements
 Week 12chemical properties of thin films
 Week 13Engineering applications of thin films
 Week 14Presentation of Term Projects
 Week 15Presentation of Term Projects
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Donald Smith, 2007, Thin-Film Deposition: Principles and Practice, Prentice Hall
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 21.11.2024 1 30
Presentation 12 30.12.2024 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 13.01.2025 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 13 39
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 15 2 30
Arasınav 14 1 14
Ödev 4 7 28
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 2 20
Dönem sonu sınavı 3 1 3
Total work load190