Manuel A Reus, Thomas Baier, Christoph G Lindenmeir, Alexander F Weinzierl, Altantulga Buyan-Arivjikh, Simon A Wegener, David P Kosbahn, Lennart K Reb, Jan Rubeck, Matthias Schwartzkopf, Stephan V Roth, Peter Müller-Buschbaum
Multimodal in situ experiments during slot-die coating of thin films pioneer the way to kinetic studies on thin-film formation. They establish a powerful tool to understand and optimize the formation and properties of thin-film devices, e.g., solar cells, sensors, or LED films. Thin-film research benefits from time-resolved grazing-incidence wide- and small-angle x-ray scattering (GIWAXS/GISAXS) with a sub-second resolution to reveal the evolution of crystal structure, texture, and morphology during the deposition process...
April 1, 2024: Review of Scientific Instruments