Thin Film Growth: Mechanisms and Applications

This lecture covers the mechanisms of thin film growth, including deposition kinetics, island growth, and grain growth. It discusses the specific considerations for organic thin film growth, such as molecular orientation and surface energy effects. Various deposition techniques for organic thin films, like vapor phase deposition and solution phase deposition, are explained. The lecture also explores different patterning techniques for creating functional electronic devices from organic semiconductor thin films, such as additive and subtractive patterning, stencil lithography, and photolithography.