Materials Synthesis and Processing

  1. Gas-Phase Synthesis and Deposition
    1. Chemical Vapor Deposition
      1. CVD Fundamentals
        1. Precursor Chemistry
          1. Reaction Mechanisms
            1. Mass Transport
              1. Surface Reactions
              2. Atmospheric Pressure CVD
                1. Low-Pressure CVD
                  1. Plasma-Enhanced CVD
                    1. Plasma Generation
                      1. Ion Bombardment Effects
                      2. Metal-Organic CVD
                        1. Precursor Selection
                          1. Decomposition Pathways
                          2. Atomic Layer Deposition
                            1. Self-Limiting Reactions
                              1. Conformality
                            2. Physical Vapor Deposition
                              1. Thermal Evaporation
                                1. Evaporation Sources
                                  1. Vacuum Requirements
                                    1. Film Growth Mechanisms
                                    2. Sputtering
                                      1. DC Sputtering
                                        1. RF Sputtering
                                          1. Magnetron Sputtering
                                            1. Reactive Sputtering
                                            2. Pulsed Laser Deposition
                                              1. Laser-Target Interactions
                                                1. Plume Dynamics
                                                  1. Film Growth
                                                  2. Molecular Beam Epitaxy
                                                    1. Ultra-High Vacuum Systems
                                                      1. Effusion Cells
                                                        1. Growth Monitoring
                                                      2. Gas-Phase Nanoparticle Synthesis
                                                        1. Flame Synthesis
                                                          1. Plasma Synthesis
                                                            1. Laser Ablation
                                                              1. Chemical Vapor Condensation

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                                                            10. Melt Processing and Crystal Growth