Thin Film Physics (TUNNF)

Our research concerns design of new multifunctional materials for hard and wear-resistant coatings, energy materials, magnetic materials, electronics, optics, neutron-converting materials, wide-bandgap semiconductors, and more.

Deposition of aluminum nitride by magnetron sputtering Photo credit Samiran Bairagi

Brief overview

The Thin Film Physics Division conducts application-inspired basic research on thin films to fundamentally understand the atomistic nature of materials properties and behavior and learn how to make materials perform better through new methods of synthesis and processing. Our research concerns design of new multifunctional materials for hard and wear-resistant coatings, energy materials, magnetic materials, electronics, optics, neutron-converting materials for the ESS, wide-bandgap semiconductors, and more. Results are explored in collaboration with industry and the properties of structures unique to thin films form the basis for new and improved materials and processes in applications. We work in an excellent infrastructure with access to a large number of deposition systems, and analytical instruments. Many of them are found in the department instrument booking system.

More about our research

Four researchers

Neutron optics company started by LiU-researchers

Quantum Beam Optics (QBO) aims to bring advanced multilayer neutron optics technology to the international market. Neutron optics is used in a wide variaty of research and the company is promising high performance and cost-effectiveness.

Two researchers in a lab.

A single atom layer of gold – LiU researchers create goldene

For the first time, scientists have managed to create sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick. According to the researchers from LiU this has given the gold new properties that can make it suitable for use in various applications.

Tre persons in lab coates.

Better neutron mirrors can reveal the inner secrets of matter

An improved neutron mirror has been developed by researchers at LiU by coating a silicon plate with extremely thin layers of iron and silicon mixed with boron carbide. It paves the way for better studies of materials.

Research at Thin film physics division

Doctoral education

Contact

Staff

Visiting address

Campus Valla, Building F

Mail address

Linköping University
IFM
581 83 Linköping

Publications

2025

Vladyslav Rogoz, Bartosz Wicher, Xiao Li, Justinas Palisaitis, Daniel Primetzhofer, Lars Hultman, Grzegorz Greczynski (2025) Guinier-Preston zone hardening during vacuum annealing of (Ti1-xAlx)0.92W0.08N (0.07 ≤ x ≤ 0.79) thin films Acta Materialia, Vol. 289, Article 120916 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Yuchen Shi, Shun Kashiwaya, Jun Lu, Martin Dahlqvist, Davide Giuseppe Sangiovanni, Vladyslav Rogoz, Martin Magnuson, Grzegorz Greczynski, Mike Andersson, Johanna Rosén, Lars Hultman (2025) Synthesis of Ti4Au3C3 and its derivative trilayer goldene through chemical exfoliation Science Advances, Vol. 11 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Katrin Pingen, Niklas Wolff, Alexander M. Hinz, Per Sandström, Susanne Beuer, Lorenz Kienle, Vanya Darakchieva, Lars Hultman, Jens Birch, Ching-Lien Hsiao (2025) Growth of non-polar and semi-polar GaN on sapphire substrates by magnetron sputter epitaxy? Applied Surface Science Advances, Vol. 26, Article 100722 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Arun Haridas Choolakkal, Pamburayi Mpofu, Pentti Niiranen, Jens Birch, Henrik Pedersen (2025) Using a Heavy Inert Diffusion Additive for Superconformal Atomic Layer Deposition The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 16, p. 2369-2372 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Chih-Yang Huang, Xin-Ying Tsai, Fu-Gow Tarntair, Anoop Kumar Singh, Shao-Hui Hsu, Dong-Sing Wuu, Kenneth Järrendahl, Ching-Lien Hsiao, Ray-Hua Horng (2025) Fabrication of vertical gallium oxide PN diodes using homoepitaxial growth by MOCVD and ion implantation technology Materials Today Advances, Vol. 25, Article 100568 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Joshua W. Pinder, Braxton Kulbacki, Donald R. Baer, Mark Biesinger, James Castle, David G. Castner, Christopher D. Easton, John T. Grant, Grzegorz Greczynski, Sarah L. Harmer, Anthony E. Hughes, Mark Isaacs, Laszlo Koever, George H. Major, David J. Morgan, Cedric J. Powell, Peter M. A. Sherwood, William M. Skinner, Kara Stowers, Jeff Terry, Matthew R. Linford (2025) What's in a Name? "ESCA" or "XPS"? A Discussion of Comments Made by Kai Siegbahn More Than Four Decades Ago Regarding the Name of the Technique Surface and Interface Analysis (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hoang Le, Yann de Carlan, David T. Hoelzer, Kan Sakamoto, Per O A Persson, Jonathan A. Hinks, Konstantina Lambrinou (2025) In situ self-ion (Fe+) irradiation of ODS-FeCrAl alloy fuel cladding materials with different Cr contents: The early stages of Cr-rich a' phase precipitation Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 608, Article 155706 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Viktor Sroba, Tomas Roch, Martin Truchly, Leonid Satrapinskyy, Branislav Grancic, Katarina Viskupova, Peter Svec Jr, Peter Kus, Grzegorz Greczynski, Marian Mikula (2025) Nanostructure, mechanical properties and oxidation resistance of understoichiometric ZrB2-x films deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering Surface & Coatings Technology, Vol. 498, Article 131860 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Ningjun Chen, Rodrigo Ronchi, Joseph Halim, Per O A Persson, Leiqiang Qin, Johanna Rosén (2025) A Hyperstable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Based on Mo1.74CTz MXene Small (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hugo Bouteiller, Razvan Burcea, Charlotte Poterie, Daniele Fournier, Fabien Giovannelli, Johan Nyman, Younes Ezzahri, Sylvain Dubois, Per Eklund, Arnaud Le Febvrier, Jean-Francois Barbot (2025) Improving the thermoelectric performance of scandium nitride thin films by implanting helium ions Communications Materials, Vol. 6, Article 30 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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