atomic layer deposition

noun

: a technique for depositing a film onto a surface in monolayers by utilizing a self-limiting chemical reaction
20nm of aluminium oxide was used as a gate insulator, built-up by atomic layer deposition over a seed layer of oxidised aluminium on the graphene surface.Steve Bush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The latter is where things can be mixed up, realised in vivid fashion by a breakthrough technology called atomic layer deposition (ALD). Alex Doak, CNN, 9 Apr. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of atomic layer deposition was in 1991

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“Atomic layer deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atomic%20layer%20deposition. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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