Much of the PVD research at IPML has been motivated by industry's need  to improve its material synthesis abilities either through the development of new processing technology or through the improvement of its current technologies based upon accurate, insightful computer simulations of its processing systems. The most important application-driven PVD research conducted by IPML researchers to date is described below:

Thermal Barrier Coatings

Giant Magneto Resistance Materials

Continuous Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites

Polysilicon deposition for Thin Film Transistors

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