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1Transparent conductors—A status reviewThin Solid Films19832,588
2Buildup of ultrathin multilayer films by a self-assembly process: III. Consecutively alternating adsorption of anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes on charged surfacesThin Solid Films19922,512
3Modelling polycrystalline semiconductor solar cellsThin Solid Films20001,896
4Fabrication of thin film dye sensitized solar cells with solar to electric power conversion efficiency over 10%Thin Solid Films20081,712
5Optical properties of thin filmsThin Solid Films19821,430
6Atomic layer deposition (ALD): from precursors to thin film structuresThin Solid Films20021,118
7Stress-related effects in thin filmsThin Solid Films19891,083
8Development of CZTS-based thin film solar cellsThin Solid Films20091,029
9Synthesis and catalytic properties of metal nanoparticles: Size, shape, support, composition, and oxidation state effectsThin Solid Films2010999
10The M+1AX phases: Materials science and thin-film processingThin Solid Films2010981
11Review of recent developments in amorphous oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor devicesThin Solid Films2012930
12Ionized physical vapor deposition (IPVD): A review of technology and applicationsThin Solid Films2006919
13Transparent and conducting ITO films: new developments and applicationsThin Solid Films2002902
14A concept for the design of novel superhard coatingsThin Solid Films1995886
15Structure and properties of TiN coatingsThin Solid Films1985873
16Transparent conducting p-type NiO thin films prepared by magnetron sputteringThin Solid Films1993873
17Electrochromics for smart windows: Oxide-based thin films and devicesThin Solid Films2014859
18A simple model for the formation of compressive stress in thin films by ion bombardmentThin Solid Films1993761
19Columnar microstructure in vapor-deposited thin filmsThin Solid Films1977734
20Porous anodic alumina: fabrication, characterization and applicationsThin Solid Films1997715
21Different approaches to superhard coatings and nanocompositesThin Solid Films2005715
22Noble metal nanoparticles for water purification: A critical reviewThin Solid Films2009701
23Reactive-sputter-deposited TiN films on glass substratesThin Solid Films1991685
24A structure zone diagram including plasma-based deposition and ion etchingThin Solid Films2010682
25Hardness measurements of thin filmsThin Solid Films1984676
26Nanocrystalline TiO2 studied by optical, FTIR and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: correlation to presence of surface statesThin Solid Films2000669
27Diffusion barriers in thin filmsThin Solid Films1978656
28Electrical characterization of thin Al2O3 films grown by atomic layer deposition on silicon and various metal substratesThin Solid Films2002653
29Present status of transparent conducting oxide thin-film development for Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) substitutesThin Solid Films2008648
30Fundamental structure forming phenomena of polycrystalline films and the structure zone modelsThin Solid Films1998614
31Recent progress on doped ZnO nanostructures for visible-light photocatalysisThin Solid Films2016592
32Sol-gel preparation of ZnO films with extremely preferred orientation along (002) plane from zinc acetate solutionThin Solid Films1997589
33Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stoney equation for film stress: Developments from polycrystalline steel strips to single crystal silicon wafersThin Solid Films2009589
34Fundamental understanding and modeling of reactive sputtering processesThin Solid Films2005586
35Recent progress in transparent oxide semiconductors: Materials and device applicationThin Solid Films2007574
36Fundamentals of sol-gel dip coatingThin Solid Films1991552
37Photocatalytic activity and photoinduced hydrophilicity of titanium dioxide coated glassThin Solid Films1999549
38Van der Waals epitaxy—a new epitaxial growth method for a highly lattice-mismatched systemThin Solid Films1992548
39Silicon nanostructures for third generation photovoltaic solar cellsThin Solid Films2006544
40Applications of atomic layer deposition to nanofabrication and emerging nanodevicesThin Solid Films2009540
41XPS and X-ray diffraction studies of aluminum-doped zinc oxide transparent conducting filmsThin Solid Films1996535
42Texture etched ZnO:Al coated glass substrates for silicon based thin film solar cellsThin Solid Films1999527
43The relationship between hardness and scratch adhessionThin Solid Films1987525
44Effect of surface structure on photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin films prepared by sol-gel methodThin Solid Films2000523
45Recent advances in epitaxyThin Solid Films1972519
46Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cellsThin Solid Films2005504
47Atomic layer epitaxyThin Solid Films1992499
48Hybrid photovoltaic devices of polymer and ZnO nanofiber compositesThin Solid Films2006495
49Direct writing of copper conductive patterns by ink-jet printingThin Solid Films2007490
50Violet and UV luminescence emitted from ZnO thin films grown on sapphire by pulsed laser depositionThin Solid Films2000489