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 .

More about our research

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Research at Thin film physics division

Fundamental Science of Thin Films unit

We aim at increasing the atomistic understanding of vapor phase deposition, ion-surface interactions, and phase transitions in advanced materials.

Nano-materials Science unit

Conducting focused research aimed at understanding and controlling atomistic processes during synthesis of nanostructures and thin films.

Materials Optics unit

We combine material optics and development of ellipsometric methodology to analyse optical properties and nanostructures of bulk materials, thin films and their interfaces.

The image shows graphene-metal interfaces

Functional Materials unit

We investigate the properties of thin films synthesized using various Vapor Deposition and Sputtering techniques.

Mirror-reflected Valence Electron Energy Loss Spectrum line scan obtained across an AlInN multilayer grown on sapphire

Electron Microscopy of Materials unit

Our research focuses on the application and development of advanced electron microscopy techniques to study the structure and chemistry of materials at the highest attainable spatial resolution.

Doctoral education

Fysikhuset, Campus Valla, Link枚ping University.

Doctoral studies in Materials Science

Doctoral studies in Materials Science, with a particular link to condensed matter physics and nanotechnology, are focused on experimental activities on materials, including computations and modelling of these materials.

Contact

Division head and administration

Heads of units

Staff

Susmita Chowdhury

Sanath Kumar Honnali

Sagar Bhaurao Jathar

Fundamental science of thin films, Grzegorz Grzeczynski is head of unit

Babak Bakhit

Grzegorz Greczynski

Professor, Head of Unit

Visiting address

Campus Valla, Building F

Mail address

Linköping University
IFM
581 83 Linköping

Publications

2025

Marcus Lorentzon, Davide Sangiovanni, Naoki Takata, Tianqi Zhu, Rainer Hahn, Justinas Palisaitis, Lars Hultman, Jens Birch, Naureen Ghafoor (2025) Communications Materials, Vol. 6, Article 46 (Article in journal)

Anton Zubayer, Fredrik Eriksson, Martin Falk, Marcus Lorentzon, Justinas Palisaitis, Christine Klauser, Gyula Nagy, Philipp M. Wolf, Eduardo Pitthan, Radek Holenak, Daniel Primetzhofer, Gavin B. G. Stenning, Artur Glavic, Jochen Stahn, Samira Dorri, Per Eklund, Jens Birch, Naureen Ghafoor (2025) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (Article in journal)

Yu-Ru Li, Anoop Kumar Singh, Yu-Cheng Kao, Dong-Sing Wuu, Ching-Lien Hsiao, Kenneth Järrendahl, Ray-Hua Horng (2025) Applied Surface Science Advances, Vol. 27, Article 100744 (Article in journal)

Susmita Chowdhury, Hector Guerra Yanez, Sanath Kumar Honnali, Grzegorz Greczynski, Per O A Persson, Arnaud Le Febvrier, Martin Magnuson, Per Eklund (2025) Applied Materials Today, Vol. 44, Article 102730 (Article in journal)

Shun Kashiwaya, Yuchen Shi, Johanna Rosén, Lars Hultman (2025) 2D Materials, Vol. 12, Article 033001 (Article in journal)

Vladyslav Rogoz, Bartosz Wicher, Xiao Li, Justinas Palisaitis, Daniel Primetzhofer, Lars Hultman, Grzegorz Greczynski (2025) Acta Materialia, Vol. 289, Article 120916 (Article in journal)

Yuchen Shi, Shun Kashiwaya, Jun Lu, Martin Dahlqvist, Davide Giuseppe Sangiovanni, Vladyslav Rogoz, Martin Magnuson, Grzegorz Greczynski, Mike Andersson, Johanna Rosén, Lars Hultman (2025) Science Advances, Vol. 11 (Article in journal)

Katrin Pingen, Niklas Wolff, Alexander M. Hinz, Per Sandström, Susanne Beuer, Lorenz Kienle, Vanya Darakchieva, Lars Hultman, Jens Birch, Ching-Lien Hsiao (2025) Applied Surface Science Advances, Vol. 26, Article 100722 (Article in journal)

Arun Haridas Choolakkal, Pamburayi Mpofu, Pentti Niiranen, Jens Birch, Henrik Pedersen (2025) The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 16, p. 2369-2372 (Article in journal)

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) Materials Today Advances, Vol. 25, Article 100568 (Article in journal)

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