| AVS 66th International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Applied Surface Science Division | Thursday Sessions |
| Session AS-ThA |
| Session: | Role of Surfaces and Interfaces in Energy Material and Industrial Problems |
| Presenter: | Albert Fahey, Corning Inc. |
| Authors: | A.J. Fahey, Corning Inc. D. Baker, Corning Inc. T. Dimond, Corning Inc. |
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Glass has become the all-important interface between human users and information and communications in our daily lives. People not only want to look at bright, high-definition information-displays but also want to interact with and touch the displays. This has placed new requirements on the performance and durability of the surfaces we interact with.
Just below the outer boundaries of glass, the composition makes a transition from the surface that we interact with, defining the spatial limits of the solid, to the “bulk”-material that exhibits most of the macroscopic properties we experience that allow us to use it as building materials to construct displays, hand-held devices, smart-watches, etc.
The composition of the near-surface region, from a few nanometers to several micrometers generally governs the appearance and durability of these surfaces. It also is a critical component in the adhesion of thin films deposited to improve scratch resistance, cleanability, and optical performance.
We will review some compositional profiles of glass, thin films and other materials to understand how some of these surfaces appear, compositionally, and how this can inform us of chemistries and mechanical properties. I will review Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) depth-profile data and its combination with data acquired by other methods that give us a more complete understanding of the optical surfaces we interact with.