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A new guest post in the ALD History Blog: Learning from the Greats, by Dr. Thomas E. (Tom) Seidel. Mentioned in the post are e.g. Aldrin, Bardeen, Cooper, Moore, Noyce, Pearson, Perkenson, Shatner, Shockley, #Suntola, Teller.

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#ALDep #APHA #ALDHistory
Guest post by Seidel: Learning from the Greats
VPHA and beyond: blog about the history of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and related science. Updates lists of e.g. ALD conferences and reviews.
aldhistory.blogspot.com
September 6, 2026 at 7:40 AM
ctfm-lab.bsky.social
Kimia submitted her #Master #thesis to @fau.de's program in Advanced #Materials & #Processes (@cbi-fau.bsky.social @matscifau.bsky.social)! Her presentation to the CTFM team highlighted her successes applying #ALDep to opto-electronic devices at #IMEC.

Congratulations!

#ChemSky #MaterialsSky
Kimia Hashemizadeh submitting her Master's thesis to Prof. Julien Bachmann of FAU CTFM.
July 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
rlpuu.bsky.social
[Another question is, could a curated gallery page be good for #ALDep (atomi layer deposition)? There are so many images in that category that one gets a bit lost in them. I can find the ones I need as I many are from me, but it has occurred to me that a more curated set of picks could be useful,]
July 20, 2026 at 4:48 AM
rlpuu.bsky.social
New post in ALD History Blog: The #VPHA #ALDep history website is to retire.

I set the website up - what, 13 years ago? It has served its purpose, time to let go. For any contents anyone would like to save, good to go & download in the near future.

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VPHA website really to retire in Aug 2026
VPHA and beyond: blog about the history of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and related science. Updates lists of e.g. ALD conferences and reviews.
aldhistory.blogspot.com
July 19, 2026 at 11:55 AM
rlpuu.bsky.social
New #ALDep growth mode image in Wikimedia Commons, showing particle growth.

Created for an article & to be used in a presentation I will (send to organizers today and) give tomorrow at www.chinaeuropesac.org/programme/. Co-authored with @jrvo.bsky.social.

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Schematic illustration of possible growth modes in atomic layer deposition, including (a) layer-by-layer growth, (b) random deposition, (c-1) island growth and (c-2) particle growth. This image has been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
July 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM
ctfm-lab.bsky.social
New article by Micah in @commsmat.nature.com: the first ever solar cell 3D-printed w/ atomic resolution!

@fau.de collaboration w/ A. Devi @ IFW @tudresden.bsky.social

#3Dprinting #ALDep #solarcells #atomicprocessing #processing #thinfilms
#ChemSky #MaterialsSky

#ChemPrint #CorMic

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Ultrathin Sb2S3 solar cells processed by atomic-layer additive manufacturing
Communications Materials - This paper demonstrates the applicability of atomic-layer additive manufacturing to the additive buildup of the crucial ZnS/Sb2S3/V2O5 semiconductor stack, which...
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July 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
avs-members.bsky.social
#ALDALE2026 has an excellent lineup of Tutorial Speakers: Atsushi Sakurai - Erwin Kessels - Thomas Tillocher - Han-Bo-Ram Lee - Paul Poodt - James Hilfiker for Sunday, June 28. Register at ald2026.avs.org #ALDep #ALEtch
May 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
jvstab.bsky.social
Researchers from Osaka Univ. use atomistic simulations to reveal the double-edged role of ions in plasma #ALDep of silicon nitride: they drive film growth & remove chlorine, but can also bury impurities deeper in the material.

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Atomistic insights into ion irradiation effects in plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of silicon nitride
Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the effects of low-energy N 2 + ion irradiation on nitridation and chlorine (Cl) removal from silic
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May 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
jvstab.bsky.social
Physics-informed active learning out of UIC revolutionizes #ALDep pulse tuning - outperforming data-driven methods in speed, accuracy, & precursor use while learning kinetics & enabling automated optimization.
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Tuning of atomic layer deposition pulse time through physics-informed Bayesian active learning
Atomic Layer Deposition process development is often hindered by time-consuming and precursor-intensive tuning cycles required to identify saturation conditions
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May 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
rlpuu.bsky.social
⬇️⬇️⬇️ New publication! Collaboration with D’Souza, Devi, Kessels, et al.

#ALDep #ALEtch #AaltoCHEM @aalto.fi
April 20, 2026 at 5:33 AM
jvstab.bsky.social
Through a case study in #ALDep & #ALEtch, this article shows that structuring review knowledge as machine-actionable graphs complements language models, improving accuracy, consistency, & reproducibility in scientific querying and analysis.

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Publishing FAIR and machine-actionable reviews in materials science: The case for symbolic knowledge in neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence
Scientific reviews are central to knowledge integration in materials science, yet their key insights remain locked in narrative text and static PDF tables, limi
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April 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
waynestatechem.bsky.social
Joshua Renas, of the Winter Group, gave an insightful 4th year talk on: “Selective Atomic Layer Deposition using Self Assembled Monolayers" at #wsuchemistry this afternoon. #NextStopPhD #AlDep #chemsky
PhD candidate Joshua Renas and advisor Chuck Winter in Schaap Hall
April 16, 2026 at 9:04 PM
jvstab.bsky.social
Wafer-scale integration of 2D semiconductors is almost a reality: Authors from Fraunhofer IMS & IFW Dresden show large-area WS₂ films grown by #ALDep & structured directly w/ conventional lithography, w/o sacrificing material quality or continuity across the wafer.

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Structuring large area WS2 layers grown by atomic layer deposition
The large-scale deposition and integration of 2D materials on 200 mm wafers for emerging microelectronic applications are highly challenging. Throughout the pro
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April 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
rlpuu.bsky.social
New paper out! Platinum #ALDep egg-shell and uniform distribution coatings through millimeter-sized mesoporous alumina particles. Gonsalves et al., collaboration of @aalto.fi with @jrvo.bsky.social group of TU Delft and others. Great to see this out! doi.org/10.1039/D5LF...
From egg-shell to uniform distribution of platinum by atomic layer deposition on mesoporous alumina spheres: experiments and modeling
Uniform material distribution by atomic layer deposition (ALD) inside porous materials is needed in multiple applications, including batteries and catalysis. Attaining this uniformity is not trivial, diffusion within the porous network being one of the main limiting factors. This work used a fluidized bed atmospher
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April 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
avs-members.bsky.social
⚠️ TODAY (April 9) ⚠️ is the FINAL day to contribute your oral or poster abstract to #ALDALE2026. Submit at: ald2026.avs.org #ALDep #ALEtch
April 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
avs-members.bsky.social
The ALD Young Investigator Award sponsored by GO Element will be awarded to up to 3 who give oral presentations at #ALDALE2026 who have received their Ph.D. degree within the past 10 years. Submit your abstract by April 9 and apply at ald2026.avs.org/awards/#Young #ALDep
April 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
avs-members.bsky.social
Reminder: Submit your abstracts #ALDALE2026 by April 9! And be sure to checkout the complete technical program and especially our plenary talks at: ald2026.avs.org
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April 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
avs-members.bsky.social
The #ALDALE2026 schedule 🚀 has launched & there are some 🔥talks – checkout the plenary, invited, innovator, oral, and poster talks + the awards finalists, sponsors, & exhibitors. Want to present it’s not too late - submit by ⏳ April 9. Early registration ends May 1.
ald2026.avs.org #ALDep #ALEtch
March 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
ctfm-lab.bsky.social
Just in time for #pi day -- an anonymous participant of the #ChemPrint winter school came up with a very special #nerd joke: Probably the world's first atomic layer deposition (ALD) #meme!

#ALDep #chemsky #materialssky #surface @fau.de
Atomic layer deposition meme. In the first panel, the ligands say "This is my surface". In the second panel, they are run over by the next ALD cycle.
March 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
waynestatechem.bsky.social
#PhDfinished! Dr. Syeda Tasnia Sameen successfully defended her dissertation: "Designing Volatile Organometallic Complexes in the +3 Oxidation State: From Atomic Layer Deposition to Lanthanide Isotope Enrichment” at #wsuchemistry. Congratulations! #chemistryindetroit #AlDep #ChemSky
Dr. Syeda Tasnia Sameen holding a bouquet of flowers Dr. Syeda Tasnia Sameen and her dissertation committee
March 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
jvstab.bsky.social
The scalable synthesis of size-tunable Ni nanoparticles on carbon black w/ fluidized-bed #ALDep method advances non-noble metal Ni/C catalysts toward device-relevant H electrocatalysis & bridges ALD model systems w/ realistic catalyst architectures.

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Carbon-supported, size-tunable Ni nanoparticles by atomic layer deposition
Uniform nickel nanoparticles (Ni NPs) on carbon black were synthesized by fluidized-bed reactor atomic layer deposition (FBR-ALD). ALD behavior was first establ
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March 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
jvstab.bsky.social
Area-selective #ALDep is enhanced using a physical approach: ion sputter-etching. Authors from @tue.nl show that well-controlled ions suppress unwanted nucleation & strongly improve selectivity without chemical etchants.
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Physical approach to enhance the selectivity of SiO2 area-selective deposition using substrate biasing
Area-selective atomic layer deposition (AS-ALD) can provide a solution to current bottlenecks associated with traditional lithography-based patterning in the do
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March 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
waynestatechem.bsky.social
The Final Public Oral Defense for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Syeda Tasnia Sameen will be held on Friday, March 6th, 1:00 pm, Schaap Hall, Chemistry, Wayne State University. Good Luck! #wsuchemistry #AlDep #PhDdefense #ChemSky
Flier for a PhD defense
February 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
jvstab.bsky.social
Computational investigations of area-selective #ALDep require realistic & suitable chemical models - authors from @unileipzig.bsky.social show the impact of this choice for AS-ALD modelling using SMIs on silica.

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Role of idealized surface representations in computational area-selective atomic layer deposition: Assessing trimethoxypropylsilane blocking performance for Al2O3 deposition with crystalline SiO2
Area-selective atomic layer deposition (AS-ALD) using small molecule inhibitors (SMIs) holds promise for thin-film patterning but suffers from selectivity loss
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February 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
rlpuu.bsky.social
There! Now Web of Science also knows our new review, doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #ALDep on particles.

I like to see the note of associated data at the left - yes this has quite some associated data (open research software), see: zenodo.org/records/1796....
February 11, 2026 at 7:49 AM