How to Use atomic layer deposition in a Sentence

atomic layer deposition

noun
  • The process the team worked with, called atomic layer deposition, had been around for decades.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Use cases include techniques such as chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition and physical vapor deposition.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Longi team applied a first tin oxide (SnOx) buffer layer to protect the perovskite and transport layers during the transparent conducting oxide sputtering process, performed via atomic layer deposition (ALD).
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Oxygen-trapping nanoscale coating The scientists deposited a zirconium sulfide coating just two nanometers thick onto prefabricated NMC811 cathodes using atomic layer deposition.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The full production process included wet chemical cleaning, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), phosphorus diffusion, atomic layer deposition (ALD), laser patterning, physical vapor deposition (PVD), isolation, and screen printing.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026

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