TY - CHAP AU - Spyros Gallis AU - Vasileios Nikas AU - Alain E. Kaloyeros ED - Nikolay N. Nikitenkov Y1 - 2017-03-08 PY - 2017 T1 - Silicon Oxycarbide Thin films and Nanostructures: Synthesis, Properties and Applications N2 - Development of the thin film and coating technologies (TFCT) made possible the technological revolution in electronics and through it the revolution in IT and communications in the end of the twentieth century. Now, TFCT penetrated in many sectors of human life and industry: biology and medicine; nuclear, fusion, and hydrogen energy; protection against corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement; jet engine; space materials science; and many others. Currently, TFCT along with nanotechnologies is the most promising for the development of almost all industries. The 20 chapters of this book present the achievements of thin-film technology in many areas mentioned above but more than any other in medicine and biology and energy saving and energy efficiency. BT - Modern Technologies for Creating the Thin-film Systems and Coatings SP - Ch. 14 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/66992 DO - 10.5772/66992 SN - 978-953-51-3004-8 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -