Thin Films Courses and Certifications

Optical and X-Ray Characterization

38 ratings at Coursera

Characterize semiconductor thin films with reflectance spectroscopy, ellipsometry, photoluminescence, and electron microprobe X-ray analysis, then identify elements in a 40 nm MOSFET.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Thin Film Technology

1 rating

Explores deposition, epitaxial growth, characterization, and nanofabrication methods for integrating thin films into electronic, optoelectronic, energy, and emerging quantum devices.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Deposition of Langmuir Blodgett (LB) Films - Adsorption from Solution

Explore the LB deposition system, including monolayer types, surfactant spreading, and applications, along with adsorption from solution.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Demonstration of Double Barrier Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition Technique

Explore the double barrier LB deposition technique, including surface pressure isotherms and colloidal particles at air-water interfaces.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Duke;  North Carolina State University;  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Nanotechnology: A Maker’s Course

3149 ratings at Coursera

Learn to fabricate and image at the nanoscale: scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray and optical characterization, vacuum and vapor deposition, lithography, and etching.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Microfabrication Fundamental Processes

Learn the core microfabrication process steps: physical and chemical thin-film deposition, lithography patterning, and etching, plus the material properties that drive fabrication choices.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells

123 ratings at Coursera

Study silicon thin film solar cells: disordered versus crystalline semiconductor band structure and doping, silane plasma deposition of hydrogenated amorphous silicon, multijunctions and heterojunctions.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Recent Advances in Freeform Electronics

116 ratings at Coursera

Explore freeform electronics: p-n junction and MOSFET fundamentals, stretchable devices, transparent electrodes from nanofibers, carbon-nanomaterial sensors, E-jet printed circuits, and reliability of deformable devices.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Semiconductor Process 1

50 ratings at Coursera

Learn how chips are made: MOSFET theory, CMOS process integration, cleanroom and RCA cleaning, crystal growth, diffusion, oxidation, ion implantation, and EUV lithography.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Semiconductor Process 2

19 ratings at Coursera

Learn semiconductor fabrication step by step: wet and plasma dry etch, thin film deposition, metallization and CMP, 2.5D/3D packaging, DRAM and 3D transistor processes.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Solar Energy 2

15 ratings at edX

The growth in global PV capacity towards 100 Terawatt by 2050 requires a diverse portfolio of PV technologies. Apply the solar design rules to PV technologies and analyze them using metrics related to

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Solar Energy: Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies

10 ratings at edX

Explore the main PV technologies in the current market, to gain in-depth knowledge on the design and processing methods of solar cells.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 10-11 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Micro and Nanofabrication (MEMS)

7 ratings at edX

Learn the fundamentals of microfabrication and nanofabrication by using the most effective techniques in a cleanroom environment.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IISc Bangalore;  NPTEL

Fundamentals of Micro and Nanofabrication

Explore top-down micro- and nanodevice fabrication through the unit processes used to build devices, from substrates and doping to lithography, etching, and packaging.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Advanced Materials and Processes

Metastable and functional alloys — bulk metallic glasses, shape memory alloys, superalloys, nanomaterials — studied alongside the non-equilibrium processes that create them.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course