Film

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004420",
  "term": "Film",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Condensed matter that is restricted in one dimension, so its thickness is small compared with its lateral size, as in a soap lamella, a coating on a substrate, or a liquid layer between two interfaces. Its boundaries are two interfaces, at least one of which may be a fluid phase. No universal thickness separates thin from thick films, and the cutoff is set by convention within each field.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1667. 'Thin films including layers: terminology in relation to their preparation and characterization (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1671 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466081667)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/film/"
}