DEFECTS;
FILM GROWTH;
OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;
PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;
POLYMERS;
REACTIVE ION ETCHING;
RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY;
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;
SILICA;
SUBSTRATES;
THICK FILMS;
ULTRATHIN FILMS;
X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;