Thin film metallic glasses: Properties, applications and future

In this article, we provide a perspective overview of the iconic properties, recent application-oriented research, and future commercialization opportunities of thin film metallic glasses (TFMGs). A brief review on the preparation and fundamental properties of TFMGs will be given first. TFMGs possess attractive properties such as corrosion resistance, extremely low roughness, and antibacterial characteristics, which give rise to various applications in biomedical devices, sensors, and tribology. Therefore, a number of our representative works will be reviewed to showcase the benefits of TFMGs over traditional materials and processing in these applications. In addition, new perspectives in the research and development of TFMGs and opportunities for commercialization will also be highlighted.In this article, we provide a perspective overview of the iconic properties, recent application-oriented research, and future commercialization opportunities of thin film metallic glasses (TFMGs). A brief review on the preparation and fundamental properties of TFMGs will be given first. TFMGs possess attractive properties such as corrosion resistance, extremely low roughness, and antibacterial characteristics, which give rise to various applications in biomedical devices, sensors, and tribology. Therefore, a number of our representative works will be reviewed to showcase the benefits of TFMGs over traditional materials and processing in these applications. In addition, new perspectives in the research and development of TFMGs and opportunities for commercialization will also be highlighted.