Invited lectures

2015
P.B. Barna
Historical Perspective: 60 Years Thin Film Research int he 3rd Golden Age, (Bunshah Award Honorary Lecture)
International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, 42th ICMCTF, San Diego, 2015

Á. Barna, P. B. Barna, Gy. Radnóczi
50 Years Anniversary of Starting the IN SITU UHV TEM Studies of Tin Film Grows in Budapest
12th Multinational Congress on Microscopy, 12th MCM, Eger, 2015

2012
P.B. Barna, F. Misják, D. Biro and Gy. Radnoczi
Substructure and texture evolution in TiAlN and Titaniumoxynitride coatings
IUVSTA Workshop on High temperature amorphous and nanostructured ceramic coatings, Daresbury Laboratory, 2012

2010
P.B. Barna
Synthesized View of Nucleation and Growth of Elemental and Multi-Component Thin Films (IUVSTA Sience Prize Plenary Lecture)
18th International Vacuum Congress, IVC-18, Beijing, 2010

P.B. Barna
Nucleation and growth phenomena of polycrystalline thin films, A synthesized view
Novel Aspects of Surfaces and Materials, NASM3, Manchester, 2010

2008
P.B. Barna
Nucleation and growth of phases during the self organizing structure evolution of multicomponent polycrystalline thin films
1st International Conference on Functional Nanocoatings, Budapest, 2008

P.B. Barna Formation of phases in co-deposited multi-component polycrystalline thin films 8th Symposium of European Vacuum Coaters, Anzio, 2008

2007
P.B. Barna
Selection of the pathway of structure evolution for engineering various nano-composite structures in thin films
2nd International Conference on Surface, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials, Algarve, 2007

P.B. Barna
Operation principles of trace elements in structure evolution of thin films as deduced from experimental results
48th IUVSTA Workshop on Influence of Trace Elements on the Nucleation and Growth of Thin Films, Budapest, 2006

2005
P.B. Barna
History of Thin Films Growth, Techniques, Characterization
Autumn School 2005 on Advanced Materials Science and Electron Microscopy, Berlin, 2005

P.B. Barna, D. Biró, A. Kovács
Fundamentals for the engineering of nanocomposite thin film structures by inhibitor additives
International Conference on HIPIMS, Sheffield, 2005

2004
P.B. Barna
Aspects of the Structure Evolution in Multicomponent Polycrystalline Thin Films
International Symposium on Reactive Sputtering Processes and Related Phenomena, Ghent, 2004

2002
P. B. Barna
Structure evolution in multiphase nanocrystalline thin films
IUVSTA Workshop on „Mechanisms of formation and application of plasmadeposited hard
nanostructured coatings” Plzen, 2002

P. B. Barna
Synthetized view of the structure evolution in polycrystalline composite (nanocomposite) thin films.
12th International Conference, (Short course), Bratislava, 2002

P. B. Barna
Phase formation in polycrystaléline multicomponent surface coatings
5th Symposiuim of European Vacuum Coaters, Anzio, 2002.

2001
P. B. Barna
Theoretical view of the structure evolution of multicomponent polycrystalline (nanocrystalline) thin films
IVC-15, AVS-48, San Francisco, 2001 (the lecture has not been given because of health problems)

2000
P. B. Barna, M. Adamik
Tailoring of polycrystalline composite thin film strucrtures for surface coatings
Mikkeli International Industrial Coating Seminar, Mikkeli, Finnland, 2000

P. B. Barna
Sample preparation for TEM and X-TEM for characterization of coatings
Mikkeli International Industrial Coating Seminar, Mikkeli, Finnland, 2000

P.B.Barna and M.Adamik,
Fundamental structure forming phenomena in the growth of surface coatings with polycrystalline-nanocrystalline composite structures - a comprehensive description of structure evolution,
4th Symposium Of European Vacuum Coaters, Anzio, Italy, 2000.

P. B. Barna, M. Adamik,
Formation of the habit and defect structure in the crystals of polycrystalline thin films: the effects of active additives and impurities,
Romanian Conference on Advanced materials - ROCAM2000, Bukarest, 2000.

1999
M.Adamik and P.B.Barna,
Texture formation in polycrystalline thin films,
E-MRS'99 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, 1999

P. B. Barna:
Analysis of the effects of materials structure of thin film systems on the kinetics of solid phase reactions,
International Conference on Diffusion and Reactions, Zakopane, 1999.

1998
P.B.Barna, M.Adamik, J.L.Lábár:
Formation mechanism of nanocrystalline composite structures in codeposited thin films
Special Symposium on Advanced Materials, “High Tech Materials - 1998 - Spring” Nagoya, Japan

I.Tomov, M.Adamik, P.B.Barna, V.Yamakov
X-ray diffraction characterization of vacuum and electroless deposited films. I. Texture and secondary extinction of vacuum deposited Ag films
Elektrochemische und physikalische Oberflächenbeschichtung, Workshop, Freiberg, 1-3. April 1998.

1997
Barna B.P., Adamik M
Modification of polycrystalline film structures by additives
7th Joint Vacuum Conference of Hungary, Austria, Croatia and Slovenia, Debrecen, Hungary

P.B.Barna, M.Adamik
Tailoring the Grain Size, Morphology and Texture of Polycristalline Thin Films by Codepositing Active Additivies,
Romanian Conference on Advanced Materials, Bucharest, 1997.

1996
P.B.Barna, M.Adamik:
Formation and characterisation of the structure of surface coatings
NATO HTECH.ARW 950730, Protective Coatings an d Thin Films: Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications, 1996, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal

P.B.Barna, Y.Pauleau
Conclusions of the NATO-ARW and directions for future research and development on protective coatings.
NATO Advenced Research Workshop on Protective Coatings an d Thin Films: Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications, 1996, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal

P.B.Barna:
Microstructure evolution in thick polycrystalline films I-II-III-IV
2nd Workshop on Science and Technology of Thin Films,. Trieste, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, 1996

P.B.Barna, M.Adamik
Fundamental structure forming phenomena of polycrystalline films and the structure zone models
10th International Conference on Thin Films, 5th European Vacuum Conference, Salamanca, 1996

P.B.Barna
Tailoring of microcrystalline and nanocrystalline structures in thin films by utilizing the process induced segregation and phase formation of codepositing active addities
International Workshop on advanced Technologies of Multicoponent Solid Films and Structures and their Application in Photonics, Ushgorod, Ukraine, 1996 okt.

A.Dévényi, R.Manaila, A.Belu-Manaila, T.Stoica, M.Manciu, E.M.Popescu, P.B.Barna, J.Lábár, G.Sáfrán
Thin films of Au-C60 alloys, Structure and physical properties
International Workshop on advanced Technologies of Multicoponent Solid Films and Structures and their Application in Photonics, Ushgorod, Ukraine, 1996

1995
P.B.Barna
Growth processes of QC phases in thin films
Quasicrystals, International School, Balatonfüred, 1995

P.B.Barna, Á.Csanády, Zs.Radi, F.Raschewski, K.Urban, G.Zsigmond
Grain Boundary Effects in Solid State Reactions and Reactive Diffusion
ICQ5 Avignon, 1995

1994
P.B.Barna
Polycrystal film formation I-II-III
Int.Workshop on Science and Technology of Thin Films, Trieste, 1994

P.B.Barna
Structure evolution of polycrystalline thin films
Int. Workshop on Advanced Technologies of Multicomponent Solid Films and Structures, Uzhgorod-Dubrinichi, Ukraine, 1994

P.B.Barna
The structure zone model of polycrystalline thin films
45th Symp. on Metallurgy and Metallic Materials, 2nd Symp. of Materials, 14th Slovenian Vacuum Symp., Portoroz, 1994

1993
Á.Csanády, P.B.Barna
Thin film aluminium-metal interactions
Multinational Congress on Electron Microscopy, Parma, Italy 1993

P. B. Barna,
Formation of preferred orientation in polycrystalline thin films,
40th National Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Orlando, 1993

P.B.Barna
Quasicrystalline phase formation in thin films
13th General Conference of the CMO-EPS, Regensburg, 1993

P.B.Barna:
Controlling the crystal growth in thin films by codeposition of additives and elementary processes of solid phase reactions developing the quasicrystalline structure
7th Czecho-Slovak Conference on Thin Films, Liptovszky Mikulás, Slovakia, 14-18,June 1993

1992
P.B.Barna:
Coalescence and preferred orientation in polycrystalline thin films
IUVSTA Workshop on Thin Films, Balatonaliga, Hungary,1992

P.B.Barna
Crystal growth and recrystallization during structure evolution of thin films
International Summer School on Diagnostics and Application of Thin Films, Chlum u Trebone, Czechoslovakia, 1992,

1991
A. Csanády, P.B. Barna, K. Urban, U. Timmer:
Formation and stability of AlMn QC thin films prepared by HTSD
International Conference on Polytypes, Modulated Structures and Quasicrystals, Balatonszéplak, Hungary, 1991

1990
P.B.Barna, Á.Csanády, G.Radnóczi, K.Urban, V.Timmer
Quasicrystalline phase formation in thin films
17th Int.Conf. on Metallurgical Coatings (ICMC-17) and 8th Int.Conf.on Thin Films (ICTF-8), San Diego, 1990

P.B.Barna, Á.Csanády, K.Urban, V.Timmer, A.Sulyok
Development of a homogeneous quasicrystalline layer during high temperature vapour deposition
6. Tagung für Festkörperanalytic, Chemnitz, 1990,

P.B.Barna:
Einfluß von Additiven auf die Bildungsmorphologie und Structur dünner Schichten
10. Tagung “Hochvakuum, Grenzflächen/Dünne Schichten”, Dresden, 1990,

1989
Á.Barna, P.B.Barna
Model considerations of ion beam thinning for preparing TEM samples
III. Balkan Congress on Electron Microscopy, Athens, 1989

P.B.Barna, L.Malicskó:
Orientation relationship of decorating particles on alkali halides
28th Spring School – Electron Microscopy of Small Particles, Halle, 1987

1987
P.B..Barna:
Morphological development of films: Processes related to the impurity incorporation
7th Int.Conf. on Thin Films, New Delhi, 1987

1986
G. Radnóczi, P.B. Barna:
Grain boundaries in thin metallic films
9th Seminar on Surface Physics, Balatonfüred, Hungary (1986)

P.B. Barna. Á. Barna, G. Radnóczi:
Some Aspects of Tayloring Thin Films
10th Jugoslovenski Vakuumski Kongr. Beograd (1986)

1985
P.B. Barna, Á. Barna, G. Radnóczi:
Preparation of well characterized structures in thin films
6th Int. Symp. High-Purity Materials in Science and Technology, Dresden 1985.

P.B.Barna:
Film nucleation and growth; studies in polycrystalline films by UHV in-situ transmission electron microscopy
Int.Conf. on Metallurgical Coatings (AVS), Los Angeles, 1985

P.B. Barna, Z. Bodó, G. Gergely, J. Ádám:
Spectral ellipsometric TEM and electron spectroscopic investigations on oxidized Al thin films
7th Czechoslovak Conf. on Electronics and Vacuum Physics, Bratislawa, 1985

1984
P.B. Barna:
Adsorption phenomena in thin film growth
6th Int. Conf. on Thin Films, Stockholm, 1984.

1983
P.B. Barna:
Impurity effects in the structural development of vacuum deposited thin films
9th Int. Vac. Congr., Madrid (1983)

1980
P.B. Barna:
Crystal growth in the first stages of thin film formation
4th Int. Specialists School on Crystal Growth, Suzdal, USSR (1980)

F.M. Reicha, P.B. Barna:
Growth hillocks and whiskers in as deposited Al films
Int. Summer School of Thin Films, Fonyód, Hungary, (1980)

P.B. Barna:
Bildungsmechanismen und Struktur Amorpher Dünner Schichten
2. Tagung für Festkörperphysik, Rostock, 1980,

1978
Á.Barna, P.B.Barna, G.Radnóczi, F.M.Reicha, L.Tóth:
Formation of aluminium thin films in the presence of oxygen and nickel
4th International Thin Film Conference, Loughborough, (1978)

1977
A.Barna, P.B.Barna, G.Radnóczi, H.Sugawara, P.Thomas:
Computer simulation of the post-nucleation growth of thin amorphous germanium films
IXth Int. Conf. on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, Edinborough, (1977)

1976
Á.Barna, P.B.Barna, G.Radnóczi, H.Sugawara, P.Thomas:
Some remarks on the structure and formation of thin amorphous films
Conference on Structure and Excitations of Amorphous Solids, New York, (1976).

Á. Barna, P.B. Barna, G. Radnóczi:
On the role of grains in the formation of thin films
6th Czechoslovak Conf. on Electronics and Vacuum Physics, Bratislava (1976)

1975
Á.Barna, P.B.Barna, J.F.Pócza, I.Pozsgai, G.Radnóczi:
Simultaneous investigation of the crystal structure and electrical properties of annealed a-Ge films by UHV "in-situ" electron microscopy
Symp. on Processes of Synthesis and Growing of Crystals and Films of Semiconductor Materials, Novosibirsk (1975)

J.F.Pócza, Á.Barna, PB.Barna:
Some remarks on the growth phenomena of thin films
3rd Int.Conf. on Thin Films, Basic Problems, Applications and Trends, Budapest, (1975)

PB.Barna, J.F.Pócza, Á.Barna:
Growth conditions influencing the structure of thin films
2nd National Symposium “Physics of Thin Films”, Szczyrk, 1975.

PB.Barna:
Einige Bemerkungen über die Strukturerscheinungen in dünnen Metallschichten
XX.Int.Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium, Ilmenau, 1975

1974
J.F.Pócza, Á.Barna, P.B.Barna, I.Pozsgai, G.Radnóczi:
In-situ electron microscopy of thin film growth
Sixth International Vacuum Congress, Kyoto (1974)

P.B.Barna:
On the structure of amorphous semiconducting thin films
Conf.on Amorphous Semiconductors’74, Reinhardsbrunn (1974)

1973
Á.Barna, P.B.Barna, J.F.Pócza, I.Pozsgai, G.Radnóczi:
Electron microscopic study of the ordering and crystallization processes in amorphous materials
9th All-Soviet Conf. on Electron Microscopy, Tbiliszi, (1973)

A. Banovec, Á. Barna, P.B. Barna, I. Pozsgai:
Mass spectrometric analysis of Ge vapour and of gases trapped in Ge films
6. Vakuumski Kongres, Postojna, Jugoslavija, (1973)

J.F.Pócza, P.B.Barna:
Forming processes: nucleation and growth of thin films
1st National Symposium “Physics of Thin Films”, Szczyrk, Poland, 1973.

1972
Á. Barna, P.B. Barna, J.F. Pócza:
Growth of crystallites in amorphous Ge thin films
V. Vacuum Congr. Portoroz, Jugoslavia 1971.

Á.Barna, P.B.Barna, J.F.Pócza, I.Pozsgai, G.Radnóczi:
Simultaneous investigation on the crystal structure and electrical properties of annealed a-Ge films by UHV “in-situ” electron microscopy
Int.Conf. on Thin Films, Application of Films, Venice, 1972

1967
Á.Barna, P.B.Barna, J.F.Pócza:
The investigation of the growth-process of thin films by electron microscope
Czechoslovak Summer School on Thin Films, Ledec, 1967

J.F.Pócza, Á.Barna, P.B.Barna:
Problems of electron microscopic investigations in UHV
Seminar on UHV Sci.Techn. and Appl., Esztergom, 1967.

1966
Á.Barna, P.B.Barna, J.F.Pócza:
Process of "liquid-like behaviour" of crystallites in vacuum deposited thin films
VII.Int.Congr. on Crystal Growth, Moscow, 1966.

1965
E.F.Pócza, Á.Barna, P.B.Barna:
Investigation of growth mechanism of vacuum deposited indium layers by statistical methods
International Colloqium on Thin Films, Budapest (1965)