Mist deposition technology as a green route for thin film growth

The advancement of mist deposition technology, which is a safe, simple, cost-effective, and low-energy-consumption non-vacuum thin film fabrication technology, is reviewed from the basic concepts to the most up-to-date achievements. Successful applications to a variety of films have emphasized the advantages of this technology as allowing an open-air continuous process, such as a roll-to-roll process, for the effective fabrication of large-area devices.