The phrase "a thin surface of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a layer or coating that is not thick, often in contexts related to materials, textures, or coatings.
Example: "The artist applied a thin surface of paint to create a delicate effect on the canvas."
Alternatives: "a light layer of" or "a fine coating of".
A possible solution to enhance the long-term biocompatibility properties of the implants is the application of a thin surface layer of a biocompatible and inert material.
In this process a mixture of precursor material is pre-placed on the substrate and then laser melted, resulting in the formation of a thin surface layer of alloy on the underlying material.
It consists of a thin surface shell of laterally varying conductance and a layered model, which contains different conductivity anomalies, underneath.
During the heat treatment of magnesium substrates with coating the remelting of coating and a thin surface layer of substrate occurs.
Reasons for differences in bleeding tendency have been postulated to be related to the extent of microerosion and a thin surface epithelium of lesions in relation to their surface area (Uno and Munakata, 1995), the location and overall size of the lesions (Foutch et al, 1988) and, the degree of invasion through the submucosa of malignant cells (Hirano et al, 1996).
For many years, it was known that the vessels of arctic expeditions often became almost trapped, making headway only with difficulty in what was called dead water, a phenomenon now recognized as internal waves along the boundary between a thin surface layer of relatively fresh water (a characteristic of polar seas) and the underlying saltier water.
Again, supercooling of this magnitude is not observed in most naturally occurring waters, although some researchers argue that a thin surface layer of water may achieve such supercooling under high rates of heat loss.
They're ready when they've developed a thin surface covering of white ash, and then you bank them up to the edges of your kettle.
This process could produce a thin surface layer of less than 0.5 mm with low energy input.
It was shown that over the potential range −500 to approximately +50 mV a thin surface layer of UIV/UV oxide (UO2+x) formed.
