Surfaces, Volume 8, Issue 4

Mild steel readily corrodes in acidic environments, and most industrial corrosion inhibitors are synthetic, often toxic, and environmentally harmful. In this study, electrocatalytically active Cd–Cs mixed oxide nanocomposites were synthesized v...

The interaction between clay minerals and electrolyte solutions critically affects waterflooding efficiency in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). This study systematically investigated the adsorption and thermodynamic properties of montmorillonite, illite,...

Electron transport measurements on Co/TiN multilayers are employed to explore the effect of TiN layers on Co resistivity. For this, 50 nm thick multilayer stacks containing N = 1–10 individual Co layers that are separated by 1 nm thick TiN laye...

This study investigates the optimization of sol–silicate façade coatings modified with colloidal silica and a silane-based hydrophobizing additive to enhance hydrophobicity while maintaining a high water-vapor transmission rate (V). The...

In recent years, porous carbon-based materials have demonstrated their potential as electrode materials, particularly as supercapacitors for energy storage. The specific capacitance of a carbon-based material is strongly influenced by its porosity. H...

It is recognized that the ionization state of amphipathic molecules can affect the curvature and arrangement of the supramolecular structure of which they are a part due to changes in their shape and interactions with neighboring molecules. The pKa i...

This study deals with diamond films grown via the microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique (MWPECVD) on molybdenum (Mo) substrates of different roughness. This work is motivated by the necessity of overcoming the poor adhesion of...

Hexaconazole, a triazole-class fungicide, demonstrates broad-spectrum protective and therapeutic activity against fungal pathogens, particularly those from Basidiomycota and Ascomycota, such as brown spot and powdery mildew. Despite its efficacy in c...

This study explores how post-deposition thermal annealing alters the structural, morphological, and electronic properties of Sn–Te–O thin films grown by radio-frequency magnetron co-sputtering. Thin films were annealed at temperatures ran...

Polymeric materials are increasingly used as thin films or coatings with end-use dimensions approaching those of individual polymer molecules [...]