We have compiled our top 10 most viewed papers of 2023 in the Section “Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces” of Coatings (ISSN: 2079-6412). These papers have been published with the aim of making significant contributions to our field, and they are free to read and download.

The list of papers is as follows:

“Spectroscopic Analysis of NF3 Plasmas with Oxygen Additive for PECVD Chamber Cleaning”
by Surin An and Sang Jeen Hong
Coatings 2023, 13(1), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010091
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/1/91

“Surface Deformation Recovery by Thermal Annealing of Thermal Plasma Sprayed Shape Memory NiTi Alloys”
by Sneha Samal, Jan Tomáštík, Radim Čtvrtlík, Lukáš Václavek, Orsolya Molnárová and Petr Šittner
Coatings 2023, 13(2), 433; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13020433
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/2/433

“Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment of Magnesium Alloy for Enhanced Coating Adhesion and Corrosion Resistance”
by Gyoung Gug Jang, Jiheon Jun, Sinchul Yeom, Mina Yoon, Yi Feng Su, John Wade, Michael S. Stephens and Jong K. Keum
Coatings 2023, 13(5), 897; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13050897
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/5/897

“Cleaning Effect of Atmospheric-Plasma-Sprayed Y₂O₃ Coating Using Piranha Solution Based on Contamination Particle Measurement”
by Hyuksung Kwon, Minjoong Kim, Jongho So, Seonjeong Maeng, Jae-Soo Shin and Ju-Young Yun
Coatings 2023, 13(3), 653; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13030653
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/3/653

“Characterization and Control of Residual Stress in Plasma-Sprayed Silicon Coatings on SiC/SiC Composites”
by Mengqiu Guo, Yongjing Cui, Changliang Wang, Jian Jiao, Xiaofang Bi and Chunhu Tao
Coatings 2023, 13(4), 674; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13040674
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/4/674

“Low-Temperature H2/D2 Plasma–W Material Interaction and W Dust Production for Fusion-Related Studies”
by Valentina Marascu, Cristian Stancu, Tomy Acsente, Anca Bonciu, Catalin Constantin and Gheorghe Dinescu
Coatings 2023, 13(3), 503; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13030503
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/3/503

“Effect of Magnesium Hydroxide and Aluminum Hydroxide as Thermal Barriers on the Flame-Retardant Behavior of Acrylic-Based Coating”
by Giuseppe Scionti, Elpida Piperopoulos, Mario Atria, Luigi Calabrese and Edoardo Proverbio
Coatings 2023, 13(9), 1517; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13091517
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/9/1517

“Magneto-Plasmonic Nanoparticles Generated by Laser Ablation of Layered Fe/Au and Fe/Au/Fe Composite Films for SERS Application”
by Lina Mikoliunaite, Evaldas Stankevičius, Sonata Adomavičiūtė-Grabusovė, Vita Petrikaitė, Romualdas Trusovas, Martynas Talaikis, Martynas Skapas, Agnė Zdaniauskienė, Algirdas Selskis, Valdas Šablinskas et al.
Coatings 2023, 13(9), 1523; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13091523
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/9/1523

“The Microstructure, Hardness, Phase Transformation and Mechanical Properties of a NiTi Coating Applied to Graphite Substrate via a Plasma Spraying Process”
by Sneha Samal, Jakub Zeman, Jaromír Kopeček and Petr Šittner
Coatings 2023, 13(7), 1174; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13071174
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/7/1174

“TiO₂ Microparticles Incorporation in Coatings Produced by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) on Titanium”
by Federica Ceriani, Luca Casanova, Luca Massimini, Andrea Brenna and Marco Ormellese
Coatings 2023, 13(10), 1718; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13101718
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/10/1718

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