Electrodeposited Nanostructures and Their Applications

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of the Applied Sciences Journal on the topic of “Electrodeposited Nanostructures and Their Applications”, focused on the recent advances in the field of electrodeposited nanomaterials and devices, including fabrication, characterization, theoretical studies, and nanostructure applications.

Nanostructured materials ranging from thin films to one-dimensional materials are central to nanotechnology. Therefore, it is crucial to find more precise, scalable, and cost-effective fabrication methods. Electrochemical approaches have shown great potential for the discovery and development of novel nanostructured materials. A wide variety of nanostructures and related concepts and applications are emerging issues with respect to nanocrystals, nanocrystalline films, template-based nanostructures, nanocomposite films, multilayers or mesoporous films. Electrodeposited nanostructures offer great potential for various applications due to their novel properties. These include improved ductility, strength, corrosion, diffusivity, specific heat, coefficient of thermal expansion, electrical resistivity, and soft magnetic properties as well as reduced density, elastic modulus, and thermal conductivity. However, a full understanding of the fabrication parameters, stability, and physicochemical properties of these nanostructured materials is still an open issue.

Prof. Dr. Célia Tavares de Sousa
Prof. Dr. David Navas
Guest Editors

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