Advanced Research on Electron Emission and Its Application to Surface Chemical Technology
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2026) | Viewed by 623
Editor
Interests: nanotechnology; materials; thin-film surfaces and interfaces
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Dear Colleagues,
The surface and interface properties of products play a crucial role in many surface phenomena, such as coatings, corrosion, photocatalysis, tribology, the inactivation of viruses and bacteria, sensors, triboelectrification, and further health effects called earthing. Therefore, extensive attention has been paid to the behavior of electrons on processed solid surfaces. This Special Issue highlights the important impact of electrons on the surfaces and interfaces of materials, and focuses on the relationship between electron emissions and the chemical properties of surface and environmental materials, the methods used to measure and analyze electron emissions, and surface treatment methods. For example, (a) the ability of surfaces to emit electrons is strongly influenced by the chemical properties of the materials, such as acid–base interactions and oxidation–reduction; (b) thermal and optical methods have been established to measure and analyze the process of electron emission from surfaces and to obtain characteristics such as the activation energy of the electron emission process; and (c) solid surfaces are processed by various types of treatments such as mechanical treatment and plasma treatment. The method of electron emission can be used to estimate whether the surfaces have been reproducibly processed.
Prof. Dr. Momose Yoshihiro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrons
- metals
- metal oxides
- polymers
- oxygen
- water
- adsorption
- tribology
- friction
- activation energy
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