Innovative Materials, Thin Films and Coatings for Advanced Energy and Hydrogen Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spectrally selective coatings; thin film deposition and characterization; optical, morphological, and structural analysis of materials; functional material and coatings for energy applications; hydrogen permeation membranes and related thin films
Interests: deposition; processing and testing of organic and polymeric materials thin films; encapsulation; optical; electrical ageing; stability characterization organic optoelectronic devices
Interests: functional materials for electronic and optoelectronic devices; organic and flexible optoelectronic devices (OLEDs) conductive polymers and transparent electrodes; printed electronics and advanced manufacturing techniques; thin films and printing-based fabrication processes for sustainable applications
Interests: design and fabrication of functional thin films and coatings; optical, morphological, and structural analysis of thin films and coatings; modeling of functional materials and coatings for advanced energy and hydrogen applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in materials science and surface engineering are enabling the development of high-performance thin films and functional coatings for a wide range of advanced energy technologies. Thin films and coatings play a crucial role in solar energy conversion, thermal management, hydrogen-related systems, and optoelectronic devices, where tailored optical, electronic, thermal, and structural properties are required to achieve high efficiency and long-term stability. Continuous progress in deposition techniques, material design, and multiscale characterization methods has significantly expanded the potential of innovative materials for next-generation energy applications.
This Special Issue aims to collate high-quality original research articles, reviews, and short communications focused on the design, fabrication, characterization, and modelling of advanced materials, thin films, and coatings for energy and hydrogen applications. Topics of interest include materials and coatings for solar and thermal systems, concentrated solar power technologies, thin films for hydrogen production, separation, and permeation, as well as materials for optoelectronic and energy-conversion devices. Contributions addressing novel processing approaches, nanostructured and multilayer architectures, optical, morphological, and structural characterization, durability, and structure–property–performance relationships are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Claudia Diletto
Dr. Maria Grazia Maglione
Dr. Salvatore Aprano
Guest Editor
Dr. Maria Rosa Fiorillo
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- thin films and coatings
- functional materials for energy applications
- solar and thermal coatings
- hydrogen-related materials
- optical and structural characterization
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