Exploring Corrosion Surfaces: A Microscopic Analysis of the Substrate and Coating Layers
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 73
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials electrochemistry; microscopy; characterization; corrosion; coatings
Interests: corrosion; coating; mechanical properties; metals; materials; material characterization; advanced materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development and application of anticorrosive coatings is a fundamental strategy for extending the service life of structural materials, promoting sustainable processes, and reducing safety risks associated with corrosion failures, which in some cases can have catastrophic consequences. In this context, this Special Issue invites the scientific community to contribute original works and reviews on advanced coating characterization using microscopy and electrochemical techniques, focusing on the coating–substrate interaction under various environmental conditions.
Contributions related to the following topics, among others, are welcome:
- Coating design and evaluation: Metallic, organic, ceramic, conversion, and hybrid coatings.
- Sustainable processes: Development of green technologies for the synthesis and application of functional coatings.
- Electrochemical corrosion: Degradation studies using advanced electrochemical techniques, such as EIS, Tafel, and cyclic voltammetry, among others.
- Mechanical properties: Evaluation of wear resistance, hardness, adhesion, and tribological behavior of coatings.
- Multi-technique characterization: Use of optical microscopy, confocal microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and other complementary techniques for the analysis of microstructure, morphology, and chemical composition.
We look forward to receiving your contributions!
Prof. Dr. Maria Lara-Banda
Prof. Dr. José A. Cabral-Miramontes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- films
- corrosion
- microscopy
- electrochemical
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