Dear Colleagues,

Recent theoretical and experimental developments in quantum dots (QDs) as 0D materials have tremendous potential applications. QD coating is key to opening a wide variety of new applications. QDs, often described as artificial atoms, exhibit exceptional optical and electrical properties which have distinct advantages over traditional bulk materials. This has led to the growing interest in QD applications in coating.

This Special Issue invites the submission of novel and high-quality research papers (experimental, theoretical, or simulation studies). The main topics include (but are not limited to):

• New approaches for QDs or functionalized QDs preparation for coating process, both physical and chemical;
• Theoretical approaches or simulations of new inorganic quantum dots;
• The growth mechanism of inorganic quantum dots by theoretical approaches;
• QDs surface coating for surface modification;
• QDs coating for perovskite solar cell or emerging solar cell applications;
• QDs coating for sensing applications including, but not limited to, gas sensors, photo detectors, magnetic sensors, thermal sensors, etc.;
• QD coating for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) applications or Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) applications.

Dr. Supab Choopun
Dr. Sukrit Sucharitakul
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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