Modification and Technology of Nanoparticles and Thin Films
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 175
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thin films; nanoparticles; photocatalysis; semiconductors; solar cells
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, there is a lot of interest in nanomaterials. Around the world, more and more projects utilizing nanomaterials are being developed. Catalysts, lubricant additives, heat-transfer nanofluids, electrical and optical device manufacturing, conductive inks, solar energy conversion materials, and biosensors are a few examples of nanoparticle applications. Developments in thin-film growing methods have made it possible to access structures and phases that are not accessible by conventional chemical methods. Additionally, strain engineering has made it possible to alter the characteristics of materials that are already in use. The availability of thin-film samples and a wide range of analytical instruments has made it easier to characterize the behavior of different nanomaterials and has made it possible to develop a variety of semiconductor devices.
This scope of this Special Issue will serve as a forum for papers in the following fields of research:
- Theoretical and experimental research, knowledge, updates and new ideas in coating.
- Development of organic, inorganic, and hybrid coatings.
- Thin films produced by different processes, including but not limited to dip-coating, spin-coating, pyrolysis spray, CVD, sputtering, etc.
- Divers’ degradation mechanisms.
- Degradation for environmental applications.
- Development of methods considering the interplay between mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical interactions.
- Computer modeling and simulation to predict properties of nanomaterials.
- Synthesis and characterization of various nanomaterials.
- Production and characterization of fuels by various methods.
Dr. Arturo Méndez-López
Dr. Yuliana de Jesus Acosta-Silva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- semiconductors
- nanoparticles
- photocatalytic
- thin-film coatings
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