Ion Conducting Materials and Thin Films
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2021) | Viewed by 261
Special Issue Editor
Interests: formation and properties of ionic conductive thin films; thin film deposition and technologies; surface and thin film analysis technique; mechanical and thermal stresses in the thin films structures; photocatalytic properties of thin films; the formation of the components of hydrogen fuel cells
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue on "Ion-Conducting Materials and Thin Films". It is well known that synthesis and formation methods of ionic materials or their components strongly influence physical and electrochemical properties, having an impact on mass and charge transport. However, it is not only the technological parameters, such as temperature, oxygen partial pressure, or other formation-related parameters, that affect the transport of ion-conducting species, but also the structural heterogeneousness of materials, particularly point defects, surface defects, dislocations, and interfaces, which contribute significantly to the performance of such electrochemical devices. In search of the enhanced conductivity and optimized functionalities of ion-conducting materials, scientists synthesize new materials, modify chemical compositions, add various bilayer or multilayer interfaces, and create controlled grain boundaries and optimized surfaces. The aim of this Special Issue is to present the latest experimental and theoretical developments in the field of ion-conducting materials and thin films, formation methods of ionic devices, influence of used formation technology on ionic conductivity and other properties, and characterization of ion-conducting materials and thin films.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Ionic materials and thin film formation technologies;
- Physics and chemistry of defects in solid materials and thin films;
- Ionic transport in materials and thin films structures;
- Doping influence on the properties of ionic conductive materials and thin films;
- Characterization of ionic conductive materials and thin films: methods, techniques, and theory;
- Ionic conductive thin films and interfaces;
- New applications for ionic conductive materials and thin films;
- Ion-selective membranes;
- Reviews of prior research.
Prof. Dr. Giedrius Laukaitis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Ionic materials and thin films
- Ionic conductivity
- Structural characterization
- Functional properties
- Microstructure
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