Recent Progress in Thin Films and Surfaces: Deposition, Characterization and Various Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 365
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thin films; coatings; polymers; surface modification of dielectrics; electrically conductive chalogenide layers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thin films are an important area of materials science, electrical engineering and applied solid-state physics. Advances in thin films over the past century have enabled a wide range of technological breakthroughs in surface engineering, corrosion, biomaterials, energy harvesting and storage, computer fabrication and physical devices.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a collection of selected articles on "Recent Progress in Thin Films and Surfaces: Deposition, Characterization and Various Applications". We aim to publish research articles and comprehensive reviews on recent experimental and theoretical results for thin films and surfaces, as well as to disseminate new findings and discuss future directions in the field of thin films and surfaces.
We welcome a wide range of contributions (original or review manuscripts) dealing with the deposition, synthesis and characterization of thin films on rigid or flexible substrates and their applications in various fields. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Synthesis and fabrication;
- Characterization and applications;
- Surfaces and interfaces;
- Thin film properties;
- Thin film devices.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for inclusion in this Special Issue. Full papers, communications and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Neringa Petrašauskienė
Prof. Dr. Ingrida Ancutiene
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thin films and coatings
- thin film structures and materials
- deposition techniques of thin films
- thin film devices
- surface and interface characterization and applications
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