Phase-Change Materials in Optical Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Functional Polymer Coatings and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2022) | Viewed by 545
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phase-change materials; optics; nanophotonics; microelectronics; nano-device fabrication; optical simulation; CMOS; LiDAR; 3D printing
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Interests: atomic layer deposition; thin film depsotion; chemical vapor deposition; PECVD
Interests: polymer science; organic electronics; electrochromics; wearable electronics; textiles; solar cells; OLED; capacitor; nanomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are inviting submissions to a Special Issue of the journal Electronics on the subject area of “Phase-Change Materials in Optical Applications”. Phase-change materials offer unique functionalities for applications in optics, yet these applications experience issues related to the limitations of material properties, while on the other hand, more “smart” optical applications can be developed with this material platform. Phase-change materials have been rapidly evolving with the aim to create innovative optical devices with high-quality intrinsic/customized materials, and there has been continuous progress in material development by novel fabrication methods, new optical device designs, material characterization methods, and optical simulations. This Special Issue is intended to provide a forum for academic researchers and industry professionals to exchange their recent works on their technological advancements in this area.
The topics of interest for publication in this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following: phase-change materials, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, plasma etching, wet etching, optical/structural/thermal studies, optical simulations, optical/photonics device design, and test.
Dr. Pengfei Guo
Dr. Mei Hao
Dr. Mengfang Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phase-change materials
- optical applications
- nanofabrication
- thin film deposition
- plasma etching
- material characterization
- optical simulations
- optical testing
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