Plasma Coating and Interface Technology: New Horizons in Surface Science
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 511
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plasma source; plasma diagnostic; plasma surface engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plasma coating technology, involving physics, chemistry, materials, surface science, and other disciplines, is an important approach for depositing functional coatings. Coatings fabricated by plasma have many advantages, e.g., super-hardness, wear resistance, optoelectronic properties, and can be used in a variety of fields, including aerospace, microelectronics, biomedicine, etc. Recently, new research on plasma coating technology has made significant progress in process design and material property.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which aims to highlight the latest advancements and breakthroughs in coatings based on plasma techniques. The scope includes experimental research, theoretical studies, and reviews on topics that involved plasma enhanced physical vapor deposition (PEPVD), plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition (PAALD), plasma electrolytic oxidation, plasma spraying, magnetron sputtering, models and simulations relevant to the plasma process, etc. We are particularly interested in contributions that focus on novel processes, process optimization, mechanism understanding, and new commercial and industrial applications enabled by plasma coating.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas on the plasma coatings may include (but are not limited to) the following: metallic, inorganic, organic, and composite coatings, which are of the properties in the range of friction performance, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, diffusion resistance, thermal protection, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, optoelectronic properties and enhanced multifunctional performance for energy, and environmental and medical applications. Papers discussing interdisciplinary approaches, such as combining plasma with other novel technology, are highly encouraged. Submissions that provide insights into the scaling-up of plasma processes for industrial applications or discuss emerging applications in areas such as smart devices, sustainable energy, and environmental remediation will be given special consideration.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Qiang Chen
Prof. Dr. Haibao Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plasma
- vacuum
- deposition technique
- coating
- thin films
- surface and interface
- application
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