Selected Papers from the IIKII 2020&2021 Conferences

Dear Colleagues,

Scientists from all over the world actively want to discover new advanced materials and manufacturing technologies in electrical and mechanical engineering. In recent years, the applications of material science and manufacturing technologies have been highly-developing fields in the areas of semiconductor and electronic device technology, design, manufacturing, physics, and modeling. Many researchers studied new coating technologies to improve the properties of materials and devices. It is very important to the development of electronic and mechanical devices in the future.

In addition, the International Institute of Knowledge Innovation and Invention (IIKII, http://www.iikii.org) is designed as an institute to promote the exchange of innovations and inventions. It establishes a communication platform for international innovations and research. This year, IIKII is cooperating with IEEE Tainan Section Sensors Council to hold IEEE conferences such as IEEE ECBIOS 2020 (http://2020.ecbios.asia/), IEEE ECBIOS 2021 (http://www.ecbios.asia), IEEE ICKII 2020 (http://2020.ickii.org/), IEEE ICKII 2021 (http://www.ickii.org), IEEE ECICE 2020 (http://2020.ecice.asia/), and IEEE ECICE 2021 (http://www.ecice.asia). This Special Issue, entitled "Selected Papers from IIKII 2020&2021 Conferences," will select excellent papers from IIKII 2020&2021 conferences and other high-quality papers on topics including the application of coating technologies on thin and thick films, processes for coating deposition and modification, coating on fundamental and advanced materials for electrical and mechanical engineering, their synthesis and engineering, their application on optical sensors, magnetic, acoustic, and thermal transduction, evaluation various performance and exploring their broad applications in industry, etc. We invite investigators to contribute original research articles, as well as review articles, to this Special Issue. Potential topics include, but are not limited to the following:

• Application of coating technologies on thin and thick films
• Processes for coating deposition and modification
• Characterization techniques
• Functional, protective and decorative coatings
• Dyes, pigments, and their intermediates
• Wear, corrosion, erosion
• Coatings for high temperature
• Film materials for packaging
• Applied surface science
• Adsorption, adhesion, functionalization
• Fundamental and functional properties of surface and interfaces
• Theoretical and computational modeling of surfaces and interfaces
• High surface area systems: colloids, nanoparticles, large interfaces

Prof. Dr. Jenn Kai Tsai
Guest Editor

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