Advanced Thin Films Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2020) | Viewed by 72590
Special Issue Editor
Interests: optical design; optical thin film; residual stress; optical interferometry; fiber-optic sensors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite researchers to submit original innovative research works to this Special Issue on "Advanced Thin Films Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering". Magnetron sputtering is an effective physical vapor deposition (PVD) method which allows the deposition of many types of materials, including metals, ceramics, alloys and compounds. Magnetron sputter deposition does not require melting and evaporation of the source material, leading to many advantages over other PVD technologies. With the development of magnetron sputtering technique, the precise control of surface physical properties is becoming increasingly critical in both fundamental scientific researches and industrial applications. The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight some of the most recent and most significant contributions to the thin-film coatings field, through a combination of original research papers and review articles from leading groups around the world.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Key Technologies for Magnetron Sputtering
- High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS)
- Modulated Pulse Power Magnetron Sputtering
- Multilayer Coatings and Nano-Coating Applications
- Novel Transparent Oxide Films Grown by Magnetron Sputtering Techniques
- Optical and Mechanical Properties of Magnetron Sputtering Films
- Nanostructured Features of Advanced Thin Film Materials
Prof. Dr. Chuen-Lin Tien
Guest Editor
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