Nanomaterial- and Nanostructure-Based Coatings: Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue is open to valuable contributions in the field of nanomaterial- and nanostructure-based coatings. The Special Issue will cover the fundamentals of thin films and coatings fabricated by various methods, such as sol–gel, spin coating, dip coating, spray coating, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, etc. The Special Issue will disseminate research on emerging thin-film coating systems for advanced industrial applications in the automotive, aerospace, biomedical, and electronics sectors. Today, coatings do not only serve as protective barriers or decorative features but also facilitate multifunctional and smart interfaces. In general, coatings have enhanced the performance of systems and devices. However, in practice, challenges such as process control, cost, material integrity, and chemical and structural stability with improved functionalities are yet to be completely resolved. Therefore, we would like to invite researchers worldwide to submit their original research, short communication, concept, and review articles covering the theoretical and experimental aspects of nanomaterial- and nanostructure-based coatings, their sustainable manufacturing with advanced materials, methods, properties, and devices, and their applications. This Special Issue will cover, but is not limited to, the following aspects of nanomaterial- and nanostructure-based coatings:

• Thin-film coating growth: experimental and analytical modeling;
• Recent trends in the development and advancement of coating methods;
• Surface, interface, and coupling effects on the properties of these multifunctional materials;
• Thin-film coatings and nanostructures for biomedical application;
• Novel multi-film layered and composite films;
• Mechanical and tribological properties of coating materials;
• Performance of coatings in industrial or extreme environments, e.g., corrosion protection in harsh environments, temperatures, and pressures dependent on mechanical properties;
• Characterization and applications;
• Thin-film devices.

Prof. Dr. Waseem Haider
Prof. Dr. Abdul Wasy Zia
Dr. Mohsin Ali Badshah
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.