Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD): Technology and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Special Issue on "Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD): Technology and Applications", focusing on innovative deposition methods, fundamental studies, material characterization, and advanced surface engineering. This Special Issue will highlight the latest advances in materials and structures developed through various CVD techniques, including (but not limited to) traditional CVD, LPCVD, MTCVD, MOCVD, ALD, aerosol-assisted CVD, pulsed CVD, and their plasma-enhanced versions, such as PECVD.

We encourage contributions that explore the applications and fundamental mechanisms within these deposition methods, as well as studies showcasing novel materials, process optimizations, and insights into the scalability and precision of these techniques in practical applications.

We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and to showcasing the most exciting developments in the field.

Topics of interest include the following:

• Deposition of hard and wear-resistant coatings, such as Ti(C,N), TiN, α-Al₂O₃ κ-Al₂O₃, and other conventional tool coatings;
• Processing, deposition, and structure development of CVD c-TiAlN coatings;
• Processing, deposition, and structure development of CVD nanocomposite coatings such as TiSiN and TiSiCN;
• Processing, deposition, and structure development of superhard CVD coatings such as coatings of diamond, amorphous carbon, c-BN, and metal borides;
• Coatings to resist high-temperature oxidization and corrosion;
• Tool coatings: improvements in microstructure, texture, stress state, and thermal properties;
• Thermal barrier coatings and diffusion barrier coatings;
• Self-lubricating coatings;
• Microstructural characterization of CVD coatings;
• Wear properties of coatings.

Dr. Sakari Ruppi
Guest Editor

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.