Thin Film Materials for Sensors

Dear Colleagues,

Crystalline thin-film materials have demonstrated extremely broad and high-potential applications in the field of sensors. They play a key role in numerous areas such as environmental monitoring, medical and health care, industrial production, smart homes, and aerospace, and they are one of the core elements driving the continuous innovation and development of future sensor technology. Representative examples include graphene-based flexible pressure sensors, organic thin-film transistor biosensors, indium antimonide thin-film sensors, perovskite-based optical sensors, and tin dioxide thin-film gas sensors.

We are pleased to announce that Crystals has now launched a new Special Issue with the title “Thin Film Materials for Sensors”.

The research topics may cover, but are not limited to, the following aspects:

• New thin-film materials for gas sensing and their preparation processes;
• Biosensors based on thin-film materials for detecting biomolecules, cells or tissues;
• The application of thin film materials in sensing physical quantities such as pressure, temperature and humidity;
• Thin-film chemical sensors with high sensitivity and selectivity;
• The application of thin film materials in special sensing fields such as optical sensing and acoustic sensing;
• Surface modification and functionalization of thin film materials to enhance sensing performance;
• Research on the integration and miniaturization of thin-film sensor devices;
• The application of thin film materials in flexible sensors;
• Exploration of new nanofilm materials in the field of sensing;
• Research on the stability, reliability and lifespan of thin-film sensors, etc.

Dr. Zhihui Liu
Dr. Yaru Wang
Dr. Xue Qi
Dr. Lin Gan
Guest Editors

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