Advanced Thin Films and 2D Materials: Mechanism, Fabrication, Characterization and Application (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 45
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, thin films, particularly two-dimensional (2D) materials, have been extensively studied because of their peculiar chemical and physical properties and applications in the fields of solar cells, energy harvesting and conversion, electronics and optoelectronics, biomedicine, sensing, diagnostic, spintronics, etc. Today, it is possible to synthesize and process a wide range of materials, including metal chalcogenides and carbon-based compounds, allowing for the development of new technologies with recent advances in deposition techniques. Furthermore, characterization techniques used to investigate several properties of these materials, such as electrical, thermal, plasmonic, optical, and mechanical properties, are of considerable importance to facilitating their use for specific applications.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a global view on advanced thin-film and 2D materials, contributing novel information on state-of-art and current research. Specifically, this Special Issue will collect original research papers and review articles that present the following:
- Mechanisms and/or concepts regarding the fabrication and chemical–physical properties of thin film and 2D materials and describing their potential impacts;
- Recent advances in the synthesis and characterization of thin-film and 2D materials;
- Applications of these materials as solar cells, sensors, supercapacitors, and other optoelectronic devices.
Further developing our understanding of the chemical and physical properties of thin films and 2D materials, how to control them, and their interactions and applications is the target of this Special Issue.
Dr. Sebastiano Vasi
Dr. Ulderico Wanderlingh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thin films
- 2D materials
- mechanisms and synthesis
- thin film characterization
- 2D materials characterization
- energy application
- biomedical application
- miscellaneous application
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