Metal and Metal-Oxide Film Deposition
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2019) | Viewed by 3068
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metal joining; metal nanocomposites; microstructure modeling; nanostructured materials; deposition; welding
Interests: thin-film preparation and characterization; large x-ray mirrors; free-electron lasers (FEL); thin-film metamaterials for high-temperature thermophotovoltaics (TPV); magnetron sputtering; physical vapour deposition (PVD); multilayers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue invites most recent and novel approaches in the area of nanostructured materials, where our focus is, in particular, on metal and metal-oxide films. Nanostructured materials achieve on a nanoscale that cannot be achieved through macroscale structuring and design, while directly affecting the macroscale. Novel approaches of nanostructured materials related to fabrication, characterization methods, properties, underlying physics, numerical investigations or new applications are of interest to this Special Issue creating a platform for discussion and new thoughts in this important area. Metal and metal-oxide film deposition is of interest and applied across industries. Examples of active scientific work are thin-film metamaterials with unique properties, coatings with superior protecting properties, new sensing materials, or advanced multilayers, to name a few. Hence, we are inviting authors to reporting and discussing their newest findings in material science, engineering, biological and medical sciences, and physics.
Prof. Dr. Marcus P. Rutner
Dr. Michael Störmer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Metal and metal-oxide film deposition
- nanostructured materials
- multilayers
- nanolaminates
- thin-film metamaterials
- superior material properties
- nanosensors
- processing
- characterization
