Metal Oxides

Dear Colleagues,

Oxide materials in bulk, thin film form and nanostructures exhibit a great variety of functional properties that make them ideal for applications in solar cells, gas sensors, optoelectronic devices, passive optics, catalysis, corrosion protection, environmental protection, etc.

Metal oxide’s functional properties are strongly dependent on oxide’s crystal structure, composition, native defects, doping, etc., which govern their optical, electrical, chemical, and mechanical characteristics. Processing methods and growth parameters strongly determine morpho-structural characteristics and therefore the physico-chemical properties of metal oxides.

This Special Issue is devoted to the modelling, synthesis and characterization of oxide thin films, multilayer structures (superlattices, metamaterials, devices, etc.) and nanomaterials with novel multifunctional characteristics that combine at least two excellent properties: electrical and optical, optical and mechanical, chemical and mechanical, thermal and chemical, etc.

Applications include:

• Solar cells
• Optoelectronic devices
• Transparent conductive oxides
• Plasmonics
• Photonics integrated circuits
• Chemical sensors
• Catalysis
• Corrosion protection
• Thermal protection
• Energy conversion and storage

Dr. Maria Luisa Grilli
Guest Editors

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