Advanced Thin-Films: Design, Fabrication and Applications, Third Edition
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D：Materials and Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thin films; energy conversion and storage; HER and OER; sensing materials; multiferroic composites; thin films and nanotechnology
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Interests: semiconductor; optoelectronics; thin films and nanotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of thin films and nanotechnology has emerged as a cornerstone in modern materials science, with growing global interest driven by its vast potential for innovation across multiple disciplines. As a critical enabler of miniaturization and performance enhancement, thin-film technology plays a pivotal role in advancing microsystems, nano/microelectromechanical systems (N/MEMSs), and next-generation devices. This Special Issue on "Advanced Thin-Films: Design, Fabrication and Applications, Third Edition" seeks to present the latest research breakthroughs, fabrication techniques, and emerging applications related to advanced thin-film materials and nanotechnologies. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive platform for researchers to disseminate innovative findings and foster interdisciplinary collaboration within this dynamic research community. We welcome high-quality submissions focusing on, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Development of functional thin films for N/MEMS, sensor systems, semiconductor devices, and optoelectronics.
- Integration of thin films in energy-related applications such as fuel cells, lithium-ion and solid-state batteries, supercapacitors, water electrolysis and hydrogen generation systems, and energy harvesters.
- Use of micro/nano fabrication techniques and thin-film deposition methods, including physical vapor deposition (PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), spin coating, chemical bath deposition (CBD), electrodeposition, electrophoretic deposition, surface micromachining and modification strategies, and additive manufacturing approaches adapted to nanostructured thin films.
- Electronic thin films and integrated devices, including the design, simulation, and modeling of electronic thin-film structures, Fabrication of integrated systems using advanced lithographic and patterning technologies, and their applications in flexible electronics, wearable devices, and biocompatible systems.
Dr. Sagar Mane
Prof. Dr. Jae Cheol Shin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thin films
- nanoscience and nanotechnology
- electrochemical devices
- sensors
- micro/nanostructures
- semiconductors
- energy harvesting and storage
- ferroelectric/piezoelectric nanogenerators
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