Preparation and Characterization of Coatings with Special Properties
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 2821
Special Issue Editor
Interests: material characterizations; thin film deposition; materials science; XPS; photovoltaics; solar cells; nanostructures; plasmonics; solar energy materials; metal sulphites; metal oxides
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The coatings play important roles in the development of industry and society. The performance of critical raw materials has been improved in many conventional and industrial areas. With the emergence of newly developing fields, e.g., ultraprecision tools, new generation solar cells, biomedical devices, and marine instruments, coatings with remarkable functional properties are in high demand. For example, high hardness and a low friction coefficient are necessary for tool coatings. Biomedical implants require chemical inertness, biocompatibility, and antibacterial efficiency.
Key issues for coating systems concern nucleation, growth, and the adhesion of the coating to substrates and, concomitantly, implementing deposition procedure strategies that enable the multifunctionality of the coating, i.e., by tailoring the topography (roughness) and electrical conductivity. Facile and economically viable coating deposition processes combined with excellent adhesion, resistance, and multifunctionality will improve current industrial processes and enable novel applications in the future.
This Special Issue aims to address the latest trends in advanced coatings. The coating technology and excellent properties are highlighted with a focus on applications in various fields, topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Thin metal oxide and metal chalcogenide films, layers, nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanostructures, and stacks;
- Barrier or buffer metal oxide coatings;
- Light harvesting metal chalcogenide and oxide coatings.
Dr. Atanas Katerski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- film and coating characterization
- thin films
- nanostructured surfaces
- nanomaterials
- solar cells
