Thin Film Materials and Nanostructure Devices for Sensing Applications: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 1
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Interests: materials; photovoltaics; thin-film silicon; perovskites; microfluidics; SERS; biosensors
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Interests: OMBE; supersonic molecular beam deposition; CVD; PECVD; field effect transistor; OFET; metal oxides; metal oxide nanowires; organic thin films; small conjugated molecules; gas sensors; liquid sensors; biosensors; environmental monitoring; hybrid sensors; functionalized nanomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For this Special Issue, we request contributions in the field of thin film science and technology applied to sensor devices, with particular emphasis on using nanomaterials and nanotechnology. Examples of practical applications include light intensity sensors, non-visible radiation sensors, strain sensors, temperature sensors, solar cells, photodiodes, image sensors, biosensors, air quality sensors, bacteria sensors, etc. With the developments in many of today’s applications such as Industry 4.0, biomedicine, the automobile industry, home automation, food, water, air quality, etc., sensors have come to play a very important role in people's lives. It is important, therefore, to understand their physical operating principles, manufacturing technology, characteristics, stability, sensitivity, etc., as well as their different areas of application.
Following the success of the first edition of our Special Issue entitled “Thin Film Materials and Nanostructure Devices for Sensing Applications”, we again invite our colleagues from across the world to contribute their expertise, insights, and findings in the form of original research articles and reviews for the current Special Issue, entitled “Thin Film Materials and Nanostructure Devices for Sensing Applications: 2nd Edition”.
In this Special Issue, we welcome all contributions of original research, short communications, and conceptual and review articles in theoretical, modeling, and experimental aspects related to Thin Film Materials and Nanostructure Devices for Sensing Applications, including the development of advanced materials, methods, properties, devices, and their applications. This Special Issue will continue to cover the following topics, although it is not strictly limited to this list:
- Synthesis and advanced characterization of thin film materials;
- Development of thin-film-based devices and sensors;
- Thin film materials for photonic, magnetophotonic and magnetoplasmonic sensors;
- Development and characterization of thin film micro-/nanostructures for sensing;
- Growth mechanisms of thin film materials and the effects of process parameters on film and sensing properties;
- Thin film materials and surface engineering for improving sensing properties;
- Improvements in material stability and improved light absorption;
- Thin film coatings for smart materials;
- Thin film materials for photovoltaic (PV) cells.
Dr. Hugo Aguas
Dr. Matteo Tonezzer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sensors
- biosensors
- photonics
- solar cells
- thin films
- smart materials
- nanomaterials
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