Surface Analysis of Thin Films and Coatings
A special issue of Surfaces (ISSN 2571-9637).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2019)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: use of advanced materials characterisation techniques to determine and understand the composition; bonding and nanostructure of thin films and coatings; techniques employed include XPS, AES, XRD, TEM, SEM, AFM, FIB-SEM; single layer; multilayer and nanocomposite inorganic thin films and coatings for wear/corrosion resistance or functional applications; most thin films and coatings are deposited by vacuum methods; such as sputtering; evaporation or CVD
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thin films and coatings are ubiquitous in the modern world. The spectrum of materials employed, applications, integrated structures, and surface functionalities of thin films and coatings is constantly developing and diversifying. Recent hot topics in the field include ultra-thin, multifunctional, self-healing, and biomimetic coatings.
In order to fully characterise and understand the process-structure-properties relationship for new thin films and coatings, a wide range of microscopic and spectroscopic techniques are employed. New developments in such methods include the introduction of new analytical techniques or advances in existing techniques, i.e., in-situ measurements, ultra-high spatial or spectral resolution analysis, and statistical methods to reduce data complexity or extract important masked features.
The aim of this Special Issue is to offer an open-access forum where researchers in the field can present significant new results on the application of existing surface analytical techniques to novel thin film and coating materials, structures or surface functionalities, or advances in analytical techniques that are important to the field of thin films and coatings. All material classes, application areas, and relevant surface analytical techniques important to thin film and coating technologies are welcome.
Dr. Mark Baker
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- thin films and coatings
- ultra-thin, multifunctional, self-healing and biomimetic coatings
- surface functionalities
- surface analytical techniques
