Molecular Surface Modification for Applications in Surface Protection
A special issue of Surfaces (ISSN 2571-9637).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2022) | Viewed by 477
Special Issue Editor
Interests: self assembled monolayers; nanostructured thin films; surface characterization methods (SPM and XPS); cathodic materials for lithium ion batteries
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that molecular coatings of different materials are a strategy to modify surfaces. Initially, this route was used to modify or to tune the electronic properties of metal surfaces such as gold, silver, etc., which have been extensively studied from a physical and chemical fundamental point of view. In recent decades, this methodology has been extended to the functionalization of surfaces of conducting materials, metal oxides, and semiconductors. These systems have been intensively studied for different applications, such as protection against corrosion or biocorrosion, inhibition of oxidation, etc. For this, several coatings have been developed based on the simple functionalization of the surface or the formation of self-assembled molecules on surfaces and even thin polymeric films.
This Special Issue is devoted to publishing research in fundamental and applied surface science of organic/molecular coatings in different systems such as, but not restricted to, surface protection against corrosion, biocorrosion, oxidation, or chemical degradation.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Marcos I. Flores
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- surface functionalization
- organic coating
- molecular coating
- self-assembled monolayer
- polymeric thin films
- protection for corrosion and/or biocorrosion
- inhibition against oxidation
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