Special Issues

Coatings publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Based Materials and Adhesives
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13888 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer based materials and adhesives; composites; thermal conductivity; thermally conductive mechanism; mechanical performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Functional Polymer Coatings and Films)
High-Performance Dielectric Ceramic for Energy Storage Capacitors
edited by Jing Wang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12887 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology)
Surface Properties of Dental Materials and Instruments, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7768 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface properties; surface topography; surface wear; antimicrobial properties; dental materials; dental instruments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces)
Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering of Tools and Dies
edited by , and Mufu Yan
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7384 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; physical metallurgy; heat treatment; thermochemical treatment; coating technology; deep cold treatment; modeling and software; gas for HTSE; equipment for HTSE
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Surface Treatment on Metals and Their Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5921 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Novel Advances in Multi-Layer Fibre-Reinforced Composites
edited by Kunkun Fu, Bin Yang and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2669 | Submission Open
Keywords: fibre-reinforced composites; numerical modelling; mechanical characterisation; manufacturing techniques; extreme conditions; engineering applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Recent Progress in Epitaxial Growth of Thin Films and Their Applications
edited by Adrian David
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: thin films; epitaxy; structural characterization; PLD; MBE; sputtering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
New Developments of Protective Coatings, Organic Polymers, and Surface Analysis: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9707 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic coatings; nanocomposite film; electrodeposition; corrosion protection; electrochemical methods; corrosion inhibitor; surface analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Functional Polymer Coatings and Films)
Friction and Wear Behaviors in Mechanical Engineering submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6558 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface modification; tribosystem; friction and wear mechanisms; biolubricants; biodegradable materials; green tribology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tribology)
Vacuum Deposition Technologies and Semiconductor Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open
Keywords: vacuum thin-film deposition; surface and interface; memory device; MOSFET; thin-film transistors; sensors; semiconductor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Flame Retardant Coatings for Plastics and Textiles
edited by and Pavel Koštial
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 32583 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Coatings for Antimicrobial Textiles
edited by , Rigini M. Papi, Michalis Karypidis and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14228 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial; functional coatings; textiles; fibers; finishes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering)
Thin Films and Coatings for Energy Storage and Conversion submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12035 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitors; li-ion/na-ion capacitors; li-ion/na-ion batteries; water electrolyzers; 2D materials for energy storage and conversion; reliability and aging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Films: Properties and Applications submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9903 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiconductor nanostructures; photodetectors; nanolasers; nonlinear nanophotonics; metasurface; thin films and heterostructures; optoelectronic devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Surface Modification of Magnesium, Aluminum Alloys, and Steel submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8914 | Submission Open
Keywords: Surface; Roughness; Mechanical properties; Materials; Design of experiment; Quality assurance; Coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Advanced Polymeric Materials and Coatings: Synthesis, Properties and Applications submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7962 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer synthesis; marine coatings; corrosion protection; polymeric coating; coating application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Functional Polymer Coatings and Films)
Advances in Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7741 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor and biosensor technology; redox-active layers; signal amplification strategies; novel nanomaterials in sensor/biosensor design; miniaturization technologies in electrochemical sensor/biosensor design; electrochemical sensors and biosensors; medical diagnostics; environmental monitoring; food industry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering)
Ferroelectric Thin Films and Composites
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6605 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Recent Progress in Advanced Materials for Solid-State Lithium Batteries submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5833 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state lithium batteries; polymer electrolytes; electrochemical stability; electrode materials; ionic conductivity; electrochemical stability; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Fabrication, Properties Characterization and Application of Thermal Protective Coatings
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3800 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal protective materials; environmental barrier coatings; thermal barrier coatings; low thermal conductivity; self-healing coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology)
Advanced Nanostructured Coatings Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3211 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetron sputtering; thin film properties; functional coatings; thin films devices; nanostructured coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Perovskite Photovoltaics: From Materials to Device Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2854 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite solar cells; interface passivation; indoor photovoltaic; deposition process; lead-free perovskite
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Dielectric Materials for Energy Storage, Energy Harvesting and Electrocaloric Applications submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; electrocaloric cooling; energy harvesting; nanogenerator; polymers; thin films; ceramics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Current Trends in Coatings and Films for Optical Sensors submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1410 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas sensing coatings; volatile organic compound (VOC) sensing coatings; metal‒organic framework (MOF) coatings; nanoparticle coatings; polymer coatings; composite coatings; multi-layer coatings; anti-corrosion coatings; anti-static coatings; anti-icing coatings; metal oxides; selectivity; durability; wear resistance; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Fabrication and Applications of Shape Memory Alloys
edited by Ze Pu, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory alloys; fabrication; application; shape memory effect; superelasticity; additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Surface Modification of Materials by Laser Processing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser surface engineering; laser surface modification; laser cladding; selective laser melting; laser– material interaction; laser ablation; laser texturing; laser polishing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Laser Coatings)
Low-Carbon-Footprint Coatings for a Sustainable Future submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: biobased coatings; recycled materials coatings; UV-Cure; solvent free; waterborne; low bake coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Functional Polymer Coatings and Films)
Recent Progress in Functionalized Nanomaterials in Biomedical Applications submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytomedicine; metal nanoparticles; green synthesis; polymer coated Nps; hydrogel; solid lipid Nps; nanoemulsion; plant-based nanoformulation; phytosome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering)
Nanoporous and Nanostructured Metals for Cutting-Edge Technology: Recent Advances
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoporous and nanostructured metals; dealloying; electrodeposition; SERS and sensors; electrocatalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion, Wear and Erosion)
New Advances in Novel Optical Materials and Devices
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20142 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical materials; optical devices; luminescence; light emission; thin and thick films
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Development of Hydroxyapatite Coatings submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7477 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydroxyapatite coatings; computed modeling of coatings; substrate pretreatment; coating characterization; hydroxyapatite coating applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering)
Thin Films and Nanostructures for Electronics submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open
Keywords: vapor deposition; functionalized coatings; electrochemical films; nanostructures; electrocatalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Novel Advances in Food Contact Materials submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 55815 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coatings for Food Technology and System)
Coatings and Surface Modification for Tribological Applications submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15255 | Submission Open
Keywords: combined surface treatment; surface modification; surface degradation mechanisms; tribosystem; green tribology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Corrosion and Anticorrosion of Alloys/Metals submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10723 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion; corrosion resistance; corrosion tests; coatings; hot dip galvanizing; thermal spraying; electrogalvanizing; organic coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion, Wear and Erosion)
Characterization and Manufacturing of Nano-Composites and Nano-Composite Coatings
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8382 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthesis of nanocomposite materials; coating materials testing procedures; optimization of nanocomposite coating production processes; machinability of coated surfaces; modeling of nanocomposite coating materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Surface Engineering and Thin Film Processing Technologies for Energy-Efficient Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4965 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional thin films; chemical methods; up-scaling; thermo/electro-chromic; solar cells; thin film batteries; photocatalytic films
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Microstructure, Wear Resistance and Corrosion Resistance of High-Entropy Alloy Coatings
edited by Zhaofeng Wang, Fubin Liu and Xingguo Wang
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3470 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy alloy; surface coating technology; microstructure; friction and wear properties; corrosion resistance; computational modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion, Wear and Erosion)
New Trends in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6358 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Application of Advanced Plasma Technology in Coatings, Films and Etching
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4563 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced plasma process for coatings; atomic layer etching and high-aspect ratio contact etching; plasma-induced damage; plasma diagnostics; etching modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces)
Mechanisms and Applications of Superhydrophobic Surfaces
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3394 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser-matter interactions; superhydrophobic coatings; surface functionalization; multiscale structures; durability; self-cleaning; anti-corrosion; anti-icing; oil-water separation; water manipulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Advances in Nanostructured Thin Films and Coatings, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2604 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro-nanostructure; thin films; coatings; surface and interface; inorganic– organic composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Nanostructured Films and Their Multi-scale Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2597 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart coatings; thin liquid films; smart foams and emulsions; flotation; super-spreaders; adsorption phenomena; nano- and microsensors; drug carriers; wetting phenomena
(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films)
Microstructure and Properties of High Entropy Alloy Coatings
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open
Keywords: high entropy alloy coatings; microstructure chrateraistion; mechanical properties; oxide dispersion strengthening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Durability of Transmission Lines
edited by and Bo Li
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14466 | Submission Open
Keywords: overhead lines; insulator; anti-aging; anti-icing; coating; antifouling; ice adhesion; icephobicity; flashover; durability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion, Wear and Erosion)
Recent Progress in Surface and Interface Properties of Nanostructures submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12250 | Submission Open
Keywords: coatings; porous materials; surface and interface analysis; heterostructures; composites; multifunctional thin-film nanostructures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Advanced Materials for Electrocatalysis and Energy Storage
edited by , Zhonghui Sun and Xiaoning Tian
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 20674 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; potassium-ion batteries; aqueous-zinc-ion batteries; capacitors; electrocatalysis; energy storage applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage)
Looking for a Sustainable Cleaning of Cultural Heritage: Agenda 2030 submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20355 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Wood Coatings: Formulation, Testing and Performance submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11914 | Submission Open
Keywords: wooden substrates (wood; wood composites); surface processing; surface properties; surface roughness; coating materials and additives; color changes; quality of finished surfaces; interior finishes; exterior finishes; ageing and degradation.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification)
Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Enhancement of Electrode and Biomaterial Coatings
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11596 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrode coatings; coating protection; surface modification; wearable systems; advanced electronic packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces)
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