State of the Art on Coatings, Thin Films, Nano Materials and Structures: Production and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Coatings, thin films and nano-materials and -structures are playing a crucial and ever-increasing role in engineering, medicine and the widest range of industrial applications. New improved production and characterization technics as well as better modelling tools are constantly being developed. This Special annual Issue of Coatings intends to reunite high-quality scientific and technical papers as well as review papers that will set a meaningful and accurate picture of the state of the art in the field of modelling, production, and characterization of a wide range of coatings, thin films and nano-materials and -stuctures. We warmly invite researchers to submit their contributions, both original research articles and review papers, to this Special Issue. Submissions in all relevant topics will be considered, including on:

• Coatings and thin films
• Production and deposition methods
• Characterization of coatings, thin films and nanostructures
• Theoretical analysis
• Computer modeling and simulation to predict coating’ properties, performance, durability and reliability
• Laser, chemical and thermal treatment and processing of surfaces and coatings
• Degradation mechanisms of coatings
• Functional and multifunctional coatings
• Smart materials
• Nanostructured coatings
• Nanotechnology, science and engineering
• Nano-coatings and -structures for photonics
• Organic, inorganic and hybrid coatings
• Composite materials
• Coatings and thin films for sensing
• Coatings for solar energy
• Photocatalytic coatings
• Optical coatings
• Corrosion and protective coatings

Prof. Dr. Joaquim Carneiro
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.