Thin-Film Synthesis, Characterization and Properties
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 44627
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Biomaterials; Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles/Nanotubes; Thin Films; Graphene Based Nanocomposites; Magnetic Properties of Iron Oxide; Piezoelectric Materials; Surface Engineering; Photocatalysis; Electrochemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thin film is an important field in materials science, electrical engineering, and applied solid state physics. Advances in thin films throughout this century have enabled a wide range of technological breakthroughs in the fields of surface engineering, corrosion, biomaterials, energy generation and storage, microfabrication, computer manufacturing, and physical devices.
This Special Issue invites manuscripts on the synthesis, fabrication, processing, characterization, properties, and applications of thin films.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Synthesis and fabrication;
- Characterization and applications;
- Surfaces and interfaces;
- Nanomechanics of thin films;
- Properties of thin films;
- Thin film devices.
Prof. Dr. Waseem Haider
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Surface engineering
- Coatings
- Vapor deposition
- Surface characterization
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