Fabrication and Properties of Functional Coatings under Extreme Conditions
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 920
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Processing, Characterization, and Applications of Thin Films and Coatings”, will address advances in the fabrication of films and coatings as well as their applications and protection mechanisms. The aim is to address recent and up-to-date developmental activities concerning the application of coatings in nuclear, aerospace and marine environments. The service behavior of materials under special environments is the key aspect of this research. Meanwhile, the preparation and implementation of new materials, especially the growth mechanism of nanocomposites, multilayer materials, high-entropy alloys, high-entropy ceramics and other coating materials, are also of interest. Detailed characterization and analysis of complex oxidation processes of coatings in service environments as well as the interaction between material and coating interfaces are welcome. It is hoped to establish the correlation and construction relationship between the composition and structure of coating materials and the stability under service conditions as well as the evolving behavior of special surface and interface through the content of this SI.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome for this Special Issue. Areas of research may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- New preparation methods and growth mechanisms of thin film materials;
- Strengthening mechanisms and functional modification technologies of alloy surfaces;
- Preparation and application of multilayer structures;
- Preparation of nanostructured high-entropy coatings and composites;
- Preparation technology and anti-oxidation mechanism of high-temperature anti-oxidation coating;
- Application of coating materials in the marine environment, space environment and nuclear power environment;
- Study of coating surface properties based on molecular dynamics and first principles.
Dr. Guoqin Cao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coatings
- films
- interface
- oxidation
- corrosion
- Properties
