Design and Development of Advanced Thin Films Based on Nanocomposites
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 582
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thin films; electron paramagnetic resonance
Interests: electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR); defects and paramagnetic centers in oxide materials and semiconductors; oxide materials; magnetic materials; molecular nanomagnets; optical materials; materials in the aerospace industry; free radicals in biological materials; nanomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, nanocomposites based on thin films are receiving increasing attention from both fundamental scientific research and technological applications. They are emerging as a compelling class of advanced functional nanomaterials that can be used in various applied areas such as electronics, spintronics, energy, environmental protection, and so on. Nanocomposites are characterized by improved properties due to the synergistic effect of combining the desirable characteristics of their components materials. Therefore, given the multidisciplinary aspect of the nanomaterials research area, this Special Issue invites authors to submit research or review articles on the synthesis, characterization and/or applications of nanocomposite-based thin films. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Nanostructured thin films;
- Metal oxides, semiconductors, metals, dielectrics, carbon nanostructures;
- Synthesis by dry (thermal oxidation, magnetron sputtering) and wet (solution processing) methods;
- Preparation by laser and vapor deposition techniques;
- Magnetic properties;
- Characterization;
- Applications;
- Devices
Dr. Bogumił Cieniek
Prof. Dr. Ireneusz Stefaniuk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanostructued thin films
- hybrid nanocomposites
- polymers
- DMS
- inorganic nanostructures
- esigning advanced functional nanomaterials
- laser and vapor deposition techniques
- characterization and applications of the functional nanomaterials
- devices integrating thin films based on nanocomposites
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