Surface Functionalization for Technological Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 6583
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physical and chemical properties of low dimensional systems; on-surface chemistry; self-assembling; metal−organic systems; 2D materials; thin films; photovoltaics; gas sensing and catalysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue on “Surface Functionalization for Technological Applications”.
In recent decades, thin films and coatings have been shown to play a key role in a wide range of fields, such as photovoltaics, energy harvesting, catalysis, electronic transport, electrochemistry, wear resistance, gas sensing, biosensing and bioactive surfaces and interfaces. Moreover, distinctive functionalization techniques have allowed finetuning their physical and chemical properties, widening the practical possibilities of functional and multifunctional surfaces. For this purpose, researchers around the world have used quite different methodologies, from techniques based on chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition or thermal evaporation under vacuum conditions to wet chemistry, electrochemistry or even bioengineering.
The aim of this Special Issue is to present both experimental and theoretical developments in the field of surface functionalization, through a combination of original research papers, review articles, and short communications.
The main topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Two-dimensional materials and their functionalization, including graphene, graphene oxide, and transition metal dichalcogenides;
- Thin films and coatings;
- Interaction among metals, oxides, polymers, and organic species;
- Vertical heterostructures, including but not limited to those based on 2D materials;
- Micro- and nanostructuration based on techniques such as laser and ion structuration;
- Self-assembled layers;
- Synthesis and characterization techniques, including ab initio calculations and modeling.
Dr. Gonzalo Otero-Irurueta
Dr. María J. Hortigüela
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Functional surfaces
- On-surface chemistry
- 2D materials
- Thin films, surfaces, and interfaces
- Synthesis and characterization techniques
