Feature Paper Collection in Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to submit your work to this Feature Paper Collection on Plasma, which focuses on low-temperature plasma theory and applications. Low-temperature plasmas are widely used for manufacturing semiconductor devices, tribological coatings, displays, solar panels, and many more technical products. On one hand, fully understanding plasma behavior requires the combined effort of simulation and diagnostics. Accurate simulation of plasmas, especially at low pressures (<100 mTorr), is computationally extensive due to the requiements to resolve the fastest temporal process and the finest spatial behavior of electrons. On the other hand, industry production has continuously driven the development of more efficient plasma sources and processes. Some particular challenges include large-area coatings at high frequencies, material-induced restriction to the process temperature, and capability to tune coatings’ microstructures. This feature Paper Collection aims to introduce the latest experimental, computational, and theoretical developments in the field of low-temperature plasma, through a series of original work and review articles from leading researchers around the world.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Modeling and diagnostic methods of plasma discharges;
• Fundamental understanding of plasma behavior;
• Plasma-enhanced coatings and structures;
• Plasma-surface interactions;
• Novel plasma-based thin film deposition and material synthesis technology;
• Implementation of plasma processing for research and industrial applications.

Dr. Qi Hua Fan
Dr. Bocong Zheng
Collection Editors

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. 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 collection 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-blind 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.