Electrodeposition and Properties of Crystals
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2020) | Viewed by 2818
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of novel materials with designed morphology, molecular structure, and controllable size has been a rapidly growing field of research. Electrochemical methods are commonly used in these studies, both in new material synthesis and in their characterization. Electrodeposition is widely applied for the preparation of materials such as metals, metal oxides, metal alloys, semiconductors, polymers, and many others. Electrocrystallization is a particular case of electrodeposition. It is a relatively low-cost method which enables the formation of materials having well-defined crystal structures. The composition and amount of electrodeposited material can be easily controlled by current density or potential. Electrocrystallization processes also allow the deposition of synthesized material directly at the electrode surface. The physical and chemical properties can be controlled by tuning the crystallite size. Recently, electrocrystallization is also frequently used in the formation of nanomaterials and in the nanostructuring of electrode surfaces. Phase formation and crystal growth phenomena are also involved in a number of technologically important processes. This Special Issue is focused on the different aspects of electrocrystallization, both in basic electrochemistry and technology.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Theoretical fundamentals of electrocrystallization processes;
- Computational modeling of electrocrystallization processes;
- Electrocrystallization of metals;
- Intermetallic phases formation;
- Underpotential deposition processes;
- Electrocrystallization of metal oxides;
- Electrochemical deposition of low-dimensional systems;
- Electrocrystallization of organic materials;
- Electrodeposition of polymeric materials;
- Electrochemical fabrication of nanostructured materials;
- Electrochemical structuring of metallic surfaces;
- Influence of electrode surface on the electrocrystallization processes;
- Implications of experimental conditions (temperature, solvent, stirring conditions, etc.) on the electrocrystallization processes;
- X-ray crystallography of electrodeposited materials;
- Microscopic techniques (STM, AFM, SEM, TEM, etc.) in the study of electrocrystallization;
- Electrocrystallization-based technological processes;
- Environmentally-friendly electrocrystallization processes.
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Winkler
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrocrystallization
- electrodeposition
- low-dimensional crystals
- electrochemical properties of crystalline materials
- nanostructured materials
