Design, Fabrication and Characterizations of Metallic Coatings by PVD Methods and Their Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Metallic coatings were among the first applications of the sputtering process. Since their first use in the mid-19^th century numerous improvements of the process were made, adding a wide variety of applications to their potential use. This Special Issue intends to gather original and innovative research related to the fabrication processes of metallic coatings and their characterization, related to their potential use for accapplications.  The main processes to be covered are the PVD methods, including but not limited to: evaporation, either by resistive heating or electron beam; sputtering, with all the variants including magnetron, ion assistance, HiPIMS etc; arc vapor deposition; pulsed laser deposition etc. The main classes of applications that can be included are:

Conductive coatings for interconnections or circuit elements

Optical coatings used as: reflectors, band pass filters, thermal control films

Protective and/or decorative coatings

Antibacterial and/or biocompatible coatings

Precision alloying with a metallic component

This Special Issue will cover all aspects from the process design and optimization used a as tool to tune the metallic film properties, characterization of the coatings, in relation to the process parameters and the intended applications, functional testing and characterization of the coatings in real life or simulated conditions.

Dr. Catalin Vitelaru
Guest Editor

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