Surface Deposition and Nano-Film Fabrication Process

Dear Colleagues,

Coating technologies have been developing for many decades, leading to the emergence of nano-films and enabling their application in many areas, such as optics, electronics, automotive, and many others. Depending on the required functionality of the material, various deposition methods can be used to obtain thin films and multilayer systems. The most complex and time-consuming method is MBE, but it allows for the synthesis of crystalline films, making it possible to obtain and study new materials. In recent years, great advances have been made in chemical fabrication methods, such as CVD, MOCVD and ALD, which have been used to produce graphene and, for example, many 2D Van der Waals films. Moreover, these methods are successfully used in the production of semiconductor devices. Sputtering techniques have not lost their relevance, both for science and for industry. For example, magnetron sputtering (MS) was used for the growth of MAX phases, a new family of quasi-2D naturally nanolaminate materials. In particular, magnetron sputtering (MS) is a versatile method, allowing the sputtering of almost any material on large surface areas. Thin films are in demand in science, technology, and many aspects of our life, which requires their study and development of synthesis technologies.

This Special Issue, “Surface Deposition and Nano-Film Fabrication Process”, is open for works that report the newest advances in the area of fabrication processes of thin and ultrathin films, including 2D and layered systems. Advanced characterizations and studies of deposition conditions and methods on the physical and other properties of thin films and coatings are highly appreciated. The topics within the scope of the issue are, but are not limited to, the following:

• Optimization and controlling of MBE, PLD, CVD, ALD and sputtering techniques;
• Fabrication of electrical, optical, magnetic and other functional thin and ultrathin films, including 2D and layered systems;
• Study of materials’ properties and advanced characterization;
• Applications of new nano-films and multilayered systems.

Dr. Anton S. Tarasov
Dr. Sergey A. Lyaschenko
Guest Editors

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• thin film
• quasi 2D materials
• surface deposition methods
• chemical deposition
• nanomaterials
• MBE
• PLD
• CVD
• ALD
• magnetron sputtering