Thin Films
A section of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Optical Thin Films: Preparation, Application and Development (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Thin-Film Synthesis, Characterization and Properties (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Materials and Thin Film Coatings for Optics, Photonics and Sensors Application (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Current Research Progress Surrounding Magnetic Thin Films (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Synthesis, Properties and Application of Thin Films, Nanofilms and Nanocrystals (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Functional Polymer Coatings and Films: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Recent Developments and Practical Applications of Thin Films in Metal Oxides, Perovskites, and Rare Earth Oxides (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Thin Films/Coatings Preparation and Kinetic Analysis of Growth Processes (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Functional Films/Coatings Processing Technologies: Deposition and Process (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Epitaxial Thin Films: Materials and Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances in Hydrophobic Surfaces, Texturing, and Coatings: Unveiling the Future of Surface Engineering (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- High-Temperature Protective Coatings (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Nanoscale Multilayer Thin Films/Foils (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- High Entropy Alloy Films (Deadline: 5 January 2025)
- New Functional Coatings and Thin Films for Sensor and Green Energy Technologies (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Trends and Advances in Thin Films and Coatings for High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Porous Films, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Thin Films and Coatings in Catalyst: Preparation, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Electrochemical Properties and Applications of Thin Films (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advanced Films and Coatings for Flexible Electronics (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Advanced Multielement Coatings: Deposition, Materials and Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Advancements in Films and Coatings for Food Packaging and Storage (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Advances in Experimental Testing of Thermal Barrier Coatings (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Semiconductor Thin Films and Coatings (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Optical Properties of Crystals and Thin Films, Volume II (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Optical Coatings: From Materials to Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Research on Infrared and Laser Thin Films (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advanced Functional Nanostructured Films and Coatings for Energy Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 9 April 2025)
- Accelerated Development of Nanomaterials, Coatings, and Thin Films for Optical and Electronic Applications (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Recent Developments in Thin Films for Technological Applications (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Wear and Tribology Properties of Materials, Films and Coatings (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Novel Thin Films and Coatings for Semiconductors (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Effective Coating Barriers for Protection of Reinforced Concrete, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Advances of Nanoparticles and Thin Films (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Recent Progress in Epitaxial Growth of Thin Films and Their Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Developments in Optical Coatings and Thin Films (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Nanostructured Films and Their Multi-scale Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Environmental Corrosion and Oxidation of Alloy Coatings and Surfaces (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Printed Functional Thin Films for Electronic, Optoelectronic and Sensing Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Recent Advances in Functional Transparent Semiconductor Films and Coatings; 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Optoelectronic Thin Films (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Research Progress and Future Prospects of Thermal Protection Coatings (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advanced Thin Films Technologies for Optics, Electronics, and Sensing (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Functional Metal Oxide Thin Films (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
- Optical Thin Films and Coatings: Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Surface and Interface Analysis of Cultural Heritage, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- New Materials as Protective Coatings for Different Substrates (Wood, Stone, Paper, and Textile): Synthesis, Characterization Techniques and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: