Advanced Nanomaterials and Coating Technologies for High-Performance Electronic, Optoelectronic, Energy, and Sensing Devices
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 51
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metal oxide semiconductors; nanomaterials; functional oxide nanomaterials; gas sensors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue titled “Advanced Nanomaterials and Coating Technologies for High-Performance Electronic, Optoelectronic, Energy, and Sensing Devices”. This Special Issue highlights recent advances in oxide semiconductor nanomaterials, essential for developing next-generation electronic, optoelectronic, energy, and sensing technologies.
We invite researchers to submit original research, reviews, and case studies on topics such as the synthesis, functionalization, and applications of oxide semiconductor nanomaterials. This Special Issue aims to foster insights into oxide semiconductor structures, interfaces, and functional properties. Topics of interest include the following:
- Theoretical and experimental studies on growth mechanisms and synthesis methods;
- Functional properties and their dependency on synthesis parameters;
- Methods to enhance electrical, magnetic, and optical properties;
- Advanced characterization techniques and applications in sensing and energy storage.
Accepted papers will undergo rigorous peer review and will be published online, making them widely accessible to the scientific community. We look forward to your contributions and to advancing the field together.
Dr. Zhicheng Cai
Dr. Jian Hou
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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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.
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Keywords
- metal oxide semiconductor
- functional oxide semiconductors
- nanomaterials
- sensing applications
- artificial intelligence hardware
- thin film synthesis
- electronic properties
- oxide nanostructures
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