Surface and Interface Science of 2D Materials

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit your papers to this Special Issue on "Surface and Interface Science of 2D Materials". Improvement of the functional properties of many products is very often related to the formation of the appropriate structure and the properties of the surface layers of the engineering and biomedical materials. For this reason, the surface treatment technologies serving this purpose are also of interest; they are especially important at a time when clear expectations exist for delivering engineering materials on demand. In this case, their structure and the resulting high properties of their products' operating conditions are the key determinants of such materials—not their mass or price. In many cases, the surface, topcoats or coatings are the carriers of the demanded properties of engineering materials, and such properties determine their market value. The problem, both theoretically and practically, is essentially always a matter of 2D material-related issues. This does not depend on the geometric features of the product, e.g., flat, cylindrical or porous. From this point of view, it does not matter whether it is a flat surface, e.g., a cutting tool resistant to abrasion, or a corrosion-resistant chamber of a chemical device, or a car hydrophobic windshield or anti-reflective surface of a photovoltaic cell. Likewise, this may apply to the surface of the implant, and in particular to the cylindrical dental implant or the internal surface of pores in the skeletons of the non-resorbable implant-scaffolds. This problem may also apply to core-shell nanofibers or silver nano aglomerates deposited on them. Another example is the decorating of carbon nanotubes with noble metal nanoparticles to induce sensibility to small concentrations of gases, e.g., explosive gases. There are many other such examples, and we hope that they will be presented in your submitted proposals. Due to technological reasons, the issue discussed here concerns both coatings and topcoats that arise under the surface of the material as a result of the interaction of the chemically active external environment. The range of interest includes coatings, as well as topcoats of a single-layer, multi-layer and gradient structure. All methods for the constitution of such top layers and coatings are interesting; they include mechanical, thermo-mechanical, thermal, thermochemical, chemical and electrochemical as well as physical methods. It should be noted that the growth and proliferation of living cells on the surface of the engineering materials, including porous ones, is in the scope of the issue discussed here. The interactions between the surface of the substrate and the covering and between the individual layers of coatings and topcoats are of interest; they include interactions of diffusive and adhesive nature, as well as the structure and properties of the intermediate layers. In particular, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The structure and properties of the surface coatings and topcoats
• The manufacturing technologies of the surface coatings and topcoats
• The application of the surface coatings and topcoats
• The specific research methodology applied to the surface coatings and topcoats
• The interactions between the surface of the substrate and the covering and between the individual layers of coatings and topcoats
• Foresight research on the development of the manufacturing technologies of the surface coatings and topcoats

Prof. Dr. Leszek Adam Dobrzanski
Prof. Dr. Anna D. Dobrzanska Danikiewicz
Guest Editors

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