Surface Properties of Thin Films
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 5377
Special Issue Editor
Interests: surface properties in ambient conditions; hydrophobicity of self-assembled monolayers; atomic force microscopy; ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; wetting and capillary at the nanoscale; surface properties of ferroelectric thin films; the role of surfaces in heterogeneous ice nucleation
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Dear Colleagues,
Since W. Pauli’s famous quote “God made the bulk; surfaces were invented by the devil”, scientists have developed a large list of new techniques to study and even control surface properties. At present, new surfaces are created every day, allowing the tune of specific properties of materials at wish. Probably the most common approach to modify and control surface properties is the growth of thin films on different substrates. From organic self-assembled monolayers to inorganic epitaxial growth using pulsed laser deposition, thin films are created in research centers and companies for a wide range of applications, such as tribology, wetting control, electronic semiconductor devices, energy generation, optical coatings, etc.
In this Special Issue, surface properties of thin films, from the strategies in their fabrication to tune the desired properties to the possible applications of new properties, are highlighted and discussed.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Prof. Albert Verdaguer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Thin film
- Self-assembled monolayers
- Coatings
- Surfaces
- Thin film multiferroics
- Thin film batteries
- Thin-film photovoltaics
- Superlattices
- 2-D materials
- Graphene
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