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Surface Modification and Coating to Improve Properties of Various Materials

edited by Jaeho Kim and Susumu Yonezawa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18658 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical and chemical vapor deposition techniques; plasma spraying; surface modification by a reactive gas; thermo-chemical treatment; wet chemical and electrochemical processes; plasma electrolytic oxidation; corrosion and oxidation resistance; hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity; adsorbable surface; functional coating; thin film

In Situ and Operando Catalyst Characterization

edited by

Gaetano Granozzi

and

Tomasz Kosmala

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4258 | Submission Open

Keywords: in situ and operando characterization; structure– activity relationships; knowledge-based approach for catalysts for energy; environment and industrial applications; study of the initial stage of the corrosion process; self-assembly; adsorption and related phenomena; STM/AFM and electrochemical STM/AFM; TEM and X-ray adsorption techniques (XANES and EXAFS); ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM); fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy; theoretical and computational studies

Recent Advances in Catalytic Surfaces and Interfaces

edited by

Michalis Konsolakis

and

Irene Groot

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9085 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured catalytic materials; metal– support interactions; novel synthetic techniques; shape and size effects in catalysis; advanced characterization studies; structure– performance relationships; theoretical and computational studies; energy and environmental applications

Surface Science: Polymer Thin Films, Coatings and Adhesives

edited by Maurice Brogly

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers and biopolymers surfaces; polymers and biopolymers at interfaces; surface treatments and modifications; adhesion and adhesives; coatings and thin films; composites; polymer blends; friction and wear; lubrication; surface and interface analysis; surface spectroscopies and microscopies

Bio-Inspired Surfaces

edited by Jinde Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-inspired surface science and engineering; surface wetting; superhydrophobic; omniphobic; bio-adhesion; smart surfaces; anti-fouling coatings; sustainable materials

Plasmonics Technology in Surface Science

edited by Keith Sanders

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface plasmon resonance (SPR); plasmon-enhanced catalysis; hot-electron dynamics; plasmonic sensing; energy harvesting; surface chemistry; photothermal effects

Surface Engineering of Thin Films

edited by

Aleksey Yerokhin

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; coatings; thin films; surface characteristics; properties

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