Synthesis and Modification of Nanostructured Thin Films

• Main Author: Mihailescu, Ion N. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; encapsulation; n/a; nanolaminate; germanium; Cu-doped; titanium film; solution processed; nanoparticles; composite; toughness; CuNWs; photonic crystal fiber; optical lithography; nano-indenter; residual stress; elastic modulus; nonlinear refraction; dense wavelength division multiplexing; solar cell; laser surface texturing; demultiplexer; endothelial cells; LIPSS; TiO2 thin films; high-order harmonics; lithium niobate; photoelectric performance; surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; Zn2+ substituted Coll-CaPs biomimetic layers; DLC bio-functionality; stress; antiepileptic drugs; photonic integrated circuit; atomic layer deposition; proliferation improvement; doped biomaterials; Ga doping; nanopatterned sapphire substrate; solution-based; pulsed laser ablation; spectroscopic ellipsometry; PMMA; degradation; dye-sensitized solar cells; spin coating; Al2O3; noble metal nanoparticles; nanocrystal; barium titanate; laser-induced periodic surface structures; SHG; transmission electron microscopy; polarization angle; diffusion barrier; biocompatibility; Raman spectroscopy; ethylene vinyl acetate; photovoltaic conversion efficiency; sulfuration treatment; radiopacity; AlGaN; Cu2MgxZn1?xSnS4; sol-gel; DLC; cohesion; solar cells; flexural rigidity; PDMS; copper nanowires; silicon doping; pulsed laser deposition; chemo-mechanical polishing; apoptosis; CdTe; ZnTe; ZnO nanofilms; nanomaterial; reactive oxygen species; chalcogenide thin films; nonlinear absorption; cytotoxicity; waveguide; PTFE; transparent electrode; MAPLE; zinc oxide; friction; transient absorption; Tm2O3; thin films; propagation loss; hydride vapor phase epitaxy; piezoelectricity; silicon; electroluminescence; interlayer; gold thin film
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The Special Issue "Synthesis and Modification of Nanostructured Thin Films" highlights the recent progress in thin film synthesis/modification and characterization. New methods are reviewed for the synthesis and/or modification of thin films based on laser, magnetron, chemical, and other techniques. The obtained thin nanostructures are characterized by complex and complementary techniques. We think that most of proposed methods can be directly applied in production, but some others still need further elaboration for long-term prospective applications in lasers, optics, materials, electronics, informatics, telecommunications, biology, medicine, and probably many other domains. The Guest Editor and the MDPI staff are therefore pleased to offer this Special Issue to interested readers, including graduate and PhD students as well as postdoctoral researchers, but also to the entire community interested in the field of nanomaterials. We share the conviction that this can serve as a useful tool for updating the literature, but also to aid in the conception of new production and/or research programs. There is plenty of room for further dedicated R&D advances based on new instruments and materials under development.