Recent Advances in Functional Transparent Semiconductor Films and Coatings; 2nd Edition
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 73
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied/experimental physics; thin films; optoelectronics; semiconductor device physics; materials characterization; elaboration techniques
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coatings (from a few nanometers to a few micrometers thick) of transparent semiconductors are extensively employed in everyday life to significantly modify the chemical, optical, electrical, thermal, catalytic, mechanical, and surface properties of the substrate they cover. Several deposition techniques are able to deposit such a thin film on different substrates (inorganic, organic, rigid, or flexible) and in various shapes. Parameters such as the stoichiometry, doping, defects, thickness, or surface treatment can be used to modulate the properties of the coating to functionalize it as an electrical contact, antireflective layer, catalyst, or chemical barrier. This flexibility has led to the extensive application of these materials in various scenarios: consumer electronics or optoelectronics, photoelectrochemistry, anti-corrosion, packaging, etc.
The scope of this Special Issue focusing on conductive oxides and semiconductors therefore includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Recent developments and advances in the preparation of transferables and deposition methods that enable large-scale transfer and cost reduction;
- Surface functionalization to enhance performance according to the application;
- New application opportunities, particularly in photovoltaics, transparent electronics, photocatalysis, and antibacterial protection.
Prof. Dr. Aomar Hadjadj
Prof. Dr. Shehdeh Jodeh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- transparent conducting material
- thin film developing technology
- thin film characteristics
- functionalization
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