Thin Films/Coatings Preparation and Kinetic Analysis of Growth Processes
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 2101
Special Issue Editor
Interests: surface physics and chemistry; kinetic modeling; thin films; mass transfer; diffusion; heterogeneous catalysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The aim of this Special Issue is the theory, modeling, and computer simulation of thin film/coating growth processes during deposition by various methods, such as physical and chemical vapor deposition, magnetron sputtering, ion-beam-assisted deposition, and many other methods. The morphology, structure, and other properties of thin films/coatings are determined by the applied deposition method, and it is vital to understand the mechanisms and dynamics of the elementary processes that take place during film deposition (adsorption and desorption in non-thermodynamic equilibrium conditions, surface and bulk diffusion, surface chemical reactions at external activation by particle beams (ions, electrons, photons of all electromagnetic spectra), coalescence (considering different mechanisms, activation by external particle beams), clustering, layering, etc.). A deep understanding of the elementary processes, their dynamics, and their mechanisms in different deposition methods allows for the controlling of various physical, chemical, and structural properties of films. Despite the huge progress made in the theory, mathematical modeling, and computer simulation of thin film growth, there are still many unanswered questions, especially concerning the deposition and growth of multicomponent and compound thin films and coatings. We warmly invite researchers to submit their contributions, both original research articles and review papers, that are related to theory, mathematical modeling, and computer simulations analyzing the kinetics and mechanisms of elementary processes taking place during the deposition of thin films/coatings to this Special Issue.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Adsorption;
- Coalescence;
- Multicomponent and compound films;
- Surface diffusion;
- Kinetic modeling;
- Surface roughness;
- Phase separation;
- Multilayers;
- Structure and morphology.
We look forward to receiving your contributions!
Prof. Dr. Arvaidas Galdikas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adsorption
- coalescence
- multicomponent and compound films
- surface diffusion
- kinetic modeling
- surface roughness
- phase separation
- multilayers
- structure and morphology
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