Ceramic Films and Coatings: Properties and Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 35735
Special Issue Editor
Interests: design; syntheses; and application of functional inorganic materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Various technologies have been developed for ceramic films and coatings since they play an important role in the area of materials science. Compared to bulk ceramics, the preparation of ceramics film is certainly not a tedious process as it includes ball milling, sieving, forming, pre-sintering, and high-temperature sintering. Additionally, it is possible to fabricate ceramic film with various shapes to meet industrial and civil demands. Recently, functional ceramic films and coatings for lighting, anti-counterfeiting, corrosion prevention, wear resistance, and so on, have become a hot research topic. However, films and coatings with high performance still remain a challenge because the preparation technique, composition, microstructure, and compactness significantly affect their properties and final applications.
This Special Issue will cover recent advances in materials synthesis, properties, and applications. In particular, studies on ceramic film, inorganic coatings, and the development of characterization methods are welcome.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit review articles, original papers, and communications to this Special Issue on “Ceramic Films and Coatings: Properties and Applications”.
Prof. Dr. Qi Zhu
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- surface coatings
- ceramic
- photoluminescence
- corrosion prevention
- wear resistance