Research and Applications of Metal Oxide Thin Films
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2872
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thin film technology is a vital element of sustained technical advances in the fields of photonics, optoelectronic, and magnetic devices. Recently, it is widely utilized in the field of integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, rectifiers, transistors, light emitting diodes, photovoltaic devices, photoconductors, electrochemical devices, sensors, micro- electromechanical systems, wireless communications, telecommunications, magnetic devices, lithography, and cutting technologies. The advances in deposition techniques and characterization tools have further improved thin film technology, enabling the deposition of complex structures with the possibilities of even miniaturization of the electronic devices. In this scenario, the metal oxides-based thin film technology is ubiquitous in modern-day electronics, with applications from energy to human–machine interfaces. Owing to their inherent stability, electronic conductivity and ease of preparation, metal oxide thin films are widely used and receive much attention from scientific community. Here, we are taking a further step to amass the recent advances in metal oxide thin films by leading scientists across the world working in this area.
The prime aim of this Special Issue is to assemble reports about recent advances in the field of metal oxide thin films and their wide applicability. This Issue will offer glimpses of the research based on the preparation of metal oxides thin films by using variety of physical and chemical techniques. The scope of submission topics includes, but is not limited to, the following: the synthesis of metal oxide thin films; their optimization, hybridization, functioning, doping; the structure of thin films’ physical and chemical characteristics; and thin films’ applicability in various sectors including nanotechnology, electronic devices, catalysis, sensors, coating, solar cells and many more. Any topic related to metal oxide thin film deposition, characterization and applications is welcome.
Dr. Sharadrao Anandarao Vanalakar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal oxides
- thin films
- synthesis
- characterization
- nanostructure
- opto-electronics
- sensor
- catalysis
