Dear Colleagues,

Advanced material surface treatment processing is a procedure that aims to modify the material surface properties of a component by forming a functional surface layer. It has the significant advantages of saving expenditure on energy and core materials and being eco-friendly. Advanced technologies based on modern physics, chemistry, and mechanics are applied to achieve special surface requirements, e.g., surface quenching, shot peening, nitriding, vapour deposition, thermal spray, etc.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present recent research and development in the field of advanced material surface treatment processing through research and review papers.

This issue will include, but will not be limited to, the following topics:

• Advanced methods for material surface treatment processing with regard to obtaining desired surface functions, including:
•  (a) Surface modifications, e.g., laser surface treatment; surface quenching; shot peening;
•  (b) Surface alloying, e.g., chemical surface heat treatment; plasma carburizing and nitriding;
•  (c) Coating technology, e.g., thermal/plasma spray; cold spray; physical vapor deposition (PVD); chemical vapor deposition (CVD); plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD); electroplating; plasma electrolytic oxidation.

• Characterization, modelling and performance of treated surfaces, e.g., friction and wear, hardness and modulus, corrosion resistance, decoration and optical behaviour, etc.
• Applications of advanced material surface treatment processing in industry, e.g., biomedical, semiconductor devices, electrical vehicles, solar energy, aerospace, nuclear energy, etc.

Dr. Guizhi Wu
Dr. Ivan Kolev
Dr. Liuquan Yang
Guest Editors

Dr. Huijing Xu
Guest Editor Assistant

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• surface treatment processing
• surface technology and engineering
• surface modification
• surface alloying
• surface protective layers
• coatings technology
• structure and characterization of properties
• friction and wear
• corrosion and oxidation
• fretting and fatigue
• application and modelling