Advances in Functional Thin Films

Thin films (i.e., layers of materials with thickness in the range from nanometers to micrometres) offer exceptional functional properties compared with bulk materials and have therefore been extensively used in the last few years. In the current Special Issue, the published articles address recent progress and new developments in the synthesis, patterning, and utilization of functional thin films, including the materials used, improvements in the deposition and processing techniques, enhancements in patterning methods, applications and so on. With this Special Issue, the reader will have access to relevant results in important domains for today's technology, such as in Energy, Nanoelectronics, Spintronics, Nanopatterning, Smart Surfaces, Optics, Membranes, Coatings, etc.