06961nam 2202065z- 450 991040408300332120231214133103.03-03928-739-7(CKB)4100000011302308(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/44811(EXLCZ)99410000001130230820202102d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDesign and Development of Nanostructured Thin FilmsMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 electronic resource (386 p.)3-03928-738-9 Due to their unique size-dependent physicochemical properties, nanostructured thin films are used in a wide range of applications from smart coating and drug delivery to electrocatalysis and highly-sensitive sensors. Depending on the targeted application and the deposition technique, these materials have been designed and developed by tuning their atomic-molecular 2D- and/or 3D-aggregation, thickness, crystallinity, and porosity, having effects on their optical, mechanical, catalytic, and conductive properties. Several open questions remain about the impact of nanomaterial production and use on environment and health. Many efforts are currently being made not only to prevent nanotechnologies and nanomaterials from contributing to environmental pollution but also to design nanomaterials to support, control, and protect the environment. This Special Issue aims to cover the recent advances in designing nanostructured films focusing on environmental issues related to their fabrication processes (e.g., low power and low cost technologies, the use of environmentally friendly solvents), their precursors (e.g., waste-recycled, bio-based, biodegradable, and natural materials), their applications (e.g., controlled release of chemicals, mimicking of natural processes, and clean energy conversion and storage), and their use in monitoring environment pollution (e.g., sensors optically- or electrically-sensitive to pollutants)polyhydroxibutyrategraphene oxidenanostructured filmsiridescencecarbon nanotubecorrosionbiomaterialpowdersadsorption energyUPDplasma irradiationmetallic nanoparticlesSTMnanospiralPA-PVDlight trappingrutheniumaqueous dispersionDFTmonomer synthesisultrathin filmsgalvanic displacementquantum confinementrod coatingnanocomposite conductive polymersnanocrystalline cellulosephase transition performanceLa2O3 passivation layerinterfacial energylaminationlysozymenanofibrous membranesH2TPPpoly(dimethylacrylamide)iron oxideswater filtrationhybrid deposition systemPt thin depositsreinforcedwiresself-assemblycomposite gelelectron–phonon couplingbarrier materialPAS devicehydrogelnanoscratchthin filmpolymeric matrixSEMsilversputteringoptical transmittancewound dressingagaroseXPEEMCERAMIS®highly oriented pyrolytic graphiteFeORaman scatteringmodel systemXPSphotocatalysisphotovoltaicsatomic layer depositionchiralitystructural characterizationpolystyrenenanofiber2D growthnanostructurebiomedicalVOCs selectivitysilicon thin filmelectrodepositionelectrocatalysisSLRRchemosensorCaxCoO2spin coatingnanocompositesAl2O3metal-organic frameworknanocoating of SiOxplatinumsymmetryPECVDthermal analysisfirst-principles calculationelectrical propertiesbiomimetic solvent sensorsmodulation structurenanofibersmercury vapors adsorbing layerhydrogenated amorphous carbon filmsphase transformationbirefringencenanostructured back reflectorsmesoporoussilk sericinpolymer nanoparticlesLEEMSorpTestInAlNmetamaterialmicroparticle depositionCdTehomogeneityluminous transmittanceLDHhybrid materialscaffoldsMgOpolystyrene sphere assisted lithographyGe surface engineeringepitaxial growthAuNPsKr physisorptionplasma depositionReB2/TaN multilayersvanadium dioxideFIBmaskself-catalysedmesoporous graphenecoatingpost-treatmentMg alloyphotonic nanostructuresinkdepositionMueller matrixelectrospinning depositionpolar semiconductorszinc oxidethin filmsFe3O4TiO2NPsmechanical flexibilityhazardous organic solventspermeationinterfacial modelmicroscopyLEEDelectrical conductivityPVDCavaliere Saraauth1328956Macagnano AntonellaauthDe Cesare FabrizioauthBOOK9910404083003321Design and Development of Nanostructured Thin Films3039223UNINA