Nanostructured Surfaces and Thin Films Synthesis by Physical Vapor Deposition

This Special Issue deals with the synthesis of nanostructured surfaces and thin films by means of physical vapor deposition techniques such as pulsed laser deposition magnetron sputtering HiPIMS or e-beam evaporation among others. The nanostructuration of the surface modifies the way a material interacts with the environment changing its optical mechanical electrical tribological or chemical properties. This can be applied in the development of photovoltaic cells tribological coatings optofluidic sensors or biotechnology to name a few. This issue includes research presenting novel or improved applications of nanostructured thin films such as photovoltaic solar cells thin-film transistors antibacterial coatings or chemical and biological sensors while also studying the nanostructuration mechanisms from a fundamental point of view that produce rods columns helixes or hexagonal grids at the nanoscale.