Optical Coatings and Their Starting Materials.

Nanocrystalline materials and coatings

In recent years, near-nano (submicron) and nanostructured materials have attracted increasingly more attention from the materials community. Nanocrystalline materials are characterized by a microstructural length or grain size of up to about 100 nm. Materials having grain size of 0.1 to 0.3 mm are classified as submicron materials. Nanocrystalline materials exhibit various shapes or forms, and ...

Preparation and Optical Characterisation of Antireflection Coatings and Reflector Materials for Solar Energy Systems

Optical coatings for glazings

This paper reviews the state of the art for optical coatings for glazings and gives a view to some developments that will be feasible in the near future. Emphasis is put on coatings for energy efficiency and solar energy applications, and key concepts such as spectral and angular selectivity, large-area chromogenics, and smart windows are introduced and discussed. Recent advances in electrochro...

Superhydrophobic materials and coatings: a review.

Over the past few years, the scientific community, as well as the world's coatings industry has seen the introduction of oxide/polymer-based superhydrophobic surfaces and coatings with exceptional water repellency. Online videos have caught the public's imagination by showing people walking through mud puddles without getting their tennis shoes wet or muddy, and water literally flying off coate...

Special Issue: Antibacterial Materials and Coatings.

Krasimir Vasilev 1,2,*, Alex Cavallaro 2 and Peter Zilm 3 1 School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5095, Australia 2 Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5095, Australia; [email protected] 3 Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; [email protected] * Correspondenc...