This review deals with different aspects of hydrophobicity at nanostructured surfaces.
Theoretical and geometric effects as well as those of surface feature geometry on …

A vision of hydrogen based economy and clean, sustainable, fossil fuels-free world inspires
the scientific community to put much effort into the development of visible-light-driven …

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) has been targeted as an eco-friendly alternative
technology to conventional chromic acid anodizing (CAA) for corrosion protection of …

Flash plasma electrolytic oxidation (flash-PEO) with in situ incorporation of inhibitors is
explored as a strategy for corrosion protection of 2024 aluminium (Al) alloys. Thin (~ 5 μm) …

The presented overview deals with the study of the luminescence properties of lanthanide
ions incorporated into different dielectric crystalline materials for use in photonics and …

Polymer‐based hydrophobic coatings degrade in response to high temperatures or
abrasion. Rare‐earth oxides (REOs) as a ceramic material may provide more robust …

Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants has attracted much attention because it can
effectively solve the problem of environmental pollution. SiO2@ Eu (TTA) 3phen@ TiO2 core …

Within these studies, atomic scale molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to
analyze the behavior of water droplets and ice clusters on hydrophilic and hydrophobic …

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) has been targeted as an eco-friendly alternative
technology to conventional chromic acid anodizing (CAA) for corrosion protection of …

Facet engineering of nanomaterials, especially metals and metal oxides has become an
important strategy for tuning catalytic properties and functions from heterogeneous catalysis …