Applied Surface Science covers topics contributing to a better understanding of surfaces, interfaces, nanostructures and their applications. The journal is concerned with scientific research on the atomic and molecular level of material properties determined with specific surface analytical techniques and/or computational methods, as well as the processing of such structures.
This journal accommodates the following topics:
- Surface science of catalysis, electrocatalysis and photocatalysis;
- Deposition and growth;
- 2D assembly;
- Surface and interface modification by directed energy deposition (lasers, ion or electron beams) or other techniques such as plasmas;
- Surface engineering and functionalization;
- Functional surfaces and coatings;
- Electrochemistry at surfaces and corrosion protection strategies;
- Surface science applied to energy conversion and storage;
- Surface nanotechnology and devices;
- Semiconductors - surface and interface;
- Biointerfaces.
Note to authors
In order to be considered for publication, your paper must be a research study on the atomic and molecular level of material properties determined with specific surface approaches, either by experimental techniques or computational methods. If not, your submission will not be considered for publication and will not be sent out for peer-review.
Benefits to authors
We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.
Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
- H. Rudolph
Netherlands Defence Academy, Fac. of Military Sciences (FMS), P.O. Box 90002, 4800 PA, Breda, Netherlands
Editors
- A. Bandarenka
Technical University of Munich, 80333, Munchen, Germany - S. Barcikowski
Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE),Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie I,Universität Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141, Essen, Germany - M. Dinescu
National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor, 077125, Magurele, Romania - Q. Fu
State Key Lab. of Catalysis, Dalian Inst. of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 457 Zhongshan Road, 116023, Dalian, China - G. Grundmeier
Universität Paderborn, Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Warburger St. 100, D-33098, Paderborn, Germany - W.-X. Huang
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Dept. of Chemical Physics, 230026, Hefei, China - A. Juan
Universidad Nacional del Sur, Departamento de Fisica & IFISUR (UNS-CONICET), Av. Alem 1253, 8000, Bahia Blanca, Argentina - P. Kingshott
Swinburne University of Technology Faculty of Science Engineering and Technology, 543-454 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, 3122, Australia - T. Komeda
Tohoku University, Inst. of Multidisciplinary Res. for Adv. Materials (IMRAM), 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai-Shi, 980-8577, Japan - M.R. Linford
Brigham Young University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, C-310 BNSN, Provo, Utah, 84602, United States - C.F. McConville
RMIT University College of Science Engineering and Health, 414-18 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 3001, Australia - M.F. Montemor
ICEMS-DEQ, Instituto Superior Técnico, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal - R.L. Opila
University of Delaware, Dept. of Material Science and Engineering, Dupont Hall 210, Newark, Delaware, DE 19716, United States - N. Pryds
Dept. of Energy Conversion and Storage, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU), Building 779 - Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark - M. Rocca
University of Genoa Department of Physics, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146, Genova, Italy - P. Schaaf
Technische Universität Ilmenau, Inst. of Materials Engineering and Inst. of Micro- and Nanotechnologies, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Str. 5, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany - Y. Shen
Tsinghua University Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 30 Shuangqing Rd, Haidian Qu, 100084, Beijing, China - I. Shuttleworth
School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, NG11 8NS, Nottingham, United Kingdom - J. Strunk Dr. Rer. Nat.
Heterogeneous Photocatalysis, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany - A.V. Teplyakov
University of Delaware Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Newark, Delaware, 19716, United States - J. Terry
Illinois Institute of Technology Department of Physics, 3101 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois, 60616-2852, United States - H.M. Urbassek
University of Kaiserslautern, Physics Department and Research Center OPTIMAS, Kaiserslautern, Germany - E. van Faassen
Nephrology department, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2, 2333ZA, Leiden, Netherlands - Z.G. Wang
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 230026, Hefei, China - J.E. Whitten
University of Massachusetts Lowell Department of Chemistry, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854, United States - J. Yu
Wuhan University of Technology, State Key Lab. of Adv. Tech. for Mater. Syn. Proc., Luoshi Road 122#, 430070, Wuhan, China
Managing Editors
- M. Alves
Lisboa, Portugal - L.C. Cordoba
- L. Gamrad
Essen, Germany - D. Marani
Lyngby, Denmark - E. Nováková
Den Haag, The Netherlands - E. Rodríguez Vidal
Eibar Guipuzcoa, Spain - F. Stokker-Cheregi
Magurele, Romania
Advisory Editorial Board
- K. Akimoto
University of Tsukuba, Inst. of Applied Physics, Ibaraki, Japan - D.E. Aspnes
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States - T.J. Bandosz PhD, DSC
City University of New York, New York, New York, United States - A Bandyopadhyay
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States - B.N. Dev
Indian Association. for the Cultivation of Science, Dept. of Materials Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India - E. Fortunato
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, CENIMAT-13N, Caparica, Portugal - C. Fotakis
Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, Irakleio, Greece - Y. Gao
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, New York, United States - J. Greeley PhD
Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering, Lafayette, Indiana, United States - D.D. Gu
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China - S. Hofmann
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany - Y. Leterrier
Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland - J. Lian
Jilin University, Changchun, China - G. Lopinski
National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - A. Miotello
University of Trento, Trento, Italy - R. Morent
Ghent University, Gent, Belgium - A. Nakajima
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Dept. of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science, Tokyo, Japan - J.W. Niemantsverdriet
Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom - S.J. Pearton
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, Florida, United States - E. Pincik
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia - F. Rosei
National Institute for Scientific Research Energy Materials and Telecommunications Research Centre, Varennes, Quebec, Canada - P. Schmuki
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany - A. Shard
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, United Kingdom - C.Q. Sun
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore - X.W. Sun
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore - S. Suzer
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey - H. Swart
University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa - H.J.W. Zandvliet
University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands - W. Zheng
Jilin University, Changchun, China - L.V. Zhigilei
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States - H. Zuilhof
WU Argrotechnology & Food Sciences, Laboratory for Organic Chemistry, Wageningen, Netherlands