New Functional Coatings and Thin Films for Sensor and Green Energy Technologies

This Special Issue Reprint is focused on recent developments and achievements in the design and application of new advanced materials for active coatings with a special emphasis on the surface engineering and functionalization of protective, sensitive, and selective coatings for energy conversion and storage. It includes papers authored by scientists from around the world. A variety of materials and coatings, like oxide-based coatings, functional polymers, and composites, are designed, characterized, and discussed in relation to their potential applications in photovoltaic and sensing devices. As a whole, the Special Issue shows a diverse range of methods, techniques, and innovative approaches that are commonly used in order to produce materials and coatings with improved and new functionalities.