Frontiers in Materials | Thin Solid Films

Original Research

Published on 03 Nov 2026

Tailoring surface and structural properties of WO3 thin films via mixed-gas plasma deposition for optimized H2 gas sensing performance

in Thin Solid Films

Santosh Kumar
Archana Singh Kharb
Shristi Bist
Hritik Yadav
Amit Kumar Chawla
Shikha Awasthi
Amol Singh
Ratnesh K. Pandey

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1942932

684 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Oct 2026

Insight on gold nanoparticle-decorated TiO2 nanotube electrochemical sensor for non-enzymatic glucose detection

in Thin Solid Films

Halima Benghanoum
Syrine Sassi
Rabia Benabderrahmane Zaghouani
Amal Bouich
Asmae Arbaoui
Maha El Hawary
Hafedh Dhiflaoui
Lofti Khezami
Ali Karrech
Bernabé Mari Soucase

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1938438

1,038 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2026

Effect of Ti3C2Tx MXene content on the structural properties and optical band gap of PVA/PEG nanocomposite thin films

in Thin Solid Films

Joyanta Sonowal
Ankur Tanti
Profulla Chandra Kalita

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1934242

1,111 views

Original Research

Published on 26 May 2025

Investigating the influence of a thin copper film coated on nickel plates through physical vapor deposition for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction

in Thin Solid Films

Sumit Maya Moreshwar Meshram
Prasad Gonugunta
Peyman Taheri
Ludovic Jourdin
Saket Pande

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2025.1527753

5,895 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Mar 2025

Thermal performance customization of polyimide films by nanocomposite engineering with Al2O3 and ZnO nanoparticles

in Thin Solid Films

Ahmad Raza Ashraf
Zareen Akhter
Muhammad Asim Farid
Leonardo C. Simon
Khalid Mahmood
Muhammad Faizan Nazar

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2025.1504965

7,865 views
8 citations

Editorial

Published on 30 Apr 2024

Editorial: 2022 retrospective: thin solid films

in Thin Solid Films

Elena Degoli
Rafael Ramirez Bon

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2024.1412808

2,808 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jan 2024

The band gap and nonlinear optical susceptibility of SrSn1-xVxO3 films

in Thin Solid Films

Ziheng Huang
Qiushuang Ma
Depeng Wang
Rongjing Zhao
Ruifeng Niu
Weitian Wang

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1341006

4,790 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 19 Jan 2024

A review of the preparation, properties and applications of VO2 thin films with the reversible phase transition

in Thin Solid Films

Chong Wen
Liquan Feng
Zhaohui Li
Jinglian Bai
Shaoyan Wang
Xingxing Gao
Jian Wang
Wenqing Yao

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2024.1341518

26,302 views
90 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2024

Sub-0.3 volt amorphous metal WNx based NEMS switch with 8 trillion cycles

in Thin Solid Films

Abdulilah Mohammad Mayet
Mohammed Abdul Muqeet
Hala H. Alhashim
Fadi Kurdahi
Ehsan Eftekhari-Zadeh

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1337925

5,373 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 20 Dec 2023

Simulation, synthesis, and analysis of strontium-doped ZnO nanostructures for optoelectronics and energy-harvesting devices

in Thin Solid Films

Muhammad Shafiq Anjum
Muhammad Waseem Ashraf
Shahzadi Tayyaba
Muhammad Imran

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1260609

5,172 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2023

Achieving high-quality silver sintered joint for highly-reliable schottky barrier diodes via pressureless method

in Thin Solid Films

Chenyi Dai
Yong Wang
Pengrong Lin
Zilin Hao
Chaoyang Wang
Xiaocheng Feng
Xueming Liu

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1297827

3,270 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2023

Modulation of optical absorption and electrical properties in Mn-Co-Ni-O-based high-entropy thin films

in Thin Solid Films

Chao Ma

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1297318

4,005 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2023

The preferred growth orientation of Ti thin film on MgO(100) substrate

in Thin Solid Films

Jun Yang
Saturi Baco
Yongzhong Jin
Yi Shu
Yong Fang
Pak Yan Moh

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1275420

4,861 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2023

Free-edge effect on the tensile properties of 3D woven composites

in Thin Solid Films

Zengwen Wu
Ce Li
Feng Liao
Gang Liu
Shan Zeng

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1240638

4,243 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Apr 2023

Interface structure between Nb thin film and MgO(112) substrate: A first-principles prediction

in Thin Solid Films

Jun Yang
Pak Yan Moh
Saturi Baco
Yongzhong Jin
Yong Fang
Hongxiang Zong

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1158697

16,430 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Feb 2023

Combinative solution processing and Li doping approach to develop p-type NiO thin films with enchanced electrical properties

in Thin Solid Films

Abayomi T. Oluwabi
Nicolae Spalatu
Natalia Maticiuc
Atanas Katerski
Arvo Mere
Malle Krunks
Ilona Oja Acik

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2023.1060420

6,952 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2022

The effect of contact aspect ratio and film to substrate elastic modulus ratio on stress vs. strain up to the point of yield during flat punch thin film indentation of an elastic-plastic film

in Thin Solid Films

Aaron D. Sinnott
Owen Brazil
Graham L. W. Cross

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2022.906204

6,549 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Aug 2022

3D flexible displacement sensor for highly sensitive movement measurement assisted by the terahertz imaging system

in Thin Solid Films

Tianhua Meng
Guozhong Zhao
Hongmei Liu
Wenyu Li
Caixia Feng
Weidong Hu

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2022.957909

4,026 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2022

Flexible La0.67Sr0.33MnO3:ZnO Nanocomposite Thin Films Integrated on Mica

in Thin Solid Films

Xiong Zhang
Hui Yang
Guoliang Wang
Yi Zhang
Jijie Huang

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2022.913326

4,171 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2022

Strong Perpendicular Anisotropy and Anisotropic Landé Factor in Bismuth-Doped Thulium Garnet Thin Films

in Thin Solid Films

Xiuye Zhang
Lichuan Jin
Dainan Zhang
Bo Liu
Hao Meng
Lei Zhang
Zhiyong Zhong
Xiaoli Tang

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2022.879711

4,506 views
7 citations

Perspective

Published on 28 Apr 2022

On the Viscoelastic Drift Behavior During Nanoindentation

in Thin Solid Films

Yu-Lin Shen

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2022.900088

4,434 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Apr 2022

Formation and Effect of Deposited Thin TiO2 Layer With Compressive Strain and Oxygen Vacancies on GaAs (001) Substrate

in Thin Solid Films

Yue Li
Yunxia Zhou
Yanrong Deng
Shiwo Ta
Zhao Yang
Haiou Li
Tangyou Sun
Yonghe Chen
Fabi Zhang
Tao Fu

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2022.846428

3,721 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Mar 2022

Novel Method for the Growth of Two-Dimensional Layered InSe Thin Films on Amorphous Substrate by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

in Thin Solid Films

Sheng-Wei Hsiao
Chu-Shou Yang
Hao-Ning Yang
Chia-Hsing Wu
Ssu-Kuan Wu
Li-Yun Chang
Yen-Teng Ho
Shu-Jui Chang
Wu-Ching Chou

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2022.871003

9,902 views
20 citations

Editorial

Published on 01 Feb 2022

Editorial: Electronic Properties, Vibrational Properties and Optical Properties of Van der Waals 2D Crystals

in Thin Solid Films

Weiliang Wang

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2022.843290

3,858 views