Purpose of Special Issue of “Recent Trends in Research Methods and Technologies in Thin Film and Surface Physics”

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a remarkable progress in research methods in thin film and surface physics. The spread of research methods is not only in the traditional categories of theory and experiment, but also in the new category of digital transformation (DX). In this special issue, the world's most advanced researchers in these three categories explain their methods in an easy-to-understand manner. We hope you will find the articles in this special issue useful for your research.