Condensed Matter

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Selected Papers from the 3-Day International Conference on Materials Science (3D-ICOMAS)

edited by Norbert Nickel,

Adriano Michael Bernardin

and

Sławomir Kaczmarek

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2659 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; nanomaterials; electronic materials; photonic materials; thin films and coatings; energy materials; bio-materials; material characterization; material engineering and manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics of Materials)

Advances in X-Ray and Gamma Ray Detectors and Applications

edited by

Leonardo Abbene

Antonino Buttacavoli

and

Alessandro Scordo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

Keywords: X/gamma-ray detectors; semiconductor detectors; scintillation detectors; spectroscopy and imaging; organic and perovskite-based detectors; detector simulation; medical physics; astrophysics; non-destructive testing; environmental monitoring; nuclear physics; emerging applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Spectroscopy and Imaging in Condensed Matter)

10th Anniversary of Condensed Matter: Recent Advances in Condensed Matter Physics

edited by

Antonio Bianconi

Annette Bussmann-Holder

and

Bernardo Barbiellini

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2584 | Submission Open

Keywords: condensed matter physics; electronic; solid state physics; magnetism; composites and alloys; solids and liquids; superconductivity; spintronics; quantum phenomena; quantum materials; strongly correlated systems; soft condensed matter; semiconductor; topological materials; novel materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Condensed Matter Theory)

Tuning Metal–Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Functional Performance

edited by

Fatemeh Keshavarz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; atmospheric water harvesting; batteries; waste treatment; sensing; catalysis; synthesis; characterization; molecular modeling; stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics of Materials)

Superstripes Physics, 5th Edition

edited by

Antonio Bianconi

and Yasutomo Uemura

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum complex matter; superstripes; complexity; stripes; topological materials; superconductivity; topological quantum science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

Flexible Matter for Electronics, Photonics, and Energy Conversion

edited by

Wenke Xie

and

Xu Xiao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3214 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; flexible photonics; energy-harvesting materials; multifunctional composites; wearable self-powering; soft material design; conformable sensors; sustainable energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics of Materials)

Driven-Dissipative Dynamics of Open Quantum Systems

edited by Sayak Ray and

Lamberto Rondoni

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: open quantum systems; many-body systems; non-equilibrium dynamics; driven-dissipative systems; exceptional point; Bose–Josephson junctions; Bose–Einstein condensation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics of Materials)

Topological and Quantum Materials for Energy and Information: Spectroscopy and Computation Approaches

edited by Wei-Chi Chiu and

Bernardo Barbiellini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2443 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum materials; topological materials; quantum information and qubits; superconductivity and Josephson devices; solid electrolytes and solid-state batteries; layered compounds and Kagome systems; two dimensional heterostructures; density functional theory and many body methods; machine learning for materials; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

SuperFluctuations, 8th Edition

edited by

Roberta Citro