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Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Characteristics and Innovation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaohui Zhao

and

Chao Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties; fatigue; wear

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of Materials

edited by Mark F. Horstemeyer and Heechen E. Cho

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; fracture; damage; constitutive model; multiscale modeling; microstructure

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

Advances in Nanophotonic Materials, Devices, and Applications

edited by

Zhengji Xu

and

Lu Zhu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 925 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurface; nanophotonics; nanomaterials; micro/nanostructures; nanofabrication; optoelectronics; silicon photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Advances in Materials Corrosion: Mechanisms, Protection and Prediction

edited by

María Jesús Jiménez-Come

and Leonardo Bertolucci Coelho

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion mechanisms; corrosion-resistant materials; computational simulations; protective coatings; materials degradation; electrochemical processes; corrosion prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Advanced Functional Materials for Hydrometallurgical and Environmental Applications

edited by Bo Chen and

Shenxu Bao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open

Keywords: solvent-impregnated resins; supported ionic liquid; ion-imprinted polymers; composite electrode materials; solid wastes based adsorption materials; the separation of enrichment of metals; the adsorption and separation of harmful gases; the removal of organic pollutants; the preparation and characterization of functional materials; adsorption mechanisms based on quantum chemistry simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Synthesis, Sintering, and Characterization of Composites

edited by Xiaonan Mu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramics; alloys and their composites; sintering; mechanical properties; interface structure; strengthening mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Materials with Strong Electron Correlations

edited by

Monika Gamża

and Jiasheng Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: correlated electrons; crystal and electronic structures; crystal growth; magnetic materials; electronic band structure of solids; material characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advanced Materials & Methods for Heritage & Archaeology (Second Edition)

edited by

Angela Calia

and

Mariateresa Lettieri

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: archeology and heritage buildings; material characterization; non-destructive or micro-destructive analysis of cultural heritage stone; marbles; plasters; ceramics; potteries and glasses; non-destructive techniques for surface characterization; residue analysis; investigation of raw materials and production methods of ancient technologies; investigation of weathering effects; material conservation technologies; heritage building protection; monitoring technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Theoretical and Computational Modeling of Material Surfaces and Interfaces

edited by Gaojian Lin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: material surface; material interface; theoretical modeling; computational modeling; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Advanced Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy

edited by

Rui Filipe dos Reis Marmont Lobo

and

César Augusto Correia de Sequeira

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructures; nanoparticles; catalyst; plasma; carbon; microscopy; spectroscopy; hydrogen; electricity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advances in 3D-Printed Metamaterials

edited by

Xinwei Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterial; lattice structure; 3D printing; finite element analysis; lightweight; mechanical properties; acoustics; thermal; electromagnetic; chemical; implants; multifunctional; topological optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Laser and Plasma Processing of Advanced Functional Materials for Magnetic, Electrotechnical and Electrochemical Applications

edited by

Catalin-Daniel Constantinescu

and

Lucian Petrescu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; ceramic materials; non-oxide ceramics; laser and plasma processing; magnetism and electrical engineering; thin films and multilayers; planar transformers; modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Investigation of Structure and Properties of Porous Materials

edited by Xingtao Xu, Yunqing Kang and Mohua Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous nanomaterials; capacitive deionization; heterogeneous catalysis; advanced oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Surface Modifications and Coatings for Metallic Materials

edited by

Eri Miura-Fujiwara

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface modification; coating; heat resistance; wear resistance; wettability; cytotoxicity; adhesiveness; optical properties; electrical properties; bonding mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Latest Research in Joining and Welding Processes

edited by

Qingke Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; brazing; soldering; diffusion bonding; microjoining; metallurgical reaction; service reliability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Improvements and Advanced Characterizations of Silicon-Based Anode Materials

edited by Tiziana Musso

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: anode materials; lithium-ion batteries; rechargeable batteries; lithiation; commercial battery anodes; silicon nanostructures; solid– electrolyte interface; silicon– carbon composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advanced Materials for Organic Semiconductors and Their Applications

edited by

Abderrahim Yassar

and

Shiwei Ren

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: π -conjugated materials; structure− property relationships; optical properties; electronic properties; organic optoelectronic devices; transistors; gas sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Rare Earth Materials: Advances in Synthesis, Studies and Applications

edited by

Aivaras Kareiva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: lanthanide elements; rare earth materials; synthesis; physical properties; application

Recent Advances in Damage Mechanics of Composite Materials

edited by

Dionysios T.G. Katerelos

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage mechanics; composites; damage initiation and growth; modelling; damage sensing; experimental techniques; self-healing; damage tolerance; environmental effects; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Characterization of Advanced High-Strength Steels for Automotive Applications

edited by Joseph McDermid and Bita Pourbahari

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced high-strength steel; transmission electron microscopy; atom probe tomography; electron backscatter diffraction; X-ray computed tomography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Microstructure Design of Materials via Machine Learning: Advantage, Challenges, Applications, and Perspectives

edited by

Sugrib K. Shaha

and

Dyuti Sarker

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure design of materials; machine learning; data-driven approaches; optimization; enhanced properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Advances in Corrosion and Protection of Passivating Metals and Alloys

edited by

Tomasz Borowski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; passivation; protection; alloys; stainless steels; surface engineering; coating; layer; microstructure; chemical and phase composition; topography; biological properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Construction and Applications in Functional Polymers

edited by Zhu Long and Pengxiang Si

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced functional polymeric materials; construction of functional polymers; self-healing polymers; stimuli-responsive materials; biomedical polymers; electrically conductive polymers; optical polymers; sustainable polymers; high-strength and tough polymers; superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic polymers.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advanced Hydrometallurgy and Recycling/Utilization of Metallic Resources

edited by Zhihui Yu, Xiaoxian Zhao and Jingkui Qu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: extractive metallurgy; hydrometallurgy; metal recovery and recycling; green chemistry; mechanism; selective separation; kinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advances in 3D Printing for Biomaterials

edited by

Valentina Bertana

and Désirée Baruffaldi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedicine; biomaterials; LoC; 3D printing; 3D cell culture; tissue engineering; OoC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Behaviour of Advanced Alloys and Materials for Nuclear Applications

edited by

Alexis Rusinek

and Paul Wood

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear materials; extreme loading conditions; corrosion resistance; failure mechanisms; phase transformations; radiation effects; materials degradation; advanced materials design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Hydrogel Composites and Applications

edited by Weizheng Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; hydrogel composites; synthesis; characterization; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soft Matter)

Organic Nanoparticles for Imaging and Cancer Therapy

edited by Xiaozhen Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared; phototheranostics; conjugated small molecular nanoparticles; organic nanoparticles; polymers; oligomers; small molecular dyes; imaging; therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Recent Progress of Surface Engineering in Corrosion Protection

edited by

Paul C. Okonkwo

and Ahmed Bahgat Radwan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; corrosion prevention; coating techniques; electrochemistry; corrosion monitoring; sustainable solutions; alloy development; surface modification; corrosion resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

High Stability Perovskite Solar Cell: Progress and Prospects

edited by Esidor Ntsoenzok, Anne Migan-Dubois and Hicham Labrim

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cell; stability; interface engineering; machine learning; defects; efficiency; additives engineering; charge transport materials; fabrication process; 2D/3D perovskites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advanced Plasma Process for Nanoscale Semiconductor Devices

edited by

Hee Chul Lee

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: storage class memory; nanoscale devices; plasma processing; atomic layer deposition (ALD); atomic layer etching (ALE); area-selective deposition (ASD); remote plasma system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Flexible Piezoelectric Transducers and Materials for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications

edited by

Lin Dong

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric materials; energy harvesting; sensing; flexible electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Energy Materials

edited by

Federico Bella

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21586 | Submission Open

Keywords: batteries; solar cells; supercapacitors; fuel cells; integrated energy devices; electrode; electrolyte; anode; cathode; self-healing; efficiency; stability; recycling; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Nanosized and Nanostructured Magnetic Materials: Experimental, Theoretical, and Computational Investigations

edited by

Tibor-Adrian Óvári

and

Nicoleta Lupu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3168 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic nanostrips; magnetic nanotubes; magnetic nanowires; magnetic phenomena; magnetic properties; magnetic sensors; nanocrystalline magnets; nanosized magnetic materials; nanostructured magnetic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Materials: Modelling Challenges and Technological Progress for Green Engineering and Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Kijo-Kleczkowska

Wojciech Nowak

Jaroslaw Krzywanski

and

Marcio L. De Souza-Santos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2908 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermomechanical research of materials; net-zero emission; waste-to-energy; sustainability; energy efficiency; oxygen carriers; fuels; waste; adsorbents; absorbents; adsorption cooling and desalination systems; adsorption and absorption chillers; furnaces and boilers; combustion and co-combustions; fluidization; artificial intelligence; machine learning; artificial neural networks; deep learning; genetic and evolutionary algorithms; artificial immune systems; fuzzy logic; expert systems; bio-inspired methods; CFD; modelling; simulation; optimization; complex systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Metal Oxide Semiconductors: Synthesis, Structure, and Applications

edited by

Stephane Kenmoe

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1864 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxides; synthesis; characterization; structure; spectroscopy; operando; electronics; optics; catalysis; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Carbonaceous Materials: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Iwona Zawierucha

and

Grzegorz Malina

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; carbon nanotubes; graphene; fullerene; activated carbon; cyclodextrin polymers; composites and hybrids; water and wastewater treatment; various applications of carbonaceous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Development, Characterization and Applications of Plasmonic Structures

edited by Antti J. Moilanen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonics; nanophotonics; nanostructures; plasmons; surface plasmon resonances; surface plasmon polaritons; surface lattice resonances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Application and Modification of Clay Minerals

edited by

Gang Yang

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4769 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; catalysis; characterization; modeling; modification; synthesis

Latest Technologies in the Additive Manufacturing of Flexible and Printable Electronics

edited by Martin Bolduc

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1769 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible and printed electronics; additive manufacturing; printable materials and devices; disposable and functional materials; flexible hybrid electronics; flexible and printable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Sustainable Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Modelling

edited by Alicia Manjón-Sanz and Abhijit Pramanick

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectrics; ferroelectrics; lead-free; synthesis; processing; structure– property relationships; powder diffraction; modelling techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization—2nd Volume

edited by

Qing Liu

and

Jiangshan Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 28471 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamics and kinetics; primary steelmaking and secondary metallurgy; solidification and casting process; microstructure and property; metallurgical process engineering; artificial intelligence; big data and cloud computation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Soft Matter

edited by

Ingo Dierking

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10490 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft polymers; colloidal solids; liquid crystals (thermotropic or lyotropic); gels; foams; surfactants; soft interfaces; suspensions and complex fluids; biological materials; granular matter; self-assembly and self-organisation; active matter; soft (tuneable) photonic and metamaterials; stimuli responsive soft materials (thermal; electric; magnetic; mechanical and optic); new experimental techniques for soft matter (mechanical; rheological; scattering; imaging and microscopic); theory and simulation of soft matter; phase transitions and glass transition; application of machine learning to soft matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soft Matter)

Advanced Welding in Alloys and Composites

edited by

Yang Li

and

Sansan Ao

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9735 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced welding technologies; metals; polymers; composites; modelling and simulation; microstructure and properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Waste-to-Resource in the Ecological Transition: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Francesco Todaro

Andrea Petrella

and

Michele Notarnicola

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6750 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled materials; waste management; sustainability; civil engineering; environmental engineering; life cycle assessment; green materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advances in Multimaterial Fibers and Devices

edited by

Min Sun

and

Minghui Du

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5899 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimaterial fiber; glass fiber; glass– ceramic fiber; single-crystal fiber; semiconductor fiber; polymer fiber; interface engineering; nanostructure engineering; crystal growth; size effect; fiber-based device

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Latest Research on Photovoltaic Materials and Solar Cells

edited by

Marek Lipiński

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5106 | Submission Open

Keywords: dye solar cells; perovskite solar cells; organic solar cells; quantum dots solar cells; third-generation solar cells; emerging PV technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Recycling Waste Materials into Geopolymer Concrete and Environmental Functional Materials

edited by Jirong Lan and Yiqie Dong

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4364 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; waste materials; geopolymer concrete; environmental functional materials; civil structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Materials for Additive Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Alberta Aversa

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3537 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; materials; metals; polymer; ceramic; composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Electromagnetic Metallurgy: Metallurgical Process, Materials Processing and Resource Utilization

edited by Guifang Zhang, Kongzhai Li and Peng Yan

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3502 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic metallurgy; numerical modeling; electromagnetic stirring; electromagnetic levitation; electromagnetic elimination; electromagnetic induction heating; electromagnetic processing of materials; electromagnetic separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

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