Crystals

Diffractive Imaging of Crystalline Materials at XFELs and Synchrotrons

edited by Chufeng Li and

submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2752 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffractive imaging; macromolecular; organic; and inorganic crystals; quasicrystals; liquid crystals; fiber diffraction; serial crystallography; data processing in diffractive imaging; holography of crystalline materials; sample delivery for diffractive imaging; free electron laser; X-ray diffraction; ultra-fast X-ray diffraction; serial femto-second crystallography; coherent diffractive imaging; X-ray diffraction microscopy; 3-dimensional X-ray diffraction (3DXRD); grain orientation mapping; diffraction contrast tomography(DCT; X-ray topography; Bragg coherent diffractive imaging (BCDI); Bragg ptychography; high volume and throughput data analysis; machine learning; multigrain crystallography; diffraction data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Different Kinds of Hydrogen Bonds in Crystal Structures

edited by

Lilianna Checinska

and

Magdalena Małecka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11627 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen bond; hydrogen bond type; hydrogen bond strength; deuterium effect; geometric H/D isotope effects; proton transfer; phase transition; ferroelectric; hydrogen bond characterization (NMR; IR; and other spectroscopy); X-ray diffraction; neutron diffraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

β-Ga₂O₃: Growth (Bulk, Thin Film, Epitaxy) and Physical Properties

edited by Sridharan Moorthy Babu and Fan Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6145 | Submission Open

Keywords: β -Ga2O3; bulk crystal growth; thin film growth; epitaxy growth; physical; structural; optical; electrical; spectroscopic properties; wide-bandgap semiconductor; power electronics; solar-blind UV detectors; sensor applications; melt growth techniques; Czochralski method; Bridgman method; floating zone method; edge-defined film-fed growth method; Veneuil method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Group-III Nitride Quantum Wells

edited by

Sławomir P. Łepkowski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4943 | Submission Open

Keywords: group-III nitride semiconductors; quantum wells; epitaxial growth; strain-related effects; spontaneous and piezoelectric polarizations; alloy fluctuations; optical and electrical properties; defects; radiative and nonradiative recombination; light-emitting diodes; laser diodes; ab-initio calculations and modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Ferroelectric and Multiferroic Thin Films

edited by Wenqi Zhang, Yilin Yang, Yidong Xia and

Yong Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3175 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric film deposition; crystallization of ferroelectric film; FeRAM; ferroelectric transistor; MEMS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Hydrogen Embrittlement of Metals

edited by Poulami Chakraborty and

Binhan Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1548 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen embrittlement; hydrogen diffusion; hydrogen degradation; metallic alloys; hydrogen-assisted cracking

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

The Crystal Structure and Characteristics of Enzymes

edited by Wonchull Kang and Armin Wagner

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure; X-ray crystallography; crystallization; enzyme; engineering; direct evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

First-Principles Studies and Electronic Structures of Nano-Scale Materials

edited by

Duc Nguyen-Manh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-scale materials; crystalline materials; crystalline structures; crystalline alloys; first-principles studies; electronic structures; density functional theory (DFT); ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD); metal– organic frameworks (MOFS); nuclear materials; nuclear energy; nuclear applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Fatigue and Fracture of Anisotropic Materials

edited by Zheng Liu,

Xin Wang

and Shengkun Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: anisotropic behaviour; fracture mechanics; fatigue crack propagation; fatigue; fracture toughness test; size effect; failure analysis; fatigue damage mechanism; crystal plasticity; strain incompatibility; slip and twining behaviour; digital image correlation method; stress– strain response; orientation analysis; structural engineering; finite element analysis; engineering metallic materials; deformation analysis; multiscale simulation; microscopic characterization

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

Electrochemical Materials for the Future of Society

edited by Robson Rocha and

Ana Lúcia Gabas Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation of new electrochemical materials; new electrochemical materials; new electrochemical applications or processes; green synthesis of new electrochemical materials; materials in electrochemical processes; materials for energy storage; electrochemical materials in pollution control; materials with photo-electroactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds at Extreme Conditions (2nd Edition)

edited by

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submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9962 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme conditions research; phase transitions; structural; electronic and magnetic properties; textural evolution; phase diagrams modelling and characterisation; new materials; equation of state; melting curves; symmetry-breaking

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

Corrosion and Mechanical Performance of Magnesium Alloys

edited by

Björn Wiese

,

Mert Celikin

and Norbert Hort

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4955 | Submission Open

Keywords: mg alloys; magnesium alloys; mg-based materials; processing; microstructure; precipitation; mechanical properties; corrosion; coating; degradation; modelling; simulation

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

Advanced Optoelectronic Crystals and Devices: Designing and Characterization

edited by

Yongyi Chen

, Cheng Qiu, Peng Jia and Yue Song

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4189 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-fabrication technology; crystalline material characteristic; data-driven photonic inverse design method; novel OE materials; perovskite photoelectric devices; quantum dot photoelectric devices; graphene photoelectric devices; organic photoelectric devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Advances in the Oxidation and Corrosion Behavior of Alloys

edited by Uyime Donatus, Isolda Costa and

Renato Altobelli Antunes

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1715 | Submission Open

Keywords: dual-atmosphere corrosion; breakaway corrosion; high-temperature oxidation; oxide growth kinetics; atmospheric corrosion; corrosion protection; surface treatment; coatings

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

Advanced Technologies in Graphene-Based Materials

edited by

Justina Gaidukevic

and

Jurgis Barkauskas

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17864 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene and its related materials; reduced graphene oxide; carbon nanotubes; nanocomposites; synthesis and preparation; functionalization; surface characterization; coatings; (bio)sensors; energy storage devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)

Co-Crystals and Polymorphic Transition in Energetic Materials

edited by

Yapeng Ou

,

Tao Yan

and

Siwei Song

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6940 | Submission Open

Keywords: energetic co-crystals; crystal phases control; polymorphic transition inhibition; crystal structure prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

The Progress of In-Situ Study of Mineralogy and Gemmology

edited by

Bo Xu

and

Ying Guo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4003 | Submission Open

Keywords: gemology; origin; isotopes; spectrum; microanalysis; beryl; gold

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)

Pathological Biomineralization: Recent Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Anamarija Stanković

,

Martina Medvidović-Kosanović

and

Nives Matijaković Mlinarić

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3959 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathological mineralization; spontaneous precipitations; kinetics of precipitation; additives; biomineralization; crystallization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)

Modelling of Crystal Growth Processes

edited by

Janis Virbulis

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3544 | Submission Open

Keywords: modelling; crystal growth; Cz process; FZ process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Recent Advances in Electrode Interface Microstructure of Battery

edited by

Ram S. Katiyar

and

Yutaka Moritomo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery microstructure; battery interfaces; li-ion battery; structural characterization; microscopy; nano materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Structural Studies in Drug Discovery and Development: From the Lead to the Pharmaceutical Form

edited by

Matteo Mori

and

Fiorella Meneghetti

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10075 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-crystal x-ray diffraction; structural analysis; spectroscopic methods; spectrometric methods; pharmaceutical compounds; biologically active molecules; organic molecules; metal complexes; synthetic intermediates; atropisomers; absolute configuration; asymmetric synthesis; catalysis; mechanistic investigations; polymorphism; co-crystals; solubility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Synthesis and Characterization of Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts

edited by Constantinos D. Zeinalipour-Yazdi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonia synthesis; mechanism; DFT; screening; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Shape Memory Alloys: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Bo Cao

, Chong Gao and

Takeshi Iwamoto

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 705 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory alloys; shape memory effect; smart materials; microstructures; mechanical properties; phase transformations; 3D/4D printing; grains; textures; programmed morphing

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

Thermochromic Liquid Crystals: Materials and Applications

edited by

Maja Strižić Jakovljević

and

Stephen J. Cowling

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermochromics; liquid crystals; smart packaging; applications; optics; image processing; multispectral imaging; bio-based substrates; temperature indication; security; lightfastness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Electrocatalyst Design for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

edited by Zhen Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 reduction; electrocatalysts; nanomaterials; carbon conversion and utilization; electrochemistry; energy conversion; electrolyzer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Advances in Zr-Based Alloys (Volume II)

edited by

Jun Tan

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; corrosion resistance; irradiation resistance; strengthening and toughening; mechanical properties; simulation

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

Advances in Materials for Early Detection and Response to Hazards in Lithium-Ion Batteries

edited by Lingxi Kong and

Junfu Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; battery hazard; synthesis of novel positive/negative electrode materials for safer lithium systems; development of novel non-flammable electrolytes; advanced materials for thermal management; prognostics and health management; failure analysis; early detection; functional separator; positive temperature coefficient thermistor; current interrupt device; venting system engineering/design; in situ characterizations; strain and stress; microstructure analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Advanced Crystalline Materials, Mechanical Properties and Innovative Production Systems (2nd Edition)

edited by

Daniel Medyński

,

Grzegorz Lesiuk

and

Anna Burduk

submission deadline 21 Jul 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10647 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals and alloys; nanomaterials; composites; solidification and crystallization; phase transformations; materials modelling; casting and welding; additive manufacturing; heat treatment; corrosion; mechanical properties; fracture mechanics; production management; production processes and systems

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

Manufacturing, Welding, Testing and Applications of the Advanced Materials

edited by

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submission deadline 22 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2778 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; welding; material testing; surface treating; wear; corrosion; electromagnetic radiation

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

Porous Materials and Their Adsorption Properties

edited by Leticia Santamaría,

Miguel A. Vicente

and

Antonio Gil Bravo

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2433 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption mechanism; surface characterization; theoretical modelling; kinetic and thermodynamic studies; crystal structure; surface acidity and basicity; porosity effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)

Microstructure and Deformation of Advanced Alloys

edited by

Yuanbiao Tan

and

Nikolai Zarkevich

submission deadline 29 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4875 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals and alloys; defects; texture; microstructure; deformation; aging; properties; hot-working; cold-working

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

Liquid Crystal Research and Novel Applications in the 21st Century

edited by

Ingo Dierking

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3881 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Polycrystalline Materials – from Design to (Micro)Structural Characterization and Applications

edited by

Sanja Burazer

and

Lidija Androš Dubraja

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10151 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure determination from PXRD data; microstructural analysis; powder diffraction software; Rietveld refinement; polycrystalline thin films; synchrotron radiation; spin coating; mechanochemistry; solvothermal synthesis; electrochemical materials; magnetic materials; thermal expansion materials; porous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Crystalline Electroconductive Polymers

edited by Rocco Carcione,

Silvia Battistoni

, Giorgio Scordo and

Robert A. Jackson

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroconducting polymer-based materials; nanocomposites; carbon-based nanomaterials; biocomposite materials; polymerization processes; polymer matrix; surface modification; interfacial properties; applications; sensors and devices; morphological and structural characterizations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Green Approach in Synthesis of Bio-Inspired Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Jasminka Kontrec

,

Anamarija Stanković

,

Martina Medvidović-Kosanović

and

Branka Njegić Džakula

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomineralization; pathological biomineralization; green synthesis; bioinspired synthesis; biologically active compounds; additives; antioxidants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Topological Photonic Crystals

edited by Claudionor Gomes Bezerra, Carlos Humberto Oliveira Costa and

Gandhimohan M. Viswanathan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: topological photonic crystals; topological phases; edge states; localization of light; waveguides; lasers; filters; resonators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations (Third Edition)

edited by

Daniel Errandonea

and Akun Liang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-pressure research; phase transitions; structural properties; transition mechanisms; equation of state; symmetry breaking; melting curves

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C–N Formation and Its Application

edited by Seoungtae Kim and Han-jun Ai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; transition metal catalysis; cross-coupling reaction; C– N formation; mechanistic study; computational study; heterocycles; amides; amines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)

Materials for Applications in Water Splitting and Battery

edited by Xiaoyong Yang

submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-dimensional materials; nanocrystals; nanocage; sustainable materials; emerging functional nanomaterials; heterostructures; energy storage and conversion; battery research; electrode– electrolyte interfaces; high-energy electrode materials; material design; photoelectrochemical water splitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalyst: From Structure to Application

edited by

Chiara Aliotta

and

Marco Russo

submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalyst; electrocatalysts; photocatalysts; thermal catalysts; green chemistry; structural-activity studies; biofuels platform molecules energy CO2 conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Electronic Phenomena of Transition Metal Oxides Volume II

edited by Krzysztof Szot and

Christian Rodenbücher

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9225 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– insulator transitions and superconductivity; atomistic processes at surfaces; interfaces; and extended defects; electronic structure and lattice dynamics; redox reactions and oxygen transport; segregation and phase transformations; multiferroic properties; machine learning for transition metal oxides design and discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Synthesis of Liquid Crystals and Cellulose Derivatives Liquid Crystalline Phases: Recent Advances

edited by

Ana Almeida

and

Pedro De Almeida

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4324 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystal materials; nature-inspired liquid crystals; cellulose; cellulose derivatives; stimuli-responsive liquid crystals; active materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Liquid Crystals from Cellulosic Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Ana Almeida

,

Pedro De Almeida

and

Ana Catarina Baptista

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystal; cellulose; responsive; smart devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Crystalline Materials: Polymorphism

edited by

Edward R.T. Tiekink

submission deadline 12 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8923 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymorphism; pharmaceuticals; crystallisation; structure– property relationships; phase transformations; supramolecular chemistry; crystallography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Advanced Surface Engineering Materials: Characterization and Properties (2nd Edition)

edited by

Eleonora Bolli

and

Alessandra Varone

submission deadline 13 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface characterization; ultra-thin films; surface treatments; functionalized surface; SPM techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Advances in Thin Structures and Materials Modelling

edited by

Gongye Zhang

,

Shuitao Gu

and

Shuohui Yin

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8343 | Submission Open

Keywords: couple stress theories; strain gradient theories; surface elasticity theories; flexoelectricity theories; isogeometric analysis; beam theories; plate theories; functionally graded materials; wave propagation; band gaps; materials modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Research in Thermal Energy Storage Materials

edited by

S. Afflerbach

and

Reinhard Trettin

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2983 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensible storage materials; latent storage materials; thermochemical storage materials; material screening; photoinduced thermal storage; reaction mechanisms; structure related materials properties; thermochemical and thermophysical materials properties; (re-) crystallization; crystal morphology; defect structures and doping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Recent Advances in the Mechanical Properties of Fiber Composite Materials

edited by Shouzheng Sun and Zhenyu Han

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2619 | Submission Open

Keywords: resin-based composites; fiber-reinforced polymers; biocomposites ; nanocomposites ; manufacturing methods ; process research ; mechanical properties; natural fibers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)

Porous Materials for Sustainable Energy and Catalysis

edited by

Parisa Nematollahi

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1708 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; catalysis; surface reactions; electrocatalysis; plasmon-enhanced porous catalysts; photocatalysis; active site engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Recent Advances in Green Synthesis of Spinel-Type Composites

edited by

Nasrallah Deraz

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetism; spinel-type composites; surface; electrical and electrochemical properties; spinel-based supercapacitors; spinel-based sensors; ferrite-; cobaltite- and manganite-based materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

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