Crystals

Ceramics: Processes, Microstructures, and Properties

edited by

Guo Liu

,

Jiamin Wu

and

Rujie He

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15208 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing of ceramics; ceramic matrix composites; polymer-derived ceramics; microstructure of ceramics; materials characterization; thermal/environment barrier coatings; bio-ceramics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Crystal Structure and Dielectric Properties of Ceramics

edited by Gang Wang and Jie Li

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3484 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramics; dielectric properties; crystal structure; synthesis and preparation of ceramics; theoretical Investigations; simulations and modeling; applications of ceramics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Applications of Crystal Plasticity in Forming Technologies, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ulrich Prahl

,

Sergey Guk

and

Faisal Qayyum

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal plasticity; bulk deformation; material forming; polycrystalline metals; numerical modeling; multiscale modeling; ICME; formability limit; microstructure; polycrystalline metals; multi-phase metals; process modeling; metal forming technology; computational materials engineering; plasticity; thermomechanical processes; materials processing; mechanical behavior; crystallography; mechanical testing; mechanical properties; multi-phase metallic materials; TRIP/TWIP Steels; metal matrix composites; multi-physics modeling

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

Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Novel Nanoparticles

edited by

Fedlu Kedir Sabir

,

Osman Ahmed Zelekew

, Bedasa Abdisa Gonfa,

Lemma Teshome Tufa

,

Noto Susanto Gultom

and Andebet Gedamu Tamirat

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13869 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; catalysis; biomedical; environmental; green synthesis; plant-mediated synthesis; renewable energy; environmental protection

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

The Development of Advanced Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by Zhipeng Yu and Hong Yin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5596 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; electrochemical energy conversion; electrochemical energy storage; water electrolysis; fuel cells; batteries; supercapacitors; nanostructured materials; composite materials; novel electrolytes; energy efficiency

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

Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviour of Structural Materials: 2nd Edition

edited by Saif Kayani and Byung Joo Kim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 4114 | Submission Open

Keywords: Fe alloys and steels; lightweight alloys; powder metallurgy; microstructural analysis; deformation analysis

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

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Austenitic Stainless Steels: 2nd Edition

edited by

Shenghu Chen

and

Qingsong Pan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: austenitic stainless steel; microstructure characterization; mechanical properties; alloying design; microstructural control; novel fabrication process routes; microstructural evolution; deformation mechanism; service life prediction evaluation

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

Novel Nano-Materials: Material Characterization and Structural Analysis

edited by Fanling Meng and

Yael Diskin-Posner

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-materials; material characterization; structural analysis; synthesis methods; advanced techniques; properties of nano-materials; applications of nano-materials

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

Catalyst Materials for Waste Treatment

edited by Hassan Shokry,

Marwa Elkady

and Mahmoud Samy

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; degradation of emerging pollutants; industrial waste treatment; nanomaterials; plastic waste; photo-degradation; photo-catalysis

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

Liquid Crystal Materials and Devices

edited by

Shuxin Liu

, Quanming Chen, Changli Sun and Kun Yin

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6555 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Recent Advances in the Structural and Optical Properties of Perovskite Quantum Dots

edited by Myeongkee Park

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite; perovskite quantum dot; perovskite solar cells; optical properties; characterization of material structure

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

Research Progress of Optical Fibers

edited by

Tao Wang

and

Jinhui Chen

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystalline fibers; crystal-derived fibers; glass fibers; fiber sensing; fiber lasers; fiber processing

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

Perovskite-Based Light-Emitting Devices

edited by Heyong Wang and

Lei Wang

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskites; optoelectronic; emission; device; photophysics

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

Advances in Metal Matrix Composites: Structure, Properties and Applications

edited by

Lucia Lattanzi

and

Anders E. W. Jarfors

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17875 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal matrix composites; microstructure; mechanical properties; wear; thermophysical properties; electrical properties; applications

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

Structure and Properties of Ceramic Materials

edited by Andrzej Kruk and Dorota Sitko

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4470 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetooptical properties; density; microstructure; luminescence; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Research and Applications of Light-Emitting Diodes

edited by

Weijie Guo

, Beibei Xu, Zaifa Du and

Aochen Du

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2964 | Submission Open

Keywords: LEDs; lighting; displays; AR/VR; eye-tracking; color conversion materials

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

Research and Applications of Acoustic Metamaterials

edited by Qiujiao Du and

Qi Li

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2329 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic metamaterial; seismic metamaterial; metasurface; noise and vibration isolation; topology; machine learning; nonlinearity; intelligent metamaterial; bound state in the continuum; cloaking

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

Advances in Nanocomposites: Structure, Properties and Applications

edited by

Oscar Cigarroa-Mayorga

, José Luis Casas-Espínola, Yazmin Mariela Hernández-Rodríguez and

Leonid M. Kustov

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1874 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron microscopy; nanostructured materials; nanocrystals; mechanical properties; functionalization; phase transition; applied nanomaterials; advanced characterization

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

Solidification Processing of Metal Alloys Under External Fields

edited by

Ling Qin

, Yanchun Zhu, Jianfei Zhang,

Yang Qin

and

Marek Sroka

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification; external fields; material properties; microstructures; crystals; numerical simulation; alloys; microstructure characterization

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

Syntheses, Characterizations and Reactivities of Heterogeneous Catalysts: From Fundamentals to Materials

edited by

Yizhen Chen

, Xiao Zhao and Chunyan Shang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1635 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst design; heterogeneous catalysis; interfacial microenvironment; regulation of catalytic active centers; reaction kinetics; in situ techniques; theoretical studies

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

Solidification and Crystallization of Inorganic Materials

edited by Xinyu Yang, Shifeng Luo and Yan Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallization process; nucleation mechanisms; crystal growth; crystal structure; morphology

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

Growth and Properties of Photovoltaic Materials

edited by Mahmoud H. Hammouri and

Marco Bazzan

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic materials; solar energy; crystal growth; semiconductor properties; energy conversion

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

New Insights into Coating Materials: From Fundamentals to Material Performance

edited by Haibin Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: coatings; coating materials; ceramic coatings; oxidation resistance; oxidation-protective coating; anti-corrosion coatings; metal surface properties; metal surface engineering; metal damage protection; surface modification; surface technology; wear-resistant; corrosion protection coating; composite coating; microstructure and performance; hardness; mechanical properties

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

New Insights in Electro- and Photo-Catalytic Performance of Biomimetics Composites

edited by

Loraine Soto-Vázquez

,

Ferdinando Costantino

,

Carmen Morant

,

Francisco Márquez

and

Claudia Graiff

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoredox; wastewater treatment; metal– organic framework; electrochemical water splitting; hydrogen production; photocatalytic degradation; electrodes development; biomimetic composite; energy storage; self-cleaning materials

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

Structure and Properties of Piezoelectric Single Crystals

edited by Chengpeng Hu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural characterization; dielectric properties; piezoelectric properties; ferroelectric properties; Raman analysis; actuators; piezoelectric analysis based on defect theory; thermodynamic and kinetic studies of piezoelectric; including theory; experiment; modeling; and simulation; X-ray diffraction; including the rocking curve

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Molecular Simulations and Dynamics Analysis of Polymers

edited by

Geeta Sachdeva

,

Lokanath Patra

,

Nikos Ch. Karayiannis

and

Chongchong Qi

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular simulations; polymer dynamics; computational chemistry; molecular dynamics; polymer conformation; monte carlo simulations; polymer materials; phase behavior; thermal transitions; materials science

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

New Magnetic Films for Novel Applications

edited by Rui Sun and Xubo Liu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic thin films; magnetization dynamics; magnons; skyrmions; two-dimensional magnets; altermagnetism; chirality-induced spin selectivity; spin-torque-induced magnetization switching; spintronic terahertz emission; acoustic pumping

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

Preparation and Applications of High-Entropy Materials

edited by Bin Liu

submission deadline 22 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2518 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; high-entropy materials; entropy; composition design; preparation methods; microstructure; structures and properties; structural materials; functional applications

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

Preparation and Characterization of Optoelectronic Functional Films

edited by Liangyao Chen

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12892 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; optical properties; composed material; metamaterials; metals and alloys

Microstructure and Deformation of Advanced Alloys

edited by

Yuanbiao Tan

and

Nikolai Zarkevich

submission deadline 29 May 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 28143 | 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)

Thermotropic Liquid Crystals as Novel Functional Materials

edited by

Irina Cârlescu

and

Vladimir Chigrinov

submission deadline 29 May 2025 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; ferroelectrics; antiferroelectrics; structure-property relationship; investigation techniques; applications; computational modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Laser Surface Modification of Materials

edited by

Qinghua Wang

and

Chunfang Guo

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10181 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser surface modification; functional surface; surface microstructure; surface chemistry; surface roughness; surface characterization; laser– material interaction mechanism; wettability; optical property; corrosion; abrasion; mechanical property

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

Crystallization Process and Simulation Calculation, Third Edition

edited by

Mingyang Chen

,

Jinbo Ouyang

, Kangli Li, Mengmeng Sun and Yu Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6756 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleation and growth; agglomeration and breakage; process analytical technology; process intensification; continuous crystallization; spherical crystallization; co-crystallization; molecular dynamics simulation; hydrodynamics simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Superconductors and Magnetic Materials

edited by

António José Arsénio Costa

, Elkin Ferney Rodriguez Velandia and

João Filipe Pereira Fernandes

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6872 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-electromagnetic-power density materials; superconductor compounds and nanomaterials; permanent magnets; high magnetic permeability materials; strong magnets; magnetic levitation or propulsion; magnetic shielding ; magnetic resonance; magnetic particle acceleration or collision; magnetic confinement fusion; superconducting magnetic energy storage; rare-earth free magnetic materials; superconducting quantum interference devices; high-sensing magnetic-field detection

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

Structural Studies in Drug Discovery and Development: From the Lead to the Pharmaceutical Form, 2nd Edition

edited by

Matteo Mori

and

Fiorella Meneghetti

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1599 | 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 Crystal Structure of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds

edited by

Thomas Schleid

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; crystal structure; luminescence; magnetism; catalysts; optical properties

Advances in Topological Metamaterials and Devices

edited by Dongyang Wang and Quanlong Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: topological metamaterials; membrane devices; photonic crystals; silicon photonics; non-Hermitian physics; polarization singularity

Liquid Crystal Photonics and Emerging Displays

edited by

Enguo Chen

,

Wanlong Zhang

, Man-Chun Tseng, Fion Sze Yan Yeung and

Aochen Du

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystal photonics; liquid crystal displays; display technology; liquid crystal application; display application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Advances in Liquid Crystal Dimers and Oligomers

edited by Sergio Diez Berart and Jordi Sellarés

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3780 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystal (LC) dimers; LC oligomers; design; synthesis; simulations; theory; physical characterization; twist-bend nematic; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Hybrid Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by

I. Neelakanta Reddy

,

Moorthy Dhanasekar

and

Mallikarjuna Koduru

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2788 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid structure; materials engineering; pH; electrochemical ; energy storage

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

Crystal Plasticity (4th Edition)

edited by

Shiraz Mujahid

, Yub Raj Paudel and Hongjoo Rhee

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 861 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasticity; computational methods; machine learning; texture evolution; microstructural mechanisms; thermomechanical processing; advanced manufacturing and metamaterials; process– structure– property relationships; metals; alloys; and intermetallics

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

Electrode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

edited by Zhongren Zhou

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion battery; positive-electrode material; negative-electrode material; new electrode material; electrochemical performance; lithium storage performance; lithium iron phosphate; lithium nickel– manganese– cobalt oxide; silicon-based material; lithium manganese oxide; molten salt electrochemistry; solid waste resources recovery

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

Crystallization and Purification

edited by Kangli Li,

Mingyang Chen

and Keke Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7367 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallization technology; separation and purification; polymorph regulation; crystal habit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Polycrystalline Materials—from Microstructure Characterization to Applications

edited by

Aurelia Visa

and

Rosario Mercedes Pérez Colodrero

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4568 | Submission Open

Keywords: polycrystalline materials; microstructural analysis; polycrystalline thin films; solvothermal synthesis; mechanism; model; performance characterization; preparation methods; porous materials; magnetic materials; covalent organometallic frameworks; post-synthesis of porous materials; morphology tuning; processing of polycrystalline materials; high surface area materials; supramolecular interactions; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); layered materials; polymers

Development of Light Alloys and Their Applications

edited by Hua Qian Ang, Gulshan Kumar and

Erdem Karakulak

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3906 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloys; aluminium alloys; magnesium alloys; titanium alloys; deformation behaviour; alloy and development; metallurgy; material characterization

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

Crystalline Materials for Radiation Detection: A New Perspective (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ivana Capan

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystalline materials; semiconductor devices; radiation detectors; radiation induced defects; wide-band gap semiconductors (GaN; SiC; etc.); modeling; first-principles calculations; radiation hardness

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

Novel Electrocatalyst Materials for the Production of Green Hydrogen by Ammonia and Seawater Electrolysis

edited by Bogusław Pierozyński

submission deadline 18 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: seawater electrolysis; electrocatalysts; ammonia electrolysis

Corrosion Phenomena in Metals

edited by

Jijo Christudasjustus

, Rajeev Gupta, Mohammad Umar Farooq Khan and Ulises Martin Diaz

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10519 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress corrosion cracking; environment-assisted cracking; localized corrosion; corrosion inhibitor; high-entropy alloys; additively manufactured alloys; transmission electron microscopy; potentiodynamic polarization test; high-temperature oxidation; nanocrystalline alloys; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; secondary phases; metallic coating; immersion test; failure initiation and propagation mechanism; corrosion mitigation; semiconductive properties; passive film; modeling; service lifetime prediction

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

Advances in Processing, Simulation and Characterization of Alloys

edited by

Marianthi Bouzouni

and

Shouxun Ji

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8260 | Submission Open

Keywords: process optimization; mechanical properties; microstructures; microstructural characterization; alloy design; modeling and simulation; heat treatments; finite element analysis (FEA); phase transformations

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

Research on REBCO Films and Conductors

edited by

Pablo Cayado

,

Jens Hänisch

and

Hannes Rijckaert

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7921 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; superconductor; REBCO compounds; sol– gel; chemical solution deposition (CSD); nanoparticles; pinning; nanocomposites; transport properties; magnetic properties.

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