Feature Papers in Crystals 2023
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 43535
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nucleation; nanoparticle self organization; non classical crystallization; mesocrystals; biomineralization; nanoparticle analysis by fractionating methods
* We dedicate the memory of the editor Professor Dr. Helmut Cölfen who passed away during this special issue period.
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Interests: piezoelectricity; ferroelectricity; crystals; ceramics; transducers
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Interests: supramolecular chemistry; coordination chemistry; single crystal X-ray crystallography; H-bonding; chirality; fluorescence
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Interests: phase equilibria; crystallization kinetics; process monitoring & design; separation of fine chemicals, large scale industrial products and renewable resources; innovative crystallization-based separation concepts; enantiomers; natural products; multi-component mixtures
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Interests: hydrogen bond; lewis acid–Lewis base interactions; atoms in molecules theory; ab initio calculations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crystals are a very important class of structured materials both from a scientific and technological viewpoint. They have not only fascinated humankind from the beginning, but are also essential for our modern life. Therefore, crystal science and technology is a very wide field with a significant impact on numerous areas. This is the topic that the journal Crystals has focused on. To mark important developments in the science of crystals, we are launching a Special Issue edited by the Editor in Chief and Section Editors in Chief and wish to invite all Editorial Board Members as well as prominent scientists in the field to contribute in the form of feature papers covering a special topic of crystallization science. The coverage of topics of this Special Issue is as broad as that of the journal, ranging from nucleation, growth, processing, and characterization of crystalline and liquid crystalline materials to the mechanical, chemical, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of crystals, as well as the diverse applications of (nano)crystalline materials. In addition, all modern methods for the characterization of crystal nucleation and growth are of interest, including high-resolution characterization techniques such as synchrotron radiation or X-ray free electron laser-based techniques. We would like to reflect the broad field of crystalline materials in this Special Issue, and contributions in the field of all the above-mentioned topics are welcome, as well as those from common applications.
We very much look forward to your valued contributions to make this Special Issue a unique resource for future researchers from the exciting field of crystals.
Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen
Prof. Dr. Shujun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Jesús Sanmartín-Matalobos
Prof. Dr. Heike Lorenz
Prof. Dr. Slawomir Grabowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crystals
- crystal growth
- characterization techniques
- crystalline structure
- properties and applications of crystalline materials
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