Selected Papers from the 4th International Online Conference on Crystals
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue comprises selected papers from the Proceedings of the 4th International Online Conference on Crystals (https://iocc2024.sciforum.net/), 18–20 September 2024, held on sciforum.net, an online platform for hosting scholarly e-conferences and discussion groups.
This is a new and improved initiative based on the experiences from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd International Electronic Conferences on Crystals (https://iecc_2018.sciforum.net/; https://iocc_2020.sciforum.net/; https://iocc_2022.sciforum.net/). This conference will provide the opportunity for researchers engaged in the study of crystalline materials to present their research and exchange ideas with their colleagues. We take full advantage of the online setting, removing the need to travel and omitting participation expenses. This is a virtual conference held at Sciforum.net, a platform developed and sponsored by MDPI to organize electronic conferences and to provide our community with the technical support for hosting digital conferences.
The 4th conference will be organized around the following topics and related themes.
- Liquid crystals;
- Biomolecular crystals;
- Crystal engineering;
- Inorganic crystalline materials;
- Organic crystalline materials;
- Hybrid and composite crystalline materials;
- Materials for energy applications;
- Crystalline metals and alloys.
Selected papers that attract the most interest on the web or that provide a particularly innovative contribution will be selected for publication. These papers will be subjected to peer review and published with the aim of the rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications. We hope this Conference Series will continue to grow in acceptance and recognition by potential participants, contributors, experts who want to disseminate their latest findings, and readers who are seeking information on relevant crystal science topics
Prof. Dr. Alessandra Toncelli
Dr. Rodolfo Reda
Dr. Ferdinando Costantino
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Chigrinov
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Crystals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- liquid crystals
- biomolecular crystals
- crystal engineering
- inorganic crystalline materials
- organic crystalline materials
- hybrid and composite crystalline materials
- materials for energy applications
- crystalline metals and alloys
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