Special Issues

Crystals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Porous Materials for Sustainable Energy and Catalysis
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | 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
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 193 | 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)
Computational and Theoretical Insights into Superconductors Advancements
edited by Xiaoyu Wang, Francesco Belli and
submission deadline 16 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: superconductor; electron– phonon interaction; crystal structure prediction; quantum anharmonic effect; superconductivity; machine learning; material discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Fatigue and Fracture of Crystalline Metal Structures
edited by Xiangnan Pan and
submission deadline 18 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue and fracture; fatigue regimes; engineering vibration; elastic and plastic waves; metals and alloys; additive manufacturing; microstructure modeling; microstructure characterization; civil engineering; aerospace structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Welding and Joining of Metallic Materials: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
edited by Reza Beygi, and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7008 | Submission Open
Keywords: friction stir welding; laser welding; electron beam welding; hybrid welding; adhesive bonding; welding-based additive manufacturing (WAAM); gas metal arc welding (GMAW); gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW); shielded metal arc welding (SMAW); welding parameters and optimization; microstructure; post-weld heat treatment; grain structure; phase transformations; precipitates; defects; residual stresses; mechanical properties; non-destructive testing; fatigue analysis; fracture mechanics; weld integrity; reliability assessments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Progress and Prospects of Perovskite Films
edited by Zhenhuang Su and Lingfeng Chao
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6003 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite solar cells; perovskite films; perovskite light-emitting diode; perovskite photodetectors; perovskite lasers; synchrotron scattering; interface electronic structure; GIWAXS; XRD; crystallization kinetics; optical properties; transport properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Crystallography of Enzymes
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4544 | Submission Open
Keywords: enzyme; structure; function; X-ray crystallography; crystal; crystallization; catalytic mechanism; antagonist
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)
Advanced Research on Macromolecular Crystals (2nd Edition) submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1736 | Submission Open
Keywords: plastics; synthetic fibers; synthetic rubber; hybrid polymeric materials; eutectic molecular liquids; graphene carbon nanotubes; polymer composites; metal coordination polymers; metal– organic frameworks; macrocycles and macrocyclic metal complexes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Crystals)
Mechanical Metamaterials submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical metamaterial; microstructural design; static mechanical properties; dynamic behaviors; acoustic behaviors; reconfigurable elastic metamaterial
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Advanced Research in 2D Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthesis and fabrication of 2D materials; characterization and properties of 2D materials; applications involving 2D materials; theories involving 2D materials; machine learning involving 2D materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Wet Chemical Synthesis of Functional Materials for Biomedical Applications submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open
Keywords: wet chemical methods; solvothermal synthesis; template synthesis; sonochemical synthesis; seeded growth; functional materials; biomedical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)
Advances in Microstructure and Plastic Deformation of High-Strength Steels
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 920 | Submission Open
Keywords: microstructure of high-strength steels; hot working; cold working; plastic deformation; innovative methodology research; new technologies; thermomechanical treatment; physical and numerical simulation of plastic deformation; structure simulation after plastic deformation; structure and mechanical properties.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Protein Crystallography: The State of the Art
edited by and Santosh Panjikar
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open
Keywords: time-resolved serial crystallography in XFEL and synchrotrons (TR-SFX; TR-SSX); pink beam crystallography; small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS); structural-based drug discovery; mechanistic enzymology; membrane proteins; macromolecular complexes; software developments for macromolecular crystallography; deep learning and artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Crystals)
Multiscale Interactions Between Surface Topographies, Their Functions and Formation Technologies for Crystalline Materials (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiscale analysis; surface topography; roughness surface metrology; surface texture; feature-based characterizations; surface– function interactions; additive manufacturing; nontraditional manufacturing
Ferromagnetic Materials: Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties
edited by Chetan Dhital and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel magnetic structures; crystal growth techniques; magnetization measurements; neutron scattering; X-ray scattering; Raman spectroscopy; Hall effect; resistivity; magnetoresistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
The Application of AI and Machine Learning for Energy Material Design
edited by Peng Gao and Liangchen Liu
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; graph convolutional network; first-principles calculations; microstructure modeling; cheminformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Single Crystal Growth and Superconductivity of Semiconductor Materials
edited by Wenwen Lin
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: wide bandgap semiconductor; detector semiconductor; ionizing radiation detector; scintillation crystals; hard radiation detector materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Coordination Complexes with Bio-Based Ligands
edited by
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2336 | Submission Open
Keywords: coordination chemistry; ligands; bio-based molecules; chemicals from biomass; biomolecules; green building blocks; metal complexes; coordination polymers; metal– organic materials; X-ray crystal structure determination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Crystals)
Metal Oxide Thin Films, Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
edited by Zahira El Khalidi, and
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials and nanostructures; growth and elaboration methods; characterization techniques; modeling and simulation; power electronics; sensors; composites; growth processing modeling; surface plasmon resonance; IR and UV imaging
In Situ and Operando Characterizations for Energy Materials
edited by , Daren Wu, Kaixi Deng and
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: in situ NMR and Raman Spectroscopy; in situ/operando X-ray diffraction; absorption; and imaging; in situ/operando SEM and TEM; in operando thermal; magnetic; acoustic; and mechanical measurements; energy materials and devices; computational modeling and simulations for in situ processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructural Electrode Materials submission deadline 26 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4918 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal– ion batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; synthesis of electrode materials; characterization of electrode materials; storage materials; nanotechnology and rechargeable batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Poly-Crystalline/Single-Crystalline Diamonds
edited by and Kazimierz Fabisiak
submission deadline 29 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1364 | Submission Open
Keywords: methods of diamond synthesis; doping and use; and non-obvious methods of application; characterization of electrical; magnetic; optical; mechanical and structural properties; polycrystalline; nanocrystalline and single-crystal layers; luminescence; cathodoluminescence; thermoluminescence; dosimetry; and medical applications; XRD; EDS; XPS; Raman spectroscopy; AFM; STM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)
Gems Decoded: Bridging Gemology, Mineralogy, Crystallography and Geology
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6476 | Submission Open
Keywords: gemology; gemstone characterization; geographic origin; gem identification; in-site micro-analysis; spectroscopy; synthetics; treatment; geochronology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)
Advances in Thin Film Solar Cells (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open
Keywords: thin film silicon solar cells; CdTe thin film solar cells; CuInGaSe2 thin film solar cells; kesterites thin film solar cells; perovskites thin film solar cells; organic PV materials and devices; GaAS thin film solar cells; quantum dot solar cells; two-dimensional materials for PV applications; new device concepts and architectures for next generation of solar cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Advanced Surface Modifications on Materials
edited by Rasoul Khandan and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2324 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface modifications; advanced surface techniques; materials surface engineering; surface properties; laser surface modification; laser surface coating
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Advances in Metal Matrix Composites: Structure, Properties and Applications submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6698 | 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)
Rare Earths-Doped Materials (3rd Edition) submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2275 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare earth elements; single crystals; bulk crystals; nanocrystals; phosphors; composite materials; semiconductors; insulators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Advances in Organic Semiconductors
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open
Keywords: small organic molecules/polymeric semiconductors; flexible/stretchable semiconductors; device physics; opto-electronic devices; molecular doping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)
Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of 2D Materials
edited by Xu Jing
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: two-dimensional materials; synthesis of 2D materials; mechanical exfoliation; chemical vapor deposition; liquid-phase exfoliation; molecular beam epitaxy; mechanical properties; electronic properties; optical properties; thermal properties; magnetic properties; electronics; information computing and storage; energy storage; sensing and detection; catalysis; biomedicine; photovoltaics; optoelectronics; flexible and wearable devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Structural Investigation of Ceramic Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6920 | Submission Open
Keywords: crystal structure; magnetic structure; microstructure; defects; diffraction; microscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)
Synthesis, Structure and Property Analysis of Crystalline Layers (Volume II)
edited by Kazimierz Fabisiak and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2410 | Submission Open
Keywords: method of synthesis of metals; semiconductors; magnetics; inorganic; and organic substances in bulk form and in thin films; characterization of electrical; magnetic; optical; mechanical; and structural properties; nanomaterials and multilayer heterostructures; spectroscopy of defects and dopants; luminescence; cathodoluminescence; and thermoluminescence; XRD; EDS; XPS; Raman spectroscopy; AFM; and STM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Mechanical Behaviour of Anisotropic Coarse Grain Materials
edited by Benedikt Engel, Christopher Hyde and Moritz Liesegang
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1583 | Submission Open
Keywords: elastic anisptropy; plastic anisotropy; grain interaction; schmid factor; polycrystalline material; coarse grain; voronoi tesselation; digital image correlation; in-situ testing; deformation behaviour
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Quantum Dots: Properties and Applications
edited by Byoungho Kang
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1553 | Submission Open
Keywords: II– VI/III– V compound quantum dots; perovskite; carbon dots; nanoparticles; surface modification; surface encapsulation; down-conversion; up-conversion; renewable energy applications; display applications; illumination applications; biomedical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Advances in High Entropy Ceramics
edited by Bing Wang and Heng Chen
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy ceramics; entropy stabilization; structural and functional properties; solid solution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)
Irradiation Effects in High-Entropy Alloys and Their Applications
edited by and Muhammad Abubaker Khan
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy alloys; medium-entropy alloys; additively manufactured alloys; irradiation-resistant materials; mechanical properties; dynamic mechanical properties; friction and wear resistance; high-temperature strength and ductility; microstructure characterization; thermomechanical treatment; corrosion resistance; advanced nuclear applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Recent Advances in Graphene-Based Polymer Composites
edited by Ali A. Tarhini and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene-based polymer composites; graphene oxide; preparation methods; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)
Crystal Design for Aromatic Recognition
edited by , Ken-ichi Yamashita and Shohei Tashiro
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: aromatic compounds; co-crystal; crystal structure; electrostatic interactions; π -electron; solvated crystal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)
Emergent Properties in Strongly Correlated Materials
edited by Pinku Roy, and
submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open
Keywords: colossal magnetoresistance; emergent magnetism; superconductivity; charge density wave
Metamaterials and Phononic Crystals
edited by and Yanyu Chen
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4439 | Submission Open
Keywords: phononic crystals; metamaterials; metasurfaces; vibration; wave propagation; phonons; theories; simulations; experimental characterization; synthesis; manufacturing; fabrication; topological phonons; nonlinearity; numerical methods; applications; thermal phonons
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Research on Electrolytes and Energy Storage Materials
edited by and Mengjie Chen
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1960 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrolytes; energy storage materials; batteries; supercapacitors; lithium-ion batteries; solid-state electrolytes; charge-discharge mechanisms; green technology; sustainable materials; next-generation energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Liquid Crystal Materials and Devices
edited by , Quanming Chen, Changli Sun and Kun Yin
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1312 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)
Synthesis and Properties of Photocatalysts
edited by Sulakshana Shenoy and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysts; synthesis; properties; band gap energy tuning; environmental remediation; energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Bio-Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: crystalline materials; bio-optoelectronics; optoelectronic materials; photonic sensors; semiconductor crystals; light-sensitive biomolecules; bio-optical modulation; optical integration with electronics; in vivo optoelectronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials (2nd Edition) submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermoelectric properties; phonon– electron interactions; nanostructured materials; thermal transport; electron transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
New Insights in Electro- and Photo-Catalytic Performance of Biomimetics Composites submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 123 | 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)
Electrically Active Defects: Studied by Junction Spectroscopy Techniques
edited by Ivana Capan
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: defects; deep levels; transient spectroscopy; semiconductors; Si; Ge; SiC; GaN; Ga2O3
Empowering Industry: Advancements in Cemented Carbides
edited by and Benilde F. O. Costa
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: cemented carbides; hard metals; industrial applications; mechanical properties; microstructure design; fabrication techniques; surface modification; coatings; powder metallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Microstructure and Properties of Intermetallic Compounds
edited by Zhongping Que and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: intermetallic; intermetallic phases and alloys; powder metallurgy; crystal structure; chemical bonding; microstructure characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Molecular Simulations and Dynamics Analysis of Polymers submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 61 | 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)
Organic/Polymer Optoelectronic Functional Materials
edited by Xingxing Chen
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthesis of novel molecules and crystal growth; mechanism investigation of functional devices; structure– property relation investigation; thermoelectric properties; power conversion efficiency; fluorescence quantum efficiency; near-infrared II absorption; electron mobility; device fabrication; polymer solar cell; organic electrochemical transistors; organic light-emitting diodes; photoreactors; photocatalysis; bioelectronics; semiconductors; probe; optical properties; NMR and MS; ESR; UPS and PESA; electrochemical cyclic voltammetry; spectroelectrochemistry; GIWAXS (grazing incident wide-angle X-ray diffraction); AFM (atomic force microscope); conjugated molecules; X-ray diffraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
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