Crystals

Advances in Metal Matrix Composites: Structure, Properties and Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14036 | 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)

Research and Applications of Acoustic Metamaterials

edited by Qiujiao Du and

Qi Li

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1478 | 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)

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 1461 | 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)

Structure and Properties of Ceramic Materials

edited by Andrzej Kruk and Dorota Sitko

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1445 | 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 1377 | Submission Open

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

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

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 1342 | 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)

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 293 | 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)

Growth and Properties of Photovoltaic Materials

edited by Mahmoud H. Hammouri and

Marco Bazzan

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

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

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

Structure and Properties of Piezoelectric Single Crystals

edited by Chengpeng Hu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 257 | 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 236 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 153 | 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)

New Insights into Coating Materials: From Fundamentals to Material Performance

edited by Haibin Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 125 | 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 Magnetic Films for Novel Applications

edited by Rui Sun and Xubo Liu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 107 | 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)

Solidification and Crystallization of Inorganic Materials

edited by Xinyu Yang, Shifeng Luo and Yan Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

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

(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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open

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

Microstructure and Deformation of Advanced Alloys

edited by

Yuanbiao Tan

and

Nikolai Zarkevich

submission deadline 29 May 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 19234 | 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 82 | 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 7889 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1746 | 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 5386 | 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)

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds

edited by

Thomas Schleid

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open

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

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 | Viewed by 104 | 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)

Advances in Topological Metamaterials and Devices

edited by Dongyang Wang and Quanlong Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 45 | 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 | Viewed by 264 | 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)

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 2188 | 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 | Viewed by 140 | 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 | Viewed by 36 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4125 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Advances in New Multifunctional Hard Materials

edited by Tomas Soria-Biurrun, María de Nicolás Morillas,

Hossein Besharatloo

and

Elena Gordo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative metallic binders; alternative ceramic phases; additive manufacturing; conventional proccesing; microstructural characterization; mechanical properties

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

Development of Light Alloys and Their Applications

edited by Hua Qian Ang, Gulshan Kumar and

Erdem Karakulak

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 982 | 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 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystalline materials; semiconductor devices; radiation detectors; radiation induced defects; wide-band gap semiconductors (GaN; SiC; et.); 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 60 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7511 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4064 | 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)

Advanced Research of Electroceramics for Energy Conversion, Storage and Devices

edited by

Susana Devesa

,

Luís Cadillon Costa

,

Manuel Pedro Fernandes Graça

and Sílvia Soreto Teixeira

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3232 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroceramics; synthesis processes; structural characterization; morphological characterization; dielectric properties; magnetic properties; piezoelectric properties; energy conversion; energy storage

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

Recent Advances in Microstructure and Properties of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Marzena Lachowicz

and

Erdem Karakulak

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure characterization; phase transformations; material properties; mechanical properties; corrosion resistance; manufacturing technology

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

Recent Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by Sumei Li

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2469 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal organic framework; CO2 capture; adsorption; catalysis; sample preparation; sensors

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

Design, Development and Processing of Aluminium Alloys and Their Composite Materials

edited by Peng Tang,

Mingyi Zheng

, Kang Wang and Xingzhi Pang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2059 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminium matrix composite materials; composition; solidification; advanced characterization; phase composition– property correlation; recycled aluminium; green low-carbon aluminium alloy system research and development

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

Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Applications

edited by

Balázs Zsirka

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanocomposites; nanocatalysts; catalytic performance; pollutant degradation; energy

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

Advances in Multifunctional Materials and Structures

edited by

Corneliu Munteanu

and

Bogdan Istrate

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-phase intermetallic alloys; surface and interface engineering to improve the materials’ performance; novel coatings for enhancing the performance of metals; biocompatible and biodegradable materials; Fe-; Mg-; Ti-; Cu-; Co-; Al-; Zn-based intermetallic alloys; microstructure characterization (OM; SEM; XRD); surface interface characterization; mechanical properties; crystalline structures; phase transformations; and the interplay between microstructure and macroscopic properties; corrosion resistance and electrochemical analysis; in vivo and in vitro studies; osseointegration and cell studies; high biocompatibility for medical applications; thermal analysis; heat treatments; the relationship between structure; properties; and materials applications

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

Recent Development and Research Trend of Laser Crystals

edited by Yan Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser crystals; nonlinear laser crystals; nonlinear optical crystals; scintillating crystals; spectroscopic analyses; crystal growth; crystal characterization of optical properties; luminescence; perovskite crystals

Research Progress of Crystalline Metamaterials

edited by

Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; coding metamaterial; metadevices; cloaking; radar cross-section reduction; electromagnetic absorbtion reduction; imaging; sensing

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

Recent Advancements in Graphene Nanomaterials

edited by Suman Chhetri, Subhasis Shit and Saikat Bolar

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene nanomaterials; graphene nanoparticles; optoelectronics; emerging technologies; energy storage; biomedical applications; machine learning

Metamaterials: From Fundamentals to Applications—a New Era of Engineered Electromagnetic Materials

edited by

Jasim Uddin

and Abdolhamid Akbarzadeh Shafaroudi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; space technologies; 5G and 6G communication; nonterrestrial networks (NTNs); reconfigurable intelligent surface (RiS) ; Internet of Space (IoS); reflectarrays; beamforming antennas; solar systems

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

Microstructures and Deformation Mechanisms of Magnesium Alloys

edited by

Cai Chen

,

N. Siredey-Schwaller

and

Mingyi Zheng

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium alloys; crystallographic texture; microstructure; twinning; mechanical properties

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

Development of Green Corrosion Inhibitors and Functional Anti-Corrosion Coatings

edited by Shan Wan

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: green corrosion inhibitors; functional anti-corrosion coatings; organic coatings; waterborne epoxy coatings; multifunctional coatings

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

Advances in Glass-Ceramics

edited by

Katarzyna Pasiut

and Janusz Partyka

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: glass-ceramics; polycrystalline materials; crystallization of glass; nucleation and crystal growth

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

Research Progress of Photoluminescent Materials

edited by Lei Han

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoluminescence; luminescent materials; optoelectronic devices; advanced photonic applications; optoelectronics and photonics

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

Intelligent Manufacturing and Application of Crystalline Porous Materials

edited by Peng Hu and Ruimeng Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; crystalline porous design; automated production; separation and purification; CO2 removal; chemical engineering

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

Fatigue and Fracture of Crystalline Metal Structures

edited by Xiangnan Pan and

Abílio M. P. De Jesus

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3194 | 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)

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