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Innovations in Silicon-Based Solar Cells

edited by Rabin Basnet and

Mohamed M. Shehata

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon surface passivation; carrier-selective contacts; passivating contacts; defect engineering; silicon solar cells; thin-film silicon solar cells; tandem-based silicon; simulation-based optimization; module degradation; Si-PV recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Structure, Function and Mechanics of Low-Dimensional Materials and Their Assemblies (Volume II)

edited by

Xiaoyan Li

Hui Wu

and

Yang Lu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-dimensional materials; 3D assemblies of low-dimensional materials; microstructures; mechanical properties; mechanical behaviors; functions; fabrication and design; experimental testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Development of Advanced Materials Using Additive Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Jeng-Ywan Jeng

and Mayur Prajapati

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials for additive manufacturing (AM); multi-material additive manufacturing; materials design for additive manufacturing; 4D Printing materials; biomaterials AM; AM of advanced materials such as metals; high-performance polymers; and ceramics; AM materials characterization; modeling and simulation.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Concrete Technology and Mechanical Properties of Concretes (Volume 2)

edited by

Tomasz Ponikiewski

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete technology; special concretes; self-compacting concrete; fibre-reinforced concrete; X-ray computed tomography research; non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete; 3D-printed building materials; waste and recycled materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Research on Electrocatalytic and Electrosynthetic Materials

edited by Xianyun Peng and Dashuai Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalytic; electrosynthesis; advanced catalyst; structure-activity relationship; value-added conversion; oxidation reaction; reduction reaction; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Smart Soft Materials: From Design to Applications

edited by

Jianbo Yin

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrorheological materials; magnetorheological materials; liquid crystal elastomers; stimuli-responsive hydrogel; soft metamaterials; dielectric elastomers; shape memory polymers; ionogel; poly(ionic liquid)s

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Advanced Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by

Jingyun Jiang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalyst; nanomaterials; two-dimensional materials; heterostructure; (nano)composites; electrochemical conversion; in situ technologies; mechanistic understanding; stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Harnessing 2D Structures for Next-Generation Sensing and Functional Devices

edited by

Aswin Kumar Anbalagan

and

Chih-Hao Lee

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; gas sensing; magnetism; optical properties; irradiation effects; doping; mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advances in 4D Printing: Material, Processes, Applications

edited by

Sébastien Charlon

and Alexandre Khaldi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: 4D printing; additive manufacturing; polymers and composites; structure; stimuli; temporal deformations; electronics; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Manufacturing Defects in Composite Materials and Structures

edited by Dmytro Vasiukov, Jan A. Ivens,

Stepan Lomov

and

Chung Hae Park

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: voids; fiber misalignment; X-ray computed tomography; damage mechanics; composite manufacturing processes; numerical simulation methods; residual stress; in situ monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Nuclear Materials via Advanced Manufacturing

edited by Zhongxia Shang and Benjamin Stegman

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear materials; additively manufacturing; powder metallurgy; radiation damages; mechanical properties; in situ characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Exploration and Application of Emerging Superconducting Materials

edited by

Paweł Pęczkowski

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental and theoretical studies of new superconductor advances in experimental results (electrical; thermal; magnetic; optical); advances in theoretical understanding; including the use of ab initio methods; development of new methods of superconducting relative material synthesis; e.g.; production of targets for superconducting tapes; application of superconducting materials: superconducting antennas; superconducting detectors; Josephson and Andreev junctions; and superconducting cables and magnets; superconductor-multiferroic heterostructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Low-Carbon Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Junfei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: green concrete; carbon footprint; recycled aggregate concrete; biocompatible materials; fiber-reinforced composites; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Research on Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: New Advances in Improving Thermoelectric Efficiency

edited by

Margarita Tsaousidou

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric materials; thermoelectric efficiency; optimization of ZT; electron transport; phonon transport; thermopower; thermal conductivity; electron– phonon coupling; phonon-drag effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advances in Hybrid Energy Harvesting: Materials, Structures and Applications

edited by

Zacharias A. Viskadourakis

and

George Kenanakis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid energy harvesting; materials for energy harvesting; combine harvesters; harvester design; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Mechanical Properties and Structure Control of Superalloys

edited by

Song Xiang

and

Yuanbiao Tan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: superalloys; microstructure evolution; texture evolution; mechanical properties; hot-working; cold-working; additive manufacturing

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

Recent Progress in Bioceramics and Their Composites

edited by

Csaba Balázsi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: sol– gel; powder technology; deposition techniques; the 3D printing/additive manufacturing of bioceramics; nanostructured bioceramics; bioactive and resorbable ceramics; bio-inspired; bio-synthetic; and biomimetic ceramics; ceramics for drug and gene delivery; the in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility of bioceramics; scaffolds for orthopaedic and dental restorations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Optoelectronic Functional Materials

edited by Ruoxi Yang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials design; synthesis; optoelectronic materials; photovoltaic; light-emitting diodes; photodetector

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Sol-Gel Materials for Optics and Photonics: Design, Processing, Characterization, and Implementation

edited by

Magdalena Zięba

Andrzej Kaźmierczak

and

Paweł Karasiński

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: waveguide films; antireflective coatings; multilayer structures; integrated photonics/optics; photonic devices; fabrication technologies; optical materials; sol-gel materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Recent Advances in Environmentally Friendly Recycling Technology for Metals (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tiejun Chun

and

Jian Pan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid wastes; copper slag; red mud; steel slag; Zn-bearing dust; valuable metals; environmental pollutions

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

Advances in Laser Processing of Materials

edited by

Yaowu Hu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser processing; advanced manufacturing; additive; subtractive; deformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Design of Luminescent Functional Organic Materials

edited by

Paola Manini

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescent materials; OLED; sensor; bioimaging; functional materials; organic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Solidification of Metals—Fundamental Uses and Applications of Modern Alloys

edited by Nils Warnken and Hiroto Kitaguchi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification; additive manufacturing; welding; solidification defects; superalloys; high-entropy alloys; computational modelling; electron microscopy; tomography

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

Advanced Manufacturing Processes of Metal Forming (2nd Edition)

edited by

Anna Dziubińska

and

Wojciech Presz

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing processes; metal forming; traditional metal-forming processes; unconventional metal-forming processes; metals and their alloys; lightweight metal alloys; microstructure; mechanical properties

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

Advances in 2D Materials Applied for Supercapacitors and Photocatalysis

edited by Jianmei Pan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; photocatalysis; nanocomposites; electrodes; supercapacitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Physical Properties of Amorphous, Nanocrystalline, High Entropy and Lanthanides-Transition Metal Alloys

edited by

Piotr Gębara

Krzysztof Chwastek

and Roman Gozdur

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic materials; amorphous alloys; magnetocaloric effect; nanocrystalline materials; permanent magnets; magnetic composites; modelling magnetic properties

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

Macroscopic Assembly of Nanocarbon Materials

edited by

Jaegeun Lee

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanotube; graphene; fiber; film; aerogel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advanced Nano-Scale Magnetic Materials: Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Eduardo Padrón Hernández

and

Ramón Raudel Peña Garcia

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomagnetism; two-dimensional magnetism; pharmaceutical applications; spin waves; topological systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Recent Progress in Advanced Wood and Wood-Based Materials

edited by Luísa Carvalho and

Stergios Adamopoulos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood-based composites; bio-adhesives; green lignocellulosic composites; natural fiber composites; formaldehyde and VOC emissions; alternative furnishing materials; nano-additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Porous Ceramics: Structure Analysis and Applications

edited by Xin Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalization; regulation of porosity formation; green and sustainable synthesis; thermal energy storage; energy catalysis; environmental remediation; low-carbon technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Emerging Materials and Technologies for Electrolysis of Seawater

edited by

Mingrui He

and Mahesh Suryawanshi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical performance; heterogenous catalysis; electrocatalyst; nanocrystals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

New Organosilicon and Hybrid Materials—Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Anna Kowalewska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemistry of silicon-based hybrid materials; nanotechnology; catalysis; ceramic materials; porous hybrid materials; bio-organosilicon materials; hybrid coatings: surface chemistry and properties; hybrid electrolyte materials; hybrid materials for the environment; materials characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Electrospun Nanofibers: From Design to Applications

edited by

Inga Lasenko

Shishkin Andrei

and Irīna Boiko

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; composite; modeling structure; thin film; thermal degradation; nanoparticles; textile structure; EMI shielding; lightweight composite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advanced Science and Technology of Nano-Photocatalytic Materials

edited by Tobias Schnabel

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysts; nanostructures; band gap engineering; photo-electrochemical cells; photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; water contamination; air purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Feature Papers in Electronic Materials Section (Volume 2)—15th Anniversary of Materials

edited by

Fabrizio Roccaforte

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 18957 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic materials; device processing; power- and high-frequency electronics; optoelectronics; sensors; detectors; semiconductors; wide band gap materials; graphene and related 2D materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Novel Approaches in the Design, Simulation, and Manufacturing for Processes and Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4787 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; chemical-thermal treatment; composites; design engineering; industrial growth; manufacturing technology; multilayer coatings; numerical simulation; polymers; process innovation; wear resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advanced Stainless Steel—from Making, Shaping, Treating to Products

edited by

Chao Chen

and

Wangzhong Mu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2291 | Submission Open

Keywords: stainless steel; steelmaking; solidification; continuous casting; heat treatment; electric slag remelting; vacuum arc remelting; hot rolling; corrosion; mechanical property

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

Advances in the Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Particles

edited by

Ankica Šarić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1323 | Submission Open

Keywords: ZnO nanoparticles; X-ray diffraction; FE SEM/TEM microscopy; density functional calculations (DFT); photocatalytic efficiency; optical properties; crystal growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Materials in Cultural Heritage: Analysis, Testing, and Preservation

edited by

Žiga Šmit

and

Eva Menart

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage materials; archaeological materials; ancient techniques and materials; analytical techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Advanced Thin Film Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications

edited by Haochun Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin film materials; functional energy materials; silicon film; energy conversion and storage devices; energy conversion and storage mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Chemical Characterization of Polymer-Modified Asphalt and Rubber-Modified Asphalt

edited by

Zhanping You

Miao Yu

and

Ramez M. Hajj

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: modified bitumen; polymer; rubber; novel asphalt binders; asphalt materials; pavement materials analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Processing–Microstructure–Properties Loop in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

edited by

Jiri Svoboda

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 20290 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing; microstructure; mechanical properties; mutual relationship; characterization; theoretical and experimental approach

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

Phase Change, Interphase Coupling, and Multiphase Transport in Porous Structures

edited by

Liu Yang

, Haitao Zhang,

Yanjun Zhang

and

Bo Wang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11135 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change; interphase coupling; multiphase transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Functional Magnetic Materials: Properties, Characterization and Application

edited by Jinji Sun and

Jin Li

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8700 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic materials; magnetic shielding; sensors; devices; quantum measurements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Sustainable Materials from Industrial Waste

edited by

Isabel Padilla

Maximina Romero

and

Aurora López-Delgado

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8461 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid industrial waste; synthesis of sustainable materials; ceramics; glasses; zeolites; refractories; composites; construction materials; adsorbents; etc.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Microstructure, Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Coal and Coal-Like Materials (Volume II)

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8405 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-scale characterization; mechanical property; microstructure; void structure; process waste characterization; complex porous media; rock mechanics; constitutive relationships.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

High-Valued and New Utilizations of Biomass Material for Function Applications

edited by Gonggang Liu,

Binghui Xu

and

Yanran Li

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8286 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; wood materials; biomass wastes; high-valued utilization; energy; environment; catalysis; hierarchically porous structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advanced Casting of Materials

edited by

Jinwu Kang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7917 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification; casting; microstructure; additive manufacturing; modelling and simulation; mechanical properties; cast alloys; defect prediction and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications (Volume II)

edited by

Wei Guo

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6716 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloys and composites; mechanical properties; functional properties; phase constituent; design and tailoring; amorphous alloys; high-entropy alloys; lightweight alloys; metal matrix composites

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

Advances in Function Geopolymer Materials

edited by

Michał Łach

Patrycja Bazan

and