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Soft and Hybrid Materials: Design and Applications

edited by Mainul Islam

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft matter; hybrid material design; biocompatible polymers; responsive materials; flexible electronics; soft robotics; adaptive structures; bio-inspired materials; smart textiles; nanocomposites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soft Matter)

Innovations in Silicon-Based Solar Cells

edited by Rabin Basnet and

Mohamed M. Shehata

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 396 | 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 361 | 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)

Research on Electrocatalytic and Electrosynthetic Materials

edited by Xianyun Peng and Dashuai Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 292 | 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)

Advances in 4D Printing: Material, Processes, Applications

edited by

Sébastien Charlon

and Alexandre Khaldi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 292 | 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)

Smart Soft Materials: From Design to Applications

edited by

Jianbo Yin

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 280 | 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)

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 264 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Low-Carbon Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Junfei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 261 | 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)

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 260 | 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)

Advanced Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by

Jingyun Jiang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 258 | 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)

Nuclear Materials via Advanced Manufacturing

edited by Zhongxia Shang and Benjamin Stegman

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 248 | 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)

Mechanical Properties and Structure Control of Superalloys

edited by

Song Xiang

and

Yuanbiao Tan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 220 | 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)

Advances in Hybrid Energy Harvesting: Materials, Structures and Applications

edited by

Zacharias A. Viskadourakis

and

George Kenanakis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 214 | 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)

Recent Progress in Bioceramics and Their Composites

edited by

Csaba Balázsi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 204 | 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)

Advances in Laser Processing of Materials

edited by

Yaowu Hu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

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

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

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 169 | 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 2D Materials Applied for Supercapacitors and Photocatalysis

edited by Jianmei Pan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 158 | 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 156 | 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)

Solidification of Metals—Fundamental Uses and Applications of Modern Alloys

edited by Nils Warnken and Hiroto Kitaguchi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 153 | 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)

Design of Luminescent Functional Organic Materials

edited by

Paola Manini

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

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

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

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 138 | Submission Open

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

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

Porous Ceramics: Structure Analysis and Applications

edited by Xin Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 128 | 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)

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

edited by

Anna Kowalewska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 125 | 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)

Emerging Materials and Technologies for Electrolysis of Seawater

edited by

Mingrui He

and Mahesh Suryawanshi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical performance; heterogenous catalysis; electrocatalyst; nanocrystals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Electrospun Nanofibers: From Design to Applications

edited by

Inga Lasenko

Shishkin Andrei

and Irīna Boiko

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 111 | 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)

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

edited by

Fabrizio Roccaforte

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 22837 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5673 | 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 2664 | 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)

Materials in Cultural Heritage: Analysis, Testing, and Preservation

edited by

Žiga Šmit

and

Eva Menart

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2236 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in the Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Particles

edited by

Ankica Šarić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1588 | 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)

Advanced Thin Film Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications

edited by Haochun Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 584 | 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 195 | 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 | 16 articles | Viewed by 22700 | Submission Open

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

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

Novel Green Nanotechnologies Applied in Environmental Protection and Health

edited by

Marcela-Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu

Nicoleta Badea

and

Irina Zgură

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18174 | Submission Open

Keywords: green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles/nanomaterials; biocomposites/biopolymers in green nanotechnology; bioplastics; eco-nanotechnology; photocatalysis; wastewater treatment; biological activity of nanoparticles; drug delivery systems

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

Advances in Density Functional Theory (DFT) Studies of Solids (Second Volume)

edited by

Aleksandr Oreshonkov

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15051 | Submission Open

Keywords: DFT calculations; solids; electronic structure; electronic density of states; structural properties; optical properties; vibrational properties; magnetic properties; bulk materials; 2D materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12714 | 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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10295 | 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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9930 | 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)

Advances in Luminescent Materials

edited by

Luís Pinto Da Silva

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9905 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemiluminescence; bioluminescence; engineered nanomaterials; luminescence; material chemistry; upconversion; optical properties; carbon-based nanomaterials; metal oxide nanomaterials

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

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

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9364 | 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 9321 | 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 8934 | 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)

Surface Engineering & Coating Technologies for Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Resistance—Volume II

edited by

Yong Sun

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8150 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; coatings; corrosion; corrosion protection; tribocorrosion; corrosive wear; electrochemistry; subsurface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Study on Cyclic Mechanical Behaviors of Materials – 2nd Edition

edited by

Halina Egner

and

Stanisław Mroziński

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7949 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cycle/high-cycle/very high-cycle fatigue; thermomechanical fatigue; cumulative fatigue damage; cyclic hardening/softening; fatigue life; multiaxial fatigue; fatigue testing; creep and fatigue; stress concentration

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

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

edited by

Wei Guo

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7550 | 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)

Environmentally Friendly Composites Incorporating Waste Materials

edited by

Edyta Pawluczuk

Katarzyna Kalinowska-Wichrowska

and

Hwa Kian Chai

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7329 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement composites; geopolymer concretes; recycled aggregate; ceramic waste; fly ash; microstructure; CO2 reduction; X-ray diffraction; thermal analysis

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

Low-Carbon Building Materials

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7304 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial solid waste resource utilization; fiber-reinforced cementitious composite; geopolymer material; low-clinker cement; FRP reinforced structure; durability of engineering materials; alkali-activated cement

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

Advances in Function Geopolymer Materials

edited by

Michał Łach

Patrycja Bazan

and

Kinga Korniejenko

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7190 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymer; functional material; modern insulation material; sustainable development; innovation in building materials

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

Advances in Functional Magnetic Nanomaterials

edited by

Maiyong Zhu

and

Agnishwar Girigoswami

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6291 | Submission Open

Keywords: iron oxide; metal ferrite magnet; magnetic fluid; separation and purification of protein; magnetic drug delivery; magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic separation; magnetically recoverable catalyst; removal of pollutants; solid-phase microextraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Corrosion Mechanism and Protection Technology of Metallic Materials

edited by

Shanshan Hu

and

Xiang Zhang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6131 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal corrosion; coating development; oxidation; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

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