Structure and Properties of Metallic Based Functional Materials and Alloys

Dear Colleagues,

Due to the exponential growth of energy consumption, a vital priority for researchers is designing new materials that can fulfill the energy requirements, reduce the environmental risks, and health problems as well. The functionalization of the materials has major potential as a response to the growing challenges in the fields of energy, environment, and health applications. This demand leads to the rapid global development of the new and novel materials among which alloys and functional materials are the most important groups. Materials with improved functional properties have not only attracted more and more attention from researchers, but are also required in a wide range of advanced technology fields.

However, the functional properties of the materials are tightly correlated with their structure.

This Special Issue presents the original papers in which the authors correlate the properties of a novel metallic based materials with their structure. We are particularly interested in presenting results of the metallic based:

1)    Advanced functional materials                         
2)    Novel alloys and compounds
3)    Smart materials
4)    Biological and biocompatible based materials
5)    Micro and nanostructured materials

Dr. Krystian Prusik
Guest Editor

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