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Wide Bandgap Semiconductor: GaN and SiC Material and Device

edited by Hao-chung Kuo, Chun-Hsiung Lin and

Kung-Yen Lee

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 24340 | Submission Open

Keywords: power devices; RF devices; LED; micro-LED; lasers; LiFi GaN SiC

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

Structure, Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystalline Materials

edited by

Safia Alleg

and

Joan-Josep Suñol

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: Nanocrystalline materials; ; Powder alloys; ; Thin films; ; Ribbons alloys; ; Structure; ; Microstructure; ; Magnetic properties; ; Thermal behavior.

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

Metal Oxides: Crystal Structure, Synthesis and Characterization

edited by

Karolina Siedliska

Kamila Komędera

and

Raffaello Mazzaro

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13612 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxides; material characterization; synthesis; crystal structure; nanomaterials; applications

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

Schiff Base Derivatives: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Applications, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis

edited by

Saied M. Soliman

Assem Barakat

and

Ayman El-Faham

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10640 | Submission Open

Keywords: schiff bases; heterocycles; hirshfeld; X-ray crystal structure; biological activities; nonlinear optics; nanoparticles; MOFs; metal complexes; supramolecular coordination chemistry; computational chemistry

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

Dynamic Properties of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

edited by Yuri Panarin

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1666 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric smectic liquid crystals; bent-core liquid crystals; nematic liquid crystals; helix; dynamics; relaxation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Effects of Neutron and Ion Irradiation on Nuclear Materials

edited by

Chao Ye

Penghui Lei

and

Weichao Bao

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear materials; neutron and ion irradiation; irradiation damage and effects; microstructure and defect evolution; synergistic effect between irradiation and corrosion

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

Advances in Functional Inorganic Materials Prepared by Wet Chemical Methods (Third Edition)

edited by

Aleksej Zarkov

Loreta Tamasauskaite-Tamasiunaite

and

Aivaras Kareiva

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional materials; magnetic materials; ferroelectric materials; piezoelectric materials; optical materials; processing routes; ceramics

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

Structure, Function, and Application of Enzymes: A Commemorative Issue in Honor of Professor T. Doohun Kim, 1968–2022

edited by

Kyeong Kyu Kim

and

Wanki Yoo

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallization methods and developments; crystallographic determination of enzyme structures; enzyme engineering based on crystal structures; computational and modeling studies of enzymes; structure-based applications of enzymes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

edited by

Shouxun Ji

and

Hailin Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding; dissimilar metals and alloys; microstructure evolution; mechanical properties; welding parameters; post-welding treatments; numerical simulation; manufacturing methods; metallic materials; solidification; casting; deformation; heat treatment

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

Phase Transitions and Dynamics Studies of Nanocomposite Materials

edited by

Szymon Starzonek

and

Aleš Iglič

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in Topological Materials in 2024

edited by

Liang Luo

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: topological states of matter; topological effects; topological phase transitions; topological transport; topological electronics; topological quantum computing; topological spintronics

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

Computational and Experimental Approaches in Drug Discovery

edited by

Domiziana Masci

and Antonio Coluccia

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: in silico studies; structure– activity relationship; bioactive compounds; artificial intelligence; machine learning; pharmacophore modeling; ADMET properties; structure-based drug design; molecular docking; high-throughput screening; virtual screening; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics and Crystals

edited by Hyunwook Nam,

Sangwook Kim

and Yuka Takagi

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric; piezoelectric; and dielectric ceramics and crystals; understanding the correlation between structure and property; characterization of various piezoelectric parameters; processing design for ceramics and crystals; piezoelectric energy harvesting and energy storage materials

Ceramics: Processes, Microstructures, and Properties

edited by

Guo Liu

Jiamin Wu

and

Rujie He

submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5031 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing of ceramics; ceramic matrix composites; polymer-derived ceramics; microstructure of ceramics; materials characterization; thermal/environment barrier coatings; bio-ceramics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Advanced Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric and Dielectric Ceramics

edited by

Zhonghua Yao

submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9649 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric ceramics; piezoelectric ceramics; dielectric ceramics; advanced functional ceramics; ceramic composites; ceramic-based actuators; ceramic-based electronic devices; ceramic processing and manufacturing; microstructure characterization of ceramics; thermodynamic and kinetic studies of ceramics; including theory; experiment; modeling; and simulation; ceramic application in energy harvesting; sensing; actuation; data storage; and electronic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Intermolecular Interactions in Macromolecular Complexes

edited by

Masahito Ohue

and

Oliviero Carugo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open

Keywords: macromolecular complexes; protein assembly; protein– protein/DNA/RNA/ligand interactions; structural biology; structure-based drug discovery; computational biology/chemistry; machine learning/artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Crystals)

Advances in Low-Dimensional Materials for Electronics and Sensing Applications

edited by

Hu Li

and

Klaus Leifer

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22381 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-dimensional materials; low-dimensional devices; medical diagnosis; gas sensors; flexible electronics; optoelectronics; nanodevices; nanomechanics; MEMS/NEMS

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

Recent Advances in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials

edited by

Grazia Giuseppina Politano

and

John Parthenios

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9726 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; graphene; graphene oxide; transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs); graphene-based composites; 2D advanced devices and applications; functionalization of graphene; characterization techniques: electrical; electronic; optical; and mechanical properties

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

Preparation and Characterization of Optoelectronic Functional Films

edited by Liangyao Chen

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6611 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; optical properties; composed material; metamaterials; metals and alloys

New Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems and Catalysis

edited by

Mauro Francesco Sgroi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6324 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; batteries; super-capacitors; fuel cells; catalytic conversion of CO2; hydrogen production; synthetic fuels

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

X-ray Crystallography and Drug Discovery

edited by

Lidia Ciccone

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3761 | Submission Open

Keywords: target protein crystal structure; ligand-protein crystal complex; structure-based drug discovery; co-crystallization; ligand soaking; protein-ligand co-expression; Cryoprotection; virtual screening; molecular docking; ligand chemical synthesis; natural compounds; X-ray source; leads identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Advances in Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Thin Films

edited by

Miłosz Grodzicki

Damian Wojcieszak

and

Michał Mazur

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3752 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin film fabrication; thin film growth; thin film characterization; thin film applications; surfaces and interfaces; thin film modeling; thin film materials in catalysis; electronics; optics; and coatings

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

Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Materials Used to Improve the Environment and Human Health (2nd Edition)

edited by

Radu Claudiu Fierascu

and

Florentina Monica Raduly

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2523 | Submission Open

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

Thermal and Thermomechanical Post-processing of Additively Manufactured Parts

edited by

Aliakbar Emdadi

and

Sabine Weiß

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2243 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing (AM); post-processing (thermal; thermomechanical; laser; and hybrid); phase transformations; porosity closure behavior; grain refinement; texture evolution; static and dynamic restoration processes; microstructural characterization; mechanical and functional properties; sustainability in post-processing

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

Corrosion Phenomena in Metals

edited by

Jijo Christudasjustus

, Rajeev Gupta, Mohammad Umar Farooq Khan and Ulises Martin Diaz

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2164 | 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)

Research on Thermoelectric Materials: Waste Heat into Renewable Energy

edited by

Jianbao Zhao

Raphaël P. Hermann

and Yu-Chih Tseng

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1885 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric materials ; electrical conductivity; thermal conductivity; Seebeck coefficient ; nanostructured materials ; efficiency optimization

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

Advances in Processing, Simulation and Characterization of Alloys

edited by

Marianthi Bouzouni

and

Shouxun Ji

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1349 | 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)

Advances in Halide Perovskites

edited by Jérémy Hieulle and Zonghao Liu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite; long-term stability; surface passivation; 2D perovskite; halide mixing and cation mixing; crystal orientation

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

Advances in Crystal Growth: Pioneering Materials for Tomorrow's Technologies

edited by Yong Liu, Arnaud Magrez and David Wen Hua Bi

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4326 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal growth of novel materials; design of solvent– solution systems; flux growth; floating zone growth; chemical vapour transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Nucleic Acid Crystallography Volume II

edited by

Blaine Mooers

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2665 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleic acid synthesis and purification; RNA and DNA crystallization; RNA and DNA crystal improvement; Nucleic acid diffraction studies; RNA and DNA structure determination; RNA and DNA model building; nucleic acid structure analysis; nucleic acid structural bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Diffractive Imaging of Crystalline Materials at XFELs and Synchrotrons

edited by Chufeng Li and

Andrew V. Martin

submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2581 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffractive imaging; macromolecular; organic; and inorganic crystals; quasicrystals; liquid crystals; fiber diffraction; serial crystallography; data processing in diffractive imaging; holography of crystalline materials; sample delivery for diffractive imaging; free electron laser; X-ray diffraction; ultra-fast X-ray diffraction; serial femto-second crystallography; coherent diffractive imaging; X-ray diffraction microscopy; 3-dimensional X-ray diffraction (3DXRD); grain orientation mapping; diffraction contrast tomography(DCT; X-ray topography; Bragg coherent diffractive imaging (BCDI); Bragg ptychography; high volume and throughput data analysis; machine learning; multigrain crystallography; diffraction data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Different Kinds of Hydrogen Bonds in Crystal Structures

edited by

Lilianna Checinska

and

Magdalena Małecka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10981 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen bond; hydrogen bond type; hydrogen bond strength; deuterium effect; geometric H/D isotope effects; proton transfer; phase transition; ferroelectric; hydrogen bond characterization (NMR; IR; and other spectroscopy); X-ray diffraction; neutron diffraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Characterization and Modelling of the Deformation and Failure of Engineering Metallic Materials

edited by

Hui Wang

Lihong Su

and

Ebad Bagherpour

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9568 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing and processing; plastic deformation; fatigue and fracture; texture; microstructure; mechanical properties; finite element method; crystal plasticity; atomistic modelling; machine learning; processing– structure– property (PSP) relation; process optimization

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

β-Ga₂O₃: Growth (Bulk, Thin Film, Epitaxy) and Physical Properties

edited by Sridharan Moorthy Babu and Fan Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5739 | Submission Open

Keywords: β -Ga2O3; bulk crystal growth; thin film growth; epitaxy growth; physical; structural; optical; electrical; spectroscopic properties; wide-bandgap semiconductor; power electronics; solar-blind UV detectors; sensor applications; melt growth techniques; Czochralski method; Bridgman method; floating zone method; edge-defined film-fed growth method; Veneuil method

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

Group-III Nitride Quantum Wells

edited by

Sławomir P. Łepkowski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4635 | Submission Open

Keywords: group-III nitride semiconductors; quantum wells; epitaxial growth; strain-related effects; spontaneous and piezoelectric polarizations; alloy fluctuations; optical and electrical properties; defects; radiative and nonradiative recombination; light-emitting diodes; laser diodes; ab-initio calculations and modelling

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

Ferroelectric and Multiferroic Thin Films

edited by Wenqi Zhang, Yilin Yang, Yidong Xia and

Yong Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric film deposition; crystallization of ferroelectric film; FeRAM; ferroelectric transistor; MEMS

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

Superconductors and Magnetic Materials

edited by

António José Arsénio Costa

, Elkin Ferney Rodriguez Velandia and

João Filipe Pereira Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2208 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-electromagnetic-power density materials; superconductor compounds ; 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

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

Crystals, Films and Nanocomposite Scintillators Volume III

edited by

Yuriy Zorenko

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1575 | Submission Open

Keywords: scintillators; crystals; films; ceramics; and nanopowders; melt growth; liquid phase epitaxy; and solid-state reactions; luminescence; energy transfer processes; defects and dopants

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

Hydrogen Embrittlement of Metals

edited by Poulami Chakraborty and

Binhan Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen embrittlement; hydrogen diffusion; hydrogen degradation; metallic alloys; hydrogen-assisted cracking

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

The Crystal Structure and Characteristics of Enzymes

edited by Wonchull Kang and Armin Wagner

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure; X-ray crystallography; crystallization; enzyme; engineering; direct evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Recent Advances in III-Nitride Semiconductors and Correlated Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Chen

and

Zhizhong Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrides; GaN; Ga2O3; NiO; diamond; AlScN; heterostructures; epitaxy; electro-optics devices; micro-electronics devices; power devices; integrated circuits and modules; photonic crystal enhanced light-matter interaction; photonic crystal and plasmonics

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

First-Principles Studies and Electronic Structures of Nano-Scale Materials

edited by

Duc Nguyen-Manh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-scale materials; crystalline materials; crystalline structures; crystalline alloys; first-principles studies; electronic structures; density functional theory (DFT); ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD); metal– organic frameworks (MOFS); nuclear materials; nuclear energy; nuclear applications

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

Fatigue and Fracture of Anisotropic Materials

edited by Zheng Liu,

Xin Wang

and Shengkun Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: anisotropic behaviour; fracture mechanics; fatigue crack propagation; fatigue; fracture toughness test; size effect; failure analysis; fatigue damage mechanism; crystal plasticity; strain incompatibility; slip and twining behaviour; digital image correlation method; stress– strain response; orientation analysis; structural engineering; finite element analysis; engineering metallic materials; deformation analysis; multiscale simulation; microscopic characterization

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

Electrochemical Materials for the Future of Society

edited by Robson Rocha and

Ana Lúcia Gabas Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation of new electrochemical materials; new electrochemical materials; new electrochemical applications or processes; green synthesis of new electrochemical materials; materials in electrochemical processes; materials for energy storage; electrochemical materials in pollution control; materials with photo-electroactivity

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

Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds at Extreme Conditions (2nd Edition)

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9165 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme conditions research; phase transitions; structural; electronic and magnetic properties; textural evolution; phase diagrams modelling and characterisation; new materials; equation of state; melting curves; symmetry-breaking

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

Corrosion and Mechanical Performance of Magnesium Alloys

edited by

Björn Wiese

Mert Celikin

and Norbert Hort

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4725 | Submission Open

Keywords: mg alloys; magnesium alloys; mg-based materials; processing; microstructure; precipitation; mechanical properties; corrosion; coating; degradation; modelling; simulation

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

Advanced Optoelectronic Crystals and Devices: Designing and Characterization

edited by

Yongyi Chen

, Cheng Qiu, Peng Jia and Yue Song

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3467 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-fabrication technology; crystalline material characteristic; data-driven photonic inverse design method; novel OE materials; perovskite photoelectric devices; quantum dot photoelectric devices; graphene photoelectric devices; organic photoelectric devices

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

Advances in the Oxidation and Corrosion Behavior of Alloys

edited by Uyime Donatus, Isolda Costa and

Renato Altobelli Antunes

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1586 | Submission Open

Keywords: dual-atmosphere corrosion; breakaway corrosion; high-temperature oxidation; oxide growth kinetics; atmospheric corrosion; corrosion protection; surface treatment; coatings

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

Advanced Technologies in Graphene-Based Materials

edited by

Justina Gaidukevic

and

Jurgis Barkauskas

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16617 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene and its related materials; reduced graphene oxide; carbon nanotubes; nanocomposites; synthesis and preparation; functionalization; surface characterization; coatings; (bio)sensors; energy storage devices

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

Co-Crystals and Polymorphic Transition in Energetic Materials

edited by

Yapeng Ou

Tao Yan

and

Siwei Song

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6477 | Submission Open

Keywords: energetic co-crystals; crystal phases control; polymorphic transition inhibition; crystal structure prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

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