Special Issues

Crystals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Characterization and Modelling of the Deformation and Failure of Engineering Metallic Materials submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8827 | 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 5339 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4366 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2788 | 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 , Elkin Ferney Rodriguez Velandia and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1861 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1195 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | 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 419 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure; X-ray crystallography; crystallization; enzyme; engineering; direct evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)
First-Principles Studies and Electronic Structures of Nano-Scale Materials
edited by Duc Nguyen-Manh
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 233 | 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, and Shengkun Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 197 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 139 | 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)
Recent Advances in III-Nitride Semiconductors and Correlated Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 110 | 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)
Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds at Extreme Conditions (2nd Edition) submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8712 | 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 , and Norbert Hort
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4597 | 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 , Cheng Qiu, Peng Jia and Yue Song
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3255 | 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
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | 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 submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15407 | 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 , and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6003 | Submission Open
Keywords: energetic co-crystals; crystal phases control; polymorphic transition inhibition; crystal structure prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)
The Progress of In-Situ Study of Mineralogy and Gemmology
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open
Keywords: gemology; origin; isotopes; spectrum; microanalysis; beryl; gold
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)
Pathological Biomineralization: Recent Advances and Perspectives submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3204 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathological mineralization; spontaneous precipitations; kinetics of precipitation; additives; biomineralization; crystallization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)
Modelling of Crystal Growth Processes
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3079 | Submission Open
Keywords: modelling; crystal growth; Cz process; FZ process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)
Recent Advances in Electrode Interface Microstructure of Battery submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery microstructure; battery interfaces; li-ion battery; structural characterization; microscopy; nano materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Structural Studies in Drug Discovery and Development: From the Lead to the Pharmaceutical Form submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8356 | 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)
Synthesis and Characterization of Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts
edited by Constantinos D. Zeinalipour-Yazdi
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open
Keywords: ammonia synthesis; mechanism; DFT; screening; catalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Shape Memory Alloys: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
edited by , Chong Gao and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory alloys; shape memory effect; smart materials; microstructures; mechanical properties; phase transformations; 3D/4D printing; grains; textures; programmed morphing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Thermochromic Liquid Crystals: Materials and Applications submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermochromics; liquid crystals; smart packaging; applications; optics; image processing; multispectral imaging; bio-based substrates; temperature indication; security; lightfastness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)
Electrocatalyst Design for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
edited by Zhen Zhang
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 reduction; electrocatalysts; nanomaterials; carbon conversion and utilization; electrochemistry; energy conversion; electrolyzer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Advances in Zr-Based Alloys (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: microstructure; corrosion resistance; irradiation resistance; strengthening and toughening; mechanical properties; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Advances in Materials for Early Detection and Response to Hazards in Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by Lingxi Kong and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; battery hazard; synthesis of novel positive/negative electrode materials for safer lithium systems; development of novel non-flammable electrolytes; advanced materials for thermal management; prognostics and health management; failure analysis; early detection; functional separator; positive temperature coefficient thermistor; current interrupt device; venting system engineering/design; in situ characterizations; strain and stress; microstructure analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Advanced Crystalline Materials, Mechanical Properties and Innovative Production Systems (2nd Edition) submission deadline 21 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6153 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals and alloys; nanomaterials; composites; solidification and crystallization; phase transformations; materials modelling; casting and welding; additive manufacturing; heat treatment; corrosion; mechanical properties; fracture mechanics; production management; production processes and systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Manufacturing, Welding, Testing and Applications of the Advanced Materials submission deadline 22 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2513 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced manufacturing; welding; material testing; surface treating; wear; corrosion; electromagnetic radiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)
Porous Materials and Their Adsorption Properties
edited by Leticia Santamaría, and
submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1244 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorption mechanism; surface characterization; theoretical modelling; kinetic and thermodynamic studies; crystal structure; surface acidity and basicity; porosity effect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)
Microstructure and Deformation of Advanced Alloys submission deadline 29 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3523 | 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)
Liquid Crystal Research and Novel Applications in the 21st Century
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2368 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)
Polycrystalline Materials – from Design to (Micro)Structural Characterization and Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8145 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure determination from PXRD data; microstructural analysis; powder diffraction software; Rietveld refinement; polycrystalline thin films; synchrotron radiation; spin coating; mechanochemistry; solvothermal synthesis; electrochemical materials; magnetic materials; thermal expansion materials; porous materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)
Topological Photonic Crystals
edited by Claudionor Gomes Bezerra, Carlos Humberto Oliveira Costa and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: topological photonic crystals; topological phases; edge states; localization of light; waveguides; lasers; filters; resonators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Green Approach in Synthesis of Bio-Inspired Materials (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomineralization; pathological biomineralization; green synthesis; bioinspired synthesis; biologically active compounds; additives; antioxidants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)
Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations (Volume III)
edited by and Akun Liang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-pressure research; phase transitions; structural properties; transition mechanisms; equation of state; symmetry breaking; melting curves
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Crystalline Electroconductive Polymers
edited by Rocco Carcione, , Giorgio Scordo and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: electroconducting polymer-based materials; nanocomposites; carbon-based nanomaterials; biocomposite materials; polymerization processes; polymer matrix; surface modification; interfacial properties; applications; sensors and devices; morphological and structural characterizations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C–N Formation and Its Application
edited by Seoungtae Kim and Han-jun Ai
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic synthesis; transition metal catalysis; cross-coupling reaction; C– N formation; mechanistic study; computational study; heterocycles; amides; amines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)
Materials for Applications in Water Splitting and Battery
edited by Xiaoyong Yang
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-dimensional materials; nanocrystals; nanocage; sustainable materials; emerging functional nanomaterials; heterostructures; energy storage and conversion; battery research; electrode– electrolyte interfaces; high-energy electrode materials; material design; photoelectrochemical water splitting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalyst: From Structure to Application
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: heterogeneous catalyst; electrocatalysts; photocatalysts; thermal catalysts; green chemistry; structural-activity studies; biofuels platform molecules energy CO2 conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Electronic Phenomena of Transition Metal Oxides Volume II
edited by Krzysztof Szot and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8267 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal– insulator transitions and superconductivity; atomistic processes at surfaces; interfaces; and extended defects; electronic structure and lattice dynamics; redox reactions and oxygen transport; segregation and phase transformations; multiferroic properties; machine learning for transition metal oxides design and discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Synthesis of Liquid Crystals and Cellulose Derivatives Liquid Crystalline Phases: Recent Advances submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3792 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid crystal materials; nature-inspired liquid crystals; cellulose; cellulose derivatives; stimuli-responsive liquid crystals; active materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)
Liquid Crystals from Cellulosic Materials and Their Applications submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid crystal; cellulose; responsive; smart devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)
Crystalline Materials: Polymorphism submission deadline 12 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7333 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymorphism; pharmaceuticals; crystallisation; structure– property relationships; phase transformations; supramolecular chemistry; crystallography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)
Advanced Surface Engineering Materials: Characterization and Properties (2nd Edition) submission deadline 13 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface characterization; ultra-thin films; surface treatments; functionalized surface; SPM techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Advances in Thin Structures and Materials Modelling
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7722 | Submission Open
Keywords: couple stress theories; strain gradient theories; surface elasticity theories; flexoelectricity theories; isogeometric analysis; beam theories; plate theories; functionally graded materials; wave propagation; band gaps; materials modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)
Research in Thermal Energy Storage Materials submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2617 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensible storage materials; latent storage materials; thermochemical storage materials; material screening; photoinduced thermal storage; reaction mechanisms; structure related materials properties; thermochemical and thermophysical materials properties; (re-) crystallization; crystal morphology; defect structures and doping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
Recent Advances in the Mechanical Properties of Fiber Composite Materials
edited by Shouzheng Sun and Zhenyu Han
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open
Keywords: resin-based composites; fiber-reinforced polymers; biocomposites  ; nanocomposites  ; manufacturing methods  ; process research  ; mechanical properties; natural fibers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)
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