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5 November 2024
Crystals | Invitation to Explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issue 8, August 2023)
“In Situ Observation of High Bending Strain Recoverability in Au Nanowires”
by Lingyi Kong, Guang Cao, Haofei Zhou and Jiangwei Wang
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1159; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081159
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1159
“Microstructural Control by Cooling Rate in β-type and Sintered Ti-3.6Fe-5Zr-0.2B (Mass%) Alloy Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering and Heat Treatment”
by Tomoyuki Homma and Takashi Washizu
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1184; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081184
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1184
“Coordination Polymers with a Pyrazine-2,5-diyldimethanol Linker: Supramolecular Networks through Hydrogen and Halogen Bonds”
by Mahsa Armaghan, Tobias Stürzer and Christoph Janiak
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1193; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081193
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1193
“Structure and Thermal Stability of Two Estetrol Solvates”
by Magda Monari, Emanuele Attolino, Gianfranco Lopopolo, Fabrizio Bosco and Massimo Gazzano
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1211; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081211
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1211
“H-Terminated Diamond MOSFETs on High-Quality Diamond Film Grown by MPCVD”
by Wenxiao Hu, Xinxin Yu, Tao Tao, Kai Chen, Yucong Ye, Jianjun Zhou, Zili Xie, Yu Yan, Bin Liu and Rong Zhang
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1221; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081221
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1221
“The High-Pressure Phase Transition in Jamesonite: A Single-Crystal Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Study”
by Paola Comodi, Tonci Balić-Žunić, Maximiliano Fastelli, Michael Hanfland, Ines Collings and Azzurra Zucchini
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1258; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081258
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1258
“Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Vesuvianite Compounds, Ca19Al13Si18O71(OH)7 and Sr19Fe12Ge19O72(OH)6”
by Megan M. Smart, Cheryl A. Moore, Colin D. McMillen and Joseph W. Kolis
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1257; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081257
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1257
“Energetics of Interfaces and Strain Partition in GaN/AlN Pseudomorphic Superlattices”
by Theodoros Karakostas, Philomela Komninou and Vassilis Pontikis
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1272; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081272
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1272
“An Operando Study of the Thermal Reduction of BaTiO3 Crystals: The Nature of the Insulator–Metal Transition of the Surface Layer”
by Christian Rodenbücher, Gustav Bihlmayer, Carsten Korte, Daniel Rytz, Jacek Szade and Kristof Szot
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1278; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081278
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1278
“Red and Blue-Black Tin Monoxide, SnO: Pitfalls, Challenges, and Helpful Tools in Crystal Structure Determination of Low-Intensity Datasets from Microcrystals”
by Hans Reuter
Crystals 2023, 13(8), 1281; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13081281
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/8/1281
5 November 2024
Crystals | Invitation to Explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issue 7, July 2023)
“In Situ Study on Cu-to-Cu Thermal Compression Bonding”
by Tongjun Niu, Ke Xu, Chao Shen, Tianyi Sun, Justin Oberst, Carol A. Handwerker, Ganesh Subbarayan, Haiyan Wang and Xinghang Zhang
Crystals 2023, 13(7), 989; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13070989
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/7/989
“Progress in Ammonothermal Crystal Growth of Gallium Nitride from 2017–2023: Process, Defects and Devices”
by Nathan Stoddard and Siddha Pimputkar
Crystals 2023, 13(7), 1004; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/7/1004
“Phase-Field Simulation of the Microstructure Evolution in the Eutectic Alloy NiAl-31Cr-3Mo”
by Michael Kellner, Camelia Schulz, Alexander Kauffmann, Martin Heilmaier and Britta Nestler
Crystals 2023, 13(7), 1046; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071046
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/7/1046
“An Investigation of In Vitro Bioactivities and Cytotoxicities of Spray Pyrolyzed Apatite Wollastonite Glass-Ceramics”
by Andualem Belachew Workie, Henni Setia Ningsih, Wen-Ling Yeh and Shao-Ju Shih
Crystals 2023, 13(7), 1049; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/7/1049
“Grain Size Distribution of DP 600 Steel Using Single-Pass Asymmetrical Wedge Test”
by Urška Klančnik, Peter Fajfar, Jan Foder, Heinz Palkowski, Jaka Burja and Grega Klančnik
Crystals 2023, 13(7), 1055; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071055
Available: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/7/1055
“Experimental Observation of Possible Pressure-Induced Phase Transformation in GdAlO3 Perovskite Using In Situ X-ray Diffraction”
by Maria Mora, Andriy Durygin, Vadym Drozd, Shanece Esdaille, Jiuhua Chen, Surendra Saxena, Xue Liang and Leonid Vasylechko
Crystals 2023, 13(7), 1060; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071060
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/7/1060
“Different Cooling Histories of Ultrahigh-Temperature Granulites Revealed by Ti-in-Quartz: An Electron Microprobe Approach”
by Di Zhang, Yi Chen, Qian Mao, Shujuan Jiao, Bin Su, Si Chen and Kyaing Sein
Crystals 2023, 13(7), 1116; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071116
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/7/1116
“Structure, Conformation and Contact Analyses of Six Aromatic Diamide Diesters”
by Islam Ali Osman, Vickie McKee, Christian Jelsch and John F. Gallagher
Crystals 2023, 13(7), 1133; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071133
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/7/1133
5 November 2024
Crystals | Invitation to Explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issue 6, June 2023)
“In Silico Interactome of a Room-Temperature Ferroelectric Nematic Material”
by Richard J. Mandle
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 857; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060857
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/857
“Impact of Tuned Oxidation on the Surface Energy of Sintered Samples Produced from Atomised B-Doped Al-Cu-Fe Quasicrystalline Powders”
by Monika Kušter, Janez Kovač, Zoran Samardžija, Matej Komelj, Sorour Semsari Parapari, Matejka Podlogar, Jean-Marie Dubois and Sašo Šturm
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 859; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060859
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/859
“Extending Ab Initio Phasing up to 2.2 Å Resolution: New Superposition Techniques”
by Maria Cristina Burla, Benedetta Carrozzini, Giovanni Luca Cascarano, Carmelo Giacovazzo and Giampiero Polidori
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 874; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060874
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/874
“C–H…X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) Versus π-Stacking in the Crystal Packing of Compounds Containing the {M(tpy)X3} Motif”
by Catherine E. Housecroft and Edwin C. Constable
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 885; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060885
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/885
“Structural and Magnetic Properties of the {Cr(pybd)3[Cu(cyclen)]2}(BF4)4 Heteronuclear Complex”
by Fabio Santanni, Laura Chelazzi, Lorenzo Sorace, Grigore A. Timco and Roberta Sessoli
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 901; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060901
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/901
“Improvement of Mg-Doped GaN with Shutter-Controlled Process in Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy”
by Ying-Chieh Wang, Ikai Lo, Yu-Chung Lin, Cheng-Da Tsai and Ting-Chang Chang
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 907; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060907
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/907
“Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Characterization of Two Hydrochloride Cathinones: 1-(4-fluoro-3-methylphenyl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one (4-F-3-Me-α-PVP) and N-ethyl-2-amino-1-phenylheptan-1-one (N-ethylheptedrone)”
by Marcin Rojkiewicz, Piotr Kuś, Joachim Kusz, Maria Książek and Dorota Staszek
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 934; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060934
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/934
“TIC Reorientation under Electric and Magnetic Fields in Homeotropic Samples of Cholesteric LC with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy”
by Patrick Oswald, Guilhem Poy and Jordi Ignés-Mullol
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 957; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060957
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/957
“The Multi-Analytical Characterization of Calcium Oxalate Phytolith Crystals from Grapevine after Treatment with Calcination”
by Gwenaëlle Trouvé, Laure Michelin, Damaris Kehrli, Ludovic Josien, Séverinne Rigolet, Bénédicte Lebeau and Reto Gieré
Crystals 2023, 13(6), 967; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13060967
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/6/967
5 November 2024
Crystals | Invitation to Explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issue 5, May 2023)
“Efficient Activation and High Mobility of Ion-Implanted Silicon for Next-Generation GaN Devices”
by Alan G. Jacobs, Boris N. Feigelson, Joseph A. Spencer, Marko J. Tadjer, Jennifer K. Hite, Karl D. Hobart and Travis J. Anderson
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 736; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050736
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/736
“Structure and Anharmonicity of α- and β-Sb2O3 at Low Temperature”
by Duncan H. Moseley, Craig A. Bridges, Luke L. Daemen, Qiang Zhang, Michael A. McGuire, Ercan Cakmak and Raphaël P. Hermann
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 752; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050752
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/752
“Effects of Different CO2 Concentrations and Degradation Media on Static Corrosion of Commercially Pure Zinc”
by Souhila Ould Mohamed, Sofia Gambaro, Ana Laura Ramirez-Ledesma, Carlo Paternoster and Diego Mantovani
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 753; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050753
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/753
“Single-Crystal Growth of a Cubic Laves-Phase Ferromagnet HoAl2 by a Laser Floating-Zone Method”
by Naoki Kikugawa, Takashi Kato, Momoko Hayashi and Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 760; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050760
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/760
“Multichromic Behavior of Liquid Crystalline Composite Polymeric Films”
by Mizuho Kondo, Satoka Yanai, Syouma Shirata, Takeshi Kakibe, Jun-ichi Nishida and Nobuhiro Kawatsuki
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 786; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050786
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/786
“Carbonate Minerals’ Precipitation in the Presence of Background Electrolytes: Sr, Cs, and Li with Different Transporting Anions”
by Pedro Marin-Troya, Carlos Espinosa, Luis Monasterio-Guillot and Pedro Alvarez-Lloret
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 796; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050796
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/796
“From Liquid to Solid: Cocrystallization as an Engineering Tool for the Solidification of Pyruvic Acid”
by Camila Caro Garrido, Koen Robeyns, Damien P. Debecker, Patricia Luis and Tom Leyssens
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 808; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050808
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/808
“Role of Hydroxy Group in the Electro-Optical Properties of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals”
by Meina Yu, Jianjun Xu, Lingpeng Luo, Luoning Zhang, Yanzi Gao, Cheng Zou, Qian Wang, Huiyun Wei, Xiao Wang and Huai Yang
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 843; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050843
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/843
“Reflections of High-Frequency Pulsed Ultrasound by Underwater Acoustic Metasurfaces Composed of Subwavelength Phase-Gradient Slits”
by Jin-Chen Hsu, Herwandi Alwi, Chun-Hao Wei, Kai-Li Liao and Che-Ting Huang
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 846; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050846
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/846
“Crystal Structure, Thermal Expansion and Luminescence of Ca10.5−xNix(VO4)7”
by Houri S. Rahimi Mosafer, Wojciech Paszkowicz, Roman Minikayev, Christine Martin, Mirosław Kozłowski, Oksana Chukova, Yaroslav Zhydachevskyy and Serhii Nedilko
Crystals 2023, 13(5), 853; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050853
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/5/853
5 November 2024
Crystals | Invitation to Explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issue 4, April 2023)
“Chemical Adsorption of HF, HCl, and H2O onto YF3 and Isostructural HoF3 Surfaces by First Principles”
by Jennifer Anders, Henrik Wiedenhaupt and Beate Paulus
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 555; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040555
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/555
“PbWO4 Acoustic Properties Measurement by Laser Ultrasonics with the Aim of Optical Damage Recovery”
by Luigi Montalto, Fabrizio Davì, Valery Dormenev, Nicola Paone and Daniele Rinaldi
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040556
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/556
“The Promise and Challenge of High Pressure Macromolecular Crystallography”
by Katarzyna Kurpiewska, Joanna Sławek, Agnieszka Klonecka and Maciej Kozak
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 560; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040560
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/560
“Optoelectronic Simulations of InGaN-Based Green Micro-Resonant Cavity Light-Emitting Diodes with Staggered Multiple Quantum Wells”
by Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Wei-Ta Huang, Kuo-Bin Hong, Tzu-Yi Lee, Yi-Hong Bai, Yi-Hua Pai, Chang-Ching Tu, Chun-Hui Huang, Yiming Li and Hao-Chung Kuo
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 572; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040572
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/572
“Epitaxial Integration of Dirac Semimetals with Si(001)”
by Anthony Rice and Kirstin Alberi
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 578; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040578
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/578
“Neuro-Evolutive Modeling of Transition Temperatures for Five-Ring Bent-Core Molecules Derived from Resorcinol”
by Elena Niculina Drăgoi, Irina Cârlescu, Răzvan Puf, Tudor Vasiliu and Elena-Luiza Epure
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 583; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040583
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/583
“Crystalline Nanodomains at Multifunctional Two-Dimensional Liquid–Metal Hybrid Interfaces”
by Mohammad Karbalaei Akbari, Nasrin Siraj Lopa and Serge Zhuiykov
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 604; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040604
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/604
“Functionalization and Coordination Effects on the Structural Chemistry of Pendant Arm Derivatives of 1,4,7-trithia-10-aza-cyclododecane ([12]aneNS3)”
by Claudia Caltagirone, Maria Carla Aragoni, Massimiliano Arca, Alexander John Blake, Francesco Demartin, Alessandra Garau, Enrico Podda, Alexandra Pop, Vito Lippolis and Cristian Silvestru
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 616; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040616
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/616
“Novel Mononuclear Tetrabromonitrosylrhenate(II) Complexes Containing Azole-Type Ligands: Magnetostructural Characterization through Hirshfeld Surfaces Analysis”
by Mario Pacheco, Javier González-Platas, Carlos Kremer, Miguel Julve, Francesc Lloret and Alicia Cuevas
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 658; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040658
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/658
“Spectroscopic Properties of Pb2+-Doped BaF2 Crystals”
by Gabriel Buse, Marius Stef and Irina Nicoara
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 659; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040659
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/659
“Strain-Induced Band Gap Variation in InGaN/GaN Short Period Superlattices”
by Polyxeni Chatzopoulou, Isaak G. Vasileiadis, Philomela Komninou, Vassilis Pontikis, Theodoros Karakostas and George P. Dimitrakopulos
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 700; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13040700
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/4/700
5 November 2024
Crystals | Invitation to explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issue 3, March 2023)
“On the Oscillating Course of dhkl−sin2ψ Plots for Plastically Deformed, Cold-Rolled Ferritic and Duplex Stainless Steel Sheets”
by Nicola Simon, Norbert Schell and Jens Gibmeier
Crystals 2023, 13(3), 419; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13030419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/419
“Comparison of the Laser-Repairing Features of TC4 Titanium Alloy with Different Repaired Layers”
by Xiwang Qie, Liqun Li, Pengfei Guo, Yichen Huang and Jianxin Zhou
Crystals 2023, 13(3), 438; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13030438
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/438
“Properties of ScAlMgO4 as Substrate for Nitride Semiconductors”
by Takashi Matsuoka, Hitoshi Morioka, Satoshi Semboshi, Yukihiko Okada, Kazuya Yamamura, Shigeyuki Kuboya, Hiroshi Okamoto and Tsuguo Fukuda
Crystals 2023, 13(3), 449; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13030449
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/449
“Temperature Dependence of the Electroclinic Effect in the Twist-Bend Nematic Phase”
by Claire Meyer, Patrick Davidson, Geoffrey R. Luckhurst, Irena Dokli, Anamarija Knežević, Andreja Lesac, Daniel A. Paterson, Rebecca Walker, John M. D. Storey, Corrie T. Imrie et al.
Crystals 2023, 13(3), 465; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13030465
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/465
“Packing Motifs in [M(bpy)2X2] Coordination Compounds (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine; X = F, Cl, Br, I)”
by Edwin C. Constable and Catherine E. Housecroft
Crystals 2023, 13(3), 505; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13030505
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/505
“Precipitation of Topologically Closed Packed Phases during the Heat-Treatment of Rhenium Containing Single Crystal Ni-Based Superalloys”
by John Harrison and Paul A. Withey
Crystals 2023, 13(3), 519; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13030519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/519
“Control of Molecular Packing in Crystal and Electron Communication of Two Ferrocenyl Moieties across Chiral Isomannide or Isosorbide Bridge”
by Valerio Zullo, Tianao Guo, Anna Iuliano and Mark R. Ringenberg
Crystals 2023, 13(3), 520; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13030520
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/520
“Local Microstructure and Texture Development during Friction Stir Spot of 5182 Aluminum Alloy”
by Thierry Baudin, Sandrine Bozzi, François Brisset and Hiba Azzeddine
Crystals 2023, 13(3), 540; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13030540
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/540
5 November 2024
Crystals | Invitation to Explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issue 2, February 2023)
“Crystallographic Characterization of Sodium Ions in a Bacterial Leucine/Sodium Symporter”
by Akira Karasawa, Haijiao Liu, Matthias Quick, Wayne A. Hendrickson and Qun Liu
Crystals 2023, 13(2), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020183
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/2/183
“Study on the Surface Structure of N-Doped 4H-SiC Homoepitaxial Layer Dependence on the Growth Temperature and C/Si Ratio Deposited by CVD”
by Zhuorui Tang, Lin Gu, Hongping Ma, Kefeng Dai, Qian Luo, Nan Zhang, Jiyu Huang and Jiajie Fan
Crystals 2023, 13(2), 193; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020193
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/2/193
“Thickness Debit Effect in Creep Performance of a Ni3Al-Based Single-Crystal Superalloy with [001] Orientation”
by Shuangqi Zhang, Guoquan Ma, Haibo Wang, Wenqi Guo, Haigen Zhao, Yong Shang, Yanling Pei, Shusuo Li and Shengkai Gong
Crystals 2023, 13(2), 200; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020200
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/2/200
“Role of Persistent Slip Bands and Persistent Slip Markings in Fatigue Crack Initiation in Polycrystals”
by Jaroslav Polák
Crystals 2023, 13(2), 220; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020220
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/2/220
“Structural Origin of Anisotropic Thermal Expansion of Molecular Crystals and Implication for the Density Rule Probed with Four ROY Polymorphs”
by Sayantan Chattoraj and Changquan Calvin Sun
Crystals 2023, 13(2), 270; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020270
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/2/270
“Assessing Strain Rate Sensitivity of Nanotwinned Al–Zr Alloys through Nanoindentation”
by Nicholas Allen Richter, Xuanyu Sheng, Bo Yang, Benjamin Thomas Stegman, Haiyan Wang and Xinghang Zhang
Crystals 2023, 13(2), 276; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020276
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/2/276
“Photoalignment and Photofixation of Chromonic Mesophase in Ionic Linear Polysiloxanes Using a Dual Irradiation System”
by Mitsuo Hara, Ayaka Masuda, Shusaku Nagano and Takahiro Seki
Crystals 2023, 13(2), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020326
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/2/326
“Dependence of Charpy Impact Properties of Fe-30Mn-0.05C Steel on Microstructure”
by Jianchao Xiong, Heng Li, Ling Kong, Xiaodan Zhang, Wenquan Cao and Yuhui Wang
Crystals 2023, 13(2), 353; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020353
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/2/353
5 November 2024
Crystals | Invitation to Explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issue 1, January 2023)
“A Tetranuclear Ni(II)-Cubane Cluster Molecule Build by Four µ3-O-Methanolate (MeO) Ligands, Externally Cohesive by Four Unprecedented Bridging µ2-N7,O6-Acyclovirate (acv-H) Anions”
by Jeannette Carolina Belmont-Sánchez, Duane Choquesillo-Lazarte, Ricardo Navarrete-Casas, Antonio Frontera, Alfonso Castiñeiras, Juan Niclós-Gutiérrez and Antonio Matilla-Hernández
Crystals 2023, 13(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010007
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/1/7
“Effect of Sc Addition on High-Temperature Oxidation Performance of Al-Li Alloy”
by Baosong Zhu, Qichi Le, Liang Ren, Xiong Zhou, Xianzhong Hou, Dandan Li and Lei Bao
Crystals 2023, 13(1), 22; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010022
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/1/22
“High-Pressure X-ray Diffraction and DFT Studies on Spinel FeV2O4”
by Josu Sánchez-Martín, Robin Turnbull, Akun Liang, Daniel Díaz-Anichtchenko, Saqib Rahman, Hajra Saqib, Mujtaba Ikram, Catalin Popescu, Plácida Rodríguez-Hernández, Alfonso Muñoz et al.
Crystals 2023, 13(1), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010053
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/1/53
“Interplay of Ionic Species in Salts of Homoleptic Quaternary Phosphonium Cations Bearing Linear Biphenyl Moieties”
by Monica Bernard Tan, Alexandre N. Sobolev, Colin L. Raston, Scott J. Dalgarno and Irene Ling
Crystals 2023, 13(1), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/1/59
“New Liquid Crystalline Elastomeric Films Containing a Smectic Crosslinker: Chemical and Physical Properties”
by Andraz Resetic, Alexej Bubnov, Damian Pociecha, Vera Hamplova, Ewa Gorecka, Bostjan Zalar and Valentina Domenici
Crystals 2023, 13(1), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010096
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/1/96
“Crystal Engineering of Cation-Radical Salts with Weakly Coordinating Carbadodecaborate Anions”
by Emmanuel Adeniyi, Matthias Zeller and Sergiy V. Rosokha
Crystals 2023, 13(1), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010099
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/1/99
“L-Glu Hierarchical Structure Crystallization Using Inorganic Ions”
by Michal Ejgenberg and Yitzhak Mastai
Crystals 2023, 13(1), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010121
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/1/121
“Simplified Approach to Characterize the Cooling Crystallization in a Modular Mini-Plant”
by Stefan Höving, Phil Bolien, Paul Siebers and Norbert Kockmann
Crystals 2023, 13(1), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/1/147
5 November 2024
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #17 - OA Week, Basel Open Day, Beijing Graphene Forum
Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.
In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.
Opening Thoughts
Open Access Week: Forging the Future of Open Access through Global Reach and Collaboration
From 21 to 27 October, we celebrated International Open Access Week (OAW), highlighting the importance of making research accessible to everyone. This campaign reinforced our commitment to advancing open access (OA) and showcased how we are helping research communities worldwide adopt OA as their standard.
“OA publishing is now a cornerstone of global research”
Throughout the week, we featured MDPI’s efforts to support quality open research through blog posts on topics such as how Research Integrity Promotes OA Practices, our Preprints.org platform, and supporting societies with different OA models. These initiatives capture our commitment to making research more inclusive and accessible to all.
OA publishing is now a cornerstone of global research, with more researchers choosing OA over traditional paywalled models, and embracing new, community-driven models.
Benefits of Open Access and Open Research
- Accelerated Discoveries: OA speeds up scientific progress by allowing immediate access to findings, enabling researchers to build on each other’s work faster.
- Community-Led Innovation: Open research empowers communities to manage their own platforms, creating collaboration and shared knowledge.
- Increased Visibility: OA broadens the reach of your research, leading to greater recognition, collaboration, and impact.
- Cross-Disciplinary Connections: By removing financial and geographical barriers, OA unites diverse fields, sparking innovation across disciplines.
MDPI Singapore Celebrates Open Access Week
MDPI Singapore also hosted its first-ever OAW event at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, bringing together academics, researchers, and students to discuss the future of open scholarship. Conversations focused on the potential of new publishing models, alternative funding strategies, and the importance of communicating research to wider audiences.
As OA evolves, MDPI remains a committed partner in advancing open science and creating a transparent, inclusive research environment. For a full recap of the week’s highlights and resources, visit our campaign page.
Impactful Research
MDPI Connection to Nobel-Winning Protein Research
David Baker, an American biochemist, and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, two scientists from Google DeepMind, have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking advancements in better understanding the structure of proteins, the molecular engines of life’s processes.
One half of the prize was awarded to Professor David Baker from the University of Washington for his development of revolutionary protein design software enabling the creation of novel proteins for vaccines, nanomaterials, and sensors. Prof. Baker co-authored a 2016 paper in MDPI’s Toxins journal on protein-based therapeutics.
Meanwhile, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper received recognition for AlphaFold, the AI model that predicts protein structures from amino acid sequences, fulfilling a long-held scientific dream.
“We congratulate this year’s Nobel laureates for their groundbreaking contributions to the study of life”
Nobel Prize Laureates Entrust MDPI with Their Research
As at October 2024, 45 Nobel laureates had contributed to more than 115 articles across
35 MDPI journals. The privilege of hosting the research of such contributors, who significantly influence the open access movement, resonates deeply with our editorial teams.
We are proud to list the names of Pierre Agostini, Hiroshi Amano, Werner Arber, Aaron Ciechanover, Robert H. Grubbs, Oliver Hart, Gerard ‘t Hooft, Michael Houghton, Harald zur Hausen, Katalin Karikó, Jean-Marie Lehn, Gérard Mourou, Ferid Murad, Shuji Nakamura, William Nordhaus, Kostya S. Novoselov, Giorgio Parisi, Charles M. Rice, Alvin E. Roth, Donna Strickland, K. Barry Sharpless, George F. Smoot, Anne L’Huillier, Drew Weissman, Kurt Wüthrich, Ada Yonath, Tomas Lindahl, Thomas C. Südhof, Stanley B. Prusiner, Roger Kornberg, Robert F. Engle, Richard J. Roberts, Ōmura Satoshi, Kenneth J. Arrow, John B. Goodenough, Jennifer Doudna, Hamilton Othanel Smith, Eric R. Kandel, Carlo Rubbia, Bernard Feringa, Barry J. Marshall, Anthony J. Leggett, Andrew Victor Schally, and David Baker.
Notable MRNA Published in Cells
On 7 October 2024, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
MicroRNAs are proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function. Some interesting papers about microRNA research are published in the MDPI journal Cells. I invite you browse through the notable papers related to microRNA research in Cells.
Inside MDPI
Basel Open Day
On 21 October, we held the Basel Open Day at our headquarters, welcoming a group of journal Editors-in-Chief (EiC) and Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for a full-day workshop. The event featured presentations and discussions on MDPI’s latest editorial updates, data integrity policies, society collaborations, and local market insights.
The following MDPI journals were represented during the visit: Physics, Journal of Personalized Medicine (JPM), Sci, Remote Sensing, Animals, Cells, Buildings, Histories, Sensors, and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
This was a great opportunity to showcase our new office space while gathering feedback from leading journal stakeholders. To get everyone on the same page, we took 60 minutes for round-table introductions, which helped set a collaborative tone and ground us in MDPI’s mission of disseminating open science.
“This was a great opportunity to gather feedback from leading journal stakeholders”
The general feedback from the day highlighted positive developments around our editorial and ethics policies, as well as areas for improvement, including flexibility regarding reviewer deadlines. There was a genuine appreciation and push for our ongoing efforts to share more about MDPI, including company updates and promoting high-quality research through our blog, announcements, and social media channels, which we have been growing and expanding.
Our Basel Open Day was a positive experience, bringing together key journal stakeholders and gathering insights to guide MDPI’s continued engagement with the academic community. We look forward to hosting future events of this kind and welcoming more scholars to our headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
Coming Together for Science
ncRNA 2024 Conference in Basel
I am pleased to share that we held Non-coding RNA World 2024: Exploring Mechanisms, Designing Medicines (ICM 2024) in Basel, Switzerland this past 7–9 October.
The three-day event attracted just over 100 attendees, including two Chairs, 10 invited speakers and two keynotes from Prof. Mauro Giacca and Prof. Ling-Ling Chen. Of the presentations on site, there were 35 posters and 44 oral presentations.
The overall feedback was positive, with people enjoying the intimate event and the unique activities offered, including a guided tour around Basel’s Old Town (a must-see for anyone visiting the city) and a memorable conference dinner.
It was cool to see the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announced during the conference days. This was exciting for attendees, as the winners discovered a new class of RNA molecules (miRNAs). As one invited speaker put it, “It's exciting to be among fellows when something that important for the field is announced.”
“It's exciting to be among fellows when something that important for the field is announced”
Every attendee receives a conference survey, and I’m always pleased to see a high percentage of ‘Very Satisfied’ responses when asked about ‘treatment from conference personnel’. Kudos to our conference team for meeting our attendees’ needs. These events are a great opportunity for us to reach new audiences, as 92% of the respondents had never been to an MDPI conference, so I am thrilled to see us connecting with a new demographic of your researchers in the RNA field.
A special thank-you to our partnering societies The Epigenetics Society, The French Society of Genetics, LS2 / USGEB (Union of Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology), and The RNA Biology Group, as well as to our sponsors New England Biolabs and Arraystar for their support of the ncRNA 2024 conference. I am also pleased to report that we presented two awards, including the Best Presentation Award and two Best Poster Award, recognizing the contributions of our participants.
Upcoming In-Person Event
27–29 November 2024
Pharmaceuticals 2024 – Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences Towards a Healthy Life
Location: Barcelona, Spain
The discovery of new molecules, their properties, and actions to enhance human health and quality of life.
Find more upcoming MDPI events here.
Closing Thoughts
Beijing Graphene Forum 2024
I am pleased to share that we had a successful time at the Beijing Graphene Forum 2024, which drew around 1,000 attendees, including Konstantin Novoselov (2015 Nobel Prize in Physics) and other high-profile scholars in materials science and chemistry. It was a great opportunity to present MDPI on the big stage, with university presidents from institutions such as Peking University also in attendance.
I had the honour of awarding Prof. Zhongfan Liu, Chairman of the Chemical Science Committee, with a medal and presenting certificates to the members of the Chemical Science Committee; this is an important initiative to help expand MDPI’s journals and influence in China. These are highly respected scholars, and we enjoyed connecting with them over lunch as well.
“This is an important initiative to help expand MDPI’s journals and influence in China”
I also had the chance to speak about MDPI and open access, giving a five-minute speech during the opening ceremony and a 20-minute presentation at the close. MDPI hosted a sub-forum where both academic scholars and MDPI members shared insights, and we engaged with attendees at our MDPI booth.
This was a great opportunity to spotlight MDPI as the main publishing partner for the event, and I was proud to represent us on stage. We also met with scholars to discuss topics such as their publishing needs and institutional policies, open access, impact journals, and IOAP.
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG
30 October 2024
Crystals | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2023 in the Section “Crystalline Metals and Alloys”
