Inorganic Crystalline Materials
A section of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Section Information
Aims
The section “Inorganic Crystalline Materials” provides a forum for advancements in our understanding of the nucleation, growth, processing, structure and property characterizations, and emerging applications of inorganic crystalline materials. Their mechanical, chemical, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties, as well as their diverse applications, are all considered to be of importance. Additionally, we encourage contributors to send articles focused on crystals research on inorganic crystalline materials and their characterization using modern techniques for crystal growth and high-resolution characterization, such as synchrotron radiation and STEM.
Crystals serves as a reference and publication source for the crystalline research community. Crystals publishes reviews, regular research articles, and short communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental, theoretical, and computational results in as much detail as possible so that results can be reproduced. Therefore, there are no restrictions on article length.
Subject Areas
All classes of inorganic crystalline materials, either in bulk or thin films, such as:
- semiconductors
- magnetic systems
- superconductors
- graphene
- photonic crystals
- piezoelectric crystals
- ferroelectric crystals
- optical crystals, including nonlinear and laser crystals
- scintillating crystals
Crystal growth techniques include, but are not limited to:
- conventional crystal growth, including Bridgman, Czochralski, top seeding, solid state conversion, high temperature flux methods
- molecular beam, chemical beam, and vapor phase epitaxy, non-classical growth by particle attachment and fusion
Characterization techniques, such as:
- X-ray diffraction
- photoluminescence
- electron microscopy and diffraction
- neutron diffraction
- free electron lasers
- scanning probe microscopy
- carrier transport
- magnetic property measurements
- Rutherford backscattering
- ellipsometry
- AFM/PFM
- STEM
Property characterizations, including but not limited to optical, magnetic, electronic, etc.
- Fundamental research into:
- solid-state physics and chemistry
- crystalline surfaces
- crystalline structure
- crystalline interface
- crystallization mechanisms
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Photonic Crystals and Devices (Deadline: 10 June 2023)
- High Temperature Superconductor (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Nonlinear Crystals for Terahertz Generation (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Magnetoelectric Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Metal Oxides /Metal Catalysts (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Advances in Middle Infrared Laser Crystals and Its Applications (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Nanoengineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Derived Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advanced Research of Oxide Thin Film Transistors (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- 1D and 2D Nanomaterials for Sensor Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Investigation on the Formation and Properties of Steels (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Novel Nanoparticles (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Cobalt-Based Alloys: From Prosthetic Dentistry to Hot Turbine Components (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Transition Metal and Rare-Earth Complexes (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Research and Applications of Metal Oxide Thin Films (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Phase Transitions in Crystalline Materials: Theory and Experiment (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Frontiers in Semiconductor Heterostructures Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Defects Induced by Radiation in Nuclear Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances in Thin Structures and Materials Modelling (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Recent Advances in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Magnetic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances in Intermetallic and Metal-Like Compounds (Deadline: 1 July 2023)
- Advances in Phononic Crystals and Elastic Metamaterials (Deadline: 21 July 2023)
- Synthesis, Modification and Functionalization of Zeolite (Deadline: 30 July 2023)
- Photoelasticity for Crystals: Theory, Characterization, Quality Control and Applications (Deadline: 30 July 2023)
- Two-Dimensional Materials for Electrocatalysts (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Laser-Induced Damage Properties of Optical Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Metasurfaces (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Luminescence Properties of Crystalline Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Functional Materials and Metamaterials (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Superconductivity at High Pressure (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Structure and Properties Modification in Additive Manufacturing II (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Functionalization of Inorganic Silica-Based Materials (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Advanced Research on Carbon Nanotubes (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Tailoring of Microstructures through Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 25 August 2023)
- Two-Dimensional Semiconductors and Devices (Deadline: 25 August 2023)
- Friction and Dynamic Behaviors of Thin Films (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Design and Properties of Functional Nanocatalysts (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Recent Developments of Inorganic Crystalline Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Rare Earths-Doped Materials (Volume II) (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- First Principles Calculation for Crystalline Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Photoelectric Functional Crystals (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Micro-Structure and Mechanical Properties of Alloys (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Additive Manufacturing of Alloys via Laser-Based Techniques (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Biomaterials for Medical and Dental Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Advanced Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Technologies (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Advances of Graphene-Based Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Crystal Plasticity and Microstructure Evolution of Crystalline Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Crystalline Magnetic Compounds (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Ferroelectric Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Effects of Neutron and Ion Irradiation on Nuclear Materials (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Structural Engineering of Low-Dimensional Materials for Desired Properties (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Optical and Spectroscopic Properties of Rare-Earth-Doped Crystals (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Hydrogenation Catalysis (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Beyond for Crystalline Materials (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Multifunctionalities in Advanced Ferroelectric Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- New Advances in Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Laser Melting of Metals and Metal Matrix Composites (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Research on Nanostructured Optoelectronic Materials and Devices (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Storage and Application of Ferroelectric Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Rare-Earth Metal Compounds (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- New Advances in Nanocrystals (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- III-Nitride Materials: Properties, Growth, and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Novel ZnO-Based Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- New Advances in Transition Metal Complexes (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Residual Stress Effects in Advanced Manufacturing and Electronics Packaging (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Crystals for Radiation Detectors, UV Filters and Lasers (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Metal Oxides: Synthesis, Characterization, Theoretical Investigations and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Recent Advances in Topological Materials in 2023 (Deadline: 1 October 2023)
- Recent Advances in Topological Semimetals and Insulators (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Crystallography of Materials under High Pressure (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Synthesis, Structure, and Characterization of Metal-Organic Complexes (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Photonic Crystals: Physics and Applications (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Epitaxial Growth of Semiconductor Materials and Devices (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Interactions between Earth Materials and Environmental Contaminants—from Structural Aspect to Mechanistic Interpretation (Deadline: 29 October 2023)
- Metamaterials and Phononic Crystals (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Transparent Scintillator Ceramics: Current Progress and Perspectives (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Recent Advances and Discoveries in Superconductors (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Terahertz Metamaterials (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advanced Surface Engineering Materials: Characterization and Properties (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advances of Nonlinear Optical Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- A Hands-On Guide to the Synthesis of Bimetallic Catalysts (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Density Functional Theory (DFT) of Two-Dimensional Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Nanocrystals for Catalysis (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Structure, Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystalline Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Nanocrystal Catalysts for Environmental Protection and the Development of Liquid Fuels (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Charge Dynamic Research on Semiconductor Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Surface Engineering of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Raman Scattering in Optical Crystals (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Recent Developments in Nanoparticles for Catalysis (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Two-Dimensional Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Device Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Research on High-Temperature Superconducting Materials (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Advanced Research in 2D Materials (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Research on Nonlinear Optics with 2D Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Porous Materials for Sustainable Energy and Catalysis (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of CFRP Coatings (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Anisotropic/ Isotropic Microstructural Design in Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Spectroscopic Insights into Molecular Crystals (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Ferroelectric and Multiferroic Thin Films (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Low-Dimensional Materials for Electronics and Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Recent Advances in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs) and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Mechanical Metamaterials (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
- Nanomaterials: Nanostructures and Magnetic Semiconductors (Deadline: 31 March 2024)