Crystals

Investigation of Microstructural and Properties of Steels and Alloys

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7443 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature alloys; Ni-/Co-based superalloys; steels; alloy design; nanomaterials; structure-property relationships; advanced microscopy; machine learning in materials science

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

Advanced Research on Ferroelectric Materials

edited by Tianyu Li and

Liqiang He

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectrics; dielectrics; piezoelectrics; polarization; ferroelectric domain; lattice structure; electronic structure; thin film; ceramic; device

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

Research Progress of Photoluminescent Materials

edited by Lei Han

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12982 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoluminescence; luminescent materials; optoelectronic devices; advanced photonic applications; optoelectronics and photonics

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

Graphene-Related and Graphene-Like Reinforcements in Composites: Manufacturing and Applications

edited by

Daniel Salvi

and Silvia Vesco

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; polymer composites; metal matrix composites; coatings; particle reinforcement; green manufacturing; lightweighting; wear resistance; mechanical performances; conductivity

Structure and Characterization of Enzymes

edited by

Jung-Min Choi

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2279 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme structure; biocatalysis; structure–function relationship; X-ray crystallography; artificial intelligence in structural biology

Analysis of Halogen and Other σ-Hole Bonds in Crystals (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jane S. Murray

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8814 | Submission Open

Keywords: halogen bonding; sigma-hole bonding; electrostatic potentials; nature of noncovalent interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Synthesis and Characterization of Ceramics and Ceramic-Based Composites

edited by

Milica Posarac-Markovic

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramics; crystalline structure; characterization methods; sintering; microstructure; ceramic-based composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Recent Advances in Photocatalytic Materials

edited by Yingchun Li and

Gururaj M. Neelgund

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalyst; photocatalysis; photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide; photocatalytic splitting water; photocatalytic degradation; photocatalytic self-cleaning

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

Advances in Plasticizers and Liquid Crystals: Design, Properties and Applications

edited by

Andreia F. M. Santos

and

Luis Cobra Branco

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystals; plasticizers; ionic liquid crystals; ionic plasticizers; ionic liquids; advanced materials; differential scanning calorimetry; polarized optical microscopy; X-ray diffraction; dielectric spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

In Situ Study of Mineralogy, Gemology, and Geochemistry and Advances in Gem Resource Exploration

edited by Ying Guo and

Qingfeng Guo

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal in situ; mineral crystallography; gemological quality evaluation; geochronology of gemstones; geological setting; geographic origin; gemstone characterization; genesis of gemstones; museum-collected mineral samples

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)

Design and Development of Silicon Heterostructures for Electronics and Photonics

edited by Abel Garzón Román, Carlos Zúñiga Islas, Sergio Alberto Gamboa Sánchez and

María Eugenia Rabanal Jiménez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystals; semiconductors, superconductors; characterization techniques; heterostructures, electronics, and photonics application; organic or inorganic materials; growth; deposit; experimental or computational results

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

Electron Microscopy of Semiconductor and Magnetic Materials

edited by Sangmoon Yoon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron microscopy; semiconductor materials; magnetic materials; structure–property relationships; in situ/operando characterization

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

Microstructure Characterization and Design of Alloys, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Figueroa

, Arnoldo Bedolla-Jacuiende, Jacinto Cortéz Pérez and

Melvyn Alvarez Vera

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructural analysis; mechanical properties; tribological behavior of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

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

Performance and Processing of Metal Materials

edited by Zhanfeng Wang and Benilde Costa

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6765 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal materials; high-performance alloys; advanced processing techniques; material behavior modeling; mechanical properties

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

Ceramic Materials: Structural, Mechanical and Dielectric Properties

edited by

Karim Chourti

and

Ilyas Jalafi

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4261 | Submission Open

Keywords: dielectric materials; functional ceramics; complex oxides; ferroelectric materials; non-Debye relaxation; solid-state synthesis; sol–gel synthesis; structural characterization (XRD, SEM, Raman, XPS); composition–structure–property relationships; energy storage; microwave devices; flexible electronics; materials for communication systems; multifunctional composites; impedance analyzer; crystallographic; microstructural; optical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Properties and Synthesis of Luminescent Materials

edited by

Ljubica Đačanin Far

and

Tamara V. Gavrilović

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2217 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescent materials; lanthanide doping; transition metal doping; synthesis; structure–property correlations; optical properties; luminescence thermometry; fluorescence sensors; photocatalysis; defects

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

Recent Progress in Corrosion Protection of Materials

edited by

Luis Daimir López León

, Ivan Erick Castaneda-Robles and

Francisco Humberto Estupinán-López

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; protection; sustainable; materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Magnetic Materials and Monte Carlo Simulations

edited by

Mohammed Salama

and Naihua Miao

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic materials; monte carlo methods; monte carlo simulation; hysteresis behavior; spin systems; phase transitions; magnetic nanostructures; magnetocaloric effect; Density Functional Theory (DFT); ddvanced functional materials; computational modeling

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

Synergizing Crystallography, Mineral Materials Science and Solid Waste Upcycling for Sustainable Materials Innovation

edited by Limei Wu, Xin Liu and

Qingfeng Guo

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5054 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral crystallography; mineral materials; solid waste valorization; AI-driven material design

Metal Oxide-Based Nanomaterials: Advances in Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

edited by

Jorge Manuel Silva-Jara

,

Diego Eloyr Navarro-López

,

Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza

and Miguel Angel López-Alvarez

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10473 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-oxide-based nanomaterials; nanocrystals; synthesis techniques; characterization; environmental remediation; catalysis; biomedical applications; green synthesis; toxicity assessment; sustainability; interdisciplinary research; machine learning; innovative research; environmental monitoring; drug delivery; life cycle analysis

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

Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Applications

edited by

Balázs Zsirka

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8928 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanocomposites; nanocatalysts; catalytic performance; pollutant degradation; energy

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

Crystalline Materials for Energy Conversion Applications in Solar Cells

edited by Eros Radicchi and Francesca Lo Presti

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8674 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells; up-conversion; down-conversion; down-shifting; cystalline materials

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

Recent Advances in Scintillator Materials

edited by

Yuriy Zorenko

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2167 | Submission Open

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

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

Crystallography of Enzymes (2nd Edition)

edited by

Bo Liang

and

Houfu Guo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2109 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme structure and function; X-ray and serial crystallography; de novo enzyme design; ancestral reconstruction; protein engineering; catalytic mechanism; structural dynamics; substrate and inhibitor interactions; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Perovskite Materials: Structure, Properties and Applications

edited by Xiangqian Shen, Hua Zhou and

Heinz Christoph Neitzert

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite photoelectric devices; material engineering; scalable manufacturing; clean energy; environmental sustainability

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

Crystallization and Precipitation in Life-Science, (Bio)polymer and Recycling Industries

edited by

Heike Lorenz

,

Erik Temmel

and Vico Tenberg

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase equilibria; recycling processes; circular economy; biopolymer processing and valorization; sustainable process engineering; innovative crystallization and precipitation process concepts; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Research on Liquid Crystal Materials and Optical Devices

edited by

Pedro Marques de Almeida

and

Juliana Eccher

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: columnar liquid crystals; self-organizing; optical devices; planar and homeotropic alignment; organic electronics; semiconducting nanoparticles; solar cells; oleds; transistors; displays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Recent Advances in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Grazia Giuseppina Politano

and

John Parthenios

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; two-dimensional material based membranes; graphene; graphene oxide; transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs); graphene-based composites; two-dimensional 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)

Graphene-Based Nanocomposites

edited by

Zhao-Chi Chen

and Tien-Li Chang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene nanocomposites; 2D materials; functionalization and defect engineering; laser/photonic processing; additive manufacturing; flexible/wearable sensors; energy storage and conversion; electro/photocatalysis; in situ/operando characterization; machine learning guided materials design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Crystal Structures and Electronic Properties Under High Pressure

edited by Zhiying Guo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural phase transitions; charge density wave; lattice modulations; crystal structure prediction; high pressure

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

Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Advanced High Strength Steels

edited by Mattia Franceschi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2113 | Submission Open

Keywords: AHSS; quench and partitioning; carbide free bainite; medium manganese steel; TRIP; austenite; bainitic transformation; tensile properties; fatigue; heat treatment

Machine Learning for Material and Process Optimization in Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Haining Zhang

,

Joon Phil Choi

and

Xingchen Liu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1864 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; additive manufacturing; process optimization; material design; artificial intelligence; material development; digital twins; process control; data-driven modeling; advanced manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing

Modern Gem Crystals: Synthesis, Characterization, Genesis and Intelligent Analysis

edited by

Ye Yuan

,

Guanghai Shi

and

Fei Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4718 | Submission Open

Keywords: gemology; mineralogy; geographic-origin determination; spectroscopy; synthetic gemstones; treatment detection; artificial intelligence (AI) in gemology; digitalization; non-destructive testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)

Microstructure and Properties of Steel Materials

edited by

Shilong Liu

,

Yishuang Yu

, Qizhe Ye and

Yangxin Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; microstructure; phase transformation; mechanical properties; corrosion; hydrogen embrittlement; materials processing; additive manufacturing; machine learning

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

Functional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Sensing and Energy Storage

edited by

Justina Gaidukevic

and

Ruta Rasike

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1494 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene-based materials; layered double hydroxide (LDH); conductive polymers; hybrid nanocomposites; electrochemical sensing; energy storage

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

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Novel Solid-State Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Silvana Moris López

and Patricia Barahona

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1264 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state synthesis; crystalline materials; structural characterization; structure–property relationships; application of solid-state materials

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

Perovskites: Crystal Structure, Properties and Applications

edited by

Kais Iben Nassar

,

Ben Salem Imen

and

Manuel Pedro Fernandes Graça

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1040 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; crystal structure; material characterization; energy applications; nanotechnology; computational modeling

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

Advances in Crystalline Nanocellulose and Its Derivatives for Sustainable Functional Materials

edited by Carlos Molina-Ramírez and

Marlon Andrés Osorio-Delgado

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystalline nanocellulose; cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs); cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs); circular economy; sustainable materials; nanocellulose applications; bio-based composites; structure–property relationships; biodegradable materials; functional nanomaterials

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

Advances in Self-Assembled Luminescent Materials

edited by Gong Zhang,

Qing Li

and Jianrong Qiu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular polymers; supramolecular assembly; circularly polarized luminescence; chiral self-assembly; crystal structure; optoelectronic properties; aggregation-induced emission

Microstructure and Characterization of Crystalline Materials

edited by

Wenqi Guo

,

Yankun Dou

and

Krzysztof Zaba

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8076 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic and composite materials; casting; AM; plastic working; SPD; microstructure evolution and characterization; plasticity; mechanical properties; destructive and nondestructive testing; computer simulations; expert systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Advances in High-Performance Alloys

edited by Huihui Zhi, Cheng Wen and

Kai Guan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6516 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; steels and iron alloys; magnesium alloys; aluminum alloys; copper alloys; titanium alloys; mechanical properties; corrosion resistance properties; hydrogen embrittlement; characterization; machine learning

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

Crystallization Processes and Simulation Calculations, Fourth Edition

edited by

Mingyang Chen

,

Jinbo Ouyang

and Mingxuan Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3087 | Submission Open

Keywords: process analytical technology; process intensification; AI-enhanced crystallization; machine learning; multi-objective optimization; molecular dynamics simulation; hydrodynamics simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Heterocyclic Compounds in Drug Discovery: Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structures, Applications and Computational Approaches

edited by

Mohammed Chalkha

and

Mohamed Bakhouch

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2398 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; synthetic methodologies; structural characterization; X-ray crystallography studies; biological properties; computational chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Advances in Photocatalytic Technology and Materials

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1825 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic materials; nanostructured photocatalysts; scalable solar fuel production; hydrogen generation; photoelectrochemical; charge transfer separation; CO2 valorization; semiconductor interfaces; photocatalytic structural modification; photocatalytic reforming

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

Simulation on Casting and Solidification Process of Crystalline Metals and Alloys

edited by

Srećko Manasijević

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1241 | Submission Open

Keywords: casting simulation; solidification modeling; crystalline metals and alloys; microstructure evolution; grain structure prediction; thermal and fluid flow analysis; phase transformation; numerical methods in metallurgy; defect prediction in casting

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

Advances in Pharmaceutical Crystals: Numerical Simulations and Experimental Investigations

edited by

Jasna Prlić Kardum

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical crystals; polymorphism; cocrystals; crystallization process; molecular modeling; process simulation; in situ characterization; crystal engineering; solid-form screening; computational pharmaceutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Emerging Nanostructured Powders: Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu

,

Ecaterina Magdalena Modan

and

Mihai Oproescu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1189 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured powders; nanospheres; oxide metal; high-entropy alloys; MXenes; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); advanced ceramics; energy storage; heterogeneous catalysis; additive manufacturing; functional nanomaterials

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

Advanced Characterization and Crystal Engineering of Coordination Polymers and Hybrid Frameworks

edited by Nomampondo Penelope Magwa and Gareth Mostyn Watkins

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination compounds; MOFs; hybrid crystalline materials; crystal engineering; X-ray diffraction; spectroscopy; thermal analysis; porosity and BET; computational chemistry (DFT/ML); catalysis; gas separations; bioinorganic materials

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

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Practical Applications

edited by Weiqiang Lv and

Yeshu Tan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; advanced materials; battery; catalysis; in situ characterization; interfacial chemistry; nanomaterials; solid-state electrolytes; mechanism elucidation; device engineering

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

Advanced Functional Ceramics for Energy, Dielectric and Electromagnetic Applications

edited by

Zhilun Lu

and Ge Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage ceramics; energy harvesting ceramics; dielectric ceramics; ferroelectric/multiferroic ceramics; piezoelectric ceramics; solid-state electrolytes; electromagnetic shielding and absorption; wireless communication applications; microstructural engineering; machine learning-assisted materials design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

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