A 10 Years Journey: Chemical, Physical, and Biological Properties and Applications of Crystals

Dear Colleagues,

Crystals are a very important class of structured materials both from a scientific and technological viewpoint and have fascinated humankind from its beginning. This is the topic the journal Crystals has focused on for the last 10 years. To mark this anniversary, a Special Issue edited by the editor in chief and all section editors is inviting all editorial board members as well as prominent scientists in the field for contributions. The coverage of topics of this Special Issue is as broad as that of the journal, ranging from nucleation, growth, processing, and characterization of crystalline and liquid crystalline materials to the mechanical, chemical, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of crystals as well as the diverse applications of (nano)crystalline materials. In addition, all modern methods for the characterization of crystal nucleation and growth are of interest, including high resolution characterization techniques such as synchrotron radiation or X-ray free electron laser-based techniques.

We especially invite contributions from the four major sections of crystals, namely, liquid crystals, crystalline materials, crystal engineering, and biomolecular crystals. However, we would also like to reflect the broad field of crystalline materials in this Special Issue, and contributions in the field of all abovementioned topics are welcome, as well as those from common applications.

We therefore very much look forward to your valued contributions to make this Special Issue a unique resource for future researchers from the exciting field of crystals.

Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen
Prof. Abel Moreno
Prof. Dr. Charles Rosenblatt
Prof. Dr. Sławomir J. Grabowski
Prof. Dr. Shujun Zhang
Guest Editors

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