Synthesis and Characterization of Ceramics and Ceramic-Based Composites
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Polycrystalline Ceramics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ceramics; ceramic-based composite materials; solution combustion synthesis; spinel; oxide porous ceramics; sintering; nanotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ceramics and ceramic-based composite materials have a wide range of significant applications across many high-technology and industrial fields due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties. Advances in synthesis ranging from traditional solid-state reactions to chemical methods enable precise control over composition and microstructural features. Equally essential are advanced characterisation techniques, which provide fundamental insight into phase composition, compositional heterogeneity, phase distribution, defect chemistry, and composition–structure–processing–property correlations of ceramics. Together, these approaches underpin the scientific foundation for developing high-performance ceramics for structural, electronic, and energy-related applications.
This Special Issue emphasizes emerging scientific and technological advancements that elucidate the fundamental interrelationships among synthesis, processing, microstructure, and properties of ceramic and ceramic-based composite materials, encompassing their synthesis and characterization. Furthermore, it intends to provide an understanding of how composition and processing parameters govern microstructural evolution and determine the resulting mechanical, thermal, electrical, and chemical properties of materials, with the aim of substantially reducing energy consumption and production costs while maintaining or even enhancing material performance. Contributions addressing synthesis through innovative as well as modified conventional techniques and characterization using a combination of well-known and advanced techniques are encouraged. Submissions that explore the significant progress in ceramics, provide deeper insights into composition–structure–processing–property correlations of ceramics, and introduce innovative research methodologies are especially encouraged.
Dr. Milica Posarac-Markovic
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ceramics
- crystalline structure
- characterization methods
- sintering
- microstructure
- ceramic-based composites
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