Advanced Research of Electroceramics for Energy Conversion, Storage and Devices
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials for Energy Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 3067
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ceramics; dielectric properties; structural characterization; morphological characterization; electrodeposition
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Interests: solid state physics (electrical and magnetic properties of materials); microwave; polymers and composites
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Interests: solid state physics (electrical and magnetic properties of materials); biomaterials; glasses and glass-ceramics
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Interests: ferrites; polymers; composites; electrical and magnetic material’s properties; energy storage; magnetic hyperthermia; electric field-assisted sintering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the present technology-driven century, there is a quest for novel materials with enhanced properties that are tailored for a range of applications. The ability of materials to react to their environment in a useful manner, responding to different external stimuli, facilitates their integration into different devices; this may have a strong technological impact.
Electroceramics are advanced ceramic materials that are employed in a wide variety of electrical, optical and magnetic applications, with their study being a persistent endeavour in the development of functional materials.
In recent decades, the electrification of vehicles, the application of renewable energy sources and the promotion of decarbonization have led to a proliferating demand for energy conversion and storage devices. In addition, due to the rapid growth of wireless communication systems and microwave products in the electronic market, small, lightweight and multifunctional components are required.
Since the close relationship between structure, morphology and physical properties is well established, understanding the formation mechanisms from both theoretical and experimental perspectives is essential in order to improve the synthesis processes of enhanced functional materials. Therefore, the design, fabrication and characterization of electroceramic components are multidisciplinary in nature.
This Special Issue aims to address all the relevant aspects of advanced electroceramics for energy conversion, storage and devices, attending also to the different processing and characterization techniques.
Dr. Susana Devesa
Dr. Luís Cadillon Costa
Dr. Manuel Pedro Fernandes Graça
Dr. Sílvia Soreto Teixeira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electroceramics
- synthesis processes
- structural characterization
- morphological characterization
- dielectric properties
- magnetic properties
- piezoelectric properties
- energy conversion
- energy storage
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