New Horizons in Emerging Electroceramics: From Fundamentals to Next-Generation Devices
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Polycrystalline Ceramics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electroceramics; nanomaterials; sensors; energy; environment; rare-earth elements; lead-free piezoelectrics; quantum dots
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electroceramics form the backbone of modern technologies, enabling key functions such as sensing, actuation, energy conversion, and signal control. Rapid progress in crystal chemistry, microstructure engineering, and advanced characterization and modelling has opened new pathways to tailor their dielectric, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and ionic transport properties.
This Special Issue, titled “New Horizons in Emerging Electroceramics: From Fundamentals to Next-Generation Devices”, aims to gather cutting-edge contributions that elucidate the relationships among crystal structure, defects, and functional properties in electroceramic systems. Topics of interest include novel electroceramic compositions and architectures, advanced synthesis and processing, in situ/operando structural and property characterization, multiscale modelling, and emerging device concepts in areas such as energy harvesting and storage, sensing and actuation, and power electronics. By bringing together diverse perspectives from materials science, solid-state physics, and engineering, this issue seeks to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and highlight future research directions in this rapidly evolving field, serving as a valuable resource for scientists and engineers dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible with such marvellous materials.
Dr. Leandro Silva Rosa Rocha
Dr. Alexandre Zirpoli Simões
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electroceramics
- crystal structure and defects
- structure–property relationships
- thin films and multilayers
- energy harvesting and storage
- sensors and actuators
- power electronics
- in situ/operando characterization
- microstructure engineering
- functional devices
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