Structural Phase Transitions in Crystals

Dear Colleagues,

Structural phase transitions are one of the fundamental problems of solid-state physics. A considerable number of experimental and theoretical works are devoted to their study, and interest in them does not fade. Establishing the behavior of the compound in the phase transition region is of both fundamental and practical interest. During phase transitions, the macroscopic properties of the compound change, and their study is essential for a variety of applications of the corresponding substances. Phase transition crystals are widely used in various fields of technology. The changing of external conditions can be very effective in changing atomic distance, enhancing orbital overlap, and consequently modifying crystalline structures and tuning interactions or multiple couplings. One can thus realize novel material states.

The scope of the present Special Issue is to offer a survey of the most advanced approaches exploited to gain fundamental and practical insights for a wide range of structural phase transitions in crystals. Special attention is devoted to structural phase transitions (multiferroic, ferroelectric, Jahn–Teller, ferroelastic, order–disorder, etc.) under a range of external parameters (temperature, pressure, strain, electric/magnetic fields, etc.), critical phenomena, and physical properties at phase transitions and technological applications of structural phase transitions in crystals.

Prof. Alexander Vtyurin
Dr. Svetlana N. Krylova
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Crystals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2100 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.