Recent Achievements in Crystal Growth
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2022) | Viewed by 2519
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Interests: nanostructures; energy; sensing; photocatalysis; batteries; supercapacitors; solar cells; nanomedicines
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Interests: nanostructures; thin films; coatings; diffusion barrier; energy; nanomedicines
Interests: functional oxide materials; ferrites; CMR, lead free peizoelectric, multiferroics and DMS in various forms such as bulk, thin films and 1-D nanostructures; nanostructures for energy storage applications and solar cells
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crystalline materials have unique physical and chemical properties which led the fabrication of these materials to unique and controlled size, shape, chemical composition, surface structure and charge, aggregation, and solubility. Numerous efforts have been made worldwide for the synthesis and characterization of crystalline materials for their diverse applications. Among characterization tools for crystalline materials, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic-force microscopy (AFM), magnetic force microscopes (MFMs), scanning tunneling microscopes (STMs), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence, and Raman spectroscopy are considered to be of importance for characterizing the properties of crystalline materials.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish high-quality research articles as well as review articles addressing the state-of-the-art knowledge of current cutting-edge approaches on works related to crystalline materials focused on their growth, characterization, and potential applications. We believe that the readers and scientific community will find not only new trends, ideas, concepts and developments, but also will benefit from new experimental methods, specialized results, and specific data analysis in crystal growth science. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Fundamentals of Crystal Growth
- Bulk Crystal Growth
- Surfaces, Interfaces, Epitaxial Growth, Thin Films
- Structural Defects and Impurities in Crystalline Materials
- Applications of Crystalline Materials
- Crystallization of Organic and Inorganic Materials
- Novel Materials and Structures
- In Situ Observation and Characterization
- Modelling of Crystal Growth Processes
- Biological and Biomimetic Materials
- Nanocrystals, Quantum Dots, and Nanowires
- 2D Materials and Devices
Dr. Faheem Ahmed
Dr. Nishat Arshi
Dr. Shalendra Kumar
Dr. Nagih Shaalan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Nanomaterials
- Synthesis
- Crystal growth
- XRD
- Biomaterials
- Crystal structure
- TEM
- SEM
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