Structural Investigation of Ceramic Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Polycrystalline Ceramics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 6916
Special Issue Editors
Interests: crystal structure; magnetic structure; microstructure; defects; diffraction; microscopy
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Interests: piezoelectrics; perovskites; ceramic processing; structure–properties relationships
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ceramics is an evergreen class of materials. It was invented thousands of years ago and has seemingly reached a mature state in various technological applications in recent decades. However, as in other fields, new technologies are opening new opportunities for the use of different types of ceramics in numerous new applications, and new analytical tools are providing deeper insights into the structure of ceramic materials. The latter, "Structural Investigation of Ceramic Materials", is the focus of the proposed Special Issue of Crystals. Manuscripts submitted for this Special Issue may address any type of ceramic and focus on the structure of any dimension, from atomic to micrometric, that is relevant to the properties of the ceramic material. Studies on ordered and disordered structures, including the description of various structural defects and the atomic structures of extremely small nanoparticles, are welcome. There is no restriction on the methods used, provided that the methods are capable of supplying reliable structural information that serves as a basis for understanding the structure-property relationship. The Special Issue aims to provide an overview of how deep insights into the structure of ceramics are currently possible and what the challenges in this field are for the near future.
Prof. Dr. Anton Meden
Prof. Dr. Tadej Rojac
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- crystal structure
- magnetic structure
- microstructure
- defects
- diffraction
- microscopy
Planned Papers
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Structure determination and analysis of the ceramic material La(Nb,Ti)5O13 by synchrotron and neutron powder diffraction and DFT calculations
Katarina Stare1, Jernej Stare2, Srečo Škapin3, Matjaž Spreitzer3 and Anton Meden1
1 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Večna pot 113, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
3 Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia