Crystals

Microstructure and Properties of Metals and Alloys

edited by Zhongquan Zhang,

and Ze Chai

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7441 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals/alloys; bulk materials; coatings; films; microstructure; phase; grain; interface; lattice; dislocation; vacancy; diffusion; mechanical property; strengthening; deformation; strain; electrical property; anti-corrosive property; magnetic property

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Research and Applications of Acoustic Metamaterials

edited by Qiujiao Du and

Qi Li

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5287 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic metamaterial; seismic metamaterial; metasurface; noise and vibration isolation; topology; machine learning; nonlinearity; intelligent metamaterial; bound state in the continuum; cloaking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalyst: From Structure to Application

edited by

Chiara Aliotta

and

Marco Russo

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3502 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalyst; electrocatalysts; photocatalysts; thermal catalysts; green chemistry; structural-activity studies; biofuels platform molecules energy CO2 conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

New Insights into Coating Materials: From Fundamentals to Material Performance

edited by Haibin Zhang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2731 | Submission Open

Keywords: coatings; coating materials; ceramic coatings; oxidation resistance; oxidation-protective coating; anti-corrosion coatings; metal surface properties; metal surface engineering; metal damage protection; surface modification; surface technology; wear-resistant; corrosion protection coating; composite coating; microstructure and performance; hardness; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Recent Advances in Photocatalysts Materials

edited by Kristina Mojsilovic and

Stevan Stojadinović

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1700 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; heterogeneous photocatalysis; hybrid materials; hydrogen evolution; titanium; aluminum; magnesium; scanning electron microscopy; X-ray diffraction; transport properties; UV lamp; solar spectrum; LDHs; MOFs; zeolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Surface and Interface Engineering of Metal Oxides: From Atomic-Scale Design to Applications in Catalysis, Energy and Electronics

edited by Xuefeng Chu, Chao Wang and

Pier Carlo Ricci

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxides; surface and interface; atomic-scale synthesis; interfacial catalysis; advanced characterization; energy applications; structure-property relationships; design and engineering; computational material design

Advanced Surface Engineering Materials: Characterization and Properties (2nd Edition)

edited by

Eleonora Bolli

,

Alessandra Varone

and

Alessandra Palombi

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3635 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface characterization; ultra-thin films; surface treatments; functionalized surface; SPM techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Advances in New Multifunctional Hard Materials

edited by Tomas Soria-Biurrun, María de Nicolás Morillas,

Hossein Besharatloo

and

Elena Gordo

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3163 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative metallic binders; alternative ceramic phases; additive manufacturing; conventional proccesing; microstructural characterization; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Innovations in Magnetic Composites: Synthesis to Application

edited by Izabella Crăciunescu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic nanomaterials; composites; hybrid nanostructures; magnetoresponsive systems; applications

Innovative Insights into Deformation and Failure of Metallic Alloys

edited by

Spyros Papaefthymiou

and Vasilis Karamitros

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1362 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys (HEAs); additively manufactured alloys; microstructural characteristics; predictive modeling; extreme loading conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Multifunctional Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) at the Interface of Chemistry and Materials Science

edited by

Zhi Lin

and Yanshu Shi

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic framework; material discovery; adsorption; catalysis; crystallography; nanomaterial; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Crystals)

Cutting-Edge Research in Plastic-Flexible Thermoelectric Materials

edited by Dongwang Yang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic-flexible thermoelectric materials; advanced fabrication; crystal architecture; microstructural engineering; electron– phonon– ion decoupling; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Recent Advances in III-Nitride Semiconductors and Correlated Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Chen

and

Zhizhong Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11588 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrides; GaN; Ga2O3; NiO; diamond; AlScN; heterostructures; epitaxy; electro-optics devices; micro-electronics devices; power devices; integrated circuits and modules; photonic crystal enhanced light-matter interaction; photonic crystal and plasmonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Advances in Nanocomposites: Structure, Properties and Applications

edited by

Oscar Cigarroa-Mayorga

, José Luis Casas-Espínola, Yazmin Mariela Hernández-Rodríguez and

Leonid M. Kustov

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5503 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron microscopy; nanostructured materials; nanocrystals; mechanical properties; functionalization; phase transition; applied nanomaterials; advanced characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)

Structural Studies in Drug Discovery and Development: From the Lead to the Pharmaceutical Form, 2nd Edition

edited by

Matteo Mori

and

Fiorella Meneghetti

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2789 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-crystal X-ray diffraction; structural analysis; spectroscopic methods; spectrometric methods; pharmaceutical compounds; biologically active molecules; organic molecules; metal complexes; synthetic intermediates; atropisomers; absolute configuration; asymmetric synthesis; catalysis; mechanistic investigations; polymorphism; co-crystals; solubility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Single-Crystalline Composite Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Jacek Krawczyk

,

Wlodzimierz Bogdanowicz

and

Limei Zheng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1966 | Submission Open

Keywords: single crystals; composites; crystallization; structural defects; testing methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)

New Horizons in Metal–Organic Frameworks: Fundamentals, Characterization, and Molecular Modeling

edited by

Jesus Baldenebro-López

and

Vladimir P. Fedin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– ligand interactions; tunable properties; advanced materials; metal– organic frameworks; molecular modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)

Research on the Preparation and Performance of Photocatalytic Materials

edited by Baoying Dai

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic technology and its application; photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; photocatalytic degradation; photocatalytic disinfection; photocatalytic therapy; photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction; promoted carrier separation; controllable preparation; high reactive site exposure; increased solar light utilization efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Crystaline TiO₂ Nanotubes: From Production, Modification, to Innovative Applications

edited by

Dumitriu Cristina

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallization of TiO2 nanotubes; TiO2 nanotubes biomedical applications; TiO2 nanotubes in dye-sensitized solar cells; TiO2 nanotubes drug delivery systems; TiO2 nanotubes antibacterial agents; TiO2 nanotubes self-cleaning substrates

Advanced Alloys for Aggressive Environments: Challenges and Breakthroughs

edited by

Pedro Javier Lloreda-Jurado

, Raquel Lopez and

Ernesto Chicardi

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; alloys; high-entropy alloys; metallic coating; additively manufactured alloys; microstructure; wear resistance; chemical stability; thermal stability; environmental durability; corrosion resistance; corrosion fatigue; high-temperature oxidation; mechanical properties; hardness testing; practical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Optical Characterization of Functional Materials

edited by

Grazia Giuseppina Politano

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic materials; optical spectroscopy; Raman; ellipsometry; graphene; TiO2; terahertz spectroscopy; crystal growth; thin films; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Materials and Their Performance Characterization in Extreme Environments

edited by Ruzhuan Wang, Yi He and

Tomasz Sadowski

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: failure mechanisms; multi-scale modeling; extreme environments; microstructure and macroscopic properties; design of high-performance advanced materials; advanced characterization techniques (including experimental and theoretical characterization)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)

Solidification Processing of Metal Alloys Under External Fields

edited by

Ling Qin

, Yanchun Zhu, Jianfei Zhang,

Yang Qin

and

Marek Sroka

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2185 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification; external fields; material properties; microstructures; crystals; numerical simulation; alloys; microstructure characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Advances in High-Performance Alloys

edited by Huihui Zhi, Cheng Wen and

Kai Guan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1086 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; steels and iron alloys; magnesium alloys; aluminum alloys; copper alloys; titanium alloys; mechanical properties; corrosion resistance properties; hydrogen embrittlement; characterization; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Research on Electrolytes and Energy Storage Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Bhargav Akkinepally

and Mengjie Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrolytes; energy storage materials; batteries; supercapacitors; lithium-ion batteries; solid-state electrolytes; charge– discharge mechanisms; green technology; sustainable materials; next-generation energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Research on Energy Storage Materials

edited by Feng Yu

submission deadline 8 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: aqueous batteries; supercapacitor; electrochemical energy storage; energy storage materials

Reviews of Crystal Engineering

edited by

Sławomir Grabowski

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24703 | Submission Open

Keywords: inter- and intramolecular interactions; σ -hole and π -hole bonds; molecular crystals; cooperativity effects; structure motifs; molecular geometry; the correlation of parameters describing structures; substituent effects; structures of aromatic compounds; charge density analysis; comparison of various interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Development of Light Alloys and Their Applications

edited by

Hua Qian Ang

, Gulshan Kumar and

Erdem Karakulak

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10516 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloys; aluminium alloys; magnesium alloys; titanium alloys; deformation behaviour; alloy and development; metallurgy; material characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Research Progress of Photoluminescent Materials

edited by Lei Han

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5334 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoluminescence; luminescent materials; optoelectronic devices; advanced photonic applications; optoelectronics and photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Growth, Structural Identification, and Characterization of Semiconductor Alloys and Low-Dimensional Heterostructures

edited by

Devki Talwar

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open

Keywords: epitaxial growth including (MBE; CVD; MOCVD; etc.); group-IV elemental semiconductors and alloys; III-V; III-N; II-VI; and IV-IV compound semiconductors and alloys; designing low-dimensional heterostructures (MQWs; SLs; etc.) for devices; IR; Raman scattering; photoluminescence; spectroscopic ellipsometry; characterization techniques; etc.; simulations of structural; electronic; vibrational; and thermal transport in MQWs and SLs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Thermotropic Liquid Crystals as Novel Functional Materials

edited by

Irina Cârlescu

and

Vladimir Chigrinov

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; ferroelectrics; antiferroelectrics; structure-property relationship; investigation techniques; applications; computational modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Recent Advances in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials

edited by

Grazia Giuseppina Politano

and

John Parthenios

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17625 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; graphene; graphene oxide; transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs); graphene-based composites; 2D advanced devices and applications; functionalization of graphene; characterization techniques: electrical; electronic; optical; and mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Electronic Phenomena of Transition Metal Oxides Volume II

edited by Krzysztof Szot and

Christian Rodenbücher

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15845 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– insulator transitions and superconductivity; atomistic processes at surfaces; interfaces; and extended defects; electronic structure and lattice dynamics; redox reactions and oxygen transport; segregation and phase transformations; multiferroic properties; machine learning for transition metal oxides design and discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Corrosion Phenomena in Metals

edited by

Jijo Christudasjustus

,

Rajeev Gupta

, Mohammad Umar Farooq Khan and Ulises Martin Diaz

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14045 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress corrosion cracking; environment-assisted cracking; localized corrosion; corrosion inhibitor; high-entropy alloys; additively manufactured alloys; transmission electron microscopy; potentiodynamic polarization test; high-temperature oxidation; nanocrystalline alloys; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; secondary phases; metallic coating; immersion test; failure initiation and propagation mechanism; corrosion mitigation; semiconductive properties; passive film; modeling; service lifetime prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Design, Development and Processing of Aluminium Alloys and Their Composite Materials

edited by Peng Tang,

Mingyi Zheng

, Kang Wang and Xingzhi Pang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10794 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminium matrix composite materials; composition; solidification; advanced characterization; phase composition– property correlation; recycled aluminium; green low-carbon aluminium alloy system research and development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Crystal Plasticity (4th Edition)

edited by

Shiraz Mujahid

, Yub Raj Paudel and Hongjoo Rhee

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2313 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasticity; computational methods; machine learning; texture evolution; microstructural mechanisms; thermomechanical processing; advanced manufacturing and metamaterials; process– structure– property relationships; metals; alloys; and intermetallics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Recent Advances in Scintillator Materials

edited by

Yuriy Zorenko

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 670 | Submission Open

Keywords: scintillators; crystals; films; ceramics; nanopowders; melt growth; liquid-phase epitaxy; and solid-state reactions; luminescence; energy transfer processes; defects; dopants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Crystalline Materials)

Selected Papers from the 30th International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization (BIWIC 2025) on Crystals

edited by

Xin Huang

,

Ting Wang

, Na Wang and

Hongxun Hao

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial crystallization; crystallization technology; crystallization equipment; crystallization process control; crystallization process enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Crystallization and Purification

edited by Kangli Li,

Mingyang Chen

and Keke Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13820 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallization technology; separation and purification; polymorph regulation; crystal habit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Organic Photonics: Organic Optical Functional Materials and Devices

edited by Yaoxing Bian, Xiaoyu Shi and Junhua Tong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8164 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nano-cavity lasers; random laser; light-emitting materials and devices; photophysics and spectroscopy for light-emitting materials; photodetection techniques; sensors; micro-nano structured organic semiconductor materials and devices; non-Hermitian; parity– time symmetry; organic flexible driving material; organic smart material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)

Advanced Materials for Applications in Water Splitting

edited by Zhiyi Pan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5890 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; advanced electrocatalyst; water splitting; material design; structural characterization; simulated calculation; structure– activity relationship; mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

The Synthesis and Prospects of Magnetic Materials

edited by Jiayi He, Xuefeng Liao and Jiasheng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4373 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetism; magnetic material; magnetic device; micromagnetic simulation; electromagnetic simulation; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystalline Metals and Alloys)

Recent Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by Sumei Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3751 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal organic framework; CO2 capture; adsorption; catalysis; sample preparation; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)

Electrode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

edited by Zhongren Zhou

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2332 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion battery; positive-electrode material; negative-electrode material; new electrode material; electrochemical performance; lithium storage performance; lithium iron phosphate; lithium nickel– manganese– cobalt oxide; silicon-based material; lithium manganese oxide; molten salt electrochemistry; solid waste resources recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Recent Research on Electronic Materials and Packaging Technology

edited by

Siliang He

, Jinguo Ge and Jing Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronics packaging; advanced manufacturing techniques; crystalline materials; microstructure characterization; semiconductor crystals; thermal interface materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)

Growth and Properties of Photovoltaic Materials

edited by Mahmoud H. Hammouri and

Marco Bazzan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic materials; solar energy; crystal growth; semiconductor properties; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)

Nanoelectronics and Bioelectronics

edited by

Abu Ul Hassan Sarwar Rana

,

Shoyebmohamad F. Shaikh

and

Marimuthu Palaniswami

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 957 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-biotechnology; nanoelectronics; nanofabrication; crystalline materials; biosensors; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; functional materials; materials synthesis; wearable sensors; medical diagnostics

Functional Acoustic Metamaterials

edited by

Seiji Fukushima

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open

Keywords: anisotropy; acoustic(s); metamaterial; metasurface; cloak; stealth; supersonic(s); ultrasonic(s); off-diagonal element

New Insights in Electro- and Photo-Catalytic Performance of Biomimetics Composites

edited by

Loraine Soto-Vázquez

,

Ferdinando Costantino

,

Carmen Morant

,

Francisco Márquez

and

Claudia Graiff

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoredox; wastewater treatment; metal– organic framework; electrochemical water splitting; hydrogen production; photocatalytic degradation; electrodes development; biomimetic composite; energy storage; self-cleaning materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)

Research Progress on Thermoelectric Materials

edited by

Changcun Li

and

Omar Chmaissem

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric material ; thermoelectric efficiency; X-ray diffraction; electrical conductivity ; Seebeck coefficient ; thermal conductivity ; ZT value; band gap; phonon engineering; microstructure ; sustainable materials ; energy harvesting

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