Crystals

Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Applications

edited by

Balázs Zsirka

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8465 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanocomposites; nanocatalysts; catalytic performance; pollutant degradation; energy

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

Crystalline Materials for Energy Conversion Applications in Solar Cells

edited by Eros Radicchi and Francesca Lo Presti

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7966 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells; up-conversion; down-conversion; down-shifting; cystalline materials

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

Recent Advances in Scintillator Materials

edited by

Yuriy Zorenko

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2014 | 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)

Crystallography of Enzymes (2nd Edition)

edited by

Bo Liang

and

Houfu Guo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme structure and function; X-ray and serial crystallography; de novo enzyme design; ancestral reconstruction; protein engineering; catalytic mechanism; structural dynamics; substrate and inhibitor interactions; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Research on Liquid Crystal Materials and Optical Devices

edited by

Pedro Marques de Almeida

and

Juliana Eccher

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open

Keywords: columnar liquid crystals; self-organizing; optical devices; planar and homeotropic alignment; organic electronics; semiconducting nanoparticles; solar cells; oleds; transistors; displays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Crystallization and Precipitation in Life-Science, (Bio)polymer and Recycling Industries

edited by

Heike Lorenz

,

Erik Temmel

and Vico Tenberg

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase equilibria; recycling processes; circular economy; biopolymer processing and valorization; sustainable process engineering; innovative crystallization and precipitation process concepts; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Perovskite Materials: Structure, Properties and Applications

edited by Xiangqian Shen, Hua Zhou and

Heinz Christoph Neitzert

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite photoelectric devices; material engineering; scalable manufacturing; clean energy; environmental sustainability

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

Recent Advances in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Grazia Giuseppina Politano

and

John Parthenios

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; two-dimensional material based membranes; graphene; graphene oxide; transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs); graphene-based composites; two-dimensional 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)

Graphene-Based Nanocomposites

edited by

Zhao-Chi Chen

and Tien-Li Chang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene nanocomposites; 2D materials; functionalization and defect engineering; laser/photonic processing; additive manufacturing; flexible/wearable sensors; energy storage and conversion; electro/photocatalysis; in situ/operando characterization; machine learning guided materials design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Crystal Structures and Electronic Properties Under High Pressure

edited by Zhiying Guo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural phase transitions; charge density wave; lattice modulations; crystal structure prediction; high pressure

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

Machine Learning for Material and Process Optimization in Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Haining Zhang

,

Joon Phil Choi

and

Xingchen Liu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1749 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; additive manufacturing; process optimization; material design; artificial intelligence; material development; digital twins; process control; data-driven modeling; advanced manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing

Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Advanced High Strength Steels

edited by Mattia Franceschi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1453 | Submission Open

Keywords: AHSS; quench and partitioning; carbide free bainite; medium manganese steel; TRIP; austenite; bainitic transformation; tensile properties; fatigue; heat treatment

Modern Gem Crystals: Synthesis, Characterization, Genesis and Intelligent Analysis

edited by

Ye Yuan

,

Guanghai Shi

and

Fei Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open

Keywords: gemology; mineralogy; geographic-origin determination; spectroscopy; synthetic gemstones; treatment detection; artificial intelligence (AI) in gemology; digitalization; non-destructive testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization)

Microstructure and Properties of Steel Materials

edited by

Shilong Liu

,

Yishuang Yu

, Qizhe Ye and

Yangxin Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1049 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; microstructure; phase transformation; mechanical properties; corrosion; hydrogen embrittlement; materials processing; additive manufacturing; machine learning

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

Functional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Sensing and Energy Storage

edited by

Justina Gaidukevic

and

Ruta Rasike

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene-based materials; layered double hydroxide (LDH); conductive polymers; hybrid nanocomposites; electrochemical sensing; energy storage

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

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Novel Solid-State Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Silvana Moris López

and Patricia Barahona

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state synthesis; crystalline materials; structural characterization; structure– property relationships; application of solid-state materials

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

Perovskites: Crystal Structure, Properties and Applications

edited by

Kais Iben Nassar

,

Ben Salem Imen

and

Manuel Pedro Fernandes Graça

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; crystal structure; material characterization; energy applications; nanotechnology; computational modeling

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

Advances in Crystalline Nanocellulose and Its Derivatives for Sustainable Functional Materials

edited by Carlos Molina-Ramírez and

Marlon Andrés Osorio-Delgado

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystalline nanocellulose; cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs); cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs); circular economy; sustainable materials; nanocellulose applications; bio-based composites; structure– property relationships; biodegradable materials; functional nanomaterials

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

Advances in Self-Assembled Luminescent Materials

edited by Gong Zhang,

Qing Li

and Jianrong Qiu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular polymers; supramolecular assembly; circularly polarized luminescence; chiral self-assembly; crystal structure; optoelectronic properties; aggregation-induced emission

Microstructure and Characterization of Crystalline Materials

edited by

Wenqi Guo

,

Yankun Dou

and

Krzysztof Zaba

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7149 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic and composite materials; casting; AM; plastic working; SPD; microstructure evolution and characterization; plasticity; mechanical properties; destructive and nondestructive testing; computer simulations; expert systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Crystallization Processes and Simulation Calculations, Fourth Edition

edited by

Mingyang Chen

,

Jinbo Ouyang

and Mingxuan Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2681 | Submission Open

Keywords: process analytical technology; process intensification; AI-enhanced crystallization; machine learning; multi-objective optimization; molecular dynamics simulation; hydrodynamics simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Heterocyclic Compounds in Drug Discovery: Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structures, Applications and Computational Approaches

edited by

Mohammed Chalkha

and

Mohamed Bakhouch

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1743 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; synthetic methodologies; structural characterization; X-ray crystallography studies; biological properties; computational chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Advances in Photocatalytic Technology and Materials

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1433 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic materials; nanostructured photocatalysts; scalable solar fuel production; hydrogen generation; photoelectrochemical; charge transfer separation; CO2 valorization; semiconductor interfaces; photocatalytic structural modification; photocatalytic reforming

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

Emerging Nanostructured Powders: Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu

,

Ecaterina Magdalena Modan

and

Mihai Oproescu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 900 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured powders; nanospheres; oxide metal; high-entropy alloys; MXenes; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); advanced ceramics; energy storage; heterogeneous catalysis; additive manufacturing; functional nanomaterials

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

Simulation on Casting and Solidification Process of Crystalline Metals and Alloys

edited by

Srećko Manasijević

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 879 | Submission Open

Keywords: casting simulation; solidification modeling; crystalline metals and alloys; microstructure evolution; grain structure prediction; thermal and fluid flow analysis; phase transformation; numerical methods in metallurgy; defect prediction in casting

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

Advances in Pharmaceutical Crystals: Numerical Simulations and Experimental Investigations

edited by

Jasna Prlić Kardum

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical crystals; polymorphism; cocrystals; crystallization process; molecular modeling; process simulation; in situ characterization; crystal engineering; solid-form screening; computational pharmaceutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

Advanced Characterization and Crystal Engineering of Coordination Polymers and Hybrid Frameworks

edited by Nomampondo Penelope Magwa and Gareth Mostyn Watkins

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination compounds; MOFs; hybrid crystalline materials; crystal engineering; X-ray diffraction; spectroscopy; thermal analysis; porosity and BET; computational chemistry (DFT/ML); catalysis; gas separations; bioinorganic materials

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

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Practical Applications

edited by Weiqiang Lv and

Yeshu Tan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; advanced materials; battery; catalysis; in situ characterization; interfacial chemistry; nanomaterials; solid-state electrolytes; mechanism elucidation; device engineering

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

Advanced Synthesis of Thin Films for Photonic Applications

edited by

Nicu Doinel Scarisoreanu

, Marian Zamfirescu and

Mihai Sopronyi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical devices; thin film; advanced functional materials; strain mediated functionalities; tailored optical and electrical properties

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

New Horizons in Emerging Electroceramics: From Fundamentals to Next-Generation Devices

edited by

Leandro Silva Rosa Rocha

and Alexandre Zirpoli Simões

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Advanced Functional Ceramics for Energy, Dielectric and Electromagnetic Applications

edited by

Zhilun Lu

and Ge Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage ceramics; energy harvesting ceramics; dielectric ceramics; ferroelectric/multiferroic ceramics; piezoelectric ceramics; solid-state electrolytes; electromagnetic shielding and absorption; wireless communication applications; microstructural engineering; machine learning-assisted materials design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polycrystalline Ceramics)

Synthesis and Applications of Crystalline Nanoporous Materials

edited by

Mircea Nicolaescu

and

Cornelia Bandas

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoporous materials; metal-oxide semiconductors; dealloying processes; top-down synthesis; bottom-up synthesis; amorphous metallic alloys; framework; electrochemical properties; sensor integration; metal– oxide interaction

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

The Cutting Edge of Energy Materials Research Aimed at Practical Application

edited by

Yutaka Moritomo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1165 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite material; battery material (secondary battery; super capacitor; etc.); wide-bandgap semiconductor; thermoelectric materials (solid and liquid); characterization

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

Crystal Scintillator as Radiation Detector

edited by

Riccardo Cerulli

and

Alice Leoncini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal scintillator; radiation detectors; crystal growth and characterization; scintillation properties; low-background detectors; particle and astroparticle physics; medical and imaging application

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

Polymorphism and Phase Transitions in Crystal Materials

edited by

Łukasz Szeleszczuk

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7319 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymorph; polymorphism; phase transition; form change; crystal; cocrystal; solid; pharmaceutical; solid state

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Processing–Structure–Property Relationships in Next-Generation Titanium Alloys

edited by Maria Ntsoaki Mathabathe and Amogelang Sylvester Bolokang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium alloys; microstructural evolution; phase transformations; metastable β -titanium alloys; high-entropy Ti-based alloys; additive manufacturing; powder metallurgy; mechanical properties; corrosion resistance; fatigue and creep behaviour; biomedical applications; hydrogen storage; advanced characterization; computational thermodynamics; sustainable processing

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

Recent Progress in Perovskite Materials for Solar Cells and Optoelectronic Devices

edited by Myeongkee Park

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 733 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; solar cells; optoelectronic devices; optical characterization; electrochemical characterization; stability enhancement; device architecture; organic; halogen; and metal compositional engineering

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

Grain Boundary Engineering in Metallic Materials

edited by Xinren Chen and

Patrice Berthod

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: 4DSTEM tomography; atom probe tomography; 3D diffraction; grain boundary engineering

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

From Processing to Performance: Microstructure Engineering in Advanced Metallic Alloys

edited by

Antoine Hilhorst

and

Umberto Prisco

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloy design; thermomechanical processing; phase transformations; deformation mechanisms; structure– property relationships; high-performance alloys; mechanical properties

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

Optical Properties and Applications of 2D Materials

edited by José Guadalupe Murillo-Ramírez and

Thomas Christopoulos

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3211 | Submission Open

Keywords: monoatomic layers; graphene oxide; photonic materials; heterojunctions; thin films

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

Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviour of Structural Materials: 3rd Edition

edited by Saif Haider Kayani and Byung-Joo Kim

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1953 | Submission Open

Keywords: Fe alloys and steels; lightweight alloys; powder metallurgy; microstructural analysis; deformation analysis

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

Novel Dental Materials for Caries Prevention

edited by

Go Inoue

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1491 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive materials; dental composites; smart materials; nanotechnology

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

Advanced Research on Microstructure Evolution in Crystalline Materials

edited by Andreas Prahs and

Daniel Schneider

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1418 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure evolution; theoretical modeling; computational simulation; nucleation mechanisms; morphological evolution

Nanocrystalline Materials Processing and Characterization

edited by

Cǎlin Virgiliu Pricǎ

,

Florin Popa

,

Traian Florin Marinca

and

Bogdan Viorel Neamțu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanostructures; advanced materials; additive manufacturing; mechanical alloying; spark plasma sintering; functional materials; biomaterials; annealing; simulation and modelling

Nanostructured Functional Materials: Structure, Properties, and Emerging Applications

edited by

Patricia Amézaga-Madrid

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured materials; structure– property relationships; advanced functional materials; biomedical and environmental applications; materials for water treatment and energy

Research and Applications of ZnO Thin Films

edited by

Jose Cesar Augusto De Queiroz

, António F. da Cunha and

Maxwell Santana Liborio

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open

Keywords: ZnO thin films; plasma-assisted deposition; magnetron sputtering; defect engineering; transparent conductive oxides; UV optoelectronics; flexible and wearable devices; energy harvesting; aerospace and environmental applications

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

Applications of Additive Manufacturing and Numerical Simulation in High-Performance Metallic Materials

edited by Yunwei Gui and

Umberto Prisco

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; numerical simulation; high-performance metals; multi-physics modeling; experimental validation; process-microstructure-property relationships; topology optimization; residual stress; digital twin; powder bed fusion

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

Research on Complex Oxide Nanomaterials

edited by

Katerina L. Zaharieva

and Irina D. Stambolova

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 716 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex oxide; nanomaterials; composites; synthesis; physicochemical characterization; photocatalysis; application

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

State of the Art of Crystalline Metals and Alloys

edited by Roberto Martínez-Sánchez and

Alfredo Martinez-Garcia

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; alloys; solidification; grains; textures; dislocations; phase transformations; twinning; precipitation; martensite; X-ray diffraction; electron microscopy; casting; rolling; welding; additive manufacturing; mechanical properties

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

Structure-Based Drug Design and New Methodologies

edited by