Crystals

Research Progress of Photoluminescent Materials

edited by Lei Han

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Development and Research Trend of Laser Crystals

edited by Yan Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1134 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser crystals; nonlinear laser crystals; nonlinear optical crystals; scintillating crystals; spectroscopic analyses; crystal growth; crystal characterization of optical properties; luminescence; perovskite crystals

Research Progress of Crystalline Metamaterials

edited by

Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1062 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; coding metamaterial; metadevices; cloaking; radar cross-section reduction; electromagnetic absorbtion reduction; imaging; sensing

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

Advances in Glass-Ceramics

edited by

Katarzyna Pasiut

and Janusz Partyka

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: glass-ceramics; polycrystalline materials; crystallization of glass; nucleation and crystal growth

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

Recent Advancements in Graphene Nanomaterials

edited by Suman Chhetri, Subhasis Shit and Saikat Bolar

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene nanomaterials; graphene nanoparticles; optoelectronics; emerging technologies; energy storage; biomedical applications; machine learning

Metamaterials: From Fundamentals to Applications—a New Era of Engineered Electromagnetic Materials

edited by

Jasim Uddin

and Abdolhamid Akbarzadeh Shafaroudi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; space technologies; 5G and 6G communication; nonterrestrial networks (NTNs); reconfigurable intelligent surface (RiS) ; Internet of Space (IoS); reflectarrays; beamforming antennas; solar systems

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

Microstructures and Deformation Mechanisms of Magnesium Alloys

edited by

Cai Chen

,

N. Siredey-Schwaller

and

Mingyi Zheng

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium alloys; crystallographic texture; microstructure; twinning; mechanical properties

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

Development of Green Corrosion Inhibitors and Functional Anti-Corrosion Coatings

edited by Shan Wan

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: green corrosion inhibitors; functional anti-corrosion coatings; organic coatings; waterborne epoxy coatings; multifunctional coatings

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

Intelligent Manufacturing and Application of Crystalline Porous Materials

edited by Peng Hu and Ruimeng Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; crystalline porous design; automated production; separation and purification; CO2 removal; chemical engineering

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

Fatigue and Fracture of Crystalline Metal Structures

edited by Xiangnan Pan and

Abílio M. P. De Jesus

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4923 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue and fracture; fatigue regimes; engineering vibration; elastic and plastic waves; metals and alloys; additive manufacturing; microstructure modeling; microstructure characterization; civil engineering; aerospace structure

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

Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of Intermetallics

edited by Xubo Liu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1230 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal structure; electronic structure; magnetic structure; magnetic properties; magnetization; exchange interactions; magnetocrystalline anisotropy; magnetocaloric; magnetostrictive; magneto-optic; Heusler compounds; rare earth transition metal compounds

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

Advances in Materials for Sustainable Development

edited by

Radu Claudiu Fierascu

and

Mihaela Doni

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystalline materials; green synthesis; energy storage; renewable energy; sustainable electronics; circular economy; eco-friendly semiconductors; catalysis for CO2 reduction; recycling and upcycling; low-energy manufacturing; photovoltaic materials; fuel cells; nanocrystals; biodegradable materials; advanced catalysts

Research in Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Polymers

edited by

Sergejs Gaidukovs

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer simulations; multi-scale simulations; molecular dynamics; tool development; polymer physics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Crystals)

Research in Additively Manufactured Titanium Alloys

edited by Delun Gong and

Mari Koike

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing techniques for titanium alloys; mechanical properties of AM titanium alloys; microstructure/property relationships in AM titanium alloys

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

Organic Photonics: Organic Optical Functional Materials and Devices

edited by Yaoxing Bian, Xiaoyu Shi and Junhua Tong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6355 | 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)

Recent Advances in the Mechanical Properties of Fiber Composite Materials

edited by Shouzheng Sun and Zhenyu Han

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4156 | Submission Open

Keywords: resin-based composites; fiber-reinforced polymers; biocomposites ; nanocomposites ; manufacturing methods ; process research ; mechanical properties; natural fibers

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

Metamaterials and Their Devices, Second Edition

edited by

Youngpak Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2535 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; lattice metamaterials; crystal materials and structures; plasmonic and dielectric metamaterials; photonic crystals; phononic crystals; metasurfaces; fundamental issues; emerging fields for MMs; electromagnetic response; magnetic-resonance; electric-resonance; numerical methods; applications

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

Design and Synthesis of Functional Crystal Materials

edited by Lili Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal structure; synthesis and preparation of functional crystals; applications of functional crystals; theoretical design; electronic structure and optical properties; piezoelectric; semiconductor; nonlinear optical; and thermoelectric materials

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

Nanoelectronics and Bioelectronics

edited by

Abu Ul Hassan Sarwar Rana

,

Shoyebmohamad F. Shaikh

and

Marimuthu Palaniswami

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in the Stabilization of Metal Halide Perovskites

edited by Virginia Carnevali, Mingyang Wei, Vladislav Sláma and Lorenzo Agosta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D/2D perovskites; perovskite nucleation; low-dimension perovskites; machine-learned interatomic potentials; Rb incorporation; Cl incorporation; electron transport layer; hole transport layer; interface passivation; wide-bandgap perovskites; solar cell stability

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

Advances in Solid Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries

edited by Ruijie Ye and Daisuke Mori

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid electrolytes; solid-state batteries; synthesis and preparation methods; ceramic processing; inorganics– polymer composites; electrode– electrolyte interfaces; defect chemistry; solid-state ionics; ionic conduction; solid-state NMR; operando characterization

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

Research on the Preparation and Performance of Photocatalytic Materials

edited by Baoying Dai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 131 | 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)

Advanced Materials for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion

edited by Zhenhong Dai and Yinchang Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric materials; density functional theory and first-principles calculations; dynamics of anharmonic lattices; phonon coherence effect; lattice heat transport and electronic transport

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

Lanthanide Coordination Complexes: Advances in Ligand Design, Structure, and Luminescent Applications

edited by Nawal Al-Rasbi

submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: lanthanide(III) coordination complexes; crystal structure; ligand’ s design; luminescence properties; light emitting diodes (LEDs); luminescent chemo-sensors; antibacterial and antimicrobial activity

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

Shape Memory Alloys: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Bo Cao

, Chong Gao and

Takeshi Iwamoto

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5752 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory alloys; shape memory effect; smart materials; microstructures; mechanical properties; phase transformations; 3D/4D printing; grains; textures; programmed morphing

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

Structure & Properties of Novel Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

edited by Yuri Panarin

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5243 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectric smectic liquid crystals; bent-core liquid crystals; nematic liquid crystals; helix; dynamics; relaxation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Microstructure and Properties of Metals and Alloys

edited by Zhongquan Zhang,

Shouxun Ji

and Ze Chai

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5065 | 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)

Structural and Characterization of Composite Materials

edited by

Katarzyna Panasiuk

,

Sebastian Sławski

and Karolina Ewelina Mazur

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4173 | Submission Open

Keywords: properties of composite materials; manufacturing considerations; reinforcements; matrix materials; polymer matrix composites; mechanical and physical properties of composites; polymer matrix composite applications; metal matrix composite applications; carbon matrix composite applications; ceramic matrix composite applications

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

Advanced High-Strength Steel

edited by Binbin Wu,

Xuelin Wang

, Xiangyu Xu and

Yishuang Yu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4138 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; phase transformations; mechanical properties; fatigue; precipitation; materials characterization; thermodynamic simulations; crystallography; materials processing; additive manufacturing

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

Structural and Mechanical Properties of Novel Mg Alloys

edited by Lei Xiao and Xinkai Ma

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open

Keywords: As-cast and wrought Mg alloys; additive manufacturing of Mg alloys; microstructure– property characterizations; simulation and modeling; structure design; alloy development; strengthening and toughening mechanisms

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

Single-Crystalline Composite Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Jacek Krawczyk

,

Wlodzimierz Bogdanowicz

and

Limei Zheng

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Devki Talwar

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1116 | 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)

Advances in High Performance Metal Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Applications

edited by Mingxing Ma, Cong Zhao and Zhixin Wang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1109 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals/alloys; coatings; nano materials; micro-nano structure; phase transformation; microstructure; mechanical properties; corrosion behavior; first-principles calculation; preparation and applications

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

Graphene-Based Materials and Applications

edited by Lu Qi and

John Parthenios

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene-based materials; two-dimensional materials; crystal structure; synthesis and characterization techniques

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

Research on Crystallization of Biomacromolecules

edited by Xiaoxi Yu and

Rocco Caliandro

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecular crystallization; biomineralization; biomacromolecule purification and extraction; new methodologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Research on the Structural Evolution and Properties of High-Performance Coatings and Thin Films

edited by Jian Peng, Junjun Wang and

Wenzhen Xia

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance coatings; thin films; structural evolution; advanced fabrication techniques; computational material design

Reviews in Liquid Crystals

edited by

Vladimir Chigrinov

and

Aleksey Kudreyko

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11241 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided molecular design; synthesis and characterization; the alignment of liquid crystals; macroscopic and microscopic properties; phase structure and phase transitions; electro- and thermooptical effects; display device architecture; polymeric and biological liquid crystals; the theory of liquid crystals; ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Liquid Crystals)

Crystallization of High Performance Metallic Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Wangzhong Mu

and

Chao Chen

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9335 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification of steels and alloys; casting process; solid phase transformation; high-performance metallic materials; in-situ characterization; nucleation and growth in metals; inclusion/precipitate engineering in steels and alloys; slag and flux engineering; thermodynamics and kinetics of crystallization; process– structure– property correlation in alloys; simulations

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

High-Performance Metallic Materials

edited by Yunwei Gui, Lingxiao Ouyang and Sanbao Lin

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5631 | Submission Open

Keywords: superalloys; light metals; additive manufacturing; severe plastic deformation; computer simulations

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

Crystallisation Advances

edited by

Kannuchamy Vasanth Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2532 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleation; crystal growth; industrial crystallisation; crystallisation processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Crystallization)

New Insights into Perovskite Materials: From Fundamental Science to Applications

edited by Tengteng Li, Shiqi Li and

Silei Wang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1797 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; perovskite solar cells; perovskite light-emitting diodes; perovskite photodetectors; perovskite lasers; perovskite-based new theory; perovskite-based applications

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

Mechanical Properties and Friction Behavior of Metal Alloys and Their Composites

edited by Jingwen Qiu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; friction and wear; lubrication; steel; aluminum alloy; titanium alloy; magnesium alloy; high-entropy alloy; composites; EBSD; TEM; APT

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

The Development and Applications of Femtosecond Lasers

edited by

Felice Gesuele

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: femtosecond laser sources; ultrafast spectroscopy; electron and phonon dynamics; multiphoton imaging; nonlinear optical imaging; ultrafast all-optical signal processing; femtosecond laser irradiation and micromachining; laser-based surgery

Mechanical Properties of Microcrystalline Glass

edited by

Theany To

submission deadline 16 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; crystalline glass; glass; glass-ceramic; hardness; crack resistance; fracture toughness; X-ray diffraction; optical properties; theoretical models

Advances in Functional Inorganic Materials Prepared by Wet Chemical Methods (Third Edition)

edited by

Aleksej Zarkov

,

Loreta Tamasauskaite-Tamasiunaite

and

Aivaras Kareiva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5734 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional materials; magnetic materials; ferroelectric materials; piezoelectric materials; optical materials; processing routes; ceramics

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

Nanomaterials for Environmental and Solar Energy Applications

edited by Sofia Stefa and

Emmanouil Gagaoudakis

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3255 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial synthesis; physicochemical properties; band gap energy tuning; solar energy; environmental remediation; energy conversion; photocatalysis; thermochromic coatings; solar cells; batteries

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

Advanced Research of Silicon Photonics and Optoelectronics Devices

edited by Nicola Peserico and Martin Thomaschewski

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optoelectronic devices; photonic integrated circuits; interconnect; optical computing; free-space communications; photonic integration; advanced materials for photonics

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

Research and Application of Photoelectrocatalytic Materials

edited by Yanming Fu,

Xiaokang Wan

and Zili Ma

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1981 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoelectrocatalytic; photoelectrode materials; solar energy storage; high-value-added products; structure modulations; surface science

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

New Trends in Materials for Permanent Magnets

edited by

Marian Grigoras

and

Mihaela Lostun

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1766 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet; magnetic materials; magnetic properties; maximum energy product; rare earth; nanocomposite; powders; melt-spun ribbons; recycling

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

Optical Properties of Crystalline Semiconductors and Nanomaterials

edited by

Mithun Bhowmick

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1735 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductors; optoelectronics; quantum dots; nanoparticles; nanostructures; quantum materials; photoluminescence; photoelectric

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

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