Crystals

Widespread Application of Advanced Nanomaterials

edited by

, Dan Xue and

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nanomaterials; functional nanomaterials; nanocomposites; energy storage and conversion; environmental nanotechnology; smart nanomaterials; stimuli-responsive systems; photocatalysis and sensors; nano-enabled electronics and photonics; sustainable synthesis; ai-assisted materials design; nanoscale characterization; structure– property relationships; multidisciplinary applications

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

Layered Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Anna Maria Cardinale

and Cristina Carbone

submission deadline 23 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: layered materials; LDH; anionic clays; composites; structure– properties relationships

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

Emerging Perovskite Materials and Applications

edited by

Tingting Yan

and

Heinz Christoph Neitzert

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; fluorescence; efficiency; solar cells; ion doping; pressure effects; phase transition; optical properties; vibrational spectroscopy; electronic state calculations; theoretical models

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

Research Progress of Laser Crystals

edited by Huili Zhang and

Xiaoming Duan

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser crystal; crystal growth; crystal structure; spectral properties; laser performance

Structure, Properties, and Applications of Nanomaterials and Thin Films

edited by

Irina Negut

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; thin films; interface phenomena; nanostructure-property relationships; synthesis techniques; characterization methods; electronic and optical Properties; energy storage applications; biomedical nanotechnology; device integration

Welding and Joining of Metallic Materials: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ali Khalfallah

and Reza Beygi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3278 | Submission Open

Keywords: friction stir welding; laser welding; electron beam welding; hybrid welding; adhesive bonding; welding-based additive manufacturing (WAAM); gas metal arc welding (GMAW); gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW); shielded metal arc welding (SMAW); welding parameters and optimization; microstructure; post-weld heat treatment; grain structure; phase transformations; precipitates; defects; residual stresses; mechanical properties; non-destructive testing; fatigue analysis; fracture mechanics; weld integrity; reliability assessments

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

Recent Achievements in Oxide Transistors

edited by Penghui He and

Dmitri Donetski

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel oxide materials; high mobility and robust stability; advanced fabrication techniques; device innovation and physics; emergent phenomena or applications

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

The Development of Advanced Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by Zhipeng Yu and Hong Yin

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6012 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; electrochemical energy conversion; electrochemical energy storage; water electrolysis; fuel cells; batteries; supercapacitors; nanostructured materials; composite materials; novel electrolytes; energy efficiency

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

Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalyst: From Structure to Application

edited by

Chiara Aliotta

and

Marco Russo

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2358 | 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)

Recent Advances in Photocatalysts Materials

edited by Kristina Mojsilovic and

Stevan Stojadinović

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 580 | 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)

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 2295 | 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)

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

edited by

Eleonora Bolli

,

Alessandra Varone

and

Alessandra Palombi

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

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

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

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 43 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Crystals)

Innovations in Magnetic Composites: Synthesis to Application

edited by Izabella Crăciunescu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

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

Cutting-Edge Research in Plastic-Flexible Thermoelectric Materials

edited by Dongwang Yang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 7 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7067 | 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)

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 209 | 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)

Performance and Processing of Metal Materials

edited by Zhanfeng Wang and Benilde F. O. Costa

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal materials; high-performance alloys; advanced processing techniques; material behavior modeling; mechanical properties

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

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

edited by

Dumitriu Cristina

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 38 | 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

Materials and Their Performance Characterization in Extreme Environments

edited by Ruzhuan Wang, Yi He and

Tomasz Sadowski

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 115 | 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)

Advanced Alloys for Aggressive Environments: Challenges and Breakthroughs

edited by

Pedro Javier Lloreda-Jurado

, Raquel Lopez and

Ernesto Chicardi

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 60 | 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)

Advances in High-Performance Alloys

edited by Huihui Zhi, Cheng Wen and

Kai Guan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 69 | 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 12 | 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 25 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials

edited by

Grazia Giuseppina Politano

and

John Parthenios

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15155 | 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 14093 | 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)

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 3562 | 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 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 489 | 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)

Functional Acoustic Metamaterials

edited by

Seiji Fukushima

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Research in Biomineralization

edited by Anamarija Stanković and

Nives Matijaković Mlinarić

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathological mineralization; spontaneous precipitations; kinetics of precipitation; additives; biomineralization; crystallization; in vivo/in vitro microbiological studies; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomolecular Crystals)

Advances in Functional Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Piotr Szterner

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocompatible materials; crystalline materials; nanocrystals; nanomaterials; composites; surface engineering; biomedicinal applications

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

Research Progress on Thermoelectric Materials

edited by

Changcun Li

and

Omar Chmaissem

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 36 | 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

Structure and Properties of Macrocycle-Based Molecular (Co-)Crystals

edited by Bin Li,

Peng Hu

, Zhongwu Wang and Yiliang Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: macrocycle crystals; macrocycle co-crystals; room temperature phosphorescence; thermally activated delay fluorescence ; circularly polarized luminescence; semiconductor; stimuli responsiveness; adsorption/separation; optoelectronic materials

Exploring New Materials for the Transition to Sustainable Energy

edited by

Raluca Mereu

submission deadline 29 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural characterization; nanocrystalline materials; thermal behavior; design materials; electronic structures (interface electronic structure); photocatalytic (materials; behavior; degradation); solar energy (solar cells; energy conversion); energy storage (electrolytes; energy storage materials; batteries); transport properties; electrochemical energy systems (battery; supercapacitor); functional materials; sustainable materials; electrochemical materials; materials for energy

Advances in Low-Dimensional Materials for Electronics and Sensing Applications

edited by

Hu Li

and

Klaus Leifer

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 38610 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-dimensional materials; low-dimensional devices; medical diagnosis; gas sensors; flexible electronics; optoelectronics; nanodevices; nanomechanics; MEMS/NEMS

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

Co-Crystals and Polymorphic Transition in Energetic Materials

edited by

Yapeng Ou

,

Tao Yan

and

Siwei Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13745 | Submission Open

Keywords: energetic co-crystals; crystal phases control; polymorphic transition inhibition; crystal structure prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystal Engineering)

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of International Crystallography

edited by

Alessandra Toncelli

,

Vladimir Chigrinov

,

José Gavira

,

Jesús Sanmartín-Matalobos

,

Zongyou Yin

and

Shujun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12103 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystals; crystal growth; characterization techniques; crystalline; structure properties and applications of crystalline materials

Microstructure Evolution and Deformation Mechanisms in Lightweight Alloys

edited by Song Tang, Yuze Li, Zongde Kou and

Zhan Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3193 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium alloys; aluminium alloys; titanium alloys; microstructure evolution; plastic deformation

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

Feature Papers on “Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials” 2025

edited by

Leonid M. Kustov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid materials; composite materials; intermolecular interactions; molecular crystals; coordination polymers; metal– organic frameworks; covalent organic frameworks; hierarchical zeolites; zeolite-like materials; organic– inorganic hybrids; graphene; carbon nitride; layered sulfides; metal nanoparticles; metal oxide nanoparticles; metal chalcogenide nanoparticles; metal pnictide nanoparticles; MXenes

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

Optical Vortices and Solitons

edited by

Valeri Slavchev

and

Francesco Simoni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: vortex structures; solitons; nonlinear optics; biophotonics

Graphene-Related and Graphene-Like Reinforcements in Composites: Manufacturing and Applications

edited by

Daniel Salvi

and Silvia Vesco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; polymer composites; metal matrix composites; coatings; particle reinforcement; green manufacturing; lightweighting; wear resistance; mechanical performances; conductivity

Advanced Research on Perovskite Solar Cells

edited by Chunyang Zhang,

Sawanta Mali

and

Guanying Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite; solar cell; carbon-based; stable; cost; efficient; energy; structural design

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

Structure and Characterization of Enzymes

edited by

Jung-Min Choi

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme structure; biocatalysis; structure– function relationship; X-ray crystallography; artificial intelligence in structural biology

Alloy Materials Degradation and Microstructural Study

edited by

Adnan Syed

,

Adrianus Indrat Aria

and

Juho Lehmusto

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature corrosion; material degradation; extreme environment materials; hot corrosion; molten salt corrosion; scanning electron microscopy; mechanical properties; corrosion mechanism; corrosion-resistant alloys; coatings; microstructure characterization

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

Metal Oxide-Based Nanomaterials: Advances in Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

edited by

Jorge Manuel Silva-Jara

,

Diego Eloyr Navarro-López

,

Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza

and Miguel Angel López-Alvarez

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-oxide-based nanomaterials; nanocrystals; synthesis techniques; characterization; environmental remediation; catalysis; biomedical applications; green synthesis; toxicity assessment; sustainability; interdisciplinary research; machine learning; innovative research; environmental monitoring; drug delivery; life cycle analysis

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

Synergizing Crystallography, Mineral Materials Science and Solid Waste Upcycling for Sustainable Materials Innovation

edited by Limei Wu, Xin Liu and

Qingfeng Guo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral crystallography; mineral materials; solid waste valorization; AI-driven material design

Advances in Functional Materials for Lithium Secondary Battery System: Challenge, Opportunities, Solutions and Applications

edited by Jingzheng Weng, Minquan Tian and

Yutaka Moritomo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; crystalline materials; polymer conductors; energy materials; electrode materials; solid electrolytes; high-voltage functional materials; lithium battery; next-generation post-lithium battery systems

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

Microstructure Characterization and Design of Alloys, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Figueroa

, Arnoldo Bedolla-Jacuiende and Jacinto Cortéz Pérez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructural analysis; mechanical properties; tribological behavior of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

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

Metal–Organic Complexes for Synthesis

edited by

Yan Liu

and

Bing Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic complexes; photocatalysis; organic synthesis; photothermal reactions; enzyme mimic catalysis; synthetic methodology; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; electrocatalysis; cooperative catalysis; gas conversion; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); nanoenzymes; plastic recycling; polymer engineering

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

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