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Special Issues
Crystals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process.
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Metal–Organic Complexes for Synthesis
Deadline: 30 June 2026
MXenes: From Synthesis to Applications
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Fatigue and Fracture of Crystalline Metal Structures
Deadline: 20 June 2026
Solid-State Batteries: Materials Design and Optimization
Deadline: 20 June 2026
Preparation and Performance Research of Piezoelectric Ceramics
Deadline: 20 June 2026
Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds at Extreme Conditions (2nd Edition)
Deadline: 15 June 2026
Transition Metal Complexes with Heterocyclic Ligands: Structural Insights, Biological Potential, and Computational Perspectives
Deadline: 31 May 2026
Advanced Research in Lithium-Ion Battery Materials
Deadline: 31 May 2026
Advances in New Functional Biomaterials for Medical Applications, Second Edition
Deadline: 20 May 2026
Advances in the Growth and Application of Nitride Crystals
Deadline: 20 May 2026
Electrochemical Preparation of Magnetic Materials
Deadline: 20 May 2026
Metallurgy-Processing-Properties Relationship of Metallic Materials
Deadline: 15 May 2026
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