Multifunctional Composites and Hybrid Materials
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 3400
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of multifunctional composites and hybrid materials represents one of the most dynamic and interdisciplinary frontiers in contemporary inorganic materials science. By combining inorganic components with other inorganic, organic, or bio-inspired phases, these materials enable the integration of multiple functionalities—structural, electrical, optical, magnetic, catalytic, thermal, or environmental—within a single engineered system.
Recent advances in synthesis strategies, interface engineering, and multiscale characterization have significantly expanded the design space of inorganic composites and hybrid materials. In particular, the controlled coupling between different phases at the nano- and microscale has opened new opportunities to tailor material properties beyond the limits of single-component systems. Such approaches are increasingly relevant for applications ranging from energy conversion and storage, environmental remediation, and catalysis, to sensing, optoelectronics, biomedical devices, and advanced structural materials.
This Special Issue of Inorganics, entitled “Multifunctional Composites and Hybrid Materials”, aims to provide a comprehensive forum for the dissemination of recent theoretical and experimental advances in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of inorganic-based composite and hybrid materials. Contributions addressing fundamental aspects, such as structure–property relationships, interfacial phenomena, and multifunctional coupling mechanisms, as well as studies demonstrating innovative applications and performance enhancements enabled by hybrid or composite architectures are particularly welcome.
We invite researchers to submit original research articles, communications, and review papers covering (but not limited to) the following topics:
- Inorganic–inorganic and inorganic–organic hybrid materials;
- Nanocomposites and hierarchical composite architectures;
- Functional interfaces and interphase engineering;
- Multifunctional materials for energy, environmental, and catalytic applications;
- Advanced characterization and modeling of composite and hybrid systems;
- Processing, scalability, and durability of inorganic composites.
We hope this Special Issue will stimulate further research and foster interdisciplinary dialogue within the inorganic materials community.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Prof. Dr. Stefano Bellucci
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- multifunctional materials
- inorganic composites
- hybrid materials
- nanocomposites
- inorganic–organic hybrids
- interface engineering
- structure–property relationships
- hierarchical materials
- functional interfaces
- advanced inorganic materials
- energy-related materials
- catalytic materials
- environmental materials
- smart and responsive materials
- multiscale characterization
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