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New Semiconductor Materials for Energy Conversion, 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Gao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1148 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor materials; energy conversion; low-bandgap materials; solar cells; thermoelectric generators; light-emitting diodes (LEDs); photovoltaics; energy harvesting; material science; multifunctional semiconductors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Recent Advances in Solid-State Batteries

edited by

Feng Yu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage devices; solid-state batteries; solid electrolytes; interface engineering; electrode materials

Nanocomposites for Photocatalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alejandro Pérez-Larios

Mamoun Fellah

and Naouel Hezil

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10486 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic materials; photocatalysis technology; wastewater treatment; water disinfection; air purification; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Novel Photo(electro)catalytic Degradation

edited by Potlako J. Mafa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6500 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysts; photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; photo-Fenton; mechanisms; organic pollutants; inorganic contaminants; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Solid-State Chemistry)

Synthesis, Structural Analysis and Biological Activity of Metal Complexes

edited by

João Honorato de Araujo-Neto

and

Ana Maria Da Costa Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5394 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complexes; biological activity; therapeutic applications; structural analysis; metal– biomolecule interactions; medicinal inorganic chemistry; anticancer agents; antimicrobial activity; antiviruses activity; neurodegenerative disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinorganic Chemistry)

Advances in Thermoelectric Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by Marco Fronzi and

Paolo Mele

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3741 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric materials energy conversion; greenhouse gas reduction; thermal transport; thermal conductivity; two-dimensional materials and nanoalloys; machine learning; theoretical and experimental methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Luminescent and Photoluminescent Properties of Hybrid Halide Materials

edited by Shuai Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1761 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mn-based hybrid halides; Cu-based scintillators; Ce-based luminescent materials; X-ray scintillation; photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY); hybrid material design; machine learning in material optimization; high-throughput screening; structure-property relationships; advanced imaging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Solid-State Chemistry)

Advances in Polyoxometalate Chemistry: Structure, Synthesis, and Applications

edited by

Shenzhen Chang

, Yaru Gong and

Yanhong Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1485 | Submission Open

Keywords: polyoxometalate; metal– oxygen clusters; crystal structure; self assembly; photo-/electro-/thermal catalysis; magnetic; energy storage/conversion; antibacterial/antiviral; hybrid materials; photoluminescence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coordination Chemistry)

Advances in Metal-Based Anticancer Drugs

edited by

Wendell Guerra

and

Carolina Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1394 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; metallodrugs; anticancer agents; antiproliferative activity; biomolecules; metal complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinorganic Chemistry)

New Advances into Nanostructured Oxides, 3rd Edition

edited by

Roberto Nisticò

and Tatiana Rodriguez-Flores

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs); aerogels; biomaterials; biomedicine; catalysis; controlled transport and/or release; drug-delivery systems; electrocatalysis; energy storage and production; environmental remediation; functional coatings; heterogeneous catalysis; inorganic chemistry; magnetic materials; membrane and separation technology; mesoporous materials; metal oxides; microporous materials; mixed-metal oxides; monoliths; nanocomposites; photocatalysis; sensing; smart materials; sol– gel; solid-state characterization; stimuli-responsive materials; surface functionalization; templating processes; thin films; wastewater treatments; zeolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Rare-Earth Luminescent Materials

edited by

Kailei Lu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare-earth luminescence; phosphors; material synthesis; crystal structure; energy transfer processes; spectroscopic properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Recent Advances in Sustainable Ceramic Matrix Composites

edited by Edén A. Rodríguez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 685 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic matrix composites; sustainability; advanced ceramics; high-temperature materials; recycling; green manufacturing; microstructure; performance optimization; aerospace applications; energy materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Novel Materials in Li–Ion Batteries, 2nd Edition

edited by

Pengwei Li

and Yinyi Gao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium– ion battery; new material; solid electrolyte; lithium– air battery; computational materials science; molecular dynamics; machine learning; multiscale simulation and optimization; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Inorganic Thermoelectric Materials: Advances and Applications

edited by Chengjin An

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic thermoelectrics; energy conversion; waste-heat recovery; figure of merit (ZT); Seebeck coefficient; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Metal Catalyst Discovery, Design and Synthesis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Geun-Ho Han

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst design; computer-aided design and modeling; machine learning; biomimetic catalysts; catalysis; machine learning; reaction pathways; synthesis; atomic-level characterization; main group metals; transition metals; synergy between theory and experiment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Recent Progress in Perovskites

edited by

Pengfei Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8408 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; hybrid perovskites; inorganic perovskites; stability and degradation; optoelectronic devices; photovoltaics; LEDs; catalysis; energy storage; interface engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Solid-State Chemistry)

Novel Catalysts for Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion

edited by

Xiufang He

and Xia Long

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3626 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoelectrochemical water splitting; carbon dioxide reduction; photoelectrochemical catalyst; dynamic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Mixed Metal Oxides, 3rd Edition

edited by

Aivaras Kareiva

Greta Inkrataitė

and

Dovydas Karoblis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1623 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional metal oxides; catalysts; microstructure; physical properties; nanoparticles; nanoclusters; nanocomposites; solid-state chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Sustainable Electrode Materials for Energy Storage

edited by

Jiangchun Chen

and

Dandan Yu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali metal-ion batteries; dual-ion batteries; electrolytes; electrode/electrolyte interphase; sustainable electrode materials; solid-state batteries; supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Chemical Looping CO₂ Capture and In Situ Reforming

edited by

Yunlei Zhao

and Hao Ling

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical looping; CO2 capture; CO2 in situ reforming; valuable products; gas content analysis; solid conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Novel Research on Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by Zixuan Liu,

Zhoupeng Li

and Deyu Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic; energy storage material; battery; supercapacitor– battery hybrid; electrode material; electrolyte; casing material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Structure and Component-Designed Functional Materials for Electrochemical Application

edited by Jing Xu and

Yibing Xie

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid/composite materials; derived materials; advanced structure materials; biomass carbon materials; electrochemical; energy storage and conversion; electrode and electrolyte; interface regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Electrochemical Applications of Advanced Inorganic Nanomaterials

edited by

Xianlu Lu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic nanomaterials; electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; energy storage; sensors; batteries; supercapacitors; CO2 reduction; interface; synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Phosphors: Synthesis, Properties, and Structures

edited by

Ivana Zekovic

and

Jovana Periša

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: phosphors; luminescence; rare-earth doping; nanomaterials; optical properties; synthesis; structure– property relationship; energy transfer; persistent luminescence; photoluminescent materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Inorganic Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) and Electrolysis (SOEC)

edited by Yingzhen Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel SOFC/SOEC electrode materials; interconnection of SOFCs; novel solid electrolyte materials; interface engineering; SOFC’ s stack performance and durability; synergistic optimization of fuel cells and electrolytes; lightweight porous metal-supported SOFCs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Structure–Activity Relationship in Transition Metal Complexes for Medicine and Catalysis

edited by

Adnan Zahirovic

and

Aleksandar Višnjevac

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metal complexes; structure– activity relationship (SAR); spectroscopy and structural characterization; metal-based drugs; catalysis; biomolecule interactions; computational modeling; mechanistic studies; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinorganic Chemistry)

Single-Atom Catalysis: Advances in Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

edited by Kangkang Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-atom catalysis (SAC); synthesis strategies; characterization techniques; catalytic applications; structure– activity relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Synthesis and Characterisation

edited by

Charalampos Drivas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metal dichalcogenides; synthesis; characterisation; 2D materials; catalysis; optoelectronics; energy storage; heterostructures; nanomaterials; surface characterisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Solid-State Chemistry)

Novel Ceramics and Refractory Composites

edited by

Jesús Fernando López-Perales

Ilona Jastrzębska

, Leonel Díaz Tato and

Sinuhe Uriel Costilla Aguilar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced ceramics; refractory composites; ultra-high temperature ceramics; nanostructured ceramics; additively man-ufactured ceramics; multifunctional composites; microstructure-property relationship; thermal performance; sustainable processing; smart refractories; machine learning; computational modeling; simulation-based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

High-Entropy Alloys and High-Entropy Ceramics

edited by

Zhipeng Wang

, Yuanyuan Tian and Yang Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; high-entropy ceramics; multi-principal element materials; material design; mechanical properties; functional materials; energy storage; advanced characterization; computational materials science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Carbon-Based Functional Materials for Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications

edited by

Xiaoyu Zhao

, Qiang Li and Na Liang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based functional materials; photoelectric material; photoelectrocatalysis; water splitting; CO2 reduction; zinc– air battery; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

MOFs and MCOFs: Design, Synthesis and Application

edited by Xujia Hong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic frameworks; MOFs; metal– covalent organic frameworks; MCOFs; design; synthesis; sensing; gas adsorption and separation; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Inorganic Semiconductors in Biosensors: Design, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by

Peilun Qiu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic semiconductors; metal oxide semiconductors; two-dimensional inorganic semiconductors; semiconductor quantum dots; heterostructures; biosensors; biomimetic sensors; machine learning; intelligent biosensing systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Photoluminescence and Scintillation Properties of Rare Earth-Doped Materials

edited by Lakhdar Guerbous and

Dragana Marinković

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; structural design; and growth of RE-doped materials; single crystals; 2D materials; nanoparticles; quantum dots; ceramics; glasses; nanocomposite-based luminescent materials; photoluminescence; luminescence and energy transfer processes; principle of scintillators; inorganic and organic scintillators; scintillation and scintillator parameters; scintillation for neutron detection; scintillators in nanomedicine; scintillator for high-energy physics; DFT calculation of RE-doped materials; computational Montecarlo simulations of luminescent materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Biological Activities of Metal Complexes and Their Interactions with Biomolecules

edited by

Renan Lira de Farias

Ricardo Queiroz Aucélio

and Mariete Barbosa Moreira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinorganic chemistry; metallodrugs; theranostic systems; protein– ligand interactions; bioanalytical methods; in silico calculations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinorganic Chemistry)

Advanced Inorganic Semiconductor Materials, 4th Edition

edited by

Sake Wang

Minglei Sun

and Tuan-Hung Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: information technology; inorganic semiconductors; two-dimensional materials; graphene; transition-metal dichalcogenides; fabrication; characterization; electronic properties; optoelectronic properties; thermal properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Bioinspired Catalysis: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives

edited by

Caterina G. C. Marques Netto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination compounds; structure– reactivity relationships; enzyme- mimics; biomimetic catalysis; catalysis and mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinorganic Chemistry)

Metal Complexes Containing Bioactive Ligands: Structure and Biological Evaluation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dušan Dimić

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive ligands; transition metal complexes; DFT; molecular dynamics; cytotoxicity; antioxidant activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinorganic Chemistry)

Synthesis and Application of Luminescent Materials, 3rd Edition

edited by Binbin Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescent materials; synthesis design; optical mechanism; promising applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Structure and Properties of Atomically Precise Metal Clusters

edited by

Xiaoli Pei

and

Pei Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: atomically precise metal clusters; ligand-protected metal clusters; heterometallic clusters and alloy nanoclusters; superatoms and magic-sized nanostructures; stimuli-induced structural transformations; chiral clusters and chiroptical properties; luminescent clusters; excited-state dynamics; metal cluster-based catalysis; cluster-based functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Synthesis and Applications of Metallofullerenes

edited by

Yaofeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: fullerenes; metallofullerenes; endohedral fullerenes; nanomaterials; nanoelectronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

Progress on Ferroelectric Materials

edited by Lixiang Rao and

Gang Tang

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; data-driven materials discovery; automated experimentation; inverse design; materials databases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)

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