Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses exhibit an exceptional versatility in terms of composition, structure, and related properties, thus being suitable for taking part in countless applications of human life. This section “Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses” publishes papers dealing with the design, synthesis, manufacturing, characterization, modeling, and applications of all types of ceramics and Glasses, such as single-crystal and polycrystalline ceramics, amorphous ceramics (glasses), partially-crystalline ceramics (glass-ceramics), nanoceramics, as well as composites based on or containing the mentioned materials. Topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Processing: powder preparation; colloidal science; novel forming and sintering technologies; additive manufacturing; patterning, templates, and self-assembly; large scale/complicated shape processing; hybrid processes, co-firing of metals and ceramics; production of composites.
Properties: mechanical; electrochemical; electrical; ferroelectric; thermal; thermoelectric; optical; photoelectric; magnetic; interfacial; transport; thermodynamic; biocompatible; bioactive.
Theory and Simulation: defects; diffusion; phase transformation; phase equilibrium; thermodynamics; kinetics, chemical, thermal stability of ceramics; sintering modeling; micromechanical modeling.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Exploring the Versatility of Piezoelectric and Dielectric Electroceramics: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- 3D-Printed Oxide Ceramics: Design, Mechanism and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Feature Papers in Refractories and Ceramics: Microstructure, Properties and Applications (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Ceramics (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in High-Temperature Ceramics and Refractory Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Characteristics of Dental Ceramics (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Additive Manufacturing of Ceramic Components on the Leap to Industrial Use (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in Synthesis, Characterization, Structure and Properties of Ceramics (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Related Materials: Structure Design, Fabrication and Application (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Structural Design and Performance Optimization of Energy Storage Ceramic Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Functionalized Ceramics and Their Composites: Preparation, Properties and Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Processing and Microstructure Design of Advanced Ceramics (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Dental Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Advanced Metallic and Ceramics Composites: Preparation, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Synergy in Polyphase Materials: Harnessing the Power of Glass and Ceramics (2nd Edtion) (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Advances in Ceramic and Glass Materials: Additive Manufacturing and Various Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Complex Ceramic Materials with Advanced Properties for Versatile Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Research Progress in the Structure and Properties of Novel Functional Glasses (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Characterization of Bioactive Glasses by Computational and Experimental Methods (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Structure–Property Relationships in Advanced Glass Materials: From Synthesis to Functional Performance (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Advanced Ceramics and Composites: Preparation, Characterization and Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Applications of Advanced Glass in Information, Energy and Engineering (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Transparent Ceramic Materials for Various Optical Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Advances in High-Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites and Coatings (Deadline: 31 December 2026)