Advanced Materials Characterization
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
The section "Advanced Materials Characterization" focuses on contributions that have a significant component linked to the (advanced) structural characterization of solid materials. In many applications, the exact structure, crystal structure, position of the functional groups, and other structural parameters have a significant effect on the characteristics and properties of the material. These are commonly known as "structure–property" or "structure–activity" relationships.
Advanced spectroscopic techniques are able to describe the structure and configurations in materials in great detail. "Operando" spectroscopic techniques or hyphenated techniques are becoming more and more sophisticated. Synchrotron X-Ray techniques show the structure and the neighbors of any given atom in a material, and microscopic techniques are reaching atomic resolution. NMR and EPR and their multidimensional variants reveal more and more information about the proximity of neighboring atoms. Gas sorption techniques reveal pore sizes and pore shapes. Luminescence, electrochemistry, and photo-responsive measurements are just a few examples of the many tools scientists have to unravel the secrets of solid materials. Scientists specializing in modeling techniques are in constant interaction with experimentalists to get a deeper insight into solid material and its changes and interactions with other molecules or external triggers. Such insights allow scientists to truly "design" materials towards very specific properties or applications.
Contributions that can relate the structural and functional information of a material to its specific properties and characteristics are highly welcomed in this section, together with all papers that describe an important advancement of any solid-state characterization techniques. Additionally, modeling papers with experimental input are welcomed.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Materials in Cultural Heritage: Analysis, Testing and Preservation (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Advanced Characterization of Solid Material Surfaces at the Nanoscale (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Sustainable Materials and Methodologies Applied to the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Non-Destructive Testing of Materials and Parts: Techniques, Case Studies and Practical Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Advanced Materials in Cultural Heritage Conservation (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Obtaining and Characterizing of New Materials (6th Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Non-Destructive Testing in Industrial Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Heritage and Archaeology (Third Edition) (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advanced Biomaterial Characterization Techniques: Spectroscopy and Electron Microscopy Analysis (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Advances in Structure Analysis of Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- The Parameters of Advanced Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Advanced Laser and Optical Methods for Material Analysis, Surface Engineering, and Performance Enhancement (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Advances in Assessment and Health Monitoring of Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Synergistic Approaches to Surface Modification, Lubrication, and Wear Control (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Design, Preparation, and Microstructural Characterization of High Entropy Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Recent Advances in Defect and Damage Detection of Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Innovative Techniques in Non-Destructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Materials and Structures (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Materials Characterization (Deadline: 10 March 2027)
- Material Surface Topography Measurement, Analysis and Characterization (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- Advanced Tribological Materials and Surface Engineering (Deadline: 20 May 2027)
