Advanced Ferroelectric and Dielectric Materials: Fabrication and Applications
A Special Issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944) belonging to the section "Electronic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2027 | Viewed by 30
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Interests: materials for energy conversion and energy storage; smart sensor and actuator technology; ultrasonic transducer technology; power ultrasonics; battery health monitoring; energy harvesting; non-destructive evaluation by ultrasound; ultrasound for biomedical applications
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Dear Colleagues,
Ferroelectric and dielectric materials have long been recognised as indispensable functional materials owing to their exceptional electrical, electromechanical, optical, and thermal properties. Recent advances in materials science, nanotechnology, and manufacturing techniques have significantly expanded the range of available ferroelectric and dielectric materials, including ceramics, polymers, thin films, single crystals, composites, and emerging low-dimensional materials. These developments have enabled remarkable progress in high-performance electronic devices, energy storage systems, sensors, actuators, transducers, non-volatile memories, flexible electronics, wearable devices, biomedical technologies, and next-generation communication systems. At the same time, increasing demands for sustainable manufacturing, lead-free alternatives, miniaturisation, multifunctionality, and enhanced reliability continue to drive innovation in material design, fabrication processes, and device integration. Addressing the remaining scientific and technological challenges requires interdisciplinary efforts spanning materials synthesis, structural characterisation, theoretical modelling, and practical engineering applications.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform for researchers to present the latest advances in the fabrication, characterisation, modelling, and application of advanced ferroelectric and dielectric materials. Original research articles, reviews, and perspectives are welcomed on topics including, but not limited to, novel material synthesis and processing methods; thin-film deposition and additive manufacturing; lead-free and environmentally friendly ferroelectric materials; dielectric ceramics, polymers, composites, and nanostructured materials; domain engineering and microstructure optimisation; electrical, mechanical, thermal, and optical characterisation; computational modelling and simulation; energy storage and energy harvesting devices; capacitors; piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and electrocaloric materials; sensors, actuators, transducers, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); flexible and wearable electronics; photonic and optoelectronic devices; artificial intelligence-assisted materials discovery and optimisation; and emerging applications in healthcare, robotics, aerospace, telecommunications, and sustainable energy technologies. Through this collection, the Special Issue seeks to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, highlight recent breakthroughs, and stimulate future research that bridges fundamental materials science with practical device development and industrial implementation.
Dr. Koko Kwok-Ho Lam
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ferroelectric materials
- dielectric materials
- functional ceramics
- thin films
- lead-free materials
- energy storage
- piezoelectric materials
- sensors and actuators
- flexible electronics
- advanced manufacturing
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