Special Issue "State-of-the-Art Materials Science in Belgium 2017"
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2018) | Viewed by 75785
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Dear colleagues,
Belgium is a small country. The days of minerals and ores from the former colony Congo have long passed by, and the last coal mine was closed 25 years ago. So, Belgium has hardly any physical resources which can be exploited in materials research and development, or industry. This drawback is compensated by focussing on highly technological fields of research, not requiring vast amounts of raw materials. This approach includes the development of new analytical methods for the characterization of materials, research into new advanced functional materials as well as finding new industrial processes utilizing existing materials.
This special issue aims at collecting an overview of materials research activities in Belgium. Research topics include, but are not limited to:
- Methods for the synthesis of new materials in powder, bulk or thin film form.
- Surface modification or functionalization of materials.
- Optical, electrical, mechanical or magnetic properties of materials.
- New methods for materials characterization.
- Material degradation and protection.
- Applications of advanced functional materials.
- Technologies for separation and recycling.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit manuscripts on the subject “State-of-the-Art Materials Science in Belgium” for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, as well as comprehensive reviews are welcome. Please feel free contact me as guest editor in case of further questions.
Prof. Dr. Dirk Poelman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- synthesis; characterization
- coatings; functional materials
- degradation; protection; recycling; circular economy