Functional Electroceramics

Dear Colleagues,

Functional Electroceramics are among the most important functional materials and are indispensable for outstanding technological developments. They increasingly gain importance in digitisation and telecommunications as miniaturised electronic components, as electrode materials for batteries or fuel cells, or as actuators and sensors.

Piezoceramics especially have become a hot topic within the past decade. Legislations against the use of hazardous substances sparked research into environmentally friendly alternative materials. This has an extraordinary impact on research on lead-free piezoceramics. A wide range of new material systems was created or already known ones were rediscovered. The combination of already promising systems also led to promising results. In this way, new aspects were discovered that are important for other applications. These include extraordinary ion-conducting or semiconducting properties, as well as mechanical, electrical and structural processes under the influence of external stimuli. For materials science, these properties are of particular importance in connection with the transition from a fossil fuel-based society to the use of renewable energies. Together with the development of sophisticated characterisation methods, materials science in this field has made a great leap forward.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Manuel Hinterstein
Guest Editor

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