Novel Precursors to Inorganic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The design and manufacture of functional materials has been one of the key driving forces of the modern age. The properties of every device are governed by the performance of the materials they consist of, which has led to a constant demand for innovation and improvement of fundamental and exotic materials. One key method of tackling this challenge is looking at how materials are made and, in particular, at different synthetic routes to their manufacture. This, coupled with a global appetite to manufacture in a more sustainable way, utilising, for example atom efficient processes or low temperature routes, has resulted in a field of study devoted to looking at different precursors for preparing materials. In this Special Issue entitled “Novel Precursors to Inorganic Materials”, we will celebrate the efforts of the research community which is looking to revolutionise material design in this way.

Dr. Peter D. Matthews
Guest Editor

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• organometallic precursor
• molecular precursors
• inorganic energy materials
• precursor materials
• organic-inorganic hybrids
• atom efficient
• low temperature routes
• molecular clusters