Materials

Advances in Mineral Functional Materials

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 927 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral materials; mineral structure and property optimization; nonmetallic mineral materials; new energy mineral materials; mineral materials for biology; mineral materials for environment control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Preparation, Properties and Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics

edited by Andrzej Kruk

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: arc plasma melted; accuracy; wet chemistry methods; phase composition; microstructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Innovative Restorative Dental Materials and Fabrication Techniques

edited by

Yasuhiro Matsuda

and

Katsushi Okuyama

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiology; preventive dentistry; adhesive dentistry; dentin regeneration materials; biomaterials; periodontology; restorative materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Marine Metal Corrosion and Protective Materials

edited by Wenjie Zhao and

Xiaoqiang Fan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal and alloys; corrosion; electrochemistry; oxidation; structural evolution; protective film; composite coatings; corrosion inhibitors; corrosion modeling; corrosion life prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Complementary Use of Industrial Solid Wastes to Produce Green Materials

edited by

Jingwei Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic waste; lithium ion battery recycling; mineral recycling; semiconductor material recycling; building solid waste recycling; city mines; hazardous solid wastes; organic wastes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Development of Electrode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries

edited by

Guo-Ming Weng

and Yuanming Gao

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: sodium-ion battery; high-voltage cathode material; high-capacity anode material; cathode-electrolyte interphase; solid-electrolyte interphase; aqueous sodium-ion battery; solid-state sodium-ion battery; anode-less sodium-ion battery; large-scale manufacturing; lifecycle modeling and prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advances in Corrosion and Protection of Passivating Metals and Alloys

edited by

Tomasz Borowski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; passivation; protection; alloys; stainless steels; surface engineering; coating; layer; microstructure; chemical and phase composition; topography; biological properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Advances in Catalytic Materials and Processes for the Energy and Environmental Applications in a Carbon-Neutral Society

edited by

Muhammad Asif Nawaz

and Waqas Qamar Zaman

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; CO₂ reduction; sustainable energy; electrocatalysis; advanced oxidation processes; graphene-based composites; MXenes; environmental nanotechnology; microbial fuel cells; reactor engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Synthesis and Characterization of Materials for Sensors

edited by Sheng Huang,

Jiankun Sun

,

Mingzhi Jiao

, Yangyang Ju, Yue Wang and Wufan Xuan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; intelligent sensor; intelligent algorithm; material synthesis and characterization; sensor applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Evaluation of Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Lightweight Alloys

edited by Xiaoyan Peng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum alloy; magnesium alloy; titanium alloy; alloy composition; manufacturing processes; heat treatment; mechanical properties; microstructure; fatigue resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Eco-Friendly Materials for Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Elnaz Esmizadeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building material; green construction; bio-based construction materials; lifecycle assessment; circular economy in construction; recycled construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Advanced Processing-Structure-Property Relationships for Novel Alloys

edited by

Abdollah Saboori

and Mohammad Hossein Mosallanejad

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; alloy development in AM; process-property relationships in AM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Functional Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

Lin Ye

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano/micro hydrogel sphere; conductive hydrogel for nerve tissue engineering; sensitive hydrogels such as thermal; pH and ROS responsive hydrogels; self-healing hydrogels; tough and strong hydrogels for hard tissue repair and regeneration; hydrogel sensors and hydrogel actuators for medical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Polymer Electrolytes: Fundamentals, Approaches and Applications

edited by Yunsong Li and

Yuxiao Lin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer electrolytes; multi-scale simulations; characterization; batteries; fuel cells; supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Transforming Industrial Waste into Sustainable Construction Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Enrique Fernandez Ledesma

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 750 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable composites; recycled building materials; geopolymer concrete; circular economy; sustainable construction; recycled aggregates; revalorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Research of Organic Molecules and Materials for Modern Chemical and Biological Applications

edited by

Jacek Ścianowski

and

Marek Krzeminski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic compounds and materials; biological activity; antioxidants; anticancer activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Environmental Remediation Using Zeolites and Other Adsorbent Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marin Senila

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolites and porous adsorbents; environmental protection and remediation; physicochemical characterization of porous adsorbents; modification of natural zeolites; synthesis of zeolites; wastewater treatment; soil remediation by in situ stabilization; gas separation/purification using zeolites and other porous adsorbents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advanced Composite Materials: Forming, Processing, Assembly and Maintenance

edited by Zhenchao Qi,

Xingxing Wang

, Tengzhou Xu, Chong Zhang and

Kai Jin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; forming; processing; assembly; maintenance; aerospace applications; engineering structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Intelligent Precision in Additive Manufacturing and Post-Processing

edited by

Brijesh Patel

and

Sagar Nikam

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 718 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid AM; AI for process improvement; post-processing methods; surface finish and dimension accuracy; digital technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Low Dimensional Materials for Batteries and Supercapacitors

edited by

Kuiqing Peng

and

Javed Muhammad Sufyan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open

Keywords: batteries (LIB; ZIB; SIB; et al.); supercapacitors; low-dimension materials (1D; 2D materials); energy conversion/storage device

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Functional Materials for Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Heavy Metals

edited by Yue Zhang,

Jiaying Xing

and

Biao Fu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 688 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare-earth element recovery; heavy metal extraction and separation; interface catalysis; resource recycling; selective redox; functional material properties; active site regulation; flue gas treatment; defect engineering; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Low-Dimensional Materials for Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Mustafa Eginligil

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells; 2D materials; heterostructures and interfaces; quantum dots; organic materials; phototransistors; photodetectors; flexible electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Advances in Resilient, Sustainable, and Functional Materials for Road Infrastructure

edited by

Xueyan Liu

,

Shi Xu

, Yangming Gao,

Jizhe Zhang

, Yi Li and Sayeda Nowrozon Nahar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient infrastructure; sustainable road materials; functional pavement; self-healing asphalt; circular economy; lifecycle assessment; recycled materials in pavements; climate-adaptive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Metals and Building Materials

edited by

Bartlomiej Jez

and Katarzyna Błoch

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals alloys; building materials; geopolymers; microstructure evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Additive Manufacturing of Ceramic Components on the Leap to Industrial Use

edited by

Tassilo Moritz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; ceramics; glass; cermets; hard metals; hybrid processing; multi-material; rapid prototyping; in-line inspection; thermal treatment; post-processing; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Advances in Piezoelectric/Dielectric Ceramics and Composites

edited by Małgorzata Adamczyk-Habrajska and Jolanta Makowska

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric ceramics; dielectric ceramics; ceramic matrix composites; processing; characterization; modeling; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Advanced High-Strength Steels: Processing and Characterization

edited by

Mingchun Zhao

and

Tianyi Zeng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength steels; mechanical properties; microstructure; microstructure– property relationships; material design; processing technologies; functional properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Sustainable Materials for Construction Applications

edited by

Colin Booth

and

Samuel Abbey

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; waste ash streams; geopolymers; supplementary cementitious materials; ground remediation; contaminant monitoring; ground stabilization; durability; resilient modulus; permeability; swelling potential; California bearing ratio

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Mechanical Properties of Advanced Metamaterials

edited by

Xueyan Chen

,

Xiaojun Tan

and

Qingxiang Ji

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced material; mechanical metamaterial; soft robotics; structure design; thermal metamaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Materials for Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications

edited by

Ramón Manuel Fernández Domene

and

Gemma Roselló-Márquez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxide nanomaterials; water degradation; CO2 conversion; new energy technology; water splitting; photocatalysis; electrochemistry; photoelectrocatalyst

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

High-Entropy Alloys and Composite Materials: Preparation, Processing, and Performance

edited by

Yuefei Jia

, Zhenfei Jiang and

Long Xu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; high-entropy composite; preparation; processing; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Biomass Materials Recycling: Utilization and Valorisation

edited by Sai Gu and

Chunfei Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass utilization; biomass valorisation; thermochemical conversion; biofuels; circular economy; sustainable energy; waste-to-value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Large Composite Structures: Materials and Sustainability

edited by

John Summerscales

and

Indraneel Roy Chowdhury

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: fibre-reinforced composites; composite structures; material characterization; mechanical properties; sustainability; life cycle assessment; recycling; modelling and simulation; review; renewable energy; marine; aerospace; wind energy; construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Surface Engineering and Coating Technologies for Corrosion and Wear Resistance

edited by

Mehrdad Faraji

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; coating; corrosion; wear; thermal spraying; chemical vapor deposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Oxide Semiconductor Materials and Devices

edited by

Jiyoung Kim

,

Si Joon Kim

and Jae Won Na

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxide semiconductors; nitride semiconductor; LTPO; ferroelectrics; antiferroelectrics; atomic layer deposition; thin films; transistors; memory; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advances in Renewable Energy Materials and Integrated Solutions

edited by Ahmed Ennaoui, Charaf Hajjaj and Abdeltif Bouaichi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; photovoltaic technology; concentrated solar power (CSP); energy storage solutions; smart grids; green hydrogen; electric mobility; water– energy– food nexus; energy transition; sustainable energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Structural, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reinforced Concrete, Novel Cementitious Composites and Other Brittle Construction Materials

edited by

Grzegorz Ludwik Golewski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete composite; concrete structures; materials with brittle matrixes; material modification; microstructure; experimental testing; fracture toughness; crack; interfacial transition zone (ITZ); modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Nanostructured Materials for Environmental Friendly and Related Energy Applications

edited by

Alfonso Policicchio

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of porous materials; energy storage applications; gas purification and storage; advanced characterization; environmental friendly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Structure and Performance Regulation of Supercapacitors

edited by

Amirkianoosh Kiani

and

Il Tae Kim

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercapacitors; electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs); pseudocapacitors; electrode materials; performance regulation; degradation mechanisms; energy density optimization; electrode structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Fabrication, Properties and Applications of Fiber‐Reinforced Biocomposites

edited by

Sabir Khan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; bio-based composites; renewable composites; fiber-reinforced biocomposites (FRBCs); natural fibers; biodegradable polymers; compression molding; extrusion techniques; eco-friendly materials; automotive applications; consumer products; biomedical applications; hybrid composites; fiber surface modification; manufacturing advancements; environmental sustainability; sustainable innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design, Performance, and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Nikolaos Kladovasilakis

,

Konstantinos Tsongas

and

Dimitrios Tzetzis

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: design for metal additive manufacturing; process monitoring and optimization; post-processing; quality assessment and component characterization; hybrid additive manufacturing; multi-material metal AM; industrial applications of metal AM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Multiscale Simulation of Advanced Materials and Structures

edited by

Bo Wu

and

Mingqing Liao

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure and properties; multiscale modeling; computational material science; material genome initiative; machine learning; database; CALPHAD; first-principle calculations; multiphysical field

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Advancements in Friction Stir-Based Solid-State Additive Manufacturing: Mechanisms, Microstructures, and Properties

edited by Ruishan Xie and Runsheng Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: friction stir-based additive manufacturing; process mechanisms; microstructure; properties; numercial simulation; process control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Semiconductor Materials for Nanoelectronic and Optoelectronic Quantum Devices

edited by Ikai Lo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor nanomaterials; molecular beam epitaxy (MBE); metal– organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD); nanotechnology; GaN micro-LEDs; nano-electronics; extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advances in Synthesis, Characterization, Structure and Properties of Ceramics

edited by

Changchun Ge

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionally graded materials; laminar graded materials; metal– ceramic graded materials; organic– inorganic graded materials; advanced graded materials; high-performance materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Advanced Catalytic Materials in Environmental Applications

edited by Kun Liu and

Hanbing Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; catalyst preparation; advanced oxidation; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; pollutant control; organic matter degradation; heavy metal catalytic reduction; NOx and CO2 catalytic reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Materials Science Advancements Through Density Functional Theory

edited by

Agnieszka Kącka-Zych

and

Luis R. Domingo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: density functional theory; molecular electron density theory; organic synthesis; bioactive compounds; electronic structure; docking survey; reaction mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Recent Advances in Multiferroics and Magnetoelectric Materials

edited by

Elżbieta Jartych

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiferroic material; magnetoelectric material; magnetoelectric coupling coefficient; lock-in technique; dynamic method; dielectric spectroscopy; magneto-optic Kerr effect; sawyer– tower circuit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advanced Metal Forming Processes and Plastic Deformation-Based Joining Processes

edited by

Mohammad Mehdi Kasaei

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal forming; micro forming; joining by plastic deformation; clinching; self-piercing riveting; friction stir welding; material characterization; process optimization; finite element analysis; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advancements in Solid-State Additive Manufacturing: Friction Stir Techniques, Aluminum Alloys and Metallic Composite Materials

edited by

Yuqing Mao

,

Long Wan

and

Yu Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: friction stir welding; friction stir processing; deformation-driven metallurgy; material fabrication; mechanical or functional assessments; numerical simulation; welding tools; intermetallic control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

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