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Advanced Nanomaterials and Thin Films: Microstructure, Optical Properties and Applications

edited by Chuen-Lin Tien

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials and nanocomposites; metal oxides; multilayer thin films; phase-change materials; composite and hybrid materials; advanced manufacturing processes; optical coatings; microstructure characterization; thin-film devices; optoelectronics applications

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

Research and Development in the World Foundry Engineering: Materials, Properties and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Tomasz Wróbel

Mariusz Król

and Natalia Przyszlak

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundry engineering; ferrous and nonferrous alloys; foundry technologies; solidification and crystallization of metals and alloys; computer simulation of the foundry processes; castings quality; macro- and microstructure; mechanical properties

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

Advanced Catalytic Materials for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

edited by

Meng-Nan Zhu

and

Meng Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide reduction reactions; energy storage and conversion; advanced catalysts; catalyst design and characterization; electrocatalysis; CO2 reduction mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Research on Perovskite Solar Cells: From Design to Applications

edited by

Feng Yan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; high efficiency; low-cost manufacturing; flexibility; renewable energy; sustainability; stability; scalability; material degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Spin and Orbital Transport in Magnetic Materials

edited by Weiwei Lin

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: spin (magnon) current; spin-charge conversion; orbital current; orbital-charge conversion; spin swapping; spin-orbit torque; spin Seebeck effect; spin pumping; antiferromagnet; altermagnet

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Systems and Materials for Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

edited by

Alberto Mannu

and

Alessandra Zanoletti

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: spent lithium-ion batteries; black mass; metal extraction; hydrometallurgy; solvometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis in Advanced Materials

edited by Ali Hassan and Jahangeer Khan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave synthesis; advanced materials; nanomaterials; green chemistry; sustainable synthesis; microwave heating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Resilient Building Materials and Structural Systems for Extreme Environments

edited by

Alireza Bahrami

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance materials; resilient building materials; extreme environment design; corrosion-resistant structures; disaster-resilient infrastructure; sustainable construction; cold-climate engineering; seismic-resilient systems; flood-resistant materials; adaptive structural solutions

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

Smart/Multifunctional Cementitious Composites and Structures

edited by

Xinyue Wang

Mengxi Zhang

, Linwei Li,

Guipeng Chen

, Hongyan Li and Danna Wang

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

Keywords: cementitious composites; structures; smart and multifunctional; performance characterization and prediction; long durability and service life; health monitoring

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

Influence of Micro- and Macrostructures on the Behavior and Properties of Geomaterials

edited by

Jianfeng Wang

and Wei Xiong

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

Keywords: granular materials; X-ray microtomography; DEM modeling; multiscale modeling; geomechanics; geophysics; fabric evolution; machine learning; constitutive modeling

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

From Cellulose to Ceramics

edited by

Romain Lucas

and Sylvie Foucaud

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramics; cellulose; lignocellulosic biomass; green chemistry; composites; fibers; porous; preceramic polymers; sol– gel chemistry

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

The Science and Technology of Ionic Liquids: Their Contribution to Society

edited by

Takaya Sato

and Katsuhiko Tsunashima

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

Keywords: new ionic liquids; task-specific ionic liquids; solvents; electrolytes; ion conductors; polymer gels; energy storage materials; catalysts; extractants; absorbents; surfactants; lubricants; bio-related materials; antibacterial agents; pharmaceuticals; antistatic agents; polymer additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced Road Materials and Pavement: Design, Characterization, Structural and Mechanical Performance

edited by

Yiqing Dai

and

Jiwang Jiang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: road materials; asphalt concrete; pavement structure; characterization and modeling

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

Advances in Cold Spraying Technology for Sustainable Material Development and Green Energy Application

edited by Sabeur Msolli

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold spraying; additive manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; green energy applications; corrosion-resistant coatings; hydrogen energy systems; resource conservation; recycled powders

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

Advances in the Nondestructive Testing of Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Libor Topolář

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing of new or traditional building materials; structural health monitoring; hybrid non-destructive characterization; defect detection and characterization; damage evaluation; artificial intelligence and machine learning

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

Low-Carbon Cementitious Composites

edited by Yuan Gao,

Junlin Lin

and Weiqiang Chen

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cement; sustainable construction; building materials; construction waste recycling; recycled concrete; environmentally friendly cementitious materials

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

Selected Papers from the 26th International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics (CMM2025)

edited by

Marcin Kamiński

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite element method; boundary element method; meshless approaches; probabilistic computational mechanics; artificial intelligence

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

Ultrafast Laser Micro-/Nano-Processing: Igniting Innovation at the Tiniest Scales

edited by

Zhi Luo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nano-processing; ultrafast lasers; micro-/nano-scale material processing; laser– material interactions; precision fabrication; novel applications; characterization of micro-/nano-structures; metamaterials

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

Sustainable and Advanced Cementitious Materials (Second Edition)

edited by Leonids Pakrastins,

Andina Sprince

and Rihards Gailitis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern cementitious materials; sustainable development; innovative construction materials

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

Fatigue Crack Growth in Metallic Materials (3rd Edition)

edited by

Fernando Ventura Antunes

Francisco A. Díaz

and

Diogo Neto

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue crack growth; fatigue mechanisms; crack tip parameters; digital image correlation; metallic materials; aluminum alloys; additive manufacturing

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

Emerging Technologies for Development of Novel Materials Systems and Coatings (Third Edition)

edited by

Radu Robert Piticescu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry synthesis; hydrothermal/solvothermal; sol-gel; mechano-synthesis; coatings; functionally graded materials; additive manufacturing; EB-PVD; RF/magnetron sputtering; chemical vapor deposition methods; laser coating technologies; ab initio modeling and simulation

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

Multifunctionalization of Polymer Composites for Improved Thermal Performance

edited by

Marta Worzakowska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; multifunctionalization; reinforcements; thermal performance; properties; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advanced Laser Welding Technology of Metallic Materials

edited by Jicheng Chen

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding; metallic materials; advanced technology; dynamic mechanism; microstructure; mechanical properties

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

Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application (Second Edition)

edited by

Shuo Xiang

Jianhua Zhang

Zeyan Zhou

and Jing Yu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bioactive coatings; bionanocomposites; surface modification; biomedical applications; functional nanomaterials; hydrogels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Research on Properties of Polymers and Their Engineering Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Miaomiao Hu

and Jintang Guo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; polymerization; anti-corrosion; cementing engineering; drilling; construction materials; disinfection; sterilization; sewage treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advanced Composite Materials and Structures: Forming, Characterization and Simulation Enhanced with AI

edited by

Jun Feng

and Xiaodong Zhao

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; multi-objective optimization; artificial intelligence; machine learning; CFRP laminates

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Smart Polymer Hydrogels: Design, Properties and Its Applications

edited by

Monica Popa

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart polymer hydrogels; stimuli-responsive materials; drug delivery systems; biomedical applications; environmental sensors; tissue engineering; polymer synthesis; smart packaging; characterization techniques; hydrogel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soft Matter)

Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advances and Future Trends

edited by Jiazheng Zhou and Bingcheng Yu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; module; stability; large area; efficiency; encapsulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advances in Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells: Materials, Innovations and Applications

edited by Kai Pei

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs); solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs); reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (R-PCECs); energy storage; hydrogen production; materials innovation; ceramic materials; electrode design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Research Progress of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Nanoactive Materials

edited by

Minmin Xu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS); nanostructured materials; nanoactive materials

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

Advances in Waste Materials’ Valorization

edited by

Natalia Howaniec

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste; valorization; utilization; reuse; recycling; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advanced Polymers and Composites for Multifunctional Applications

edited by

Kinga Pielichowska

Katarzyna Nowicka

and

Piotr Szatkowski

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7699 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; nanocomposites; advanced polymers; high-performance polymers; multifunctional systems; properties and structure of functional polymer composites; degradation and stability of polymer composites; functional polymer composites for the environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advanced Stainless Steel—from Making, Shaping, Treating to Products

edited by

Chao Chen

and

Wangzhong Mu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4777 | Submission Open

Keywords: stainless steel; steelmaking; solidification; continuous casting; heat treatment; electric slag remelting; vacuum arc remelting; hot rolling; corrosion; mechanical property

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

The Future of Road Pavement Materials: Towards the Improvement of Performances and Sustainability

edited by

Edoardo Bocci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3976 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performing materials; innovative additives and bio-additives; re-use of marginal materials; recycling of reclaimed asphalt (cold; half-warm; warm; and hot techniques); sustainable materials; environmental impact reduction; smart pavements; pavement asset management; life cycle assessment and cost analysis

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

Advances in Electronic Films: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications

edited by

Lukasz Wachnicki

and

Sylwia Gierałtowska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D and 3D nanomaterials; wide bandgap semiconductor; electronic; photonic; and spintronic applications; nanocomposite materials— synthesis and characterization; growth method— ALD; CVD; PVD; MBE; etc.

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

Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Engineering Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Zhubin He

and Kelin Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical property; structure– property relationship in engineering material constitutive model; formability; damage and fracture; microstructure and characterization; plasticity and anisotropy; multiscale modeling; strengthening mechanisms; multiscale mechanics

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

Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Wenjun Zhu

Yafei Ma

and

Linwen Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion of the steel reinforcement; corrosion-induced cracking; corrosion mechanism; corrosion prevention; corrosion inhibitor

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

Advanced Bioactive Glass Materials for Medical Applications

edited by

Gigliola Lusvardi

and

Roberta Salvatori

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive glasses; bioactivity; surface functionalization; drug delivery systems; therapeutic inorganic ions; bone regeneration; cytocompatibility; osteo-regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Innovations in Piezoelectric Materials and Multifunctional Ferroelectrics

edited by Shaoxiong Xie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectrics; piezoelectrics; halide perovskites; electrical performance; mechanical properties; crystal structure; phase transition; domain structure; dislocation; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Advances in Pavement Asphalt Recycling

edited by

Jiantao Wu

and Quan Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: state of the art of RAP; high-performance property RAP; RAP mixing efficiency; innovative rejuvenator; diffusion and blending between new and old binders; durability of mixtures containing RAP

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

Multiscale Behavior of Materials and Structures: Analytical, Computational, and Experimental Approaches

edited by

Ali Khalfallah

and

Zohra Benzarti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphysics modeling; high-performance computing (HPC) in materials science; microstructure– property relationships; in situ characterization; digital image correlation (DIC); machine learning in materials science; damage and fracture mechanics; homogenization techniques crystal plasticity wear and tribology additive manufacturing; digital twins; materials informatics

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

Progress, Applications and Modern Solutions in Thermal Spraying, Hardfacing and Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Pawel Sokolowski

and

Leszek Łatka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; thermal spraying; hardfacing; surfacing; coatings; powders; additive manufacturing; modern manufacturing; diagnostics; modeling

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

High-Strength Lightweight Alloys: Innovations and Advancements

edited by

Reshma Sonkusare

and Rupesh Chafle

submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength lightweight; alloy designing; processing; microstructural engineering; material characterization; deformation mechanisms; computational modeling; sustainability

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

Advances in Multifunctional Materials Obtained at High Temperature and Pressure Conditions

edited by

Lucyna Jaworska

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2480 | Submission Open

Keywords: HP-HT sintering; SPS; HP; plasma spray; metal; ceramic; composite; properties; microstructures; phase composition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Research on Thermal Stability and Degradation of Polymers and Their Potential Use in a Circular Economy Development

edited by Artur Bukowczan and

Tomasz Mariusz Majka

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal stability; pyrolysis; degradation kinetics; recycling; biopolymers; sustainability; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Fracture and Fatigue of Materials Based on Machine Learning

edited by Ricardo Miguel Gomes Simões Baptista, Virgínia Isabel Monteiro Nabais Infante and Paulo Jorge Pires Moita

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; crack growth; crack identification; crack closure; mixed-mode fatigue; multiaxial fatigue; finite element analysis; artificial neural networks; deep learning; physics-informed neural networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advances in Cementitious Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Applications

edited by

Fengyin Du

and Linfei Li

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious materials; microstructure optimization; sustainability; durability; functionality; advanced applications

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

Advanced Bioactive Materials and Bulk-Fill Composite Resins in Dental Restorations

edited by

Carlos Enrique Cuevas Suárez

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive materials; bulk-fill composite resins; dental restoratives; polymerization shrinkage; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Feature Papers in Materials Physics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Vlassios Likodimos

and

Andres Sotelo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 20014 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals and alloys; ceramics and coatings; semiconductors; metal oxides; optical and photonic materials; low-dimensional materials; plasmonics; metamaterials; magnetic materials; superconducting and quantum materials; ferroelectrics; multiferroics; magnetoelectrics; thermoelectrics; polymers; metal– organic materials; amorphous solids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advanced Polymer Matrix Nanocomposite Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by