Study on the Preparation and Properties of Metal Functional Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metallic Functional Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 458
Special Issue Editor
Interests: functional materials for environmental remediation; non-noble-metal-based functional materials; multi-field coupling effect of functional materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metallic functional materials refer to metallic materials with special physical, chemical or biological properties that are used for non-structural purposes. These may include nano materials, catalytic materials, superconducting materials, hydrogen storage alloys, shape memory alloys, amorphous alloys, magnetic materials, energy materials, electrode materials, biological materials, medical material purposes, etc. With the rapid development of modern science and technology, the importance of metallic functional materials has become more and more prominent. Metallic functional materials are not only important basic materials for high-tech fields such as information technology, biotechnology, energy technology, and national defense construction, but also the key to transforming and upgrading traditional industry. They are directly related to the sustainable development of resources, the environment and society. Academics on metallic functional material-related cutting-edge research are very active, especially in the field of new energy, environment and health care.
In this Special Issue, we welcome scientific research teams to publish their latest achievements, especially original and novel papers on material synthesis, microstructure, properties and mechanisms, in order to exhibit the cutting-edge progress in the field of metallic functional materials.
Dr. Weiyi Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterial
- catalytic material
- superconducting material
- hydrogen storage alloy
- shape memory alloy
- amorphous alloy
- magnetic material
- energy material
- electrical contact material
- target material
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