Materials Chemistry
A section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Section Information
The Materials Chemistry Section of the journal Molecules publishes high quality original research and review articles across all fields of materials chemistry, at the interdisciplinary interface between chemistry, biotechnology, chemical engineering, physical chemistry, and materials science. The Section invites all contributions reporting on either theoretical or experimental studies about synthesis, properties, characterization, and application of materials.
In particular, the research areas of interest of the Section are new organic and inorganic materials, including biomaterials, nanomaterials, hybrid materials, core-shell materials, thin films, and self-assembling systems. Furthermore, the Section covers studies related to understanding the synthetic procedures as well as the tailored or unusual properties of materials, in a multidisciplinary scenario aiming to highlight the recent developments in the Materials Chemistry field. Papers about materials processing, new characterization routes, tailored applications of new or known materials are also welcome.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- π-Conjugated Functional Molecules & Polymers (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Applications of Fluorescent Sensors in Food and Environment (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Innovative Chemical Technologies and Adsorbents for Environmental Pollution Removal and Wastes Recycling (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Functional Porous Frameworks: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Novel Two-Dimensional Energy-Environmental Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Functional Composite Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Graphene-Based Materials for Supercapacitor Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Cellulose Materials: Present and Future (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Superhydrophobic Materials and Their Application (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Porous Carbons for CO2 Adsorption and Capture (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Design, Modifications, and Medical Application of Polymer-Based Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Computational Study and Molecular Modeling in Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Exclusive Papers of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars in “Materials Chemistry”, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Multifunctional Crystalline Porous Materials: Design, Synthesis and Applications (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
- Mesoporous Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Current Research Status of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Recent Advances in Proton-Conducting Crystalline Porous Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Biobased Materials for Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Design and Application of Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks (HOFs) (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Two-Dimensional Materials: From Synthesis to Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Bio-Based Polymers for Sustainable Future (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Emerging Topics in Luminescent Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Research on Food Packaging Materials: Development of Innovative Polymers and Analytical Characterization (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Current Trends in Materials for Beauty and Health (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Porous Materials for Environmental Pollutant Adsorption and Degradation (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Novel Functional Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Nanotechnology Landscape in Modern Medicine (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Functional Nanomaterials and Their Applications in the Environment Remediation (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advanced Materials for Environmental Remediation: Design and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Recent Progress in Advanced Microwave Absorption Materials: Synthesis, Structure and Application (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Exploring the Applications of Chromatographic Methods in Material Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Materials for Emerging Electrochemical Devices—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Sol-Gel Derived Nanostructured Materials with Innovative Characteristics and Diversified Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advances in Material Chemistry for Sustainable Energy Storage: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Fabrication, Properties and Applications of Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Organic Semiconducting Materials Design in the Functional Organic Transistors (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Materials Investigation Through Vibrational Spectroscopy/Microscopy (Deadline: 1 October 2025)
- Emerging Multifunctional Materials for Next-Generation Energy Systems (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Advancements in Desulfurization Catalysts: Enhancing Efficiency Through Nanostructured Materials (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Mesoporous Silica and Related Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in Drug Delivery Systems and Green Chemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- New Research on Novel Photo-/Electrochemical Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Conjugated Polymer-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Modern Materials in Energy Storage and Conversion—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Structure Characterization of Materials in Chemical Engineering (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Polymeric Systems Loaded with Natural Bioactive Compounds, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Micro/Nano-Materials for Anti-Icing and/or De-Icing Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Novel Flame Retardant Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Catalytic Materials for Energy and Environment: Preparation, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Recent Advances in Porous Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advances in Porous Organic Materials: Syntheses, Structures and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advancements in Silicon-Based Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Novel Nanomaterials: Sensing Development and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Design, Preparation, and Application of Flexible Electrodes in Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Nano and Micro Materials in Green Chemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advanced Electrode Materials for Aqueous Batteries (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Graphene and Graphene-Related Materials for Energy and Environment: Synthesis and Application (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Halogen Bonding and Chalcogen Bonding in Polymer and Supramolecular Materials (Deadline: 1 November 2025)
- Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Applications for a Sustainable Environment (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Functional Crystal Materials: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Heterophase Polymerization and Functional Polymer Microspheres/Microcapsules (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Design, Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Advanced Metal Catalysts (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Advances in Polymer Materials Based on Lignocellulosic Biomass (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Photo- and Electro-Catalysts for Carbon Neutrality (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Chemical Research on Photosensitive Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Innovative Materials for Wastewater Treatment Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Advanced Materials for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Water-Splitting (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Advances in Nonlinear Optical Molecular Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Functional Materials for Chemical Sensing in Molecules (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Synthesis and Characterization of Flame-Retardant Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Metal and Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: From Synthesis to Applications in Biomedical & Environmental Technologies (Deadline: 1 December 2025)
- Recent Advances in Graphene-Based Materials (Deadline: 16 December 2025)
- Design and Synthesis of Molecular Systems to Prepare Conductive Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Opportunities and Challenges in Organic Optoelectronic Materials (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Porous Polymers Design, Synthesis and Applications in the Field of Catalysis, Separation and Energy (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Biomass Materials in Materials Chemistry: Preparation and Characterization, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Functional Hybrid Materials via Sol–Gel Processing: Design and Properties (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials: Chemical Functionalization and Advanced Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Solar Energy Conversion and Information Interpretation Based on Novel Nanotechnologies (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Porous Organic Materials: Design and Applications: Volume II (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Synthesized and Functionalized Nanoparticles in Natural Compounds (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Zeolites and Related Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Innovations in Metal–Organic Frameworks: Their Synthesis, Properties and Multifaceted Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- The Synthesis and Application of Rare-Earth-Doped Luminescent Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Innovative Nanostructures for Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- New Materials for Gas Capture and Conversion (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Exploring the Nanomaterials in Electrochemical Sensor: From Design to Application (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advances in European Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Biomedicine—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Applications of Advanced Functional Materials: Electrocatalysis and Energy (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Exploration of Organometallic Materials and Beyond for Sustainable Energy Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Review Papers in Materials Chemistry—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Advances in the Preparation and Application of Cellulose (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Surface Modification of Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 27 February 2026)
- Lignocellulosic Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advanced Nanomaterials for Fluorescence Imaging and Phototherapy (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Synthesis and Applications of Porous Materials as Catalysts and Adsorbents (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Functional Materials: Synthesis Strategies and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Liquid Crystals, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 1 April 2026)
- Metal–Halide Perovskites for Solar Cell and LED Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Polymer-Based Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Perovskite Materials for Application in Sustainable Energy Technologies (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Biomaterials for Life Sciences (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Design and Application of Functional Supramolecular Materials (Deadline: 9 July 2026)
- 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Developments in Biobased Polymers (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
