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:
- Lignocellulosic Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Functional Porous Frameworks: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Environmental Remediation: Design and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Two-Dimensional Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Porous Materials for Environmental Pollutant Adsorption and Degradation (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Materials for High-Performance Ion Batteries (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Biomass-Derived Chemicals and Materials for a Sustainable Environment (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advanced Carbon Materials in Environment and Energy Storage (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advanced Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- π-Conjugated Functional Molecules & Polymers (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Exploring the Applications of Chromatographic Methods in Material Analysis (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Sol-Gel Derived Nanostructured Materials with Innovative Characteristics and Diversified Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Porous Carbons for CO2 Adsorption and Capture (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production and Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Exclusive Papers of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars in “Materials Chemistry”, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Novel Nanomaterials: Sensing Development and Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Nano and Micro Materials in Green Chemistry (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Graphene and Graphene-Related Materials for Energy and Environment: Synthesis and Application (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Cyclodextrin Polymers for Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Novel Functional Nanomaterials for Energy, Environmental and Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Stimuli-Responsive Molecular Crystals: From Structure to Function (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Advanced Flexible Sensing Materials: Design, Mechanisms, and Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Liquid Crystals, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 1 April 2026)
- Novel Graphene Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Materials for Emerging Electrochemical Devices—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Conjugated Polymer-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Polymer-Based Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Bio-Based Polymers for Sustainable Future (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Catalytic Materials for Energy and Environment: Preparation, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Recent Advances in Porous Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Functional Materials for Chemical Sensing in Molecules (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Materials in the Application of Adsorption, Degradation, Catalysis and Water Treatment, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- New Trends in Graphene Nanomaterials (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Near-Infrared Fluorescent Materials for Biological Imaging and Sensing (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Current Advances in Biodegradable Polymers (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Organic Fluorescent Dyes and Materials: From Synthesis to Applications in Detection and Bio-Imaging (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Novel Functional Crystalline Materials: Structure, Properties, and Application (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Biomass Materials in Materials Chemistry: Preparation and Characterization, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Design, Modifications, and Medical Application of Polymer-Based Materials (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Innovative Materials for Wastewater Treatment Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Current Research Status of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Nanotechnology Landscape in Modern Medicine (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Emerging Multifunctional Materials for Next-Generation Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Chemical Research on Photosensitive Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Water-Splitting (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Covalent Organic Frameworks for Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Gaseous Pollutant Removal (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Carbon-Based Materials for Sustainable Chemistry: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Zeolites and Related Nanoporous Materials: Green Supports for Molecules (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Molecular Crystals: Exploring Structure, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advances in Biomaterials: Preparation, Properties and Applications in Biomedicine and Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Corrosion Mechanisms and Protection Technologies of Metallic Materials Under Harsh Environments (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Chitosan-Based Materials for Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Porous and Nanoporous Materials in Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Recent Advances in Circularly Polarized Luminescence Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Preparation, Performance and Application of Nano Functional Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advanced Molecular Materials and Device Engineering for High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics (Deadline: 1 June 2026)
- Porous Polymers Design, Synthesis and Applications in the Field of Catalysis, Separation and Energy (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Novel Flame Retardant Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Computational Study and Molecular Modeling in Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Exploring the Nanomaterials in Electrochemical Sensor: From Design to Application (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Porous Organic Materials: Syntheses, Structures and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in European Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Metal and Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: From Synthesis to Applications in Biomedical & Environmental Technologies (Deadline: 30 June 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)
- Topological Polymers for Advanced Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Preparation, Characterization and Application of Activated Carbons (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Hybrid and Hierarchical Zeolite-Based Platforms for Sustainable Remediation and Resource Recovery (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- MOF-Based Catalysts for CO2 Capture and Conversion (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Porous Materials: Synthetic Strategies and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Functional Carbon Materials from Biomass for Environmental Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Supramolecular Gels: Structure-Property Correlation and Their Applications in Sensors and Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials: From Fundamental Innovation to Cutting-Edge Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Insight into Organic Semiconductor Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Sustainable Smart Coatings for Corrosion Protection (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Development of Active Bio-Packaging Films for Food Industry with Natural Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Structure and Properties of Energetic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Materials Chemistry in China, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Design and Application of Functional Supramolecular Materials (Deadline: 9 July 2026)
- Review Papers in Materials Chemistry—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Precise Design and Action Mechanism of Photocatalytic Nanomaterials (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Energy Applications: From Fuels to Batteries and Beyond, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Opportunities and Challenges in Organic Optoelectronic Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Sustainable and Functional Bio-Based Porous Materials for Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Vitrimers (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Intercalation Chemistry (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Natural and Sustainable Emulsions: Design, Stabilization, and Functional Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Metal–Organic Framework-Based Materials: Preparation and Application in Electrochemistry (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Low-Dimensional Materials: From Synthesis to Application (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Composite Porous Materials in Catalysis, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Porous Organic Materials: Design and Applications, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Design, Preparation, and Applications of Functional Hybrid Nanocomposites Containing Polymers (Deadline: 1 August 2026)
- Multiscale Insights into Dielectric Materials: From Molecular Design to Electrical Performance (Deadline: 1 August 2026)
- Rational Design and Mechanistic Insights of Functional Photoelectrocatalytic Materials (Deadline: 1 August 2026)
- Emerging Research in Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Water Treatment: From Design to Application (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Organic Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Mechanism, and Applications (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Biobased Materials for Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Biomedicine—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Applications of Advanced Functional Materials: Electrocatalysis and Energy (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Functional Materials: Synthesis Strategies and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Surface Modification of Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Catalytic Materials from Wastes for Environmental Pollution Control (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Current Advances and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Design, Synthesis, and Application of Functional Nanomaterials in Environmental Analysis and Agriculture Protection (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advancing Next-Generation Technologies with MXenes, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Magnetic Composite: Structures, Properties, and Potential Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Materials for Wastewater Treatment: Design and Performance (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Flame-Retardant Composites: Preparation, Characterization and Properties (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- From Functionalization to Medical Applications of Polymer Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Preparation, Properties, and Applications of Functional Cellulose Composites (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Design and Functionalization of Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in Graphene-Based Materials (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in the Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Innovative Nanostructures for Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- New Materials for Gas Capture and Conversion (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in Functionalized Nanofiber Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in Emerging Photovoltaic: From Materials and Devices to Modules (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Chirality: The Molecular Key to Structure, Function and Future Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advanced Materials for Efficient Adsorption and Separation (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- High-Entropy Oxides as Functional Chemical Systems: Disorder by Design (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Carbon Dots Conundrum: Structures, Properties and Application of Quasi-Zero Dimensional Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Emerging Functional Materials for Next-Generation Optoelectronic Devices (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Porous Materials in Adsorption and Catalysis (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Design and Application of Multifunctional Sensing Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Design, Synthesis, and Application of Zeolite Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Exploration of Organometallic Materials and Beyond for Sustainable Energy Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- New Research on Novel Photo-/Electrochemical Materials—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Development of Food Packaging Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in Nanocomposites and Functional Textiles for Environmental and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Functional Coatings and Membranes: Design, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Functional Molecules and Materials for CO2 Capture and Utilization (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Next-Generation Photochromic and Photofunctional Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Synthesis of Functional (Nano)Material and Applications in Catalysis & Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Heterophase Polymerization and Functional Polymer Microspheres/Microcapsules (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Emerging Two-Dimensional Materials for Photonic and Optoelectronic Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Metal–Halide Perovskites for Solar Cell and LED Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Developments in Biobased Polymers (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Functional Molecules Design for Nutrition Health (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Synthesis of Innovative and Smart Materials for Batteries (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Novel Micro- and Nanocomposites as Ionizing Radiation Shielding Materials: From the Concept to Real-Life Protection (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Novel Materials for Sensing (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Synthesis of Functional Materials for Optoelectronics (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Synthesis, Doping, and Thermoelectric Properties of Chalcogenide Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Bioactive Molecules in Sustainable Food Packaging: From Natural Sources to Functional Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
