Mechanical effects in molecular crystals
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 284
Special Issue Editor
Interests: crystallography; materials science; solid state physics; solid state chemistry; XRD; electron microscopy; thermosalient materials; photosalient materials; metals and alloys
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The targeted design of new actuating materials, which are capable of fast, reversible, and controllable mechanical motion in response to external stimuli, is at the frontier of contemporary materials science research. Such molecular crystals provide an impressive display of the conversion of thermal or light energy into mechanical work and are thus excellent candidates for the production of active machines, such as “smart” medical devices or implants, artificial muscles, biomimetic kinetic devices, electromechanical devices, actuators, materials for electronics, and heat-sensitive sensors. Optimization of the performance of such actuating molecular crystals requires a full understanding of the underlying processes at the atomic/molecular scale. Nonetheless, due to the exclusivity and individuality of the processes leading to this self-actuation, as well as the complexity of analytical methods for its characterization, the reasons behind such behavior often remain poorly explained. The main aims of the Special Issue on “Mechanical Effects in Molecular Crystals” is to be an open platform where researchers share their investigations and discoveries in this propitious field, in open access format, and thus increase their visibility and the chances for mutual collaboration, which will provide further momentum to the studies of this challenging problem. Contributions to this issue, both in the form of original research or review articles, may cover all aspects of mechanical effects in molecular crystals.
Dr. Željko Skoko
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Molecular crystals
- Crystal engineering
- Materials modelling
- Thermosalient effect
- Photosalient effect
- Polymorphism
- Topotactic
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