Emerging Frontiers in Metastable Crystalline Solids
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 18700
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solid state chemistry; metal oxides; metal oxide/organic hybrids; aerogels; nanochemistry; semiconductors; flux synthesis; hydrothermal synthesis; photocatalysis; and photoelectrochemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Current research into addressing major bottlenecks in solid-state chemistry are shifting toward the challenges involved in the investigation of new crystalline solids that may reside near to or over the edge of thermodynamic stability. Many of the most highly desired solid-state compounds, as predicted in silico, have presented severe synthesis and characterization challenges, especially because the frequency with which many of these phases have limited or no thermodynamic stability, and thus require techniques to kinetically stabilize them. Metastable solids can often show (or are predicted to show) superior physical properties. Their importance to the future attainment of exceptional, technologically-desirable properties has been growing in many diverse research fields, for uses such as solar energy conversion, ferroelectric devices, and quantum information processing. Addressing the fundamental scientific challenges of kinetically stabilizing, characterizing, and measuring the physical properties of metastable crystalline solids represents the main overarching theme of this Special Issue.
The goal of the present Special Issue of Molecules is to provide a forum for the discussion of the recent developments in the research area of metastable solids, including the syntheses, physical properties, and theoretical results. This invitation encompasses original research articles, reviews, and commentaries.
Prof. Dr. Paul A. Maggard
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metastability
- solid-state chemistry
- crystalline structure
- thermodynamics
- kinetic stabilization
- electronic structure
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