Preparation, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of Functional Materials

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 585

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This Special Issue, titled "Preparation, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of Functional Materials", will highlight cutting-edge research focused on the development and characterization of novel functional materials with diverse applications. We invite submissions that address innovative synthetic routes, preparation techniques, and comprehensive analyses of chemical properties that enhance material functionality. Manuscripts exploring structure–property relationships, mechanistic insights, and performance optimization strategies are particularly welcome. 

Priority will be given to original research that demonstrates significant advances in materials design principles and/or sustainable synthesis methods or reveals new chemical phenomena governing material behavior. Studies investigating multi-functional materials, stimuli-responsive systems, and materials with potential industrial relevance will be particularly encouraged. Papers should clearly articulate both fundamental the scientific contributions and practical implications of the developed materials.

We seek rigorous experimental studies complemented by appropriate theoretical foundations, with a preference for submissions that bridge traditionally separate disciplines in materials science, chemistry, and related fields.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Keywords

  • functional materials
  • synthetic routes
  • structure–property relationships
  • multi-functional materials
  • stimuli-responsive systems

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Structural, Thermophysical, and Magnetic Properties of the γ-Fe4N System: Density Functional Theory and Experimental Study
by Guillermo A. Muñoz Medina, Azucena M. Mudarra Navarro, Crispulo E. Deluque Toro and Arles V. Gil Rebaza
Processes 2025, 13(8), 2402; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13082402 - 28 Jul 2025
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The γ-Fe4N system has a high technological relevance due to its multiple applications in the field of surface treatment against wear and corrosion of iron in steel parts, as well as in the manufacturing of high-density magnetic recording devices, [...] Read more.
The γ-Fe4N system has a high technological relevance due to its multiple applications in the field of surface treatment against wear and corrosion of iron in steel parts, as well as in the manufacturing of high-density magnetic recording devices, and so on. In the present work, we present a wide research of the structural, elastic, magnetic, vibrational, and thermophysical properties by means of the phonon analysis. For these purposes, we have compared theoretical and experimental results. The theoretical data were obtained by employing ab initio electronic structure calculations in the framework of density functional theory (DFT), and different experimental measurements, such as X-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and calorimetric techniques, were used to characterize the γ-Fe4N system. The resulting comparison showed an excellent agreement between the theoretical and experimental data reported. Full article
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