Solids | Editor’s Choice Articles Published in 2023–2024
The goal of the editor’s choice articles project is to promote high-quality articles published in Solids (ISSN: 2673-6497). We are pleased to share the following articles carefully handpicked by the scientific editors of the journal, which we believe will be of interest to you. The full list of editor's choice articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/solids/editors_choice.
1. “On the RE2TiAl3 (RE = Y, Gd–Tm, Lu) Series—The First Aluminum Representatives of the Rhombohedral Mg2Ni3Si Type Structure”
by Elias C. J. Gießelmann, Stefan Engel, Israa M. El Saudi, Lars Schumacher, Mathis Radzieowski, Josef Maximilian Gerdes and Oliver Janka
Solids 2023, 4(3), 166-180; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids4030011
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/4/3/11
2. “Evaluating Phonon Characteristics by Varying the Layer and Interfacial Thickness in Novel Carbon-Based Strained-Layer Superlattices”
by Devki N. Talwar and Piotr Becla
Solids 2023, 4(4), 287-303; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids4040018
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/4/4/18
3. “Conversion of Hard to Soft Magnetic Ferrite Nanowires by Paramagnetic Shielding”
by Xian-Lin Zeng, Indujan Sivanesarajah and Uwe Hartmann
Solids 2023, 4(4), 304-315; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids4040019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/4/4/19
4. “Synthesis and Crystal and Electronic Structures of the Zintl Phase Sr21Cd4Sb18”
by Kowsik Ghosh and Svilen Bobev
Solids 2023, 4(4), 344-355; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids4040022
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/4/4/22
5. “Two-Dimensional Ferroelectrics: A Review on Applications and Devices”
by Gabriella Maria De Luca and Andrea Rubano
Solids 2024, 5(1), 45-65; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids5010004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/5/1/4
6. “Microstructure-Based CZE Model for Crack Initiation and Growth in CGI: Effects of Graphite-Particle Morphology and Spacing”
by Xingling Luo, Konstantinos P. Baxevanakis and Vadim V. Silberschmidt
Solids 2024, 5(1), 123-139; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids5010009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/5/1/9
7. “Direct Synthesis of CuP2 and Cu3P and Their Performance as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution, Oxygen Evolution, and Oxygen Reduction Reactions”
by Xiao Ma, Xueni Huang and Abdessadek Lachgar
Solids 2024, 5(1), 140-150; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids5010010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/5/1/10
8. “A Comparative Study on the Choice of the Support in the Elaboration of Photocatalysts for the Photooxidation of Benzyl Alcohol under Mild Conditions”
by Lénaïck Hervé, Svetlana Heyte, Maya Marinova, Sébastien Paul, Robert Wojcieszak and Joëlle Thuriot-Roukos
Solids 2024, 5(2), 172-192; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids5020012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/5/2/12
9. “Assessing Hydrogen Embrittlement in Pipeline Steels for Natural Gas-Hydrogen Blends: Implications for Existing Infrastructure”
by Hesamedin Ghadiani, Zoheir Farhat, Tahrim Alam and Md. Aminul
Solids 2024, 5(3), 375-393; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids5030025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/5/3/25
10. “Point-Defect Segregation and Space-Charge Potentials at the Σ5(310)[001] Grain Boundary in Ceria”
by Adrian L. Usler, Henrik J. Heelweg, Roger A. De Souza and Annalena R. Genreith-Schriever
Solids 2024, 5(3), 404-421; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids5030027
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/5/3/27
11. “Pressure-Induced YbFe2O4-Type to Spinel Structural Change of InGaMgO4”
by Takehiro Koike, Hena Das, Kengo Oka, Yoshihiro Kusano, Fernando Cubillas, Francisco Brown Bojorqez, Victor Emmanuel Alvarez-Montano, Shigekazu Ito, Kei Shigematsu, Hayato Togano et al.
Solids 2024, 5(3), 422-433; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids5030028
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/5/3/28
12. “The Effect of Nitrogen as a Co-Dopant in p-Type NiO:Nb Films on the Photovoltaic Performance of NiO/TiO2 Transparent Solar Cells”
by Chrysa Aivalioti, Maria Androulidaki, Katerina Tsagaraki, Emmanouil G. Manidakis, Charidimos Koliakoudakis, Nikolaos T. Pelekanos, Mircea Modreanu and Elias Aperathitis
Solids 2024, 5(4), 651-664; https://doi.org/10.3390/solids5040044
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6497/5/4/44
We would like to thank all of the research groups that authored these exceptional papers for their contribution. We sincerely hope you find these articles as useful and insightful as we have found them.