Materials | Selected Feature Papers in 2025 in the “Carbon Materials” Section
Carbon materials have garnered considerable attention due to their high specific surface area, low density, excellent mechanical strength, and diverse structural forms, ranging from 0D to 3D. They encompass a wide range of materials, including graphite, carbon fibers, carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon black, activated carbon, fullerenes, and diamond. The “Carbon Materials” Section of Materials provides a platform for advancing research on carbon-based materials and their diverse applications, fostering further developments in this rapidly evolving field.
As an open access journal, Materials provides free and unrestricted access to the full text of all published articles. We welcome you to read our selected papers published in 2025, which are listed below:
1. “Structural Regulation and Performance Enhancement of Carbon-Based Supercapacitors: Insights into Electrode Material Engineering”
by Lu Guan, Dajin Li, Shanshan Ji, Xiuzhi Wei and Fanxiao Meng
Materials 2025, 18(2), 456; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18020456
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/2/456
2. “Tribological Properties of Diamond/Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) Composite Coating in a Dry Environment”
by Chengye Yang, Zhengxiong Ou, Yuanyuan Mu, Xingqiao Chen, Shihao Yang, Peng Guo, Nan Jiang, Kazuhito Nishimura, Xinbiao Mao, Hui Song et al.
Materials 2025, 18(16), 3879; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18163879
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/16/3879
3. “Dual-Activated Tamarix Gallica-Derived Carbons for Enhanced Glyphosate Adsorption: A Comparative Study of Phosphoric and Sulfuric Acid Activation”
by Saliha Benaoune, Abdelkarim Merzougui, Rania Remmani, Narimene Bouzidi, Antonio Ruiz-Canales, Imane Akacha and Amir Djellouli
Materials 2025, 18(3), 511; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18030511
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/3/511
4. “CO2 and UV Laser-Induced Graphene Based on Polymer Transformation: Advanced Characterizations by 2D Raman Mapping Combined with Microscopy Techniques”
by Sabina Botti, Francesca Bonfigli, Alessio Bruttomesso, Federico Micciulla, Valentina Nigro, Alessandro Rufoloni and Angelo Vannozzi
Materials 2025, 18(13), 3119; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133119
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/13/3119
5 “3D-Printed Carbon-Based Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices: Material Design, Structural Engineering, and Application Frontiers”
by Yu Dong, Li Sun, Jiemin Dong, Wenhao Zou, Wan Rong, Jianfei Liu, Hanqi Meng and Qigao Cao
Materials 2025, 18(22), 5070; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18225070
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/22/5070
6. “A Highly Sensitive Graphene-Based Terahertz Perfect Absorber Featuring Five Tunable Absorption Peaks”
by Hongyu Ma, Pengcheng Shi and Zao Yi
Materials 2025, 18(11), 2601; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112601
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/11/2601
7. “Carbon Fixation from Industrial Flue Gas via CO2 Mineral Carbonation: Principles, Technical Advances, and Future Directions”
by Yanli Sun, Xujiang Wang, Zhipeng Ma, Yanmei Cheng, Bingbing Xie, Mengning Liu, Jingwei Li, Chenggong Sun and Wenlong Wang
Materials 2025, 18(21), 4935; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18214935
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/21/4935
8. “Evaluation of the Porosity and Morphology of Microstructured Charcoal”
by Andrzej Biessikirski, Michał Dworzak, Grzegorz Piotr Kaczmarczyk, Grzegorz Machowski, Magdalena Ziąbka, Agata Kaczmarczyk, Joanna Jakóbczyk and Suzana Gotovac-Atlagić
Materials 2025, 18(8), 1730; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18081730
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/8/1730
9. “Low-Cost Chestnut-Based Biocarbons Physically Activated via CO2 or Steam: Evaluation of the Structural and Adsorption Properties”
by Barbara Charmas, Barbara Wawrzaszek, Katarzyna Jedynak and Agata Jawtoszuk
Materials 2025, 18(7), 1497; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18071497
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/7/1497
10. “Chlorella vulgaris-Derived Biochars for Metribuzin Removal: Influence of Thermal Processing Pathways on Sorption Properties”
by Margita Ščasná, Alexandra Kucmanová, Maroš Sirotiak, Lenka Blinová, Maroš Soldán, Jan Hajzler, Libor Ďuriška and Marián Palcut
Materials 2025, 18(14), 3374; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18143374
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/14/3374
11. “Agrifood Waste Valorization: Development of Biochar from Peach Kernel or Grape Pits for Cr6+ Removal from Plating Wastewater”
by Elena Raluca Cârjilă (Mihalache), Oanamari Daniela Orbulet, Magdalena Bosomoiu, Cristina Modrogan, Eugenia Tanasă, Annette Madelene Dăncilă and Gabriel Gârleanu
Materials 2025, 18(17), 4151; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18174151
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/17/4151
12. “Effects of Graphene-Based Nanomaterials on Anaerobic Digestion of Thermally Hydrolyzed Municipal Sewage Sludge”
by Luiza Usevičiūtė, Tomas Januševičius, Vaidotas Danila and Mantas Pranskevičius
Materials 2025, 18(15), 3561; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18153561
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/15/3561
13. “Comprehensive Characterization of Carbonaceous Material Derived from Rice Husk Pyrolysis and Its Potential for CO2 Adsorption”
by Santiago Mesa, Javier Ricardo Castro-Ladino, Sandra Liliana Amaya, Cecilia Manrique, Adriana Echavarría, Dora A. Hoyos-Ayala and Laura Uran
Materials 2025, 18(22), 5151; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18225151
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/22/5151