Emerging Hybrid Materials for Advanced Applications

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Dear Colleagues,

Hybrid materials combine organic and inorganic components at the nanoscale to create synergistic properties with enhanced performance for advanced applications in fields like energy, electronics, healthcare, and environmental cleanup. Unlike traditional composites, hybrid materials blend components at the atomistic level, exploiting intimate interactions like covalent bonds or strong physical interactions.

This Special Issue showcases cutting-edge theoretical and experimental advances in this interdisciplinary domain. We invite contributions covering the synthesis, characterization, and applications of organic–inorganic hybrids, including framework materials like metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), plus polymer-based systems such as nanocomposites and multicomponent hydrogels. Other examples of applications include, but are not limited to, the following:

• electronics
• optoelectronics
• sensors and actuators
• energy storage and conversion
• functional coatings and smart materials
• water and oil repellent materials
• diagnostics and drug delivery
• catalysis and photocatalysis
• pollutant remediation
• biomaterials

Dr. Leszek A. Majewski
Dr. Sheida Faraji
Dr. Federico Brivio
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Materials materials	3.2	6.4	2008	15.2 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Molecules molecules	4.6	8.6	1996	16.1 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Nanomaterials nanomaterials	4.3	9.2	2010	15.4 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Polymers polymers	4.9	9.7	2009	14 Days	CHF 2700	Submit

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