Inorganic Crystalline Materials
A section of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Section Information
Aims
The section “Inorganic Crystalline Materials” provides a forum for advancements in our understanding of the nucleation, growth, processing, structure and property characterizations, and emerging applications of inorganic crystalline materials. Their mechanical, chemical, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties, as well as their diverse applications, are all considered to be of importance. Additionally, we encourage contributors to send articles focused on crystals research on inorganic crystalline materials and their characterization using modern techniques for crystal growth and high-resolution characterization, such as synchrotron radiation and STEM.
Crystals serves as a reference and publication source for the crystal research community. Crystals publishes reviews, regular research articles, and short communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental, theoretical, and computational results in as much detail as possible so that results can be reproduced. Therefore, there are no restrictions on article length.
Subject Areas
All classes of inorganic crystalline materials, either in bulk or thin films, such as:
- semiconductors
- magnetic systems
- superconductors
- graphene
- photonic crystals
- piezoelectric crystals
- ferroelectric crystals
- optical crystals, including nonlinear and laser crystals
- scintillating crystals
Crystal growth techniques include, but are not limited to:
- conventional crystal growth, including Bridgman, Czochralski, top seeding, solid state conversion, high temperature flux methods
- molecular beam, chemical beam, and vapor phase epitaxy, non-classical growth by particle attachment and fusion
Characterization techniques, such as:
- X-ray diffraction
- photoluminescence
- electron microscopy and diffraction
- neutron diffraction
- free electron lasers
- scanning probe microscopy
- carrier transport
- magnetic property measurements
- Rutherford backscattering
- ellipsometry
- AFM/PFM
- STEM
Property characterizations, including but not limited to optical, magnetic, electronic, etc.
- Fundamental research into:
- solid-state physics and chemistry
- crystalline surfaces
- crystalline structure
- crystalline interface
- crystallization mechanisms
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Research on Thermoelectric Materials: Waste Heat into Renewable Energy (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Advances in Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Thin Films (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Recent Advances in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Advances in Low-Dimensional Materials for Electronics and Sensing Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Electrochemical Materials for the Future of Society (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Superconductors and Magnetic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- First-Principles Studies and Electronic Structures of Nano-Scale Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Crystals, Films and Nanocomposite Scintillators Volume III (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Ferroelectric and Multiferroic Thin Films (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Synthesis and Characterization of Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations (Third Edition) (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Topological Photonic Crystals (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Electronic Phenomena of Transition Metal Oxides Volume II (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Advanced Surface Engineering Materials: Characterization and Properties (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 13 August 2024)
- Porous Materials for Sustainable Energy and Catalysis (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Advances in Thin Structures and Materials Modelling (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Recent Advances in Green Synthesis of Spinel-Type Composites (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Computational and Theoretical Insights into Superconductors Advancements (Deadline: 16 August 2024)
- Ferromagnetic Materials: Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Advanced Research in 2D Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Single Crystal Growth and Superconductivity of Semiconductor Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Mechanical Metamaterials (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Advanced Surface Modifications on Materials (Deadline: 1 September 2024)
- Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of 2D Materials (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Rare Earths-Doped Materials (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Quantum Dots: Properties and Applications (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Synthesis, Structure and Property Analysis of Crystalline Layers (Volume II) (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Metamaterials and Phononic Crystals (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Epitaxial Growth and Application of Metallic Oxide Thin Films (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Exploring the Magnetic World: Advances in Synthesis, Characterization, and Revolutionary Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Microstructure and Properties of Intermetallic Compounds (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- State of Art of Excitonic Insulator (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Nondestructive Characterization and Evaluation of Crystalline Materials (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Recent Advances in Defect Structure Characterization of Single-Crystalline Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Scintillator and Phosphor Materials—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Laser–Material Interaction: Principles, Phenomena, and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Applications of Crystal Plasticity in Forming Technologies, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Tailoring of Microstructures through Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Novel ZnO-Based Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Volume II) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Complex Oxide Thin Films (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Advanced Research of Graphene Oxide-Based Materials for Catalysis (Deadline: 10 November 2024)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Welding Joints (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Crystal Structures and Magnetic Interactions of Magnetic Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Simulation of Abrasive Processes for Crystalline Materials by Means of Molecular Dynamics and Multiscale Methods (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Advanced Research on Metal Phosphate Materials for Supercapacitor and Sensing Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- New Insights into Photonic Crystal Fibers: From Fundamentals to Materials Performance (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Solution Processing and Properties of Oxide Films and Nanostructures (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Nanotech Horizons: Innovating Water Remediation through Nanomaterial Applications (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- New Trends in Materials for Permanent Magnets (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Catalyst Materials for Waste Treatment (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- Research Progress of Crystalline Metamaterials (Deadline: 20 June 2025)