Advanced Materials Characterization
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
The section "Advanced Materials Characterization" focuses on contributions that have a significant component linked to the (advanced) structural characterization of solid materials. In many applications, the exact structure, crystal structure, position of the functional groups, and other structural parameters have a significant effect on the characteristics and properties of the material. These are commonly known as "structure–property" or "structure–activity" relationships.
Advanced spectroscopic techniques are able to describe the structure and configurations in materials in great detail. "Operando" spectroscopic techniques or hyphenated techniques are becoming more and more sophisticated. Synchrotron X-Ray techniques show the structure and the neighbors of any given atom in a material, and microscopic techniques are reaching atomic resolution. NMR and EPR and their multidimensional variants reveal more and more information about the proximity of neighboring atoms. Gas sorption techniques reveal pore sizes and pore shapes. Luminescence, electrochemistry, and photo-responsive measurements are just a few examples of the many tools scientists have to unravel the secrets of solid materials. Scientists specializing in modeling techniques are in constant interaction with experimentalists to get a deeper insight into solid material and its changes and interactions with other molecules or external triggers. Such insights allow scientists to truly "design" materials towards very specific properties or applications.
Contributions that can relate the structural and functional information of a material to its specific properties and characteristics are highly welcomed in this section, together with all papers that describe an important advancement of any solid-state characterization techniques. Additionally, modeling papers with experimental input are welcomed.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Mechanical Properties of Polymeric, Metallic, and Composite Materials (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Advanced Materials – Microstructure, Manufacturing and Analysis (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Advanced Non-destructive Testing Techniques on Materials (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Obtaining and Characterization of New Materials (5th Edition) (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Advanced Materials Characterization (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Evolution of the Working Performance of Special Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances in Structure Analysis of Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Computer Methods and Experimental Testing for Advanced Structural Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Synthesis and Characterization Techniques for Nanomaterials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Design, Preparation, and Microstructural Characterization of High Entropy Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Advances in Tribological and Other Functional Properties of Materials (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- New Advances in High-Temperature Structural Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Advances in Plasma and Laser Engineering (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Material Processing Through Microwave Energy (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Non-Destructive Testing of Materials and Parts: Techniques, Case Studies and Practical Applications (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Intelligent Damage Detection of Materials and Structural Health Monitoring Technology (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Design, Preparation and Application of Luminescent Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Advanced Characterization Techniques on Nuclear Fuels and Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Synthesis, Experimental Characterization and Modeling of Advanced Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- System Design and Materials for Accelerators and Compact Accelerator-Driven Neutron Sources (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advanced Characterization of Biochemical Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Materials in Cultural Heritage: Analysis, Testing, and Preservation (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advanced Materials for Multifunctional Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Local Structure Characterization for Complex Functional Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advanced Materials & Methods for Heritage & Archaeology (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- High Entropy Materials: From Principles to Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Synthesis and Characterization of Materials for Sensors (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Adhesively Bonded Joint: From Mechanical Properties to New Fields of Application (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Material Characterizations Using X-Ray Techniques (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
