Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses exhibit an exceptional versatility in terms of composition, structure, and related properties, thus being suitable for taking part in countless applications of human life. This section “Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses” publishes papers dealing with the design, synthesis, manufacturing, characterization, modeling, and applications of all types of ceramics and Glasses, such as single-crystal and polycrystalline ceramics, amorphous ceramics (glasses), partially-crystalline ceramics (glass-ceramics), nanoceramics, as well as composites based on or containing the mentioned materials. Topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Processing: powder preparation; colloidal science; novel forming and sintering technologies; additive manufacturing; patterning, templates, and self-assembly; large scale/complicated shape processing; hybrid processes, co-firing of metals and ceramics; production of composites.
Properties: mechanical; electrochemical; electrical; ferroelectric; thermal; thermoelectric; optical; photoelectric; magnetic; interfacial; transport; thermodynamic; biocompatible; bioactive.
Theory and Simulation: defects; diffusion; phase transformation; phase equilibrium; thermodynamics; kinetics, chemical, thermal stability of ceramics; sintering modeling; micromechanical modeling.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Dielectric Ceramic Materials: Properties and Applications (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Recent Advancements and Challenges in Growth and Characterizations of Ceramics Nanostructures (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Fabrication and Optical Properties of Ceramics (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Advanced Ceramics and Composites: Design, Structure, Processing, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Piezoelectric/Ferroelectric Ceramic Materials and Devices (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Structures, Properties and Functionalities in Multiferroic Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Advanced Ceramic and Glass Materials: Preparation, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Synthesis, Processing and Applications of Advanced Ceramics (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Preparation, Characteristics and Application of Bioactive Glass (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Advances in Fine and Structural Ceramics for High-Tech Applications (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Design, Processing and Properties of High Entropy Ceramics (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Structural Design of Ceramic Materials and Ceramic-Based Composites (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Advanced Ceramic-Based Materials/Coatings for Anti-wear and Corrosion Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Design and Processing of Piezoelectric/Ferroelectric Ceramics (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Advanced Ceramic Materials for Condition Monitoring and Sensing Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Glassy Materials: From Preparation to Application (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Advances in Functional Ceramic Materials: Fabrication, Properties, and High-Temperature Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Crystalline Materials: Growth, Characterization, and Devices (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Structure and Mechanical Properties of Ceramics and Ceramic Composites (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Recent Advances in Ceramic Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 February 2024)
- Mechanical Properties and Applications of Advanced Ceramics: Second Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Progresses in Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Advances in Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Processing and Characterization of Ceramic Materials Using Microwave Techniques (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Advances in Glass/Glass Ceramics: From Material Characterizations to Device Applications (Deadline: 10 April 2024)
- Advances in Dielectric Ceramics and Their Applications (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 April 2024)
- Glasses and Ceramics for Luminescence Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
