Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Oxides
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 310
Special Issue Editor
Interests: crystal growth; crystal structure; oxides; physical and chemical properties; mechanical properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metal oxides are one of the most common classes of oxygen compounds. They have an extremely wide range of physical and chemical characteristics. The class of oxides includes a huge number of compounds, and this multiplicity makes it difficult to review their properties. These materials are widely used in modern technology, in different forms. These include ceramics, single crystals, glasses, various functional films, protective coatings, catalysts with a developed surface, etc. The operation of such materials takes place under conditions of high temperatures in the air or in aggressive environments, which can lead to chemical and structural changes, and in turn can lead to either changes in their functional characteristics or the destruction of the material. The study of regularities in changing the properties of oxide materials depending on the type of bond, the presence of defects, the local environment of metal cations, and oxygen anions in the structure of oxides is essential for the synthesis and operation of these materials. Many fundamentally important experimental and theoretical issues are far from their full resolution. The purpose of this Special Issue entitled "Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Oxides" is to provide an overview of the current state-of-the-art in the field of research on the structure as well as physical and chemical properties of oxides and their solid solutions, using modern methods of analysis, as well as factors determining the possibility of modifying their characteristics in order to create new materials based on metal oxides. Scientists working in a wide range of disciplines are invited to contribute to this Issue.
Dr. Elena Lomonova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Oxide metals
- Ceramics
- Single crystals
- Glasses
- Oxide films
- Coatings
- Polymorphism
- Phase transitions
- Crystal structure
- Nonstoichiometry
- Synthesis
