Materials 2022, 15(4), 1477; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15041477 - 16 Feb 2022
Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Materials 2024 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian. Following a review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, twelve winners were selected.
The First Prize: CHF 500, an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Materials in 2024
Article:
Antenna Characteristics of Helical Coil with 2.45 GHz Semiconductor Microwave for Microwave-Enhanced Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (MW-LIBS)
By Yuji Ikeda, Yoshihiko Hirata, Joey Kim Soriano and Ikuo Wakaida
Materials 2022, 15(8), 2851; doi:10.3390/ma15082851
Review:
Solid Lubrication at High-Temperatures—A Review
By Rahul Kumar, Irina Hussainova, Ramin Rahmani and Maksim Antonov
Materials 2022, 15(5), 1695; doi:10.3390/ma15051695
The Second Prize: CHF 300, an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Materials in 2024
Article:
EIS Characterization of Ti Alloys in Relation to Alloying Additions of Ta
By Pedro P. Socorro-Perdomo, Néstor R. Florido-Suárez, Julia C. Mirza-Rosca and Mircea Vicentiu Saceleanu
Materials 2022, 15(2), 476; doi:10.3390/ma15020476
Back-Propagation Neural Network Optimized by K-Fold Cross-Validation for Prediction of Torsional Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beam
By Zhaoqiu Lyu, Yang Yu, Bijan Samali, Maria Rashidi, Masoud Mohammadi, Thuc N. Nguyen and Andy Nguyen
Materials 2022, 15(4), 1477; doi:10.3390/ma15041477
Review:
Additive Manufacturing of Biomaterials—Design Principles and Their Implementation
By Mohammad J. Mirzaali, Vahid Moosabeiki, Seyed Mohammad Rajaai, Jie Zhou and Amir A. Zadpoor
Materials 2022, 15(15), 5457; doi:10.3390/ma15155457
Root Causes and Mechanisms of Failure of Wind Turbine Blades: Overview
By Leon Mishnaevsky, Jr.
Materials 2022, 15(9), 2959; doi:10.3390/ma15092959
The Third Prize: CHF 200, an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Materials in 2024
Article:
Chirality in the Solid State: Chiral Crystal Structures in Chiral and Achiral Space Groups
By Gerhard H. Fecher, Jürgen Kübler and Claudia Felser
Materials 2022, 15(17), 5812; doi:10.3390/ma15175812
Strength Properties of 316L and 17-4 PH Stainless Steel Produced with Additive Manufacturing
By Slawomir Kedziora, Thierry Decker, Elvin Museyibov, Julian Morbach, Steven Hohmann, Adrian Huwer and Michael Wahl
Materials 2022, 15(18), 6278; doi:10.3390/ma15186278
Hydroxyapatite Coating on Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation in Salt-Based ElectrolyteBy Avital Schwartz, Alexey Kossenko, Michael Zinigrad, Yosef Gofer, Konstantin Borodianskiy and Alexander Sobolev
Materials 2022, 15(20), 7374; doi:10.3390/ma15207374
Review:
Photovoltaic Cell Generations and Current Research Directions for Their Development
By Justyna Pastuszak and Paweł Węgierek
Materials 2022, 15(16), 5542; doi:10.3390/ma15165542
Magnesium-Based Alloys Used in Orthopedic Surgery
By Iulian Antoniac, Marian Miculescu, Veronica Mănescu (Păltânea), Alexandru Stere, Pham Hong Quan, Gheorghe Păltânea, Alina Robu and Kamel Earar
Materials 2022, 15(3), 1148; doi:10.3390/ma15031148
Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials with Polymers, Biomolecules, and Small Ligands for Nanomedicine
By Ana M. Díez-Pascual
Materials 2022, 15(9), 3251; doi:10.3390/ma15093251
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Materials 2024 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support of Materials.
Kind regards,
Materials Editorial Office
Materials 2024 Best Paper Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Chirality in the Solid State: Chiral Crystal Structures in Chiral and Achiral Space Groups
Materials 2022, 15(17), 5812; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15175812 - 23 Aug 2022
Hydroxyapatite Coating on Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation in Salt-Based Electrolyte
Materials 2022, 15(20), 7374; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15207374 - 21 Oct 2022
Strength Properties of 316L and 17-4 PH Stainless Steel Produced with Additive Manufacturing
Materials 2022, 15(18), 6278; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15186278 - 09 Sep 2022
EIS Characterization of Ti Alloys in Relation to Alloying Additions of Ta
Materials 2022, 15(2), 476; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15020476 - 08 Jan 2022
Solid Lubrication at High-Temperatures—A Review
Materials 2022, 15(5), 1695; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15051695 - 24 Feb 2022
Root Causes and Mechanisms of Failure of Wind Turbine Blades: Overview
Materials 2022, 15(9), 2959; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15092959 - 19 Apr 2022
Photovoltaic Cell Generations and Current Research Directions for Their Development
Materials 2022, 15(16), 5542; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15165542 - 12 Aug 2022
Magnesium-Based Alloys Used in Orthopedic Surgery
Materials 2022, 15(3), 1148; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15031148 - 02 Feb 2022
Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials with Polymers, Biomolecules, and Small Ligands for Nanomedicine
Materials 2022, 15(9), 3251; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15093251 - 30 Apr 2022
Additive Manufacturing of Biomaterials—Design Principles and Their Implementation
Materials 2022, 15(15), 5457; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15155457 - 08 Aug 2022
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Prof. Francesco Baino
Politecnico di Torino
Dr. Katsuhiko Ariga
NIMS
Prof. Dr. Zhifeng Wang
Hebei University of Technology
Winner
Current Trends in Automotive Lightweighting Strategies and Materials
Materials 2021, 14(21), 6631; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma14216631 - 03 Nov 2021
Charge Carrier Processes and Optical Properties in TiO2 and TiO2-Based Heterojunction Photocatalysts: A Review
Materials 2021, 14(7), 1645; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma14071645 - 27 Mar 2021
Antioxidants: Classification, Natural Sources, Activity/Capacity Measurements, and Usefulness for the Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Materials 2021, 14(15), 4135; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma14154135 - 25 Jul 2021
A Stretchable, Self-Healable Triboelectric Nanogenerator as Electronic Skin for Energy Harvesting and Tactile Sensing
Materials 2021, 14(7), 1689; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma14071689 - 30 Mar 2021
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Prof. Seung Hwan KO
Seoul National University
Prof. Francesco Baino
Politecnico di Torino
Dr. Katsuhiko Ariga
NIMS
