Novel Materials by Chemistry-Enabled Morphological and Structural Design

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue of Materials entitled, “Novel Materials by Chemistry-Enabled Morphological and Structural Design”.

Recent progress in the methods of material processing has made it possible to synthesize structures with a precisely controlled elemental/phase composition and microstructure. In material design, two approaches are viable: (1) fully benefiting from the generation of a non-equilibrium structure in a material or (2) allowing the system to move from the non-equilibrium state towards equilibrium via certain steps, which can be “frozen” in a material. Solid-state reactions occurring in a system, when carried out under certain conditions, can lead to the formation of unique structures (in terms of particle shape, lattice orientation at the interface and mutual distribution of components), which is unachievable by adding together (mixing) the components. This Special Issue aims to cover materials in which particle/inclusion morphology plays a key role in determining the materials’ mechanical or functional properties. Factors responsible for the formation of particles of specific morphologies are of great interest. Research articles, reviews, communications and viewpoint papers describing the tools of chemistry-enabled material design and its promising technological outcomes are welcome.

The topics of the anticipated contributions include, but are not limited to:

• Solid-state reactions to produce particles of specific morphologies;
• Morphological design of particulate materials at micro/nano-levels;
• In situ synthesis of particles in inert and chemically reactive matrices;
• Synthesis of core–shell particles, their reactivity and sintering behavior;
• Porous materials with tailored size and morphology;
• Composite materials and coatings with composition and microstructure tailored at micro/nano-levels;
• Mechanical and functional properties of materials obtained via chemistry-enabled structural design;
• Applications of materials obtained via chemistry-enabled structural design.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Alexander A. Matvienko
Dr. Dina V. Dudina
Guest Editors

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• solid-state reaction
• particle morphology
• core-shell particle
• interface
• composite materials
• microstructure
• matrix
• in situ synthesis