Dear Colleagues,

Metal oxides exhibit interesting phenomena in all areas of scientific research. In physics and chemistry, they are a fertile playground where plenty of fundamental phenomena can be tested, and they can also be developed for different applications. This era of metal oxides research began a long time ago, and will be of interest long in the future due to their interesting properties and applications in different areas, such as electronics, magnetic materials, optics and magneto-optics, energy production and storage, information and communication, medicine and biotechnology, sensors, catalysis, superconductors, extreme conditions materials, and many other life-influencing activities. In the development of multifunctional materials, there are many challenges, and this type of research is also very active in the current decade. Synthesis and production, their thorough structural characterization, and measurements and calculations of their magnetic and electric properties are crucial in order to gain understanding of their electromagnetic behavior. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to them in this Special Issue of Materials, with the aim of collecting such complementary results and achieving the advancement of their understanding. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript, and your contributions in the form of full papers, communications, and reviews related to multifunctional materials, especially on their magnetic, electric and structural phenomena, are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Damir Pajić
Dr. Maria Čebela
Guest Editors

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• magnetism and magnetic materials
• ferroelectrics and dielectrics
• structure, microstructure and nanostructure
• metal oxides
• multiferroics
• multifunctional materials
• nanostructured materials
• chemical preparation
• application of metal oxides
• metal oxide semiconductors and superconductors