Journal of Materials Chemistry C open call for papers
Molecular Crystals: Mechanics and Photonics
Journal of Materials Chemistry C is delighted to announce an open call for papers to a themed collection on ‘Molecular Crystals: Mechanics and Photonics’ guest edited by Prof. Rajadurai Chandrasekar (University of Hyderabad, India), Prof. Panče Naumov (New York University Abu Dhabi), Prof. Xue-Dong Wang (Soochow University) and Prof. Kristin Hutchins (University of Missouri).
This special issue investigates the extraordinary properties of molecular crystals and their essential role in the management of mechanical and optical energy. It showcases their diverse applications in contemporary scientific and technological domains, such as non-linear optics, sensor technologies, switchable devices, and sophisticated photonic components and circuits. Examples of topics suitable for this collection include, but are not limited to:
- Flexible crystals (e.g. elastic, plastic, ferroelastic)
- Photomechanical crystals
- Salient (thermosalient and photosalient) phenomena
- Crystal growth techniques (self-assembly, sublimation, etc) relevant to crystal’s mechanical and optical properties
- Crystal-based optical waveguides, cavities, lasers, modulators, etc.
- Crystal-based photonic integrated circuits
- Crystal OLEDs
- Emissive dynamic crystals
- Electronic properties of dynamic crystals
- Crystal/metal hybrid devices (actuators, sensors, etc)
- Molecular crystalline robots
- Chiral molecular crystals displaying mechanical and/or photonic properties
- Mechanophotonics for microscale crystals
- Crystal adaptronics
- Epitaxial growth of homo and heterocrystals with photonic functions
- 2D and 3D patterning of optical crystals
- NLO (SHG, TPA, THz, etc) properties of molecular crystals
- Crystal milling using FIB lithography
- Advanced characterization and micromanipulation techniques
- Mathematical modeling of dynamic crystals
- Mechanical properties of molecular crystals
- Thermodynamics of energy conversion by dynamic crystals
- Theoretical understanding of the crystal mechanics and photonics
- Dynamic processes in crystals resulting from mechanical flexibility or photonics
Open for Submissions until 28 February 2025
Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in a materials context and should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.
How to submit
We strongly encourage authors to submit primary research (Full paper or Communication) to this themed collection. If you would like to submit a Review-type article, please select this option using the above form where you will be asked to provide an outline to be approved by the Editorial Office.
When ready, please submit your article directly to the submissions platform for Journal of Materials Chemistry C where our editors will assess your submission. Please add a note in the ‘Comments to the Editor’ and ‘Themed collections’ sections of the submission mentioning this is a manuscript for the themed collection on ‘Molecular Crystals’ and that it is in response to the ‘Open Call’.
All submissions will be subject to assessment against the journal’s usual scope and standards criteria and sent for peer review only if appropriate. Accepted articles will be published online as soon as they are ready and added to the web collection.
