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Open call for papers – Nanogenerators

Submit your work before 10 January 2025

Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Nanoscale are pleased to announce an open call for papers for a joint cross-journal collection on nanogenerators.

Ever since the first nanogenerator was invented by Wang’s group in 2005, several important fields have been evolved. Through continuous development over the years, various kinds of nanogenerators have been introduced based on their source of energy for harvesting: mechanical energy (triboelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators), and thermal energy (pyroelectric and thermoelectric nanogenerators). Besides, different functional materials with various properties can be used in the hybridizing and coupling of different nanogenerators for harvesting different energies simultaneously. By deploying many performance-enhancing techniques, nanogenerators can supply power to portable electronics and have greater potential for a revolution in the IoT, AI, and HMI sectors.

Guest Edited by Professor Zhong Lin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA), Professor Ya Yang (Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) and Professor Pooi See Lee (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), this Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Nanoscale collection will capture the cutting-edge innovations in nanomaterials synthesis, simulation, device fabrication, and system integration that are driving this field forward.

Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Piezoelectric materials
  • Ferroelectric materials
  • Thermoelectric materials
  • Triboelectric nanogenerators
  • Piezoelectric nanogenerators
  • Pyroelectric nanogenerators
  • Thermoelectric nanogenerators
  • Hybridized and coupled nanogenerators
  • Self-powered sensors

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed.

 


How to submit

Articles can be submitted at any time before the deadline via our online submission system to any of the participating journals. Please see the journals’ webpages linked above for more information on their scope, standards, article types and author guidelines and for more information on how to submit.

This open call is open for submissions of:

  • Full Papers
  • Communications

All manuscripts will undergo the normal initial assessment and peer review processes, if appropriate, in line with the journal’s high standards, managed by the journal editors. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are published and they will be featured in a regular issue of the relevant journal and collated online into the collection. Please note that peer review or acceptance are not guaranteed.

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, please submit your article directly through the journal submissions platform. Please quote the themed collection code XXNanGen24 when prompted in Step 4 of your submission in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and mention that this is in response to the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection.

If you have any questions about the collection or the submissions process, please do contact the Editorial Office at materials-rsc@rsc.org and they will be able to assist.

Your institute may have a Read & Publish agreement in place with the Royal Society of Chemistry. This means that you may be able to publish gold open access for free in all the hybrid journals we publish – maximising the visibility and impact of your article to the broadest possible audience. Your institution’s agreement may already include the article processing charge for publishing as a corresponding author. Check here to find out more and to see if your institution has an R&P deal in place.

We look forward to receiving your submission!

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RSC Showcase Symposia: Building a more sustainable world through solutions focused chemistry

Will you be attending ACS Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference in Atlanta next week?

If so, we warmly welcome you to join our exciting session featuring cutting-edge talks from leading international researchers in the field of sustainability science, and representatives from RSC journals.

In addition to these exciting scientific talks, our speakers will take part in panel discussions examining key themes relevant to how the scientific community can help accelerate the transition to net-zero and build a more sustainable world through solutions-focussed chemistry – come and join the conversation!

Symposium details

Title: RSC Showcase Symposia: Building A More Sustainable World Through Solutions-Focused Chemistry
When: Wednesday 5th June, 9:30am
Where: Oakwood B Room; Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia

Headshots of smiling speakers

Speakers and Talk titles 

Fran Kerton, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Chemical conversations for a sustainable future

 

Adam Lee, Griffith University, Australia

Catalysing sustainable chemical manufacturing

 

Maria Elena Rivas, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, UK

Mechanochemistry in Johnson Matthey

 

Natalie Stingelin, Georgia Tech, USA

Cool plastics for Energy Sustainability

 

Antonio Facchetti, Georgia Tech, USA

Sustainable synthesis of new mixed ionic-electronic conductors & devices

 

Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Georgia Tech, USA

Phase transformations via surface defects in halide perovskites

Furthermore, RSC Sustainability and EES Catalysis Executive Editor, Emma Eley, will be present for the full duration of the conference and will be pleased to talk to you about your research and answer any questions that you may have about publishing in RSC journals. Stop by stand 10 in the exhibition hall to discover more about RSC Publishing, or get in touch by email to arrange a meeting with Emma. Smiling headshot of woman

We hope that you will be able to join us at this exciting session!

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Open call for papers: Nanomaterials for a sustainable future: From materials to devices and systems

Open call for papers – Nanomaterials for a sustainable future

Submit your work before 2 September 2024

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Nanoscale are pleased to announce an open call for papers to a cross-journal themed collection on ‘Nanomaterials for a sustainable future: From materials to devices and systems’

This collection is being guest edited by Professor Guohua Jia (Curtin University, Australia), Professor Hongxia Wang (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Professor Xuyong Yang (Shanghai University, China), Professor Lina Quan (Virginia Tech, USA) and Professor Yun Liu (Australian National University, Australia).

Headshots of Guest Editors (left to right): Guohua Jia, Hongxia Wang, Xuyong Yang, Lina Quan, Yun LiuAs modern society’s demand for energy continues to grow, the development of nanomaterials for reducing energy consumption and generating and storing energy is becoming increasingly important. With advances in synthesis methods and theoretical simulations of nanomaterials, attention has turned to how nanomaterials can be rationally designed and synthesized, transformed into energy devices, and ultimately, how devices (such as solar cells, batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, light-emitting diodes, photodetectors etc.) can be integrated into systems to tackle real global challenges.

Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Multifunctional materials (electrical, magnetic, electrochemical, optical, and mechanical materials, etc.)
  • Quantum materials (quantum dots, 2D materials, photonics materials, etc.)
  • Energy materials (materials for catalysis, CO2 reduction, batteries, hydrogen and solar energy conversion, etc.)
  • Materials chemistry calculations (DFT and molecular dynamic simulation and modelling, machine learning assisted design and materials screening, etc.)
  • Materials for environment (materials for environment protection, pollutants and toxic products, treatment, environmental remediation, etc.)
  • Advanced characterization methods for materials (in-situ Raman, NMR, XRD; synchrotron radiation, neutron diffraction, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, etc.)

Submissions deadline on 2 September 2024

This Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Nanoscale collection will capture the cutting-edge innovations in nanomaterials synthesis, simulation, device fabrication, and system integration that are driving this field forward. 


How to submit

Articles can be submitted at any time before the deadline via our online submission system to any of the participating journals. Please see the journals’ webpages linked above for more information on their scope, standards, article types and author guidelines and for more information on how to submit.

For this collection, we strongly encourage primary research in the way of Full Papers or Communications. If you are interested in submitting a review-type article, please check with the Editorial Office first for pre-approval and to avoid topic overlap.

All manuscripts will undergo the normal initial assessment and peer review processes, if appropriate, in line with the journal’s high standards, managed by the journal editors. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are published and they will be featured in a regular issue of the relevant journal and collated online into the collection. Please note that peer review or acceptance are not guaranteed.

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, please submit your article directly through the journal submissions platform. Please quote the themed collection code XXSusFut24 when prompted in Step 4 of your submission in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and mention that this is in response to the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection.

If you have any questions about the collection or the submissions process, please do contact the Editorial Office at materials-rsc@rsc.org and they will be able to assist.

Your institute may have a Read & Publish agreement in place with the Royal Society of Chemistry. This means that you may be able to publish gold open access for free in all the hybrid journals we publish – maximising the visibility and impact of your article to the broadest possible audience. Your institution’s agreement may already include the article processing charge for publishing as a corresponding author. Check here to find out more and to see if your institution has an R&P deal in place.

We look forward to receiving your submission!

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Open call for papers: Flexible electrode materials

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, is pleased to announce an open call for papers for our upcoming themed collection on:

Design and characterization of flexible electrode materials

This collection will be Guest Edited by:

Professor Xiu Song (George) Zhao, Qingdao University

Professor Hui Ying Yang, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

Professor Li Qiang, Qingdao University, China 

 

Scope of the collection

The design and characterization of flexible electrode materials, situated at the confluence of materials chemistry and engineering, holds pivotal significance for society. Through tailoring composition, structure, and mechanical properties, these materials optimize performance and adaptability in flexible electronics. This bears remarkable implications: from wearable health monitors to sustainable energy solutions. The historical trajectory highlights an evolution from rigid electrodes to innovative materials like conductive polymers, carbon nanotubes, and graphene. This progression, propelled by a nuanced understanding of materials chemistry, enables precise manipulation of materials properties.

The field’s connection with materials chemistry lies in its ability to engineer molecular structures, surface attributes, and interfacial interactions to fine-tune conductivity, electrochemical performance, and mechanical resilience. This harmony between chemistry and engineering ensures materials not only exhibit exceptional traits but also endure real-world demands. This dynamic interplay of science and engineering catalyzes wearable tech, energy storage, and beyond, showcasing the transformative potential of materials chemistry in reshaping technology and enhancing human life.

How to contribute

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

  • Communications
  • Full papers

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the journal’s online submission service at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmchema. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when uploading your files to say that this is a contribution to the themed collection in response to the open call.

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed.

We look forward to considering your submission and featuring your latest research in this themed collection!

 

 

 

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Emerging Investigators in materials science

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C are pleased to present the Emerging Investigator themed issues highlighting the rising stars of materials chemistry research in 2022.

These issues showcase the very best work from materials chemists in the early stages of their independent career. Each contributor was recommended by experts in their fields as carrying out work with the potential to influence future directions in materials chemistry. Congratulations to all the outstanding researchers featured!

Read each collection below:

Cover image of Journal of Materials Chemistry A Cover image of Journal of Materials Chemistry B Journal of Materials Chemistry C front cover image

Journal of Materials Chemistry A Emerging Investigators

Journal of Materials Chemistry B Emerging Investigators

Journal of Materials Chemistry C Emerging Investigators

 

 

 

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Editor’s Choice Collection: Perovskite-based solar cells

We are delighted to announce a new Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances Editor’s Choice Collection on perovskite-based solar cells from Prof. Zhiqun Lin.

Newly appointed Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances Advisory Board member Zhiqun Lin (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA), who has recently come to the end of his time as an Associate Editor, has gathered together the journals’ most outstanding recent papers in perovskite-based photovoltaics for this Editor’s Choice collection.

In order to highlight developments in perovskite-based solar cells, this online collection includes recent manuscripts from Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances on the topic.

Papers published in Materials Advances are gold open access and freely accessible. Those published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A are free to access until Friday 8 April 2022. You can read the full collection online here.

Congratulations to all authors featured and we hope you enjoy browsing this collection of articles selected by Zhiqun Lin. We are also pleased to highlight that Zhiqun Lin has recently been appointed to our sister journals, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances.

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Special issue in honour of Daoben Zhu

We are pleased to introduce a themed issue in honour of Prof. Daoben Zhu, on the occasion of his 80th Birthday. This special issue of Journal of Materials Chemistry C is a tribute to one of the pioneers of organic solids in China.

As one of the pioneers of modern organic materials, Professor Zhu’s creativity as well as his contribution to organic solids has inspired many young scientists and has also had a significant effect on global research. His achievements have received prestigious international recognition including the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Chinese Chemical Society (2021), Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Prize of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2018), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1997) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2001).

Guest Edited by Qichun Zhang, Wenping Hu, Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Qibing Pei and Jia Zhu, it is a great honour to highlight contributions from a number of Prof Zhu’s former students, co-workers and friends which cover the design and preparation of new organic conjugated materials, the study of structure–property relationships and their potential applications in important devices including photovoltaics, organic spintronics, organic magnetics, organic thermoelectrics, organic memristors, organic transistors, organic optics, organic batteries, sensors, and bio-applications.

 

We hope you enjoy reading this Journal of Materials Chemistry C special issue in honour of Prof. Daoben Zhu. A selection of papers are included below or you can access the full issue here.

Editorial

Professor Daoben Zhu: a giant in organic solids in China 
Qichun Zhang, Wenping Hu, Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Qibing Pei and Jia Zhu
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2TC90014A

Reviews

The effect of side chain engineering on conjugated polymers in organic electrochemical transistors for bioelectronic applications
Yifei He, Nadzeya A. Kukhta, Adam Marks and Christine K. Luscombe
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D1TC05229B

Recent progress in open-shell organic conjugated materials and their aggregated states
Shaoqiang Dong and Zhen Li
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D1TC04598A

Communication

Cocrystal engineering for constructing two-photon absorption materials by controllable intermolecular interactions
Yihan Zhang,Hongnan Wu, Yuan Wang, Lingjie Sun, Shuyu Li, Yiwen Ren,  Yajing Sun, Fangxu Yang,  Xiaotao Zhang and Wenping Huac
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D1TC04257B

Papers

Organic–inorganic hybrid metallic conductors based on bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene cations and antiferromagnetic oxalate-bridged copper(ii) dinuclear anions
Bin Zhang, Yan Zhang, Zheming Wang, Dongwei Wang, Deliang Yang, Zengqiang Gao, Guangcai Chang, Yanjun Guo, Takehiko Mori,  Zhijuan Zhao, Fen Liu, Qiaolian Lie and Daoben Zhu
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D1TC04305F

Photopatternable solid electrolyte for integrable organic electrochemical transistors: operation and hysteresis
Anton Weissbach, Lukas M. Bongartz, Matteo Cucchi, Hsin Tseng, Karl Leo and Hans Kleeman
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D1TC04230K

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Themed issue: In honour of Prof John Kilner


We are delighted to share with you a new Journal of Materials Chemistry A themed issue in honour of Prof John Kilner, on the occasion of his 75th birthday!

Click here to read the collection

During his long, productive career, John Kilner has made numerous seminal contributions to the broad field of Energy Materials, advancing the fundamental understanding of critical processes in solid state batteries and solid oxide cells, and in particular, pioneering the development of methods to directly measure the ionic transport of species in solids. His work has transformed our understanding of the kinetics of surface exchange and diffusion in solids, including the cation segregation process at surfaces, transport along and across grain boundaries, as well as the effect of strain on ion mobility. More recently, he has extended his work to provide unique insights into the development of Li conducting garnet type solid state electrolytes, including focusing on processing of these materials and understanding the impact of humidity on function and stability. We hope that you will join us in celebrating his achievements and continued contributions to the field.

We hope you enjoy reading this collection of papers in Journal of Materials Chemistry A in honour of John Kilner, and guest edited by Stephen Skinner, Viola Birss, Jennifer Rupp and Roger De Souza. A selection of papers can be found below, or you can access the full issue here.

 

Editorial

Introduction to the special issue in honour of Prof. John Kilner’s 75th birthday
Stephen J. Skinner, Viola Birss, Jennider Rupp and Roger A. De Souza
Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 2149-2151 DOI: 10.1039/D2TA90015G

Reviews

Recent advances, practical challenges, and perspectives of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathodes
Amanda Ndubuisi, Sara Abouali, Kalpana Singh and Venkataraman Thangadurai
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 2196-2227 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA08475E

A review on dual-phase oxygen transport membranes: from fundamentals to commercial deployment
Ragnar Kiebach, Stéven Pirou, Lev Martinez Aguilera, Astri Bjørnetun Haugen, Andreas Kaiser, Peter Vang Hendriksen, María Balaguer, Julio García-Fayos, José Manuel Serra, Falk Schulze-Küppers, Max Christie, Liudmila Fischer, Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg and Stefan Bauman
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 2152-2195 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA07898D

Articles

Anharmonic lattice dynamics of superionic lithium nitride
Gabriel Krenzer, Chang-Eun Kim, Kasper Tolborg, Benjamin J. Morgan and Aron Walsh
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 2295-2304 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA07631K

Atomic-scale investigation of cation doping and defect clustering in the anti-perovskite Na3OCl sodium-ion conductor
Benedek A. Goldmann, Matt J. Clarke, James A. Dawson and M. Saiful Islam
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 2249-2255 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA07588H

Theoretical study on stability and ion transport property with halide doping of Na3SbS4 electrolyte for all-solid-state batteries
Randy Jalem, Bo Gao, Hong-Kang Tian and Yoshitaka Tateyama
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 2235-2248 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA07292G

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