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Spotlight on a Materials Advances Highly Cited Review Article

“Selenium nanoparticles: a review on synthesis and biomedical applications”

Materials Advances publishes review articles on topics across materials science, which are open access and free to read. To celebrate our excellent review articles, we asked the authors of some of our most well-received review articles to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we share insights from our interview with the authors of the recently published Materials Advances review “Selenium nanoparticles: a review on synthesis and biomedical applications“.

Insights from the authors of a highly cited Materials Advances review article

What aspect of your research are you most excited about at the moment?

“Elemental selenium (Se) has great importance in the fields of physics, chemistry, and biology. Se is an important element for human requirement. The United Kingdom group of vitamins and minerals recommended the daily intake of selenium by women and men should be 60 μg and 70 μg, respectively. A daily intake of more than 400 μg could be toxic which leads to a disorder known as selenosis. Selenium plays a key role as a biochemical component of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme responsible for the protection of essential SH-groups and for the decomposition of peroxides, thereby acting as an antioxidant. In addition to immense role in biology, selenium based nanomaterials have attracted great attention of researchers and in fact metal selenides quantum dots are key component of modern day nanotechnology. Source of selenium often is a tricky component in such materials but bio-generated selenium may become a potential step in fine tuning and biocompatible quantum dots for a range on biomedical applications.

What do you find most challenging about your research?

Availability of greener selenium source for advancement of metal selenide quantum dots and their utility in the filed of biological sciences and biomedical industries as fluorescent tags, photonic materials. Such a collection for articles and review on single element chemistry such as the current one leads to much ease of operation for the researchers and the challenge associated can be managed and handled more effectively. In my research source of selenium is still a great challenge.

What does it mean to you to have a highly cited review article?

Getting recognition for our research and scientific contribution and that too from our peers from the Royal Society is much of moment of proud for us and is very gratifying feeling. It boost the confidence and makes us more responsible for conducting impactful research in our chosen field.

How do you feel about Materials Advances as a place to publish research on this topic?

When Royal Society floated this journal almost 3-4 years ago, we were sure that like any other RSC publication, this too will fetch global standard and we were proven right when its impact factor was disclosed last year and I am very proud to be associated with such new yet highly prestigious journal. Not many get the opportunity to be part of RSC publications. I am proud of my team to have agreed with me to choose materials advances for our publications. Ever since its inception, this journal has maintained high-quality research publications and has become first choice for material science.

What is one piece of career-related advice or wisdom that you would like to share with early career scientists?

Early career researchers should avoid being part of mad-race that publishes randomly without much clarity in their goals. They should identify research problems that will impact human race globally and try to come out of pathbreaking research results. They should not hesitate to establish early collaboration for multidisciplinary research as in today’s time applied research is much in demand and making great impact

Meet the authors

Dr Pawan Khanna received his PhD in Organometallic Chemistry of Se & Te from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1989– 90. He went to Queens’ University of Belfast and University of Wales at Swansea (UK) for his postdoctoral research in the group of Prof. Christopher P Morley during 1989–92. Later, he joined C-MET, Pune. He was awarded the BOYSCAST fellowship of DST, Govt of India during 1998–99 to work on quantum dots driven by organometallic chemistry at University of St. Andrews, Scotland (UK) with Professor David J Cole-Hamilton. He joined Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India (DIAT) in 2011 as its first Professor and is currently a HAG Professor and Head of the Dept. of Applied Chemistry. He has also served as dean of academic affairs at DIAT. His research interests include organometallic chemistry, materials chemistry, nano-chemistry of biological importance, quantum dots, nano-inks, nano-fluids and photo catalysis. He has published over 220 research papers. He has recently been named as the top 1% materials’ scientist in the world by a study conducted by Stanford University, USA. He has guided more than 70 masters, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers and completed 20 grant-in-aid research projects.
Neha Bisht obtained her BTech Degree in Chemical Engineering from BT Kumaon Institute of Technology (BTKIT), Dwarahat, Uttarakhand India in 2014. Continuing her studies, she received MTech Degree in Materials Science and Chemical Technology from the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India in the Department of Applied Chemistry in 2019, where she was a Gold medalist. During her study for her Master’s Degree, she received the All India Council Technical Education (AICTE) Fellowship through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). She worked as a Project Assistant under the guidance of Prof. P. K. Khanna at DIAT, Pune, India. She is a life member of the ‘‘Society for Materials and Chemistry (SMC)’’, BARC, Mumbai. She is a lifetime member of ‘‘DIAT Alumni Association’’. She is currently persuing her PhD in south Korea. Her research interests include nanomaterials, hybrid nanocomposites, thermoelectric materials, metal oxides, ternary metal chalcogenides and their energy applications.
Priyanka obtained her BSc degree from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, in the year 2015. During the BSc, she received a ‘‘Promotion of Science and Education (POSE)’’ scholarship from Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of Haryana, India. Continuing her studies, she received an MSc degree in Applied Chemistry from Malaviya National Institute of Advanced Technology, Jaipur, India, in 2017. She completed her PhD under the guidance of Prof. P. K. Khanna at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India in November 2023. She is a life member of ‘‘Society for Materials and Chemistry (SMC)’’, BARC, Mumbai. She has published over 12 research articles and has a patent to her credit. Her research interests include nanomaterials, quantum dots, materials chemistry and their energy applications

We congratulate the authors on their impactful work and wish them success in their future academic research!

 

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Spotlight on a Materials Advances Highly Cited Review Article

“Fluorescent Schiff base sensors as a versatile tool for metal ion detection: strategies, mechanistic insights, and applications”

Materials Advances publishes review articles on topics across materials science, which are open access and free to read. To celebrate our excellent review articles, we asked the authors of some of our most well-received review articles to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we share insights from our interview with the authors of the recently published Materials Advances review “Fluorescent Schiff base sensors as a versatile tool for metal ion detection: strategies, mechanistic insights, and applications”.

Insights from the authors of a highly cited Materials Advances review article

What aspect of your research are you most excited about at the moment?

“The exciting aspects of fluorescence Schiff base research lie in its potential applications, such as in sensing and imaging. Understanding how these compounds interact with different environments or molecules opens up opportunities for advancements in various fields, from medicine to materials science. Additionally, exploring novel synthesis methods and improving the efficiency of fluorescence can contribute to the development of innovative technologies.”

What do you find most challenging about your research?

“Fluorescence Schiff base research, while exciting, also presents certain challenges. Some common challenges include:
(i) Synthesis complexity
(ii) Interference from environmental factors such as pH, temperature, and the presence of other organic or inorganic species.
(iii) The real-world application of these techniques often involves complex sample matrices, like biological fluids or environmental samples, which introduces additional challenges.”

What does it mean to you to have a highly cited review article?

“Being acknowledged by colleagues in the same field for one’s work is a rewarding experience for a researcher”

How do you feel about Materials Advances as a place to publish research on this topic?

Materials Advances has established itself as a prestigious journal within the Materials family. The platform it offers is a unique opportunity for researchers to present their latest discoveries in the field of materials science. With its consistently high-quality publications, this journal has evolved into a central hub for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in materials science.”

What is one piece of career-related advice or wisdom that you would like to share with early career scientists?

“I recommend that early career researchers pinpoint global challenges and research gaps, dedicating their utmost efforts to address them in a meaningful way. Engage in brainstorming sessions, analyzing the What, Why, and How aspects—understand the problem, its underlying reasons, and potential solutions. Persistently pursue your aspirations, surmounting obstacles and challenges, until you can reflect with pride on your journey.”

Meet the authors

Dr Manoj Kumar Goshisht is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Govt. College Tokapal, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India. He obtained his Master’s Degree from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, and PhD Degree from Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He has cleared the National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC NET) for Assistant Professor in the subject of Chemical Sciences. He is a winner of the Editors Pick Award of the “9th DST & ACS Workshop” held on 11th August 2021. His research interests include organic chemistry, materials chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and nanomaterials. He has published various research papers in reputed international peer-reviewed journals of The American Chemical Society, The Royal Society of Chemistry, and Springer Nature. He also has a book in his account published by CRC Press (an imprint of the Taylor & Francis group).

Prof. Goutam Kumar Patra did his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, under the supervision of Prof. Dipankar Datta at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata. Then he joined Tel Aviv University, Israel, as a postdoctoral research fellow with Prof. Israel Goldberg (2000–2002). Subsequently he moved to Carnegie Mellon University, USA where he worked with Prof. Catalina Achim. Then he joined as Asst. Prof. in Vijoygarh Jyotish Ray College, Kolkata in December 2003. He visited Max Planck Institute of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim, Germany as a BOYSCAST fellow during 2006–07 and worked with the then Director, Prof. Karl Wieghardt. He is a Professor in Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur since 2012. His research interests include chemosensor, redox activity, azamacrocyclic chemistry, crystal engineering, porphyrin and supramolecular chemistry, peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) and free radical chemistry. So far, he has published more than hundred research papers in the journals of national and international repute.

 

Dr. Neetu Tripathi earned her Ph.D. from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. She achieved first rank with a Gold medal in M.Sc. Chemistry (Instrumental Analysis) for her master’s degree. Currently, she serves as a Research Associate (RA) at DRDO, Defence Materials and Stores R&D Establishment. During her Ph.D., she received the prestigious INSPIRE fellowship from the Government of India. Dr. Tripathi has successfully cleared the National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC NET) for Assistant Professor and the Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) in the subject of chemical sciences. Her research interests encompass organic chemistry, materials chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and nanomaterials. She has contributed to various international peer-reviewed journals, including those by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Elsevier, and Springer. Additionally, Dr. Tripathi is an author of a book published by CRC Press, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.

We congratulate the authors on their impactful work and wish them success in their future academic research!

 

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Open Calls for papers: Structure-property relationships in Alloys

We are delighted to invite papers for a new themed collection on Structure-property relationships in Alloys, to be published in Materials Advances, a gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

 

Guest Editors: Professor Xiaoxiang Wu (Soochow University, China), Professor Seok Su Sohn, (Korea University, South Korea), Dr Zhongji Sun (A STAR, Singapore), Professor Qingqing Ding (Zhejiang University, China)

We welcome submissions that focus on the structure-property relationships that paves the way for further alloy development. Special focus is placed on (but not limited to) the following fields:

  • Alloy design theory and methods
  • Alloy fabrication and processing (casting, additive manufacturing, etc.)
  • Properties and Deformation mechanisms of alloys, especially in the harsh conditions
  • Advanced characterization and simulation of metallic materials

Submit before 30th June 2024!

All submitted papers will go through the standard peer review process of Materials Advances and should meet the journal’s standard requirements as well as fit into the general scope of materials science.

Manuscripts can be submitted here https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ma

Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for this themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

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Open Call for papers: Advances in nanoporous metal films

We are delighted to invite papers for a new themed collection on Advances in nanoporous metal films: production methods and applications, to be published in Materials Advances, a gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

 

Guest Editors: Prof. Eva Maria Pellicer, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & Prof. Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH

We are delighted to announce a new themed collection on Advances in nanoporous metal films: production methods and applications, to be published in Materials Advances, a gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

We welcome submissions that focus on the latest advances in nanoporous metal and semiconductor films including but not limited to:
• synthesis methods (electrodeposition, chemical and electrochemical dealloying, use of sacrificial templates, etc.)
• their characterization, and
• applications in diverse fields, e.g.(electro)catalysis, photocatalysis, spectroscopy, sensing, and drug delivery.

Submit before 31st May 2024!

All submitted papers will go through the standard peer review process of Materials Advances and should meet the journal’s standard requirements as well as fit into the general scope of materials science.

Manuscripts can be submitted here https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ma

Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for this themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

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Open Call for Papers: Materials and Devices for the Energy Transition in Latin America themed collection in Materials Advances

We are delighted to invite papers for a new themed collection on Materials and Devices for the Energy Transition in Latin America, to be published in Materials Advances, a gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Guest Editors: Professor ‪Ana Flávia Nogueira‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, Professor Gustavo Doubek, & Professor Hudson Zanin (UNICAMP, Brazil)

The collection will aim to gather and publish high-quality research papers, reviews, and perspectives on the latest developments in materials and devices for the energy transition in Latin America. This themed collection is aimed at a broad audience, including academics, researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals interested in the energy transition and sustainable development in Latin America.

We welcome submissions that focus on materials, devices, and characterisation techniques including but not limited to:

  • Materials for energy storage: new materials and their properties that can be used for energy storage, including batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, hydrogen evolution and storage, biomass products and other technologies.
  • Solar energy: solar energy generation and conversion, including solar cells and solar thermal technologies.
  • Wind energy: wind energy generation, including wind turbines and energy storage technologies.
  • Bioenergy: bioenergy generation, including biofuels and biogas technologies.
  • Energy efficiency: materials and devices for improving energy efficiency, including smart grids, energy-efficient buildings, and energy-efficient appliances.
  • Green Hydrogen: PEM, SOFCs, Green hydrogen from (m)ethanol etc.
  • Scaling up challenges: projects implementation at course and their unique challenges at different parts of LATAM.

The objectives of this themed collection are to:

– Provide a platform for researchers to share their latest findings, developments, and innovations in materials and devices for the energy transition in Latin America.

– Foster collaboration and exchange of ideas among researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals working in this field in Latin America.

– Highlight the potential of materials and devices for the energy transition.

– Encourage the development and implementation of policies that support the adoption of materials and devices for the energy transition and support sustainable development in Latin America.

New submission deadline: Submit before 31st March 2024!

All submitted papers will go through the standard peer review process of Materials Advances and should meet the journal’s standard requirements as well as fit into the general scope of materials science.

Manuscripts can be submitted here https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ma

Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for this themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

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Open Call for papers: Emerging thermoelectric materials themed collection in Materials Advances

We are delighted to invite papers for a new themed collection on emerging thermoelectric materials, to be published in Materials Advances, a gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

 

Guest Editors:

Dr Krishna Nama Manjunatha, Emerging Technologies Research Centre, De Montfort University, UK,

Prof. Satyajit Sahu, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India,

Prof. Mona Zebarjadi, University of Virginia, USA,

Prof. Shashi Paul, Emerging Technologies Research Centre, De Montfort University, UK

We welcome the latest research on new and novel thermoelectric materials and their uses in thermoelectric generators (TEGs) for energy harvesting applications.

This collection will cover (but not be limited to) the following topics:

  1. Novel thermoelectric materials for TEGs
  2. Advanced synthesis and processing techniques for thermoelectric materials
  3. Nanoscale materials for TEGs
  4. High-throughput and combinatorial approaches for thermoelectric materials discovery
  5. Advanced characterisation techniques for thermoelectric materials and devices
  6. Theoretical and computational methods for predicting and optimizing thermoelectric properties
  7. Novel approaches to enhance the performance of thermoelectric materials in TEGs
  8. Applications of thermoelectric materials in waste heat recovery, solar energy conversion, and other energy harvesting applications
  9. Challenges and opportunities in the development of thermoelectric materials for TEGs.
  10. Novel deposition methods, synthesis and characterisation of novel nanomaterials for thermoelectric applications.
  11. Advances in silicon nanostructures for thermoelectric applications.
  12. New trends in novel alloy materials and investigation of their properties for TEG applications

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office or directly submit to: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ma (Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for this themed collection.)

Submission deadline: Submit before 2nd September 2024!

All submitted papers will go through the standard peer review process of Materials Advances and should meet the journal’s standard requirements as well as fit into the general scope of materials science. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

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New Materials Advances themed collection on Materials Informatics

Materials Advances is delighted to introduce a special online collection on ‘Materials Informatics‘, guest edited by Chris Pickard, Krishna Rajan & Jörg Behler.

The discipline of Materials Informatics has emerged from a fusion of increasing availability of materials data, high throughput experimental & computational methods, first principles & other advanced materials models, and machine learning. It is being fuelled by the dramatic growth in available computational power and its ubiquity.

This Themed Collection features articles from across the wide diversity of Materials Informatics. Articles in the collection are published in Materials Advances so they are all open access and freely available.

A small selection of the papers are featured below:

Introduction to Materials Informatics, Chris Pickard, Krishna Rajan & Jörg Behler, Mater. Adv., 2023,4, 2695-2697, DOI: 10.1039/ D3MA90047A

Experimental absence of the non-perovskite ground state phases of MaPbI3 explained by a Funnel Hopping Monte Carlo study based on a neural network potential, Jonas A. Finkler and  Stefan Goedecker, Mater. Adv., 2023,4, 184-194, DOI: 10.1039/ D2MA00958G

ICHOR: a modern pipeline for producing Gaussian process regression models for atomistic simulations, Matthew J. Burn and  Paul L. A. Popelier, Mater. Adv., 2022, 3, 5383-5392 DOI: 10.1039/ D2MA00673A

Selected machine learning of HOMO–LUMO gaps with improved data-efficiency, Bernard Mazouin,  Alexandre Alain Schöpfer and  O. Anatole von Lilienfeld, Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 8306-8316, DOI: 10.1039/ D2MA00742H

We hope you enjoy reading the special collection.

Do you have an idea for our next themed collection? Suggest a topic using our online form.

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New Themed Collection on thin films and nanotechnology in honor of Prof. K.L. Chopra

Materials Advances is delighted to introduce a special online collection on ‘Shaping the future using thin films and nanotechnology‘, featuring contributions from the 1st International Conference on Thin Films and Nanotechnology: Knowledge, Leadership and Commercialisation (ICTN-KLC).

The ICTN-KLC conference was organised by the alumni of Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), India to take forward the legacy of Padma Shri Prof. K.L. Chopra in motivating and nurturing young students to become dedicated scientists, leaders and entrepreneurs for paying back to the society via scientific discoveries, development of path breaking technologies, and commercialization.

Articles in the collection are published in Materials Advances so they are all open access and freely available.

A small selection of the papers are featured below:

Editorial:

Shaping the future using thin films and nanotechnology

Aruna Ivaturi and Oomman Varghese

Review:

Solution-processed colloidal quantum dots for light emission

Alexander R. C. Osypiw, Sanghyo Lee, Sung-Min Jung, Stefano Leoni, Peter M. Smowton, Bo Hou,  Jong Min Kim and Gehan A. J. Amaratunga

Articles:

NiO-GDC nanowire anodes for SOFCs: novel growth, characterization and cell performance

Mandeep Singh, Dario Zappa and Elisabetta Comini

Template-free chemical deposition of highly crystalline ZnO nanorod thin films

Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan, Swati Dhua, Sanju Rani, Cherian Joseph Mathai, Mengjun Bai, Keshab Gangopadhyay and Shubhra Gangopadhyay

Light induced quasi-Fermi level splitting in molecular semiconductor alloys

Nakul Jain, Rishabh Saxena, Sumukh Vaidya, Wenchao Huang, Adam Welford, Christopher R McNeill and Dinesh Kabra

 

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Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances welcome Dr Yang Xu from University College, London to their Advisory Boards

Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances are delighted to welcome Dr Yang Xu from University College London to their Advisory Boards.

 

Dr Yang Xu, University College London, UK

Dr Yang Xu is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Electrochemical Energy Storage in the Department of Chemistry at University College London (UCL). He received his bachelor’s and PhD degrees at the University of Science and Technology of China under the supervision of Professor Yi Xie, and carried out his postdoctoral work in the US, Canada, and Germany. He joined UCL Chemistry in 2019 and started his independent research group. His research focus is emerging battery technologies including Na, K, and Ca-based systems, with particular interest in Na/K/Ca-ion intercalation chemistry, the electrodeposition of Na/K metal anodes, and the electrochemical mechanism of Na-S and K-S batteries. His group recently developed new interest in hybrid ion battery systems.

Here is what Prof. Xu had to say about joining the Materials Advances family:

  • What does it mean to you to join the Advisory Board of Materials Advances?

 It means I will have the opportunity to share my knowledge, expertise, and ideas with the journal and engage to a large extent with the research community of materials science. At the same time, it will enhance the visibility of my research and my experience of getting involved in the functioning and development of a journal. Let’s not forget that this is also a great networking opportunity to me.

  • What is the current biggest challenge you face in your field?

I think the biggest challenge for emerging battery technologies is the gap between academic research and industrial production and application. Often exciting results from publications can be insufficiently relevant to the practical use of the materials due to various reasons such as scalability of the synthesis, sustainability of the processing, the non-standardized testing protocols to test batteries and so on. Although the development of many emerging battery technologies is still at infancy, we can learn from the paths to commercialization of Li-ion batteries and more recent Na-ion batteries when researching new materials for new batteries. Another challenge I think is that we need more support for the research of emerging battery technologies, be it more funding, more attention from industry, or more opportunities for academics to talk with industry, even though the return to the support will be in a long term. The success of Na-ion batteries is a good example.

  • What advances in your field are you most excited about?

I’m very excited about the new advances of Na-ion batteries transforming from lab research to commercial products, which has made Na-ion batteries coming into the spotlight of electrochemical energy storage. I’m also very excited to see a range of emerging battery systems including K, Ca, Mg, and Al are gaining rapidly increasing attention. Many interesting research results of these systems have diversified the energy research landscape and further our understanding of electrochemistry.

  • Why do you feel that researchers should choose to publish their work in Materials Advances?

Gold open access allows research results to be disseminated quickly and widely. This is crucial for fast paced research areas like materials science and particularly beneficial for researchers working in these areas. Materials Advances is in the RSC materials journal family. It will give a wide exposure of the research published in the journal to the community.

Check out some of Yang’s recent publications in Royal Society of Chemistry journals:

Join us in welcoming Yang to our Advisory Boards!

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Materials Advances welcomes Prof. Yogendra Kumar Mishra to our Advisory Board

Materials Advances is delighted to welcome Prof. Yogendra Kumar Mishra from the Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark to our Advisory Board.

Prof. Yogendra Kumar Mishra, University of Southern Denmark

Professor Yogendra Kumar Mishra is Professor MSO and Leader of Smart Materials at Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Sønderborg, Denmark. Prior to SDU, he was leading a scientifically independent group at the Institute for Material Science, Kiel University, Germany. In Kiel, he developed a new flame-based process for versatile nanostructuring of metal oxides and their 3D interconnected networks in the form of flexible ceramics materials. These zinc oxide tetrapod nanostructures have found many applications in engineering and biomedical fields. Additionally, he introduced a new field of hollow 3D tetrapodal materials engineering, i.e., by using these ZnO networks as sacrificial templates, almost any material can be synthesized in tetrapodal form. This sacrificial template-based strategy opened a completely new field of materials engineering in the form of hybrid and new tetrapodal materials.  At SDU, NanoSYD, his lab is developinga  new class of functional materials bridging the gap from Lab to Life, i.e., Smart Materials for Green and Sustainable Future Technologies’. His research keywords are: Zinc Oxide Tetrapods, 3D Nanotechnology, Smart Materials, Biomaterials, Imaging, Sensing, Drug Delivery, Antiviral, Therapy, Energy Technologies, Photocatalysis, Water Purification

Here is what Prof. Mishra had to say about joining the Materials Advances family:

  • What does it mean to you to join the Advisory Board of Materials Advances?

Royal Society of Chemistry is among one of the most prestigious societies and it is my pleasure and honour to be associated and contribute to RSC. Although RSC has several prestigious journals covering materials aspects, but their focuses are somehow aligned in particular directions. Materials are the key components in everything surrounding us and therefore, their development and understanding could play a major role in progressing society. Materials advancement is therefore very much desired and such a portfolio was missing somehow at RSC. The launch of Materials Advances was therefore a very smart move from RSC and I am very happy to be an advisory board member. Already witnessing the high rank publications, I am very much sure about the high prestige of Materials Advances in future.

  • What is the current biggest challenge you face in your field?

Materials development is key to progressing science and society in every sense. Integrating various functions in desired compact nanoscale forms and understanding their structure-property relationships is something that has been investigated since few decades already, but it is still an open topic. Translating  materials from laboratory to life is  going to be very important in the future in order to bridge the gap from Lab to Life. Material architecture in this context, e.g., 3D  materials, have become a very important topic of investigation in the interdisciplinary materials community, because they can bridge this gap. The most important challenge is to develop a new class of materials which can address both, i.e  the real-life application as well as be socially sustainable to fulfill the desired green transition and sustainable development goals (SDGs).

  • What advances in your field are you most excited about?

Three dimensionally arranged materials out of nanoscopic building blocks open the scope for easy functionalization as well as use in desired applications. I am very much fascinated about how easily one can integrate many functions inside porous architecture materials and reliably use them in various ways. Additionally, they reveal new fundamental knowledge about their novel structure-property relationships. These materials have opened the door to many new challenging applications.

  • Why do you feel that researchers should choose to publish their work in Materials Advances?

Materials Advances is fully open access journal covering detailed aspects about advancement in materials, synthesis, properties, and applications in broad interdisciplinary directions. The published articles are going to have high visibility and impact too in the science community and this is a good motivation to choose Materials Advances as a promising platform to publish.  

 

Check out some of Prof. Mishra’s recent publications in Royal Society of Chemistry journals:

Join us in welcoming Prof Mishra to our Advisory Boards!

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