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Open Call for Submissions: All-Polymer Solar Cells

We would like to announce this Open Call for our upcoming themed collection on All-Polymer Solar Cells to be published in Chemical Communications, Journal of Materials Chemistry A or Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

This collection is guest edited by Professor Tsuyoshi Michinobu (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan), Professor Chu-Chen Chueh (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) and Professor Ergang Wang (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden).

All-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) offer a promising alternative to conventional small molecule-based organic solar cells due to their many superior properties such as mechanical flexibility/stretchability and higher device stability. Recent significant successes are based on the development of high-performance polymer donors and acceptors that exhibit tunable light absorption, nanoscale bulk-heterojunction morphology, large-area fabrication capability, and long-term stability against external environmental and mechanical stresses. All these properties have greatly improved the photovoltaic performance of all-PSCs and are now in discussion for commercial applications.

Please consider contributing to this open call for papers for our upcoming themed collection on All-Polymer Solar Cells to be published in Chemical Communications, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in a materials context and should fit within the scope of the submitting journal. Please see the journal websites for more information on the scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

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

  • Communications
  • Full papers

Open for Submissions until 31 March 2025

How to submit

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Chemical Communications, Journal of Materials Chemistry A or Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the All-Polymer Solar Cells collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from 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, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Guest Editors

Tsuyoshi Michinobu is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Institute of Science Tokyo. His research focuses on the synthesis and electronic device applications of semiconducting polymers. He developed a series of high-mobility organic semiconducting polymers based on benzobisthiadiazole and its heteroatom-substituted analogues as a potent acceptor unit. These polymers were applied to high-performance transistors and photovoltaic devices. Recently, near-infrared light-emitting properties of these polymers were also studied. He has published more than 220 papers with H-index of 50 (Google scholar). He received SPSJ Showa Denko Materials Award (2020) and the Award of The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan (2024).

Professor Chueh’s research team focuses on solution-processable semiconductors, including organic small molecules, conjugated polymers, and organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites, and focusing on their applications in memories, light-emitting diodes, transistors, and solar cells. Dr. Chueh received Young Faculty Awards from Taiwanese Institute of Chemical Engineers and from the Polymer Society, Taipei (2020), Ta-You Wu Memorial Award from National Science Council, Taiwan (2022) and Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer Award from the Society of Chemical Engineers (SCEJ), Japan (2024). He has coauthored over 245 scientific papers in the area of organic/hybrid optoelectronics with citation > 23000 and H-index of 78 (recorded by Google scholar). Dr. Chueh has been recognized by Clarivate Analytics as 2018, 2019 Highly Cited Researcher and by I&EC Research as 2020 Class of Influential Researchers.

Dr Ergang Wang is a full professor at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. He was promoted to full professor in 2023, after having been a professor since 2019. His academic path at Chalmers includes previous roles as an Associate Professor (2016-2019) and Assistant Professor (2012-2016), as well as a postdoctoral fellowship in the same department from 2008 to 2011. He holds a PhD in Materials Science, awarded in 2008, and completed his Docentship in 2015. Professor Wang has been recognized with a Wallenberg Academy Fellowship in 2017, which was prolongated in 2022. His academic journey has also included enriching experiences as a visiting researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara (2016-2017), and MIT (2024).

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Open call for papers – Molecular Crystals: Mechanics and Photonics

Journal of Materials Chemistry C open call for papers

Molecular Crystals: Mechanics and Photonics

Journal of Materials Chemistry 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.

 

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Open call for papers from newly appointed principal investigators

We are delighted to announce a special collection designed to feature members of our community who are just starting out as principal investigators.

Did you start your position as a new group leader within the last three years?*

We know it can be tough setting up a new lab, training students for the first time, teaching undergraduates, as well as growing your own profile in the community.

We want to help. If you submit to this collection, and if your paper is accepted, we will offer extra promotion and visibility through our journal networks to raise your profile with an interview-style blog discussing your vision for your group’s research.

This collection will be hosted by the Advances family of journals at the Royal Society of Chemistry, which publish interdisciplinary, robust, quality science. As Gold Open Access journals, the Advances family means maximum visibility for your work, to both subject specialists and a general audience.

Submit any time during the eligible period. Articles will be promoted and added to an online collection as soon as they are accepted.

Choose one of our Advances journals below** and quote “New Principal Investigator Collection” in the submission form when it asks you if you are contributing to a themed collection.

RSC Advances – At the heart of open access for the global chemistry community Submit now
Energy Advances – Cutting-edge science at the forefront of energy technology with particular focus on emerging materials and methods Submit now
Environmental Science: Advances – Research from any discipline that will contribute to the understanding of the environment, and to the advancement of UN Sustainable Development Goals Submit now
Materials Advances – New understanding, applications, properties and synthesis of materials Submit now
Nanoscale Advances – Publishing across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology Submit now

 

We hope to receive a submission from you soon, and please get in touch if you have any questions at materialsadvances-rsc@rsc.org .

 

*To be eligible you must be a new group leader and have started in your role within the last 3 years. Eligibility is flexible to allow for career breaks to be accounted for.

**Please note that accepted manuscripts will be subject to an article-processing charge (APC) unless your institute has an existing agreement with the RSC that covers publications in our gold open access journals. More information about charges, discounts, and waivers are available here. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits.

 

 

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Open Call: Protein Cages as Next Generation Biomaterials

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection focusing on protein cages!

Guest Editors: Kanchan Chauhan (Center of Nanosciences and Nanotechnology UNAM, Mexico), Rafael Vazquez Duhalt (CNyn-UNAM, Mexico), Sierin Lim (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Submit before 28 February 2025

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email.

This collection is run in connection with Symposium E8 that took place at 32nd International Material Research Congress (IMRC) in 18-23 August 2024.

The Guest Editors hope to present recent advances in the development of the proteinaceous compartments as diverse biomaterials for various applications including:

  • Design, structure, and surface chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Drug delivery
  • Bioimaging
  • Immunotherapies
  • Biosensors
  • Multimodal nanoplatform
  • Vaccines
  • Environmental remediation
  • Agricultural applications
  • Cosmetics
  • Wound healing
  • Symbiosis with other materials

We are happy to consider both review articles and primary research work. You may also be interested in this recently completed collection in Journal of Materials Chemistry B: Protein Cages.

 

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Materials Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Exceptions include researchers at Research4Life Group A and B countries, and those whose institutes have an existing deal that covers publication in our gold open access journals. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.

 

Did you know?

At Materials Advances, our themed collections are built by collaboration between our Guest Editors and expert Associate Editors. Our Guest Editors guide the scope and curate the contributions in our collections but all submissions are handled through peer review by our team of resident Associate Editors. This means that as an author you receive a consistent experience, and as a reader you can trust the quality of the science being presented.

 

We hope you will consider contributing to this new collection.

 

Meet the Guest Editors:

 

Kanchan Chauhan

Center of Nanosciences and Nanotechnology UNAM, Mexico

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5021-3392

 

 

 

 

Rafael Vazquez Duhalt

CNyn-UNAM, Mexico

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1612-2996

 

 

 

 

Sierin Lim

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7455-6771

 

 

 

 

Additional submission information

Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for the 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. All manuscripts will be subject to the journal’s usual peer review process. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online 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: Honorary collection in memory of Professor Dr Helmut Ringsdorf

Honorary collection in memory of Professor Dr Helmut Ringsdorf

Open for Submissions until 20 March 2025

We would like to announce this Open Call for our upcoming Journal of Materials Chemistry B and C honorary collection in memory of Professor Dr Helmut Ringsdorf.

Professor Dr Helmut Ringsdorf (30 July 1929 to 20 March 2023) was a prominent German chemist who died last year on 20 March 2023 at the age of 93. During his entire scientific career, Professor Dr Ringsdorf made significant contributions to the scientific community in the scientific domains of supramolecular chemistry, polymer science, materials science, and biocompatible materials. Professor Dr Helmut Ringsdorf’s contributions have had a lasting impact on both fundamental science and practical applications, making him a highly respected figure in the scientific community. In gratitude for his scientific services, we present this special collection.

Focusing on the same scientific domain of Professor Dr Ringsdorf, this honorary themed collection aims to include the following topics:

  • ​Strategic design and architectures of new supramolecular systems and their applications in electronics, optoelectronics, robotics, electro-optics and thermotropics
  • Design, synthesis and characterization of new symmetric and unsymmetric columnar mesogenic systems
  • Charge transport mechanism in supramolecular systems. This topic will include an advancement in the electric field and temperature dependent charge transport in supramolecular, π-conjugated and polymeric LC systems
  • Design of new liquid crystalline materials and their dielectric, ferroelectric, and semiconducting behaviour
  • Polymer chemistry: Design of new polymeric systems as charge transport materials in solar cells, organic field-effect transistors and light-emitting diodes
  • Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) and their applications
  • Design and synthesis of new organic charge transport materials
  • Biocompatible materials for biomedical and sensing applications; biodegradable polymers
  • Design of soft matter-based drug delivery systems, macromolecular drugs and polymer-based drug delivery systems

The Guest Editors welcome submissions that are within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry B or Journal of Materials Chemistry C and encourages potential contributors to contact the Editorial Office regarding the suitability of manuscripts for the honorary collection.

This collection is guest edited by Dr Dharmendra Pratap Singh (Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO), France), Professor Dr Matthias Lehmann (University of Würzburg, Germany), Professor A.S. Achalkumar (IIT Guwahati, India), Professor Sandeep Kumar (Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, India).

For this Open Call, we welcome full Papers and Communications. 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.

We sincerely hope that you will be able to contribute your latest research to this themed collection. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts.


Dr Dharmendra Pratap Singh (Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO), France)

Dr Dharmendra Pratap Singh is an Associate Professor at the University of the Littoral Opale Coast (Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO)), France. He is a member of the Unité de Dynamique et Structure des Matériaux Moléculaires (UDSMM) laboratory and head of the first-year cycle of Industrial Engineering at the Engineering School of the ULCO. Dr. Singh obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Physics, University of Lucknow, India in 2016. His current research activities are focused on the columnar materials, discotics, ferroelectrics, nematics and ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals along with their nano-dimensional counterparts for studying the charge transport mechanisms and their applications in energy, sensing, thermoelectricity, optoelectronics, photovoltaics and organic electronics. He has received the Young Scientist Award by the Indian Science Congress in 2017. He is the recipient of the best research award by the Indian Liquid Crystal Society in 2012 and an early career award at Cambridge University in 2013. He was also awarded by a Best Research award by the Korean Display Society (KIDS) in 2015 and the prestigious Raman-Charpak fellowship between India and France. He has published more than 100 research articles in esteemed journals and 4 book chapters. He is also the principal investigator of many projects such as PHC Star, Procore, Galilée, Alliance and Samuel de Champlain with South Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, Belgium and Canada, respectively. Presently, he is serving as a reviewer for more than 35 reputed journals from RSC, ACS, APS, Wiley, Elsevier, AIP, IOP, Springer, Nature, etc. He is also life-time member of the International Liquid Crystal Society, Indian Liquid Crystal Society, and affiliate member of RSC. He is also serving as “Guest Editor” for the Journal of Molecular Liquids (Elsevier).

Professor Dr Matthias Lehmann (University of Würzburg, Germany)

Matthias Lehmann is a Professor in Organic Materials – Soft Materials and Liquid Crystals – since 2011 at the University of Würzburg and held before the prestigious Heisenberg fellowship of the German Science Foundation. He studied Chemistry at the University of Mainz, and began his independent career as a Juniorprofessor at the Chemnitz University of Technology after Postdoc positions at the University of Zaragoza and the Free University of Brussels.

His research interest focus on the synthesis, self-assembly and application of complex soft matter with liquid-crystalline properties as new emerging materials. Special emphasis lays in the structural control, which is studied by comprehensive X-ray scattering methods, modelling and simulation.

Professor A.S. Achalkumar (IIT Guwahati, India)

Achalkumar Ammathnadu Sudhakar is working as a full professor at the Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati from 2019, where he leads the Soft Matter Research Group. He is also associated with the Centre for Sustainable Polymers at IIT Guwahati. He received his PhD from Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) Bengaluru. He worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Molecular Nano Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK (2007 to 2009) and at RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wakoshi, Japan (2009 to 2011), before joining IIT Guwahati. He has been the recipient of Indian Liquid Crystal Society Silver Medal 2019, CRS Silver Medal 2023, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry and Fellow of Indian Chemical Society for his research achievements. His research interests fall in the broad area of liquid crystals, supramolecular chemistry, functional polymers, organogels and self-assembled organic semiconductors. He has published around 100 papers and 3 patents. So far 7 students have obtained PhD under his guidance and He has several invited articles and hot articles to his credit. Apart from the academic work, he has also served as a Dean of Outreach Education Program at IIT Guwahati from 2021-2024. He is serving as an Associate Editor for prestigious journals – Materials Advances and Journal of Materials Chemistry C of Royal Society of Chemistry from 2023. He is the life member of Indian Liquid Crystal Society, Chemical Research Society, Society for Polymer Science in India and an invited member for American Chemical Society.

Professor Sandeep Kumar (Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, India)

Dr Sandeep Kumar is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. He obtained his Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 1986. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel; the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA during 1988-1994. He worked with Professor Ringsdorf at the University of Mainz, Germany during 1994–1995 prior to joining the Centre for Liquid Crystal Research, Bangalore to start a new Chemistry laboratory. In 2002, he moved to the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore from where he superannuated in November 2019 and joined NMIT.

He was a visiting Research Professor at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC during 1999-2000, at the National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan during 2008 and E.T.S. Walton Visiting Professor at the Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland during 2012-2013. He has also visited many other countries like, U.K., France, Switzerland, Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Slovenia, Poland, Italy to deliver lectures.

He has published more than 350 research papers in peer reviewed top-rated international journals; 3 Books, 13 book chapters and 10 patents. These papers have received about 12000 citations with h-index of 49 and I-10 Index of 236 (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AI_wSdAAAAAJ&hl=en).

He was awarded the inaugural LG Philips Display Mid-Career Award by the International Liquid Crystal Society in 2008; Indian Liquid Crystal Society Lifetime achievement award 2020 and Professor Shivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar Lecture Award 2023.

Professor Sandeep Kumar has made outstanding contributions in the field of Liquid Crystals with the highest number of publications on Discotic Liquid Crystals in the world. He is in the world’s top 2% scientists list, published by the Stanford-Elsevier, 2021, 2022, 2023. ScholarGPS has placed him at the 29th position in the Top 0.05% list of all scholars worldwide in liquid crystal field.

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Open call for papers: Advances in Energy Generation and Conversion Technologies

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection on Advances in Energy Generation and Conversion Technologies, to be published in Materials Advances.

 

In recent years, there have been significant developments in energy generation and conversion technologies that emphasize eco-friendly, low-cost, and sustainable approaches. This themed collection broadly focuses on energy technologies including (but not limited to):

  • Advances in microbial fuel cell (MFC) design, operation, and integration with wastewater systems for simultaneous energy generation and pollutant removal.
  • Latest battery technology innovations, including solid-state and lithium-sulfur batteries.
  • Development of sustainable energy materials from natural and renewable resources, such as cellulose-derived carbon and biopolymers.
  • Construction of advanced materials for efficient solar energy conversion, including perovskite cells and solar windows.
  • Utilization of carbon-based electrocatalysts derived from waste materials in fuel cells and electrolysers.
  • CO2 capture technologies for fuel and material production
  • Exploration of hydrogen fuel cells for clean energy in transport and stationary power applications.
  • Leveraging graphene, nanomaterials, and metamaterials to enhance energy conversion, storage, and transmission.

Submit before 15 January 2025

If you are interested in contributing to this collection please get in touch with the Editorial Office.

Materials Advances publishes quality research across the breadth of materials science. It received its 2023 impact factor of 5.2 (Journal Citation Reports 2024, Clarivate Analytics).

Please note that accepted manuscripts will be subject to an article-processing charge (APC) unless your institute has an existing agreement with the RSC that covers publications in our gold open access journals. More information about charges, discounts, and waivers are available here. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits.

 

 

This themed collection is Guest Edited by:

Photo of Guest Editor Shiv Singh.Shiv Singh

CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, India

ORCID: 0000-0002-4038-5924

Dr Shiv Singh is currently working as Scientist and Assistant Professor at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India. He received his PhD (2015) in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He has expertise in the synthesis of novel carbon-based nanomaterials (CNF/CNT/CNP/Graphene/C-dot) for biochemical and energy applications. He did a postdoc at the Korea Institute of Materials Science, South Korea. Currently, he is working on electrode materials for bio/electrochemical reduction of CO2 to value-added products and bio-energy, hydrogen generation and electrochemical sensors. Dr Singh also received Seal of Excellence certificates from Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions call H2020-MSCA-IF-the European Commission and DST INSPIRE faculty award. He is also a community board member of Materials Horizons and early career board member of  Nano-Micro Letters.

Photo of Guest Editor Bo Weng.

Bo Weng
Institute of Urban Environment (CAS), China

ORCID: 0000-0001-8337-219X

Dr Bo Weng is currently a Professor at the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He earned his PhD in Physical Chemistry from Fuzhou University, China, in 2018. Following his doctorate, he pursued postdoctoral research at Xiamen University and KU Leuven, supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (Individual Fellowships) and the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) Postdoctoral Fellowships. His research primarily focuses on photocatalysis and (photo)catalytic ozonation for environmental remediation. He has published 72 papers, achieving an h-index of 33 and 4709 citation (Google Scholar). As the first author or corresponding author, he has published 39 papers including Angew. Chem., Adv. Mater., and Nat. Commun. He has been invited to serve as a (Young) Editorial Board Member of NPJ Clean Water (IF 10.4), Chem (IF 19.1), Carbon Energy (IF 19.5),EcoMat (IF 10.4), Nexus, EcoEnergy et al. He also serves as a reviewer of Nat. Water, Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem., Adv. Mater. et al.

Photo of Guest Editor Pradip Kumar.Pradip Kumar

CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, India

ORCID: 0000-0002-1996-3697

Dr Pradip Kumar is a Senior Scientist at CSIR-AMPRI, and an Assistant Professor at AcSIR, Bhopal, India. He received his PhD from the School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. After postdoctoral research at KAIST and KIST, Seoul, South Korea, he joined BARC, Mumbai and Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India as DST Inspire Faculty. His research interest focuses on 2D materials and composites for hydrogen energy storage, thermal management and EMI shielding applications.

Photo of Guest Editor Neeraj Dwivedi.Neeraj Dwivedi

CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, India

ORCID: 0000-0003-1232-438X

Dr Neeraj Dwivedi is presently a Principal Scientist at CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, and an Associate Professor at AcSIR, Bhopal, India. He obtained his PhD in 2013 from the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He then worked as postdoctoral fellow between 2013 and 2019 at National University of Singapore, Singapore. His research interests include interface engineering, carbon nanocoatings, 2D materials such as graphene-based materials, MXene, metal oxides and nitrides, and polymer-composites for electronic, optoelectronic, energy, sensing and mechanical applications.

Photo of Guest Editor Akshay Modi.Akshay Modi

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, India

ORCID: 0000-0002-0885-6837

Dr Akshay Modi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. His academic journey includes earning a B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India, in 2013, followed by an M.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, in 2015, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, in 2020. With a broad spectrum of research interests, Dr Modi specializes in membrane science and technology, nanostructured materials, energy devices, water reclamation, gas separations, and biomedical engineering. Dr Modi has received several awards for his outstanding contributions to research.

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Open call for papers – Engineering of soft materials for healthcare, energy and environment

Engineering of soft materials for healthcare, energy and environment

Themed collection open call for papers

As we navigate the challenges of the 21st century, the engineering of soft materials will undoubtedly continue to play a crucial role in shaping a healthier, more sustainable, and resilient world. The rapid advancement of science and technology has brought unprecedented opportunities and challenges in various sectors, particularly in healthcare, energy, and the environment. Among the myriad of innovations, the engineering of soft materials stands out as a field of immense potential and transformative impact.

In the realm of healthcare, soft materials have revolutionized drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, and medical devices. Their biocompatibility, flexibility, and tunable properties enable the creation of innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes and quality of life. Energy sustainability is another critical area where soft materials play a pivotal role. From flexible solar cells and energy storage systems to smart grids and energy-efficient devices, the applications are vast and varied. This is the time to explore how the unique characteristics of soft materials contribute to the development of sustainable and renewable energy technologies, paving the way for a greener future. Environmental challenges, such as pollution and resource depletion, require innovative approaches for mitigation and management. Soft materials offer promising solutions for water purification, air filtration, and waste management. 

This collection, spanning the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Biomaterials Science, and Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, focuses on the engineering of soft materials for advanced science and technology in healthcare, energy, and the environment, aiming to create a better world for future generations. The scope of this collection also aligns with 6th International Conference on Soft Materials to be held at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain during November 17-20, 2024.

 

This themed collection is guest edited by Kamlendra Awasthi (MNIT Jaipur, India), Eduard Llobet Valero (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain), Anjali Awasthi (University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India) and Fatima Ezahra (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain)

 

Submissions open until 31 March 2025


How to submit


Submissions to the journal should fit within the scope of either Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Biomaterials Science or Molecular Systems Design & Engineering and we encourage authors to select the journal they feel is best suited to their work– Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines. 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. Please note that peer review or acceptance are not guaranteed.

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

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, please submit your article directly through the journal submissions platform. Please mention that your submission is a contribution to the Engineering of soft materials for healthcare, energy and environment  collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and 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, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed.

If you have any questions about the collection or the submissions process, please do contact the Editorial Office at materialsb-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.

Potential topics/themes for the collection include but are not limited to:

SOFT MATTER: Active Matter; Biological Matter; Dynamics of Complex Fluids; Living Matter; Liquid Crystals; Self Assembly

COLLOIDS AND INTERFACE: Gels and Hydrogel; Nano and Microfluidics; Surfactants & Lipids

POLYMERIC MATERIALS: Biodegradable Polymers; Elastomers; Membranes; Polymer Interfaces; Polymer Separation and Filtration

POLYMER PHYSICS: Amorphous and Structured Polymers; Physical Properties of Soft Materials; Rheological Aspects in Polymers; Theory and Simulation of Polymers

POLYMER FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS: Bio-Inspired Materials; Bioimaging; Biosensors and BioMEMS; Drug Design and Delivery; Tissue Engineering

SOFT MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS: Flexible Electronics and Storage; Organic Electronics; Patterned Nanostructures; Flexible Sensors

FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS: Block Copolymers Nanolithography; Functional Polymers; Nanocomposites and Hybrid Materials; Polymer Nanocomposites; Soft Nanofabrication

MATERIALS FOR ENERGY APPLICATION: Battery and Fuel Cells; Biofuels and Bioenergy; Hydrogen Generation and Storage; Gas Sensors; Solar Cells (Organic and Hybrid); Thermoelectric Materials; 2D, COF, MOF materials for Energy Conversion and Storage

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

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Open call for papers: 1D Fibrous Materials for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion – A Materials Advances Themed Collection

We have extended the deadline for submissions to this upcoming Materials Advances themed collection on:

1D Fibrous Materials for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion

Guest Edited by:

Dr Subrata Kundu, (Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India)

Professor Shaikh M. Mobin, (Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI), India) 

Dr Shaila Afroj (University of Exeter, United Kingdom).

Energy storage and conversion techniques are the cornerstones of a sustainable future, allowing us to capture renewable energy when it’s abundant. 1D fibrous materials having unique properties, such as high surface to volume ratio and conductivity, can revolutionize advanced energy storage and conversion devices. These unique properties make them a key material for next-generation clean energy technologies. This special themed collection will explore the full potential of various 1D fibrous based materials for energy conversion and storage application including, but not limited to;

  • Design, synthesis, and characterization of 1D fibrous materials for energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors) and conversion (solar cells, water splitting, fuel cells, electrolyzers, thermoelectric materials).
  • Exploring novel 1D fibrous materials with improved storage and conversion efficiencies.
  • Theoretical understanding of 1D fibrous materials for energy conversion and storage techniques.
  • Mechanistic study of 1D fibrous catalyst includes in-situ characterisation and machine learning.
  • Cost-effective and real time fabrication of 1D fibrous materials towards practical/industrial applications.

Submissions should fit within the scope of the collection and Materials Advances. Please click on the journal link for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

Open for submissions until 15th April 2025

If you are interested in submitting a review-type article, please contact the Editorial Office at materialsadvances-rsc@rsc.org in the first instance with a proposed title and abstract as initial approval is required before submission to limit the number of review-type articles and avoid potential topic overlap.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Materials Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC can be found here. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits.

If your institution has a read and publish deal with the RSC you may be entitled to a discount or waiver to publish your manuscript. We encourage you to use our new journal finder tool to see if you are eligible for a discount or waiver through an institutional deal.

 

Submit your manuscript now!

 

We look forward to receiving your manuscripts!

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Meet the Guest Editors – Themed collection on Advanced Functional Inorganic Materials for Information Technology and Applications

We are pleased to announce this open call for papers for our upcoming themed collection on Advanced Functional Inorganic Materials for Information Technology and Applications to be published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Materials Advances.

This collection is guest edited by Dr Xuebin Wang (Nanjing University), Dr Haibo Zeng (Nanjing University of Science and Technology) and Dr Zhiguo Xia (South China University of Technology). For further information about the guest editors, please read below. For further information about the themed collection, please see this blog post.

Dr Xuebin Wang (Nanjing University)

Xuebin Wang received BS and MS degrees from Nanjing University and PhD degree from Waseda University. He worked as junior researcher, postdoc researcher, and independent researcher at International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in 2010–2016. He has been a full professor in Nanjing University since 2016. Wang’s group has been pursuing the designed syntheses, novel properties, and practical applications of porous 2D materials, and he recently focuses on the growth of 3D-designed graphene and boron nitride for applications to electrolysis, thermocatalysis, supercapacitors, batteries, polymeric composites, and so forth.

Dr Haibo Zeng (Nanjing University of Science and Technology)

Haibo Zeng received his Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006. He later worked with Prof. Claus Klingshirn in 2007 at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. In 2008, he joined Prof. Yoshio Bando’s group at the National Institute for Materials Science, Japan. Since 2013, he has been working as a distinguished professor and Director of the Institute of Optoelectronics and Nanomaterials in Nanjing University of Science and Technology. His research interests are focused on the exploratory design of semiconducting nanocrystals and 2D crystals, with an emphasis on optoelectronics applications.

Dr Zhiguo Xia (South China University of Technology)

Zhiguo Xia is a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. He obtained his PhD degree (Chemistry) in 2008 from Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His current research interests focus on the inorganic luminescence materials, including the rare earth doped phosphors and the luminescent metal halides, and mainly developed their structural design, synthesis and discovery and structure-property correlation investigations. Dr. Zhiguo Xia has published over 200 peer reviewed publications (h-index of 87), and 5 book chapters. He is an associated editor of “Journal of Materials Chemistry C from 2022”.

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Open call for papers – Advanced Functional Inorganic Materials for Information Technology and Applications

We are pleased to announce this open call for papers for our upcoming themed collection on Advanced Functional Inorganic Materials for Information Technology and Applications to be published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Materials Advances.

This collection is guest edited by Dr Xuebin Wang (Nanjing University), Dr Haibo Zeng (Nanjing University of Science and Technology) and Dr Zhiguo Xia (South China University of Technology).

Submissions to the journal should should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C or Materials Advances. Please see the journal websites for more information on the journals’ scopes, standards, article types and author guidelines.

For this open call, we welcome full Papers and Communications.

Open for Submissions until 30 June 2024

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, please submit your article directly through the Journal of Materials Chemistry C or Materials Advances online submission page. Please mention that your submission is a contribution to the Advanced Functional Inorganic Materials for Information Technology and Applications collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. Please do not mention the themed collection in your cover letter.

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.

We sincerely hope that you will be able to contribute your latest research to this themed collection. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts.

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