Ceramics International covers the science of advanced ceramic materials. The journal encourages contributions that demonstrate how an understanding of the basic chemical and physical phenomena may direct materials design and stimulate ideas for new or improved processing techniques, in order to obtain materials with desired structural features and properties.

Ceramics International covers oxide and non-oxide ceramics, functional glasses, glass ceramics, amorphous inorganic non-metallic materials (and their combinations with metal and organic materials), in the form of particulates, dense or porous bodies, thin/thick films and laminated, graded and composite structures. Process related topics such as ceramic-ceramic joints or joining ceramics with dissimilar materials, as well as surface finishing and conditioning are also covered. Besides traditional processing techniques, manufacturing routes of interest include innovative procedures benefiting from externally applied stresses, electromagnetic fields and energetic beams, as well as top-down and self-assembly nanotechnology approaches. In addition, the journal welcomes submissions on bio-inspired and bio-enabled materials designs, experimentally validated multi scale modelling and simulation for materials design, and the use of the most advanced chemical and physical characterization techniques of structure, properties and behaviour.

Technologically relevant low-dimensional systems are a particular focus of Ceramics International. These include 0, 1 and 2-D nanomaterials (also covering CNTs, graphene and related materials, and diamond-like carbons), their nanocomposites, as well as nano-hybrids and hierarchical multifunctional nanostructures that might integrate molecular, biological and electronic components.

Ceramics International is particularly keen to attract papers which deal with fundamental scientific aspects that are relevant to the development of the whole range of advanced ceramics including e.g. phase equilibria and transformations, reactivity, transport processes, thermodynamic and electronic properties, as well as quantum effects in low dimensional materials.

Priority materials and areas of interest are:

    Advanced ceramics and composites for civil, military and industrial applications at room and moderate temperatures- High and ultrahigh temperature structural ceramics and composites for use in extreme environments;

    Electroceramics such as dielectric and microwave ceramics, ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, pyroelectrics, thermoelectrics, ferroelastics; magnetic, multiferroic, semiconducting and fast ion-conducting ceramics; high Tc superconductors, topological insulators;

    Optical ceramics including luminescent and chromogenic materials, transparent conducting and semiconducting ceramics, electro-optical, magneto-optical and laser materials, inorganic optical fibers, plasmonic structures and electromagnetic metamaterials;

    Ceramics for nuclear fission, fusion and nuclear waste management technologies;

    Bioinert and bioactive ceramics for the full range of medical applications, including functional nanoparticles, composite materials and hybrid hierarchical nanostructures for tissue engineering, delivery systems, bio imaging and neural interfaces.

Special Issue on Physical Chemistry of Ceramic Materials 2024
Submission Date: 2025-01-31

This special issue only considers submissions related to the 2nd Central and Eastern European Conference on Physical Chemistry & Materials Science (CEEC-PCMS2) that will be held in Kaunas, Lithuania in September 2024. Pre-submission approval is required (see below). 

Guest editors:

Professor Raimundas Siauciunas
Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Email: raimundas.siauciunas@ktu.lt
Areas of Expertise: Cement chemistry, Alternative binders, Silicate ceramics, Instrumental analysis

Professor Kestutis Baltakys
Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Email: kestutis.baltakys@ktu.lt
Areas of Expertise: Calcium silicate hydrates, Thermal Analysis, Hydration kinetics

Professor Barbara Lothenbach
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Dübendorf, Switzerland
Email: barbara.lothenbach@empa.ch
Areas of Expertise: Cement, Thermodynamics, Hydration processes, Mechanisms and Kinetics

Professor Andrei Rotaru
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania & Institute of Physical Chemistry “Ilie Murgulescu”, Bucharest, Romania
Email: andrei.rotaru@ubbcluj.ro, andrei.rotaru@icf.ro, andreirotaru2016@yahoo.com
Areas of Expertise: Thermal Analysis, Electroceramics, Surface Science, Heterogeneous kinetics

Special issue information:

The special issue PCCM-2024 will focus on the advancements in the field of physical chemistry of materials, including ceramic materials, electroceramic materials, hydroxyapatite, aluminosilicates, clays, ornamental ceramics, cements, ceramic products for the construction sector and other related materials.

The Guest Editors of the PCCM-2024 special issue are Organizers (Raimundas Sicauciunas, Kestutis Baltakys, Andrei Rotaru) or Plenary Lecturers (Barbara Lothenbach) at the CEEC-PCMS2 conference, that will be held between 16-19 September 2024 in Kaunas, Lithuania https://ceec-pcms2.ktu.edu/, and they expect contributions in the proposed areas only from participants to the CEEC-PCMS2 conference.

Manuscript submission information:

Before submission, the authors should send the articles for preliminary checking to Professors Raimundas Siauciunas, Kestutis Baltakys, Barbara Lothenbach and Andrei Rotaru. Articles can be submitted to the SI: PCCM-2024 at Ceramics International, based exclusively on the invitation received from the Executive Guest Editor (Prof. Raimundas Siauciunas).

Full papers must be submitted through the Elsevier Editorial Manager®. When submitting your paper, be sure to specify that the paper is a contribution to this special issue by selecting the article type of "SI: PCCM-2024", so that your paper can be assigned to the guest editors.

Submission Open Date: September 20, 2024
Submission Deadline: January 31, 2025

Accepted papers will be published online individually, before print publication. Additional information about the special issue can be obtained from the Guest Editors. We look forward to receiving your contribution.

Keywords:

    ​Physical Chemistry
    Ceramics
    Ceramic Materials
    Electroceramics
    Electroceramic materials
    Oxides for optoelectronics
    Cement
    Hydroxyapatite
    Aluminosilicates
    Clays
    Glasses
    Building Materials

Special Issue on Ceramics, glasses and innovative materials for optoelectronic devices, sustainable energy and environment, and biomaterials.
Submission Date: 2025-04-15

This special issue only considers submissions related to the 1st International Conference on Advanced and Multifunctional Materials (ICAMM’24) that will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in November 2024.

Guest editors:

Assoc. Professor Thi Thanh Van Tran
University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Email: tttvan@hcmus.edu.vn

Professor Van Hieu Le
University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Professor Masashi Akabori
Center for Nano Materials and Technology (CNMT), Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Nomi, Japan

Special issue information:

ICAMM’24 aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, industry professionals, and academicians from around the world to foster collaboration, exchange knowledge, and discuss cutting-edge research in the field of advanced and multifunctional materials.

Selected papers will have the honor of publication in the Special Issue of Ceramics International journal, focusing on Ceramic Materials for Semiconductors and Devices, Sustainable Energy and Environment, and Advanced Biomaterials.

Manuscript submission information:

Full papers must be submitted through the Elsevier Editorial Manager®. When submitting your paper, be sure to specify that the paper is a contribution to this special issue by selecting the article type of "VSI: ICAMM'24", so that your paper can be assigned to the guest editors.

Submission Open Date: Jan 6, 2025
Submission Deadline: Apr 15, 2025

Accepted papers will be published online individually, before print publication. Additional information about the special issue can be obtained from the Guest Editors. We look forward to receiving your contribution.