Molecular level stimuli-responsive materials
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
The induction of macroscopic changes in colour, shape, and functionality through designed nanoscale control can produce smart materials responding to chemical or physical triggers such as heat, light, electricity, pH, magnetic forces, guest molecules, and mechanical forces. These materials have attracted attention for their use in actuators, sensors, optoelectronic devices, information storage, shape memory, medical applications, intelligent or autonomous systems, and other disruptive systems.
This Collection aims to bring together the latest progress in the synthesis, characterization, understanding, and application of functional materials that integrate stimuli-responsive molecular systems.
We welcome studies across the spectrum of experimental to theoretical research, with topics of interest including but not limited to:
- Synthesis of stimuli-responsive molecules, polymers, porous materials, carbon materials, soft and crystalline materials.
- Mechanistic details of molecular-level stimuli responses.
- Probing responses of systems at surfaces and interfaces.
- Processing and integration of stimuli-responsive materials into systems and devices.
- Demonstrations of molecular level stimuli-responsive materials in functions and applications.
The Collection primarily welcomes original research papers, in the form of both full articles and communications. All submissions will be subject to the same review process and editorial standards as regular Communications Materials Articles.
Editors
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David B. Amabilino, PhD
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain
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Celine Calvino, PhD
LivMatS, University of Freiburg, Germany
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Ximin He, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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Xiang Ma, PhD
East China University of Science and Technology, China
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Zhenjie Zhang, PhD
Nankai University, China
