An Interdisciplinary Journal of Materials Science and Solid–State Chemistry and Physics

General Perspective

- The Journal of Alloys and Compounds is an international peer-reviewed medium that disseminates original work for the advance of the science of materials comprising compounds and alloys. Its great strength lies in the diversity of disciplines that the journal encompasses, drawing together results from materials science, physical metallurgy, solid-state chemistry, and condensed matter physics. The interdisciplinary nature of the journal is evident in many subject areas, including experimental and theoretical approaches to materials problems that require an active interplay between a variety of traditional and emerging scientific disciplines.

- The Journal of Alloys and Compounds provides a unique international forum where materials scientists, chemists, and physicists present their results both to researchers in their own fields and to others active in related areas. The work published in the journal should comprise studies on synthesis and structure combined with investigations of chemical and physical properties of alloys and compounds, contributing to the development of areas of current scientific interests. Manuscripts submitted for publication should contain new experimental and/or theoretical results and their interpretation. Submissions of timely, authoritative, and comprehensive reviews commensurate with the scope of the journal require pre-approvals by the members of the Editorial Board that have relevant expertise.

- The Journal of Alloys and Compounds does not consider topics on liquid alloys, steels, wear, creep, welding and joining, organic materials and polymers, coordination chemistry, ionic liquids, catalysis (unless combined with microstructural analysis and other materials properties), and biochemistry. Manuscripts describing only syntheses and characterization without any properties, devices and/or their performance, purely computational results (including CALPHAD) without sufficient experimental validation, or technical reports are out of the journal scope. The submission of articles related to technology of materials and materials processing is discouraged. First-principles calculations may only be considered if a material has already been proven in experiment, or if predictions have a clear potential to advance a dedicated application.

Original research not already published
• Reviews by invitation only
• Correspondence

Editor-in-Chief
L. Schultz
Technische Universitat Dresden DRESDEN-concept e V, Germany Email L. Schultz
Editors
Eiji Abe
The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering Faculty of Engineering Department of Materials Engineering, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-865, Bunkyo-Ku, Japan Email Eiji Abe Microstructures of alloys, Phase transformations in alloys, Electron microscopy (TEM/STEM), X-ray/electron diffraction, Crystallography of alloys/inorganic compounds
Jennifer Aitken
Duquesne University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 600 Forbes Avenue, 308 Mellon Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15282, United States Email Jennifer AitkenSolid-state chemistry, flux synthesis, chalcogenides, nonlinear optical materials, thermoelectrics, single crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction, semiconductors
Livio Battezzati
University of Turin Department of Chemistry, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10126, Torino, Italy Email Livio Battezzati Thermodynamics of alloys, phase transformations in alloys, solidification, non-equilibrium processing, metallic glasses, metastable compounds, quasicrystals, high temperature alloys, high entropy alloys, nanoporous metals by alloy corrosion. metal oxidation.
Jurgen Buschow
University of Amsterdam Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Postbus 94485, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, Netherlands Email Jurgen Buschow Solid State Physics; Magnetism; Physical Metallurgy;
Yuan Chen
The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, New South Wales, Australia Email Yuan Chen
Lawrence Cook
Catholic University of America Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 620 Michigan Ave., Washington, District of Columbia, 20064, United States Email Lawrence Cook High temperature materials, Mechanical properties, Phase equilibria, Thermal analysis
Dmitry G. Eskin
Brunel University Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology, UB8 3PH, Uxbridge, United Kingdom Email Dmitry G. Eskin Light metals and alloys; Metal-matrix composites; Phase diagrams; Phase transformations; Solidification.
Huiqing Fan
Northwestern Polytechnical University School of Materials Science and Engineering, 127 Youyixilu, 710072, Xian, China Email Huiqing Fan Functional Ceramics, Nano Materials, Thin Films
Josef Fidler
TU Wien Institute of Solid State Physics, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, 1040, Wien, AustriaEmail Josef Fidler
Thiagarajan Gnanasekaran
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research,Kalpakkam, 603102, Kalpakkam, India Email Thiagarajan GnanasekaranPhase Diagrams; Measurement of Thermochemical Properties; Solid State Ionics; Chemical Sensors and Sensor Materials; Hydrogen in Metals; Chemical Synthesis of Inorganic Compounds
Cristina Gomez Polo
Public University of Navarre Department of Sciences, Campus de Arrosadia, E-31006, Pamplona, Spain Email Cristina Gomez Polo Magnetism; magnetic nanoparticles and nanostructured magnetic materials; transition metal oxides
Jean-Marc Greneche
Institute of Molecules and Materials le Mans, 72085, Le Mans, France Email Jean-Marc Greneche
Mohamed Henini
University of Nottingham School of Physics and Astronomy, University Park, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, United Kingdom Email Mohamed Henini Low Dimensional Structures and Devices, Nanotechnoloy and Nanoscience, Self-Assembled Semiconductor Nanostructures, Semiconductor Materials, III-V Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices, Photovoltaic Materials and Devices, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy
Jacques Huot
University of Quebec in Trois Rivieres Hydrogen Research Institute, 3351 Boulevard Des Forges (P.O. Box 500), Trois Rivieres, G9A 5H7, Quebec, Canada Email Jacques HuotHydrogen research, Hydrogen storage, Metal hydrides, Gas-solid interactions, Materials characterization, Neutron diffraction, Materials synthesis
Yongchang Liu
Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China Email Yongchang Liu Solid-state phase transformations: thermodynamic and kinetic analyses; rapid solidification; metal-activated sintering and Microstructural control in ni(co)-based superalloys, heat-resistance steels, superconducting materials, lead-free solders and ti-al intermetallic compounds.
Nicoleta Lupu
National Institute of Research and Development for Technical Physics, Mangeron Av 47, 6600, Iaşi, Romania Email Nicoleta Lupu
Valmor Mastelaro
University of Sao Paulo Campus of Sao Carlos, SAO CARLOS, Brazil Email Valmor Mastelaro Structure-property relationships, ZnO Based Materials, Metal Oxide Gas sensors, Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Metal oxide thin films, XAS and XPS spectroscopies
Dimitris Niarchos
Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310, Athens, GreeceEmail Dimitris Niarchos
Hongge Pan
Zhejiang University School of Materials Science and Engineering, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, China Email Hongge Pan Hydrogen storage materials and hydrides, Anode and cathode materials for rechargeable batteries, Supercapacitor, Magnetic materials, Photocatalystic materials
Vitalij Pecharsky
lowa State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ames, Iowa, IA 50011-3020, United States Email Vitalij Pecharsky Structure-property relationships; Intermetallic and rare earth compounds. Electronic, magnetic and caloric materials. Mechanochemistry.
Wieslaw Strek
W Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structural Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna str. 2, 50-422, Wroclaw, Poland Email Wieslaw Strek Rare earth ions and transition metal ions, doped sol-gel materials, photonic structures, nanomaterials, nanoceramics and crystals.
Isabel Van Driessche
Ghent University Department of Chemistry, Krijgslaan 281 (Building S3), 9000, Gent, Belgium Email Isabel Van Driessche Chemical Solution deposition (CSD, ink jet printing) of ceramics. Materials of interest : superconducting perovskites and buffer layers for production of coated conductors, titanates for (photo)catalytic and battery applications, low-E coatings; Formulation of environmentally friendly based inks. Use of bottom-up chemical synthesis approaches (hydrothermal, microwave-assisted, hot injection) for the synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles/suspensions.
Olga Volkova
Lomonosov Moscow State University Department of Low-Temperature Physics and Superconductivity, Leninskie Gory 1, 119991, Moskva, Russian Federation Email Olga Volkova Magnetism, Low dimensional magnetism, Functional materials, Oxides, Superconductors
Mingzhong Wu
Colorado State University Department of Physics, 1875 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado, CO 80523, United States Email Mingzhong Wu Experimental Condensed Matter: Magnetism, Magnetic Materials, Spintronics, and Spin Caloritronics
Renbing Wu
Fudan University Department of Material Science, 200433, Shanghai, China Email Renbing Wu Semiconductor, Transition Metal-based composites, Electrode materials for energy storage and conversion
Xuezhang Xiao
Zhejiang University School of Materials Science and Engineering, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, China Email Xuezhang Xiao
Volodymyr Yartys
Institute for Energy Technology, 2027, Kjeller, Norway Email Volodymyr YartysNanomaterials for energy storage. Rechargeable Batteries. Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier. New Intermetallics and Carbon Materials for Hydrogen Storage and Battery Applications. Synchrotron and neutron powder diffraction. Crystal structures of novel materials.
Assistant Editors
Guenter Fuchs
IFW Dresden Institute for Metallic Materials, Dresden, Germany
Thomas G. Woodcock
IFW Dresden Institute for Metallic Materials, Dresden, Germany Electron microscopy; Electron backscatter diffraction; Magnetic materials; Microstructure
Editorial Advisory Board
G.-Y. Adachi
Chemistry and materials science of rare earths, Solid state electrochemistry
A.V. Andreev
Praha, Czech Republic Magnetism of rare-earth and uranium intermetallics, Crystal structure of rare-earth and uranium intermetallics, Metallic hydrides, Permanent magnets
A. Dahle
Jonkoping, Sweden Solidification, Rheology, Light alloys, Lead-free soldering, Hydrogen storage
F.J. Di Salvo
Ithaca, New York, United States Synthesis and characterization of solid state compounds, novel crystal structures. Physical properties such as electrical resistivity, thermal conductivity, thermopower.
T.B. Flanagan
Burlington, Vermont, United States Hydrogen diffusion through metals and alloys, Thermodynamics of H metal systems, Characterization of intermetallic-H systems
V.G. Harris
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Magnetoceramics, principally ferrites, rf materials, magnetism
D.C. Johnson
Eugene, Oregon, United States Solid state chemistry, Thermoelectric materials, X-ray reflectivity, Thermal conductivity, Electrical transport
H. Kleinke
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Solid state chemistry, materials chemistry, energy conversion, thermoelectric materials, transport properties, electronic structure calculations, crystal structures, chalcogenides, pnictides
E.J. Mittermeijer
Stuttgart, Germany Phase transformations, (interface) thermodynamics and kinetics; Nanomaterials, their unusual properties; Stress and phase transformations in (very) thin (multi)layers; surface engineering (nitriding and nitrocarburizing of iron, iron alloys and steels); oxidation of metals and alloys
Y. Mozharivskyj
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Thermoelectric materials, Magnetocaloric materials, X-ray analysis
R. Nesper
Zurich, Switzerland Inorganic chemistry, Zintl phases, nanoscience, intermetallic phases, electrochemistry, hard materials.
E. Peterson
Actinide thermodynamics and equilibrium phase diagrams, High temperature superconductor synthesis, characterization, and applications, Carbon nanotubes, Radiation damage, and Vaporization studies
W. Prellier
Caen, France
H. Sakaguchi
Tottori, Japan Li ion materials, Hydrogen storage materials, hydrides
H. Sato
Tokyo, Japan
O.N. Senkov
Dayton, Ohio, United States
K. Suzuki
Sendai, Japan
T. Takabatake
Higashihiroshima, Japan
T. Yamase
Yokohama, Japan Catalysis, photoluminescence.
C.-L. Yeh
Taichung, Taiwan Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis (SHS), Transition metal borides and nitrides, Intermetallics, MAX phases, Thermite Reaction