Guest Edited Collection on modelling and advanced characterization of framework materials

Communications Chemistry is welcoming submissions to a Guest Edited Collection on the modelling and advanced characterization of framework materials
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Guest Edited Collection on modelling and advanced characterization of framework materials
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Recent years have seen a rapid acceleration of research on framework materials, including, among others, metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, supramolecular organic frameworks, porous organic polymers, and inorganic framework materials. These materials demonstrate properties beyond what was considered achievable for inorganic or organic porous materials in the past, and have potential applications in separation and storage, heterogeneous catalysis, sensing, drug delivery, and beyond.

While framework materials can display a range of desirable properties, the detailed study of their molecular and supramolecular structures, and characterization of the relationships between microscopic structure and  macroscopic properties, is a very challenging area of research. It is rendered difficult by their inherent chemical and structural molecular complexity, as well as their propensity to display large-scale dynamic behaviours. Research into the structure and behaviour of framework materials thus requires the development of novel methodologies, as well as the combination of state-of-the-art techniques to provide a full picture of the different phenomena at play. Such advanced characterization techniques include in situ X-ray and neutron diffraction, total scattering methods, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, magnetometry, calorimetry, in situ, operando, high spatial resolution and multi-dimensional spectroscopic methods, solid-state NMR and more. Such studies also require pushing the boundaries of computational chemistry methodologies for atomistic modelling, with methods such as first-principles molecular dynamics, free energy methods, development of next-generation force fields for flexible and reactive materials, coarse-graining methods, and many more.

This Collection will bring together research focused on advanced characterization and computational modelling, providing new molecular insight on the structure and behaviour of framework materials. 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 Chemistry Articles.

Communications Chemistry is a selective journal from the Nature Portfolio, publishing papers that are of substantial interest to other researchers working on the same topic. Communications Chemistry received its first set of metrics in 2021, including an Impact Factor of 6.58, a CiteScore of 5.1 and a Scimago quartile ranking of Q1. The mean time to first decision post review is 31 days, and the Editors aim to provide authors with timely updates and clear editorial guidance throughout the publication process.

The team of Editors working on this Collection is:

Editorial Board Member Dr François-Xavier CoudertFrench National Centre for Scientific Research
Guest Editor Dr Claire HobdayUniversity of Edinburgh
Guest Editor Dr Satoshi HorikeKyoto University
Guest Editor Dr Monique van der VeenDelft University of Technology
Chief Editor Dr Victoria RichardsCommunications Chemistry
Senior Editor Dr Teresa OrtnerCommunications Chemistry

See here for full details: https://www.nature.com/collections/framework-materials

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