Special Issue

Topic: Microstructural Engineering of Defects and Interfaces in Two-Dimensional Materials

A Special Issue of Microstructures

ISSN 2770-2995 (Online)

Submission deadline: 15 Dec 2025

Guest Editors

Prof. Arkady V. Krasheninnikov
Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany.
Dr. Mahdi Ghorbani-Asl
Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany.

Special Issue Introduction

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have garnered considerable attention due to their exceptional mechanical, electronic, thermal, and optical properties, which stem from their atomically thin nature and unique structural characteristics. Among the various strategies to further enhance or tailor these properties, microstructural engineering of defects and interfaces has emerged as a powerful and versatile approach.

 

This Special Issue highlights the latest developments in defect and interface engineering in 2D materials, with a particular emphasis on atomic-level insights into how controlled microstructural manipulation can unlock new functionalities. We invite original research and review articles that address the formation, characterization, and functional implications of point defects, dislocations, grain boundaries, heterointerfaces, and other microstructural features across a wide range of 2D systems. In addition to experimental studies, we encourage contributions that employ computational approaches to predict, design, or interpret the defect and interface behavior at the atomic scale. 

 

The precise tuning of defects and interfaces is critical to advancing applications in nanoelectronics, energy conversion and storage, sensing, and catalysis. For example, engineered defects can activate or enhance catalytic activity, modulate electronic band structures, or serve as selective adsorption sites. Similarly, heterointerfaces between 2D materials or with other nanostructures play key roles in charge transport, exciton dynamics, and structural stability. 

 

This Special Issue aims to bring together interdisciplinary research spanning experimental synthesis and processing, in situ and high-resolution characterization, theoretical modeling, and device integration. Through these collective efforts, we hope to accelerate the development of next-generation, defect- and interface-engineered 2D materials.

Keywords

2D materials, defect engineering, interface control, electronic and energy applications, atomic-scale characterization, multiscale simulations, functional microstructures

Submission Deadline

15 Dec 2025

Submission Information

For Author Instructions, please refer to https://www.oaepublish.com/microstructures/author_instructions
For Online Submission, please login at https://www.oaecenter.com/login?JournalId=microstructures&IssueId=microstructures25080610171
Submission Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
Contacts: Erina, Assistant Editor, Mic_editor@oaesupport.com

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