Special Issue

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