Chemistry of Materials is devoted to the publication of original contributions
on forefront, fundamental research at the interface of chemistry, chemical engineering,
and materials science. Both theoretical and experimental studies which focus
on the preparation or understanding of materials with unusual or useful properties
are relevant.
Among the research areas of interest are solid-state chemistry, both inorganic
and organic, and polymer chemistry, especially as directed to the development
of materials with novel and/or useful optical, electrical, magnetic, catalytic,
and mechanical properties, among others. Also of interest are fundamental issues
relating to the fabrication and processing of electronic, magnetic, or optical
materials and devices, including the generation of thin films by chemical vapor
and solution deposition.
Other appropriate topics include the design, synthesis, investigation, and
application of polymeric and molecular precursors to solid-state inorganic materials
(including sol-gel chemistry and polymer pyrolysis) and the preparation and
study of biomaterials, nanomaterials, composites, catalysts, liquid crystals,
coatings, thin films and interfaces, and self-organized molecular assemblies.
Chemistry of Materials received the most citations in the category of Materials
Science, Interdisciplinary, with 43,179 total citations in 2007 and a high ISI
Impact Factor of 4.883.*
*Based on the 2007 Journal Citation Reports® by Thomson Reuters