Pressure is one of the most powerful thermodynamic variables for tuning the structural, electronic, magnetic, optical, and thermal properties of condensed matter systems. Unlike chemical substitution, pressure provides a clean and controllable approach for modifying interatomic distances and interactions, enabling the discovery of novel phases, emergent functionalities, and fundamental physical phenomena. Recent advances in experimental high-pressure techniques and computational modelling have significantly expanded our understanding of materials under extreme conditions, opening new opportunities for the design of advanced functional materials.
This Research Topic aims to provide a comprehensive platform for the dissemination of recent developments in pressure-driven phenomena across a broad range of condensed matter systems. The collection will bring together experimental, theoretical, and computational studies that investigate how external pressure influences the physical, chemical, and thermodynamic behaviour of materials.
Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding pressure-induced phase transitions, structural transformations, electronic and magnetic modifications, superconductivity, thermal transport, lattice dynamics, and related phenomena. Contributions addressing the behaviour of nanomaterials, semiconductors, superconductors, energy-storage materials, quantum materials, functional oxides, and other emerging material systems are especially encouraged.
The Research Topic welcomes original research articles, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspective papers covering, but not limited to, the following areas: • Pressure-induced structural and phase transformations • Synthesis of Materials and their behaviour under high pressure • Characterization of Materials at High Pressure • Electronic, magnetic, and optical properties under pressure • High-pressure superconductivity and quantum phenomena • Thermophysical and thermal transport properties at extreme conditions • Nanomaterials and low-dimensional systems under pressure • Energy-storage and energy-conversion materials in extreme environments • Experimental high-pressure techniques and instrumentation • First-principles simulations and computational modelling of pressure effects • Pressure-dependent lattice dynamics and phonon behaviour • Emerging functional materials and condensed matter systems
By bringing together researchers from diverse disciplines, this Research Topic seeks to advance the fundamental understanding of pressure-driven phenomena and promote the development of next-generation materials for scientific and technological applications. The collection will provide a valuable forum for discussing recent breakthroughs, identifying future research directions, and fostering collaborations within the global condensed matter and materials physics community.
Article types and fees
This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:
Brief Research Report
Editorial
FAIR² Data
General Commentary
Mini Review
Opinion
Original Research
Perspective
Review
Articles that are accepted for publication by our external editors following rigorous peer review incur a publishing fee charged to Authors, institutions, or funders.
Article types
This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:
Brief Research Report
Editorial
FAIR² Data
General Commentary
Mini Review
Opinion
Original Research
Perspective
Review
Technology and Code
Keywords: High pressure, Pressure-induced phase transitions, Condensed matter physics, High-pressure superconductivity, Lattice dynamics, Electronic and magnetic properties, First-principles calculations, Functional materials
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