'Functional Materials' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute for Single Crystals of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine   . The journal was founded in 1994 and highlights the fundamental and applied research of organic and non-organic functional materials. It is issued in English 4 times a year. 'Functional Materials' has been included in the list of scientific journals recognized by the Higher Attestation Commission

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of Ukraine (Ukrainian: BAK) . The official web-site of the journal 'Functional Materials' can be accessed through the following link http://www.isc.kharkov.com/journal/index.html


The journal topics include:
structure, phase transformations and properties of single crystals, ceramics, composites,
nanocrystals, amorphous solids, liquid crystals, polymers, thin films, and low-dimensional systems;
ways of creating new functional materials with preset properties;
modern methods of material research;
application of functional materials in modern technologies.