Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing provides a unique forum for the discussion of novel processing, applications and theoretical studies of functional materials and devices for (opto)electronics, sensors, detectors, biotechnology and green energy. 
Each issue will aim to provide a snapshot of current insights, new achievements, breakthroughs and future trends in such diverse fields as microelectronics, energyconversion and storage, communications, biotechnology, (photo)catalysis, nano- and thin-film technology, hybrid and composite materials, chemical processing, vapor-phase deposition, device fabrication, and modelling, which are the backbone of advanced semiconductor processing and applications. 
Coverage will include: advanced lithography for submicron devices; etching and related topics; ion implantation; damage evolution and related issues; plasma and thermal CVD; rapid thermal processing; advanced metallization and interconnect schemes; thin dielectric layers, oxidation; sol-gel processing; chemical bath and (electro)chemical deposition; compound semiconductor processing; new non-oxide materials and their applications; (macro)molecular and hybrid materials; molecular dynamics, ab-initio methods, Monte Carlo, etc.; new materials and processes for discrete and integrated circuits; magnetic materials and spintronics; heterostructures and quantum devices; engineering of the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors; crystal growth mechanisms; reliability, defect density, intrinsic impurities and defects.

Original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor.

Editor in Chief
Professor Steven M. Durbin
Western Michigan University, United States
Editors
Professor Kuan Yew Cheong
Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Malaysia
Dr. Aracely Hernández Ramírez
Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Mexico
Professor Masaya Ichimura
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Dr. Giuliana Impellizzeri
National Research Council, Italy
Dr. Jon Major
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Andre Schleife, PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Electronic structure, first principles, theoretical spectroscopy, femto-second electron dynamics 
Associate Editor
Assist. Prof. Deidra R. Hodges, PhD
The University of Texas at El Paso Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, El Paso, Texas, United States photovoltaics, perovskites, CZT radiation detector material
Chair of the International Editorial Board
Dr. Aloysius F. Hepp, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
NASA John H Glenn Research Center, United States
Special Issues Editor
International Editorial Board
Professor M.S. Aida
University of Constantine 1, Algeria
Dr. James Aldous
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Professor Delaina A. Amos
University of Louisville, United States
Dr. Annick Anctil
Michigan State University, United States
Dr. Christopher Bailey
Old Dominion University, United States
Dr. Andrew R. Barron
Rice University, United States
Professor Kanisha Biswas
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India
Dr. Hartmut Bracht
University of Münster, Germany
Dr. Xian-An (Andrew) Cao
West Virginia University, United States
Dr. L.S. Cavalcante
State University of Piaui Natural Sciences Centre, Brazil
Dr. M.V.S. Chandrashekhar
University of South Carolina, United States
Professor Albert Chawanda
Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Professor Lung-Chien Chen
National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
Dr. Russell R. Chianelli
University of Texas at El Paso, United States
Professor Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin
Max Planck Institute for Iron Research GmbH, Germany
Professor Ana Cros Stötter
University of Valencia, Spain
Professor Carl Cui
The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Mmantsae Diale
University of Pretoria Department of Physics, South Africa
Dr. Ray Duffy
University College Cork National University of Ireland, Ireland
Professor Ken Durose
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Professor Moshe Eizenberg
Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Professor Ayse Erol
Istanbul University, Turkey
Professor Mark Fink
Tulane University, United States
Dr. Dennis J. Flood
Natcore Technology, United States
Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga
Technological Institute of Aviation, Brazil
Dr. Alex Freundlich
University of Houston, United States
Dr. Karol Fröhlich
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Professor Louis J. Guido
Virginia Tech University Bookstore, United States
Professor Parameswar Hari
The University of Tulsa, United States
Prof. Dr. Zsolt Horvath
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Professor W. Chris Hughes
James Madison University, United States
Professor Masaya Ichimura
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Dr. Michael Jin
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Information Group, United States
Dr. Richard Paul Owen Jones
Anglia Ruskin University Global Sustainability Institute, United Kingdom
Dr. Satoshi Kaneco
Mie University Graduate School of Engineering Faculty of Engineering Department of Chemistry for Materials, Japan
Professor Zhenhui Kang
Soochow University, China
Dr. Manish Keswani
University of Arizona, United States
Professor Malle Krunks
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Professor Clifford P. Kubiak
University of California San Diego Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, United States
Professor Prashant N. Kumta
University of Pittsburgh, United States
Dr. Marian Lehocky
Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic
Professor Markku Leskalä
University of Helsinki, Finland
Professor Xiuling Li
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
Professor Oleg Lupan
Technical University of Moldova, Moldova
Dr. Tae Young Ma
Gyeongsang National University, The Republic of Korea
Dr. Jeffrey Maranchi
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Information Group, United States
Dr. Ricardo Marotti Priero
University of the Republic Uruguay, Uruguay
Professor Miguel Angel Meléndez-Lira
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute Physics Department, Mexico
Dr. Enrico Napolitani
University of Padua, Italy
Dr. Michael Nolan
University College Cork National University of Ireland, Ireland
Dr. Jozef Novák
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Dr. Nurxat Nuraje
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, United States
Dr. Michael Osofsky
US Naval Research Laboratory, United States
Dr. Jozef Osvald
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Dr. Hyunwoong Park
Kyungpook National University, The Republic of Korea
Dr. Albena Paskaleva
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Dr. Sebastian Patzig-Klein
RENA Technologies GmbH Solar Technologie Center Freiburg, Germany
Dr. Ioannis Poulios
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr. Aswini Pradhan
Norfolk State University, United States
Dr. Peter Psarras
Stanford University, United States
Dr. Ryne Raffaelle
Rochester Institute of Technology, United States
Dr. Manoj Kumar Ram
University of South Florida, United States
Dr. Thomas Riedl
University of Wuppertal, Germany
Professor Judy Rorison
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Professor Mehmet Sahiner
Seton Hall University, United States
Dr. David Schiraldi
Case Western Reserve University, United States
Dr. Azzouz Sellai
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. Tejinder Singh
Intel Corp Hawthorn Farm, United States
Professor Elias Stathatos
University of the Peloponnese Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Greece
Dr. Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
Dr. Joanna Trojan-Piegza
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Dr. Abdulmecit Türüt
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
Dr. Subramaniam Velumani
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, MexicoTel :+52 (55) 5747 4001(Dir) & sec 4002 Fax :+52 (55) 5747 4003 1. Velumani Subramaniam PhD velu@cinvestav.mx Coordinador de Relaciones Internacionales y Profesor Investigador en Ingenieria Electrica(SEES), Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N.(CINVESTAV), Av. Instituto Politecnico Nacional # 2508 Col. San Pedro Zacatenco 07360, Mexico D.F. Tel :+52 (55) 5747 4001(Dir) & sec 4002 Fax :+52 (55) 5747 4003 http://cori.cinvestav.mx/Velumani
Dr. Purakh Raj Verma
GlobalFoundries Inc Sunnyvale, United States
Professor James Williams
Australian National University, Australia
Professor Maggie Xia
The University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Lidong Zhao
Beihang University, China
Dr. Tsvetanka Zheleva
US Army Research Laboratory, United States
Dr. Rongkun Zheng
The University of Sydney, Australia