Journal of Materials Chemistry is an interdisciplinary journal dealing with the synthesis, structures, properties and applications of materials, particularly those associated with advanced technology. This international journal recognizes the interdisciplinary nature of materials research. Papers cover the modelling of materials, their synthesis and structural characterisation, physicochemical aspects of their fabrication, properties and applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry contains original research papers (both full-length papers and short Communications), occasional review articles, details of forthcoming conferences and a cumulative author index, together with colour photographs and diagrams where appropriate. Times to publication are short, typically four months from acceptance for full papers and 12 weeks from receipt for Communications.