EDITORIAL The State of Relaxor Ferroelectrics

We are thrilled to offer this special issue(SI)of the Journal of Advanced Dielectrics(JAD)containing a collection of review articles on relaxor ferroelectrics and related phenomena.These papers were originally presented at the"International Workshop on Structure-Property Relations in Relaxor Ferroelectrics"held in November,2011 in Xi'an,a historic city and one of the Great Ancient Capitals of China,under the sponsorship of Xi'an Jiaotong University and the International Centre for Dielectric Research(ICDR).The Workshop was envisioned by Xi Yao and co-organized by ChunlinJia and Zuo-Guang Ye.

Editorial-Energy storagematerials

We are glad to introduce the special issue(SI)of the Journal of Advanced Dielectrics(JAD),containing a collection of peer-reviewed papers on energy storage materials.Research on energy storage materials,one of the most extensively investi-gated materials,has grown rapidly over the past decade and has attracted great attention from physicists,chemists,materials and electronic scientists and engineers.Many research activities in this field have triggered the emergence of next generation energy storage devices,including supercapacitors,batteries and high-power pulse capacitors,demonstrating the potential for novel properties and technological innovations.This SI includes 10 feature articles,contributed by reputable research groups in Chinese universities and research institutes,and are reviewed strictly through peer review procedure,providing a comprehensive coverage on the current research status of energy storage materials and related phenomena.This SI was organized by Assoc.Prof.Hongliang Du and Assoc.Prof.Li Jin.

EDITORIAL NOTE

Since its launch in January 2011,the Journal of Advanced Dielectrics(JAD)has now reached its third issue.Its growth from a budding seed to a blossoming.ower has brought a great deal of joy and excitement to the international community of advanced dielectrics,piezo-/ferroelctrics and multiferroics.Such a development would not have been possible without the strong support,enthusiastic encouragement and valued contributions of many researchers working in this broad and multidisciplinary¯eld.We would like to thank them for their great nourishing efforts.

Editorial — High-performance piezo-/ferroelectric crystals

We are pleased to offer this special issue(SI)of the Journal of Advanced Dielectrics(JAD)containing a collection of articles on high-performance piezo-/ferroelectric single crystals and related materials.These papers were originally presented at the\International Workshop on High-Performance Piezo-/Ferroelectric Single Crystals"which was held jointly with\ChinaRussia Workshop on Dielectric and Ferroelectric Materials"in May,2013 in Xi’an,under the sponsorship of Xi’an Jiaotong University and the International Centre for Dielectric Research(ICDR).The Workshop was envisioned by Yao Xi and coorganized by Wei Ren,Zhuo Xu and Zuo-Guang Ye.