This special issue of Integrated Ferroelectrics features 10 selected papers from The Third International Conference on Applied Physics and Material Applications (ICAPMA2017) held in Pattaya, Thailand on May 31-June 2, 2017. ICAPMA2017 drew attention and participation from over 240 researchers in the field of functional materials from both domestic and international.The conference provided a general forum for enhancing interdisciplinary interactions, dialogue, and collaborations among all engineers, scientists, technologists and related educators in the field of “Emerging and Functional Materials”. It was a great opportunity amongst students, researchers, scientists and industrial sectors to exchange their idea with others in the knowledge of emerging materials and establish new research networks with new international colleagues.
At ICAPMA2017, 7 distinguished keynote speakers and 19 invited speakers in various fields of emerging materials delivered their current research joining with 70 oral presentations and 163 poster presentations that provided a great opportunity to all participants to share their recent research information and knowledge together. The total 10 papers were selected and peer-reviewed to publish in this special issue. We would like to express our deep thanks to all the reviewers for having taken their precious time to review the manuscripts and provide crucial comments and suggestions to assure their high quality. Appreciation also goes to the editorial managing team for their great efforts with the review process.
Finally, we would like to express additional appreciation to the honorable keynote and distinguished invited speakers, organizing team and staff, sponsors and all participants who together made the ICAPMA2017 conference possible.