Part I - Advances in the processing of complex functional materials -- Multifunctional complex oxides processing -- Carbothermal Reduction Synthesis: An alternative approach to obtain single-crystalline metal oxide nanostructures -- Modification of complex materials using a pressure-assisted heat treatment -- Preparation of polymeric mats through electrospinning for technological uses -- Part II - Probing the functionality and applications of novel complex functional materials -- Morphology and optical properties of SrWO4 crystals synthesized by the co-precipitation and polymeric precursor methods -- Optical properties of semiconductor nanocrystals into the glass and colloidal system -- X-ray excited optical luminescence -- Piezoelectric composites: Fabrication, characterization and application as sensor -- Functional nanomaterials for applications in energy conversion and storage -- Electrochemistry: a powerful tool for preparing semiconductor materials useful in decontamination of organic and inorganic pollutants, disinfection and CO2 reduction -- Nanostructured functional materials: Silver nanoparticles in polymer for the generation of antimicrobial characteristics -- Filled Carbon Nanotubes -- Characterization of nanocarbons: graphene and graphene nanoribbons -- Design and applications of metal-organic framework -- Part III - Computational perspectives in complex functional materials -- Review on simulation models for materials and biomolecular study and design -- Iron oxides applied to catalysis -- Bridging Structure, Reactivity and Real-Space Topology: Understanding Electron Flow, Molecular Mechanism and Material Behaviour.