Developments and Applications of Heterocycles, Macrocycles and Their Hybrid Nanomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

A leading concern for current research is obtaining multifunctional materials. Within this category, heterocycles, including porphyrins and corroles, and the associated hybrid nanomaterials, have a rich chemistry and versatile applications leading to the development of different types of sensors, water-splitting catalysts, adsorbent materials, and corrosion inhibitors.

Synergistic aspects in optical, fluorescence, or oxidation-reduction reactions brought about by encountering heterocycles with metal nanoparticles, silica matrices, or biocompatible polymers are already being exploited in cutting-edge experiments.

Furthermore, the capacity of these materials to self-aggregate and to generate uniform thin films characterized by improved optoelectronic properties, due to self-organization, is the focus of modern microscopy techniques.

This Special Issue of Nanomaterials is focused firstly on methodologies for obtaining heterocyclic and macrocyclic compounds and the extensive characterization of these structures by state-of-the-art analysis methods. The second aim is to enlarge the library and on hybrid materials and enhance their performance, containing as their main partner heterocycles and macrocycles and, as a second partner, a silica matrix, a suitable polymer, or metal-nanoparticles in order to achieve more active sites, enlarged specific surfaces, tailored porosity, or improved optical behavior.

To invigorate this Special Issue, we aim to invite contributions from leading groups working in the field, but also from young researchers having the courage to approach these domains with innovative and original thinking.

Dr. Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma
Dr. Bogdan-Ovidiu Taranu
Guest Editors

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• heterocycles
• porphyrins
• corroles
• heterocycle–silica hybrid materials
• synergistic effects
• optical and luminescent properties
• electrocatalytic properties
• optical, colorimetric, and chemical sensors
• catalysts for water splitting
• CO2 storage materials