Feature Papers in Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Dear Colleagues,

Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles have unique optical, electronic and physicochemical properties as compared with bulk materials. They are universally interesting materials that potentially have a wide variety of advanced applications, such as biomedical applications, energy, solar cell, sensors, electronic devices, coating, catalysts, cosmetic, agricultural applications, fertilizer, antimicrobial agent, etc.

This Special Issue invites the submission of novel and high-quality research papers (experimental, theoretical, or simulation studies), as well as review articles. The scope of this Special Issue covers all aspects of cutting-edge research on metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, including the theoretical study of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, fabrication techniques for the low-cost and high-quality metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, investigation of formation mechanism, and the state-of-the-art applications of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles.

The main topics include (but are not limited to):

-Theoretical approaches or simulations of new metal/metal oxide nanoparticles;

-The formation mechanism of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles by theoretical approaches or quantum chemical calculations, such as density-functional theory (DFT), density-functional-based tight binding (DFTB), MD simulation, etc.;

-Synthesis or new preparation methods of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles;

-Decoration of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles to various nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotube, 2D materials, graphene, Mxene, quantum dots, etc.;

-The state-of-the-art applications of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles such as environmental protection, safety, food, agriculture, healthcare, biomedical applications, optic, gas sensors, chemical sensors, energy, solar cell, electronic devices, coating, catalysts, cosmetic, fertilizer, antimicrobial, etc.;

-Synthesis and fabrication of bimetal oxide related composite and nanomaterials for electrochemical sensors and biosensors and related applications.

Dr. Chatchawal Wongchoosuk
Dr. Mani Govindasamy
Guest Editors

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