Synthesis and Application of Metal Nanomaterials
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 1978
Special Issue Editor
Interests: shape-controlled synthesis of noble metal nanocrystals with interesting physicochemical properties and applications in catalysis and optics; fabrication of functional carbon nanomaterials for the purpose of energy storage
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, metal nanomaterials have been extensively studied and validated, with many promising applications in the fields of catalysis, optics, plasmonics, sensing, and biomedical applications, among others. In this Special Issue, we focus on the discussion of the synthesis and application of metal nanomaterials. Contributions could include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Advanced synthethic strategies to create metal nanocrystals with niche shapes that are rare among previous reports, and the investigation of the mechanism of formation.
- Applications of multimetallic nanomaterials with tailored sizes/shapes in electrocatalytic and photocatalytic reactions.
- Development of functional plasmonic metal nanomaterials with multimode optical absorptions for efficient photothermal conversion.
- Self-standing 3D architectures (e.g., membranes, coatings, films, and aerogels) fabricated using metal nanomaterials as the building blocks.
- Rational design of hybrid metal nanostructures (e.g., core–shell and Janus) and analyses of their structural advantages in electrocatalytic and photocatalytic applications.
- Investigation of the metal nanoparticle stability in terms of shape and structure, as well as the atomic diffusion pattern under controlled conditions.
- Construction and applications of biosurfaces (e.g., interfaces, films, and membranes) containing metal nanomaterials.
Dr. Yiqun Zheng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal
- nanocrystal
- nanomaterial
- 3D structure
- core–shell structures
- janus structures
- plasmonics
- electrocatalysis
- photocatalysis
- biomaterials
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