Nanorods: From Synthesis to Application

Dear Colleagues,

Nanorods are nanoscale material structures with dimensions ranging from 1 to 100 nm with standard aspect ratios (length divided by width) of up to 50. Nanorods have been the most attractive nanostructure this decade due to their stable structure, easy alignment, and high surface area to volume ratio. Therefore, nanorods have emerged as a promising class of nanostructure that could be used for a wide range of applications, such as in biomedical, alternative energy, energy storage, environmental, and many other uses.    

Recently, various techniques have been proposed for synthesizing nanorods, which can be classified into physical or chemical synthesis methods. These methods include thermal hydrolysis, the hydrothermal route, sol–gel, vapor condensation, spray pyrolysis, pulse laser decomposition, laser ablation, thermal evaporation, pulse combustion–spray pyrolysis, electromechanical, flame spray plasma, microwave plasma, low-energy beam deposition, ball milling, chemical vapor deposition, laser ablation, chemical reduction, co-precipitation, the hybrid wet chemical route, physical evaporation, electrophoretic deposition, radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputter deposition, vapor deposition, metal-assisted growth, metal-assisted growth and seed-based growth, simple chemical etching, etc.

This Special Issue, on “Nanorods: From Synthesis to Application”, of Micromachines is dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage on the state of the art and future development of nanostructures for widespread applications. Topics include, but are not limited to, nanoscale semiconducting materials, metal and composites, various synthesis processes, MEMS, NEMS, smart nanostructures, and novel nanodevice fabrication methods as well as applications. Authors are invited to submit their latest results; both original research papers and reviews are welcome.

Dr. Jumril Yunas
Prof. Dr. Chih-Hung (Alex) Chang
Guest Editors

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