Structure and Properties of Metal Nanoclusters
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2020) | Viewed by 9127
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metal nanostructures; metal nanoclusters; organometallics; spectroscopic properties; nanoplasmonics; electronic structures; theoretical and computational chemistry; computational material science; density functional theory; TDDFT
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Dear Colleagues,
Research on metal nanoclusters has seen impressive progress in recent decades, thanks to breakthroughs in both experimental and theoretical approaches. Application outlooks appear to be increasingly promising (e.g., catalysis, chemical reactivity, optics, electronics, etc.), since chemical and physical properties can not only be tailored by modifying the composition, size, or morphology of the metal nanocluster, but are also very sensitive to the environment (i.e., ligands, solvent, solid matrix, etc.).
Metal nanoclusters can be prepared using a physical or chemical approach. Experimental syntheses begin to be able to control size and structure by adjusting the reaction parameters, precursor composition, and reducing and stabilizing agents. Investigating the intrinsic properties of metal nanoclusters remains a very active domain of research, especially concerning the characterization of the structure, the reactivity, and the electronic and optical properties. Additionally, studying the effects of the environment on the chemical and physical properties of metal nanoclusters is now a major challenge for both theoreticians and experimentalists.
This Special Issue aims to assemble the recent relevant scientific achievements in the field of metal nanoclusters and their structure and properties (i.e., synthesis, stability, electronics, optics, reactivity, electrochemical, etc.). Both experiments and theoretical calculations are welcome.
Dr. Franck Rabilloud
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal nanoclusters
- synthesis
- structure
- reactivity
- nanoplasmonics
- DFT
- theoretical and computational chemistry
