Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027 | Viewed by 397
Editors
Interests: noble metal nanostructures; metal oxide nanoparticles; polymeric nanomaterials; nanostructured hybrid materials; nanomaterials synthesis and characterization; organometallic complexes; surface functionalization; nanomaterial applications
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Interests: nanomaterials; metal nanoparticles; metal oxide nanoparticles; polymers; nanostructured polymeric materials; hybrid nanostructures; organometallic complexes; nanomaterials synthesis and characterization; nanomaterials applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to the rapidly expanding field of metal-based nanomaterials. Noble metal nanoparticles, including gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and related alloys, continue to attract significant scientific interest due to their unique physicochemical properties, such as their localized surface plasmon resonance and tunable electrical and surface/interface properties. These characteristics make them central in different fields of application, ranging from catalysis to optoelectronics, energy harvesting, sensing, and (nano)biomedicine.
This Special Issue aims to gather contributions that advance our understanding of the synthesis, functionalization, and characterization of noble metal nanoparticles. Studies employing bottom-up and top-down advanced or emerging synthetic strategies, such as (but not limited to) chemical reduction, seed-mediated growth, shape-controlled synthesis, photochemical and electrochemical methods, and green and sustainable routes, are particularly encouraged. Equally welcome are papers demonstrating state-of-the-art characterization approaches, including spectroscopies, microscopies, scattering techniques, single-particle analysis, and surface-sensitive methods, especially when they provide new insights into structure–property relationships. Furthermore, innovative applications in which noble metal nanoparticles play a central role represent another key objective of this Special Issue. These include plasmon-enhanced sensing and imaging, heterogeneous and electrocatalysis, environmental remediation, energy conversion and storage, photothermal techniques, sensing and drug-delivery platforms, antibacterial materials, and optical or electronic devices. Purely experimental studies, as well as works that integrate theoretical modeling and simulations with experimental results to deepen the understanding of nanoparticle behavior and guide rational design, will be considered.
Original research articles, reviews, and perspectives addressing breakthroughs, challenges, and future directions in the field are welcome. By bringing together established and emerging studies, this Special Issue aims to provide a useful reference for future work in nanoparticle science and to encourage new innovations in the synthesis and use of noble metal nanomaterials.
Dr. Sara Cerra
Dr. Ilaria Fratoddi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- noble metal nanoparticles
- plasmonic nanomaterials
- colloidal synthesis
- top-down synthesis
- surface functionalization
- nanoparticle characterization
- catalysis and electrocatalysis
- biomedical applications
- sensing and detection
- structure–property relationships
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