Emerging Carbon Nano-Onions and Related Materials: Preparation, Characterization and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Nanostructured carbon materials have been the focus of intense research in the last decades. Multi-shell fullerenes, also known as carbon nano-onions (CNOs) or onion-like carbons, were discovered in 1992 and are structured in concentric layers of carbon atoms. They are perhaps the least studied of all carbon allotropes but because of their unique physical and chemical properties, they have received extensive attention in the last years.

Current research has identified potential applications of CNOs, onion-like carbons, carbon dots and other multilayered carbon nanostructures in supercapacitors, photovoltaics, electrocatalysis, drug delivery, (bio)sensors, bioimaging, just to cite some of them

This special issue aims at disseminating the latest scientific and technological developments related with the preparation, modification, properties and applications of CNOs and multilayered carbon nanoforms in general. We invite researchers and investigators from all over the world to contribute their original research or review articles to this special issue and encourage, in particular, the participation of young researchers in this emerging and attractive field.

Prof. Dr. Alex Fragoso
Guest Editor

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