Development and Application of Functionalized Nanostructures and Nanomaterials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editor
Interests: phase transformations and phase equilibria; nanoscience; exciton and charge transport; photovoltaics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Functional nanomaterials have attracted significant interest among the scientific community due to their unique physical and chemical characteristics; this includes their advanced optical properties, excellent heat and electrical conductivity, chemical stability, and high mechanical strength. This Special Issue aims to collect contributions regarding the development of various functional properties of nano(materials/structures), their functionalization, and various functionalization techniques. We are particularly interested in the application of functionalized nano(materials/structures) in various areas of research and industry, such as the generation of solar power, thermal fuels, and enhanced thermal management, electrochemical energy storage, drug delivery, and biological nanosensors.
We are therefore interested in articles that describe the design and fabrication of nano(materials/structures), their functionalization principles and techniques.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Design and fabrication of nano(materials/structures) with particular functions;
- Functionalization via fabrication route;
- Functionalization via surface treatment;
- Surface modification with molecular ligands;
- Understanding functionalization mechanisms;
- The predictive modelling of functional properties;
- The application of functionalized nano(materials/structures).
Dr. Victor Burlakov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- nanorods
- nanoplatelets
- surface nanostructures
- fabrication and storage
- functionalization mechanisms
- surface modification
- surface binding ligands
- novel functional properties
- theory and modelling of functional properties
- degradation mechanisms for functional nanomaterials
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