Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles

Dear Colleagues,

Nanoparticles have recently gained increased attention due to their scientific and technological importance: From a scientific point of view, the composition and the atomic order of the aggregates, in addition to size, are pivotal factors in determining their properties, while their novel properties, unknown to bulk materials, are of interest in a huge number of applications, from catalysis to electronics and from optical to magnetic devices.

The main focus of this Special Issue will be to point out the progresses on the nanoscale particles from both a theoretical and experimental point of view: Research articles, with special emphasis to results obtained in the last five years, are welcome, as well as review articles on emerging fields. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Optical characterizations
• Magnetic behavior
• Computational structure optimization
• Pseudopotentials for quantum mechanical calculations on composite nanoparticles
• Catalysis
• Plasmonics
• Novel applications in chemistry
• Models for ordering and self-segregation
• Janus particles
• Modeling and simulation of structure–properties
• Deposition
• Surface functionalization
• Properties of interfaces between different materials
• Drug and gene delivery
• Nanocomposites for biomedical applications
• Self-assembly and supramolecular ordering
• Methods for synthesis of composite nanoparticles
• Methods for characterization of composite nanoparticles
• Soft nanoparticles
• Dendrimers

Dr. Pietro Calandra
Dr. Domenico Lombardo
Guest Editors

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