Synthesis, Properties and Application of Thin Films, Nanofilms and Nanocrystals

Dear Colleagues,

Now, due to the intensification of the study of the nanoscale state of matter, a detailed study of films of the nanoscale thickness range and nanocrystals, including those with core-shell structures, is required. Nanoscale films are an integral element of nanoscale heterostructures for various purposes, based on which hybrid integrated electronics devices and optoelectronic devices (light-emitting diodes, photodiodes, lasers) are manufactured. These optoelectronic devices are promising for environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics. On the basis of A3B5 semiconductors, it is possible to create heterostructures that can be used for converting solar energy into electrical energy, as well as heterostructures which are suitable for high-temperature electronics devices, including diode temperature sensors. Therefore, studies of the kinetics and mechanism of the formation of functional nanofilms, the search for new methods of their synthesis, detailed characterization and methods of controlling their composition, nanostructure, and properties over a wide range are gaining special relevance and significance. The same applies to nanocrystals with a wide variety of properties. The establishment of the main regularity of solid-state chemistry—“synthesis method - composition - structure - degree of dispersion - properties”, is acquiring new relevance for nanoobjects, and will allow one to synthesize new nanomaterials with desired properties.

The scope of this Special Issue will serve as a forum for papers in the following concepts:

1. New methods for the synthesis of functional films of the nanometer range of thickness and corresponding heterostructures;
2. Kinetics and mechanism of actual processes of nanofilms formation;
3. Methods and approaches to control the characteristics of films of the nanoscale thickness range for specific applications;
4. Synthesis, properties and application of functional nanocrystals, including those with a core-shell structure;
5. Physical and chemical methods of activation of the processes of formation of nanoobjects;
6. Creation of models for the formation of functional nanomaterials, including computer modeling for the optimization of the synthesis processes and prediction of the properties of nanomaterials.

Prof. Dr. Irina Ya Mittova
Guest Editor

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