Recent Research on Noble Metal Nanoparticles
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 20
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Interests: metal nanoparticle; supramolecular chemistry; nanobiotechnology; bio-oraganic chemistry; self-assembly; porphyrin; reactive oxygen species; photosensitization; molecular machine
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Dear Colleagues,
Noble metal nanoparticles, including Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, and Ru and their alloys, possess exceptional electric, magnetic, optical, and catalytic properties, making them a compelling class of nanomaterials with broad applications spanning chemistry, physics, materials science, biology, and medicine. Notably, these properties are distinct from those observed in bulk materials. The inherent properties of noble metals, such as corrosion and oxidation resistance, chemical inertness, high reduction potentials, elevated melting points, and substantial ionization energies, have attracted much interest from the scientific community for using their functional nanoparticles for both fundamental investigations and practical applications. The physiochemical characteristics of noble metal nanoparticles are largely determined by factors such as particle size, morphology, structural architecture, crystallinity, and elemental composition. In addition to their remarkable features, noble metal nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention for use in diverse applied domains such as drug delivery, environmental sensing, biosensing, antimicrobial platforms, water purification systems, and catalytic processes. This Special Issue focuses on the latest research on the synthesis, characterization, and application of noble metal nanoparticles.
Dr. Shinmori Hideyuki
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanostructure
- gold nanoparticles
- silver nanoparticles
- heterometallic nanoparticles
- core–shell structure
- surface chemistry
- colloid chemistry
- localized surface plasmon resonance
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