Anisotropic Functional Nanomaterials: Preparations, Characterizations, and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Anisotropic one- and two-dimensional nanoscale building blocks have fascinating and elegant physical and chemical properties that are dependent on their morphology and dimensions. In addition to the unique properties of anisotropic nanomaterials themselves, new functionalities can be actualized by surface modification and composites of anisotropic nanomaterials. In fact, it is expected that various types of anisotropic nanomaterials will be utilized in modern engineering practice in the near future; for example, different types of nanostructured thin films, fibrous composites, laminates, and multifunctional composites including anisotropic nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, semiconductor nanofibers, graphene, atomic-layer crystals of Si and Ge, layered-transition metal dichalcogenides, single-layer crystals of organic semiconductors, biomolecules, and microscopic organisms in semiconductor, battery, aerospace, car industry, or civil engineering applications.

This Special Issue (SI) will compile recent progress in research and development in the field of anisotropic nanomaterials with useful properties, which concerns not only nanotubes, nanowires, nanosheets, and thin films but also surfaces and interfaces. The articles presented in this SI will cover various topics, ranging from but not limited to the optimization of fabrication methods of anisotropic nanomaterials, composite preparations, the functionalization of surfaces, sensors, catalysis, electronic devices, solar cells, energy conversion devices, energy storage devices, and actuators, among others.

Dr. Takashi Ikuno
Guest Editor

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