Functional Nanoparticle Arrays
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 308
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Interests: nanoparticle arrays; plasmonics; nanosensors
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Dear Colleagues,
Nanoparticle arrays, in which particles with well-defined and tailored structures, sizes and compositions behave as artificial atoms and are arranged in controlled patterns, have attracted tremendous attention in the last few decades because of their unique chemical and physical properties, which are quite different from those of bulk materials. The size and interparticle spacing of the nanoparticles that constitute nanostructures can have a dramatic effect on their properties. The electrical, optical and magnetic properties of nanoparticle-based nanostructures can be tuned to a substantial degree by varying the particle–particle interactions. The most critical factor in the realization of nanoparticle-based technology is the development of effective methods for the controllable fabrication of high-density nanoparticle films with defined size, density and functional structures in various dimensions. As an elegant alternative to lithographic approaches, bottom-up approaches based on thermodynamically driven self-organization processes are especially appealing because they offer several advantages; for example, they are technologically simpler and have potential for large-scale production of very small structures at scales beyond the current limits of lithographic techniques. Important progresses have been made in the preparation of arrays of metal, semiconductor and oxide nanoparticles, either from a solution chemistry process or gas-phase process, with a high level of control over size, density and functional assembling morphology. Functional devices and materials with unique electrical, optical, magnetic, chemical and other physico-chemical properties are fabricated.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit original research papers, short communications or state-of-the-art reviews within the scope of this Special Issue. Contributions can range from the fundamental properties of nanoparticle arrays and their processing and characterization, to innovations in processing technologies or the development of applications.
Prof. Dr. Min Han
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanoparticle arrays
- physico-chemical properties
- self-assembling
- controllable fabrication
- function tailoring
- nanomaterials and nanodevices
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