Nanoclusters, Babycrystals and Cluster Assemblies: Recent Developments
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2021) | Viewed by 277
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanocatalysis; hydrogen storage; cluster-assembled materials; quantum dots; aluminum hydrides; nanocatalysis with special emphasis on gold and gold-metal alloy nanoparticles; green chemistry; structure and reactivity of clusters and cluster-assembled-materials
Interests: Density Functional Theory; First-principles Calculations; Computational Materials Science; Cluster Physics; Electronic Structure; Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure and privilege to introduce to you the Special Issue entitled, ‘Nanoclusters, Babycrystals and Cluster Assemblies: Recent Developments’.
Atomic clusters, loosely defined as a collection of atoms with no definable bonding features, are a vital link between discrete molecules and the bulk.
Over the past two decades, the field of nanoclusters and nanostructures has undergone a rejuvenation with the advent of new experimental techniques, in both the production of gas phase nanoclusters from a variety of sources and the deposition of these clusters on a myriad surfaces, wherein they can assemble into novel nanostructures, for further characterization. On the computational front, powerful algorithms have been developed to accurately predict both structure and dynamics, along with novel bonding features to develop a deeper understanding of these nanoclusters and cluster-assemblies. Furthermore, the recent advent of machine learning techniques has empowered scientists to develop on-the-fly accurate DFT-quality potentials. These new developments have led researchers to tackle bigger and more realistic systems and cluster-assemblies with an accuracy of a DFT framework, but at the cost of inexpensie potentials.
At this exciting juncture, we feel that it will be of a great service to the community to create a Special Issue for the collection of excellent original research and reviews.
Your participation is vital to our endeavor.
Please join me and my colleague to make this Special Edition a landmark issue.
A non-exhaustive set of topics of interest includes:
- Atomic and molecular clusters
- Structure and dynamics
- Novel cluster assemblies, both in the gas phase and on the surface
- Catalysis
- Applications (energy, health)
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, or be under consideration for publication in other outlets. All manuscripts will be refereed through a peer-review process, according to the standards of Molecules.
Dr. Boggavarapu Kiran
Prof. Dr. Anil K. Kandalam
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Atomic and molecular clusters
- Structure and dynamics
- Catalysis
- Applications
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