Symmetry and Chirality in Functional Nanomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

Symmetry and chirality are central design principles for tailoring structure–property relationships at the nanoscale. From chiroptical responses and chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) to enantioselective recognition and catalysis, chiral motifs and broken symmetries—particularly the absence of inversion symmetry—enable functionalities that are otherwise difficult to realize in achiral, centrosymmetric systems without extrinsic symmetry breaking. For this Special Issue, ‘Symmetry and Chirality in Functional Nanomaterials’, we invite original research articles, communications, and reviews that advance the science and technology of chiral and symmetry-engineered nanostructures, particularly those that emphasize the fundamental mechanisms, scalable synthesis, in situ and operando characterization, and device-level demonstrations. We welcome contributions that bridge theory, computation, and experimentation, highlight emerging measurement tools, and demonstrate applications across the fields of sensing, electronics, flexible/wearable platforms, photonics, catalysis, energy, and biomedicine. Works that elucidate how symmetry, asymmetry, and handedness govern transport, optical activity, spin and charge dynamics, and interfacial phenomena in nanomaterials are especially encouraged.

Dr. Georges Dubourg
Guest Editor

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