Dear Colleagues,

At present, nanomaterials and nanoscience are becoming much more important in our society. This Special Issue will provide the latest fabrication processes and technologies of metal, bimetal, multimetal, glass, oxide, alloy, ceramic, and semiconductor nanoparticles and nanostructures, specifically interesting discoveries of new or modified crystal structures of inorganic nanoparticles, physical and chemical behaviors of micro/nanoscale materials, and chemical and physical properties focusing on high crystallization. The critical issues of controlling the growth, the development, and the formation of nanoparticles have become increasingly important. These issues directly involve characteristics such as the size, shape, morphology, composition, and the doping content at the molecular and atomic level, in addition to the surfaces and functions of metal, bimetal, multimetal, oxide, alloy, ceramic, and semiconductor nanoparticles and the measurement and characterization of as-prepared nanoparticles. In the 21^st century, both theoretical and experimental perspectives of functional micro/nanoparticles need to be intensively researched and developed. Such research and development leads to new or modified physical and chemical properties, providing both scientific research and emerging technological applications that lead to new applications of nanoparticles, such as for capacitors, batteries, fuel cells, and photovoltaic cells in clean energy conversion and storage. The latest developments in this field have involved advanced micro/nanosized materials and components design in relation to the most typically important chemical and physical properties, such as catalytic, biological, electrical, magnetic, optical, photonic, and sensing properties and other special properties for life, health, medicine, renewable energy, the environment, and other related areas. This Special Issue is focused on applications of metal, bimetal, multimetal, oxide, alloy, ceramic, and semiconductor nanoparticles and quantum dots for life, health, energy, and the environment. We invite researchers to contribute to this Special Issue with original works in the form of communications, original research, or review articles. This Special Issue will cover very interesting topics, such as:

• The discoveries and determination of the new, modified, and original crystal structures and compounds (fcc, bcc, hcp, AB₂O₄, ABO₃, and others): The original structural modification and doping processes;• The controlled synthesis, structural variation, and properties of metal, bimetal, multimetal, oxide, alloy, glass, ceramic, and semiconductor nanoparticles as a result of various biological, chemical, physical, and experimental processes;
• The controlled synthesis, structure, and properties of ferrite and perovskite nanoparticles with the new, modified, and original structures;
• The controlled synthesis, structure, and properties of magnetic nanoparticles;
• The controlled synthesis, structure, and properties of targeted functional nanoparticles: the special case of magnetic semiconductor nanoparticles;
• The controlled synthesis of nanocrystals, nanoparticles, and core-shell nanoparticles in the various forms of metal, bimetal, multimetal, oxide, and alloys: the special cases of high-entropy, multicomponent hybrid oxides and alloy nanoparticles;
• The physics and chemistry of semiconductor nanoparticles with their special applications for research and academia, life, industry, energy, and the environment in sustainable development goals;
• The latest developments and new applications of metal, bimetal, multimetal, oxide, alloy, glass, ceramic, and semiconductor nanoparticles, as well as their quantum dots.

Any other topics of interest on the fields and not included herein are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Masayuki Nogami
Prof. Dr. Yong Yang
Dr. Nguyen Viet Long
Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhat Hang
Guest Editors

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• crystals
• ceramics
• alloys
• oxides
• semiconductors
• quantum dots
• nanoparticles
• nanomaterials
• life
• health
• energy
• environment