New Oxidative States for Metal Nanoclusters: Applications, Characteristics and Synthesis
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 4379
Special Issue Editor
Interests: green synthesis; metal nanoclusters; microbiological application; biochemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to highlight that the chemical and physical properties of metals’ nanoparticles and nanoclusters seem to be related to their peculiar oxidative state, as suggested by high-resolution techniques (TEM, SEM, XRD) analyses.
Over the last decade, the range of applications of metals’ nanoparticles has been continuously developing given their unusual properties and features. Metals nanoclusters have been already successfully employed in many different areas, including catalysts, electronic, magnetic and optical nanomaterials, antibacterial agents, thermally conductive nanofluids, up to their inclusion into textile and cosmetics products. Recently, a strong antibiotic activity of metal nanoclusters against both planktonic and biofilm phenotypes of microorganisms and associated bacterial pathogens has also been observed. In general, the size shape and morphology of metal nanoparticles are strongly affected by the experimental conditions in which their synthesis occurs, strongly affecting the size, shape, and morphology of metal nanoparticles, as well as their physical and chemical properties.
The ultra-nanoclusters of metals are tiny particles a few nanometers in size, having optical and electronic properties that differ from larger particles due to quantum mechanics. The applications are a central topic in nanotechnology. The excited electron of metal can drop back into the valence band, releasing its energy via the emission of light (IR and FL band). The large applications of nanoclusters and nanoparticles in the last few decades serve as evidence of the potential for various field applications, such as drug delivery, antibiotics, semiconductors, and histological applications (embedding) for cell ultrastructure.
Dr. Luca Scotti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nanoclusters
- Nanoparticles
- Metals oxidation states
- Citotoxicity on nanoparticles
- Hight resolution techniques
- Electronics and biomedical field applications
