Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, nanotechnology has developed multiple applications of ceramics and nanomaterials in many areas of life, namely in electronics, energy and chemical industry, environmental protection, and medicine. Synthesis methods of ceramics and nanomaterials are constantly improved and modified in order to obtain a material with the desired properties. Characterization methods are equally important because they confirm the assumed structure and the physical and chemical properties of these materials. Among them, spectral methods deserve special attention because they are very accurate and provide valuable information about the energy structure, the type of chemical bonds, the size of nanoparticles, etc.

The present Special Issue in Nanomaterials is devoted to ceramics and nanomaterials obtained by various synthesis methods, e.g., solid-state sintering, sol-gel, co-precipitation, hydrothermal synthesis, mechano-synthesis, and others. Special emphasis will be focused on the magnetic, electrical, and optical properties of nanomaterials in the context of their applications in electronics, medicine, and environmental protection. Spectral methods, like Mössbauer spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), impedance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and others should be used for accurate characterization of the material, i.e., to determine its crystal structure, chemical composition, size of nanocrystallites or nanoparticles, hyperfine interactions, intermolecular interactions, energetic structure, etc. The authors are invited to contribute their original research articles, comparative study papers or review articles devoted to the above topic, especially with new ideas in the field of ceramics and nanomaterials synthesis.

Prof. Dr. Elżbieta Jartych
Guest Editor

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• solid-state sintering
• sol-gel method
• co-precipitation
• hydrothermal synthesis
• mechano-synthesis
• Mössbauer spectroscopy
• Raman spectroscopy
• Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
• UV-Vis spectroscopy
• Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)
• impedance spectroscopy
• mass spectrometry