About this Journal

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology is a JCR ranked, peer-reviewed open access journal addressed to a cross-disciplinary readership including scientists, researchers and professionals in both academia and industry with an interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The scope comprises (but is not limited to) the fundamental aspects and applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the areas of physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, biology, energy/environment, and electronics.

All submitted articles considered suitable for Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology are subjected to rigorous peer review to ensure the highest levels of quality. The review process is carried out as quickly as possible to minimize any delays in the online publication of articles.

Topic areas include:

• Low Dimensional Semiconductor and Graphene-like Nanostructures - covering the diverse methods and approaches for the synthesis/fabrication and physical-chemical characterization of the aforementioned nanostructures and related nano-devices.
  
  Key areas include, but are not limited to: Graphene, silicene and graphene-like materials; two-dimensional layered materials and related heterostructures; Van der Waals epitaxy; semiconductor-based one-dimensional nanostructures (nanowires); nanowire hetero-structures, core-shell and multi-shell nanowires; semiconductor-based nanotubes; carbon nanotubes; semiconductor quantum dots; nanoepitaxy.
   
• Nanodevices - covering the applications in the general areas of electron devices, integrated circuits, nanoelectronic systems as well as more general nanotechnologies.
  
  Key areas include, but are not limited to: nanoelectronics and nanomagnetics; spintronics; molecular electronics; nano electro-mechanical systems (NEMS); nanosensor and nanoactuator devices; nanogenerators for energy harvesting; nanofluidic systems; biomimetic devices; design and engineering of nanodevices; electronic, magnetic and bio-chemical nanosensors; nanostructured and nanoscale materials for sensing applications; nanosensors for environmental, health, security and safety monitoring.
   
• Nanoparticles and Colloids - covering the diverse methods and approaches for the synthesis and fabrication of nanoclusters, nanoparticles, colloids and supramolecules.
  
  Key areas include, but are not limited to: Nanoclusters; nanoparticles and self-organisation; functionalization of nanoparticles; supramolecules; molecular nanotechnology; bioinspired and biomimetic nanomaterials; coordination polymers; dendrimers; metal organic frameworks; nanocatalysis; colloidal synthesis and fabrication processes of nanoparticles and clusters.
   
• Nanophase Materials and Nanoceramics - covering the different methods and approaches for synthesizing and processing nanophase materials, in particular ceramics and oxide materials.
  
  Key areas include, but are not limited to: Nanophase materials; ceramic nanocomposites; nanopowders and nanofibers; nanopolymer-derived ceramics; monoliths at the nanoscale; nanoporous ceramics and oxide materials; smart nanoconcrete materials; sol-gel synthesis and processes of nanophase materials (powders, films, coatings, monoliths); novel synthesis and process routes for the fabrication of nanophase materials; structural, mechanical and thermal properties; catalytic and chemical properties; optical, electronic and magnetic properties; nanoscale additive manufacturing (3D nano-architected materials); applications in catalysis, energy and biomedical engineering.
   
• Polymer Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials - covering the diverse methods and approaches for synthesizing and processing nanostructured materials and polymer nanocomposites.
  
  Key areas include, but are not limited to: Nanostructured materials; polymer nanocomposites; hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials and nanostructures; nanometer scaled films, layers and multilayers; self-assembled monolayers and nanostructures, nanocrystalline materials; nanoporous materials; synthesis and preparation routes of nanostructured materials; synthesis, fabrication and processing of polymer nanocomposites; surface nanostructuring by chemical and physical methods; functionalization of nanostructures and surfaces; finite size, surface and interface effects; mechanical, rheological, electronic, magnetic and optical properties of nanocomposites; nanoscale characterization and nanodiagnostic techniques; 3D printing and additive manufacturing of multifunctional nanocomposites (rapid prototyping, electrospinning, multiphoton lithography, soft lithography, etc.); design and engineering of novel devices based on polymer nanocomposite; design and engineering of novel devices based on polymer nanocomposites.
   
• Nano-optics and Nanophotonics - covering all aspects related to the latest progress in the nano-optics and nanophotonics field, extending to theory, modeling and simulation, testing and application.
  
  Key areas include, but are not limited to: Light-matter interaction at the nano-scale; nanoplasmonics; photonic crystals and metamaterials; plasmonic nanosensors; nano-biophotonics; organic Nanophotonics; optical nano-manipulation techniques; nanoscale optics and electronics; near-field optics; nanophotonics for solar energy harvesting and conversion; optical fibre nanophotonics; quantum optics & quantum information.
   
• Simulation at the Nanoscale - covering the assessment of mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical and magnetic behaviour of different nanomaterial systems (nanoparticles, colloids, nanofluids, nancomposites, nanodevices, bionanosystems) through several modelling and simulation techniques.
  
  Key areas, calculation and simulation methods include, but are not limited to: Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations; density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations; ab-Initio calculations and first-principles electronic structure calculations; quantum (chemical and mechanical) methods; monte Carlo methods and statistical procedures; coarse-grained methods; discrete dislocation dynamics; molecular Mechanics (MM) models; atomistic finite element methods; continuum modeling and discrete (particle) modelling; new analytical, numerical and computational methods.

This journal is published by Hindawi as part of a publishing collaboration with SAGE Publishing. It is a fully open access journal produced under the Hindawi and SAGE Publishing brands. 

ISSN: 1847-9804 (Online) 

DOI: 10.1155/nax

Content published prior to 2023 is hosted on the SAGE website.

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology is an open access journal. All articles are immediately available to read and reuse upon publication. More information about our Open Access policy can be found on our copyright page.

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