Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs)
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2020) | Viewed by 41452
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Interests: synthesis and characterization of functionalized nanomaterials; layered double hydroxides; carbon-based nanomaterials; optical properties of innovative materials; optical sensors for the detection of heavy metals; hybrid organic/inorganic materials for optical emitters; nonlinear optical materials
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Dear Colleagues,
The peculiar properties of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have progressively drawn the attention of a large part of the scientific community. The main characteristics of LDHs are their ability to capture anionic species (both organic and inorganic) in interlamellar space, and the possibility of blending with other compounds to build up different composites. This is allowed by the sandwich structure of LDHs, similar to the brucite-like architecture, made up of positive charged lamellas interspersed by anions. The lamellas can be separated and recombined to form a variety of LDH-based materials.
In fact, despite their relatively long history, LDHs are still the subject of a significant number of studies regarding their morphology and properties, while several distant fields, ranging from medicine to physics and engineering, show interest in the practical applications of LDHs. To this end, energy was and is spent to sculpt LDHs’ physical and chemical properties, and to design “ad hoc” LDHs for different needs and employments.
We invite investigators to submit papers that discuss the recent developments and results about LDHs and LDH-based materials, with regard to their synthesis, growth mechanism, characterization and applications. In particular, the submission of any study on the possible applications of LDH-based nanomaterials is strongly encouraged. These include, but are not limited to the following: design of surfaces with super hydrophobic properties, anticorrosion coatings, flame-retardants, water waste treatments, biomedical applications, chemical or physical sensors, nanostructured-modified textiles, energy harvesting, conversion, and storage.
The potential topics include, but, again, are not limited to, the following:
- LDH growth and film deposition by any method (co-precipitation, in situ, electrochemical, etc.)
- Structure and property characterization (XRD, TEM, SEM, dielectric, piezoelectric, electrical conductivity, EIS, ferroelectric, pyroelectric properties, etc.)
- Inorganic containers and nanocontainers (drug delivery, UV stabilizer, etc.)
- Anticorrosion coatings
- Composite materials and nanomaterials
- Biocompatibility
- Antibacterial and osteogenic coatings
- Advanced electrodes for supercapacitors, water splitting, and so on
- Photocatalysis and light-induced CO2 reduction
- Oxygen evolution reduction electrocatalysis
- Delamination
- Wastewater remediation
- Dye removal and heavy-metal filtration
Prof. Dr. Roberto Pizzoferrato
Prof. Dr. Maria Richetta
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- layered double hydroxides
- LDH growth methods
- microstructure–property relationship
- functional coatings
- anticorrosion
- bioapplications
- advaced electrodes
- water splitting
- carbon dioxide reduction
- contaminant removal
- alumina refinement
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