Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 1873
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the discovery of the catalytic properties of gold, particularly gold nanoparticles, in the 1980s, much attention has been given to the generation and stabilization of gold nanoparticles via different methods. While gold nanoparticles can have different dimensions, they can also take various shapes, such as icosahedra and face-centered cubic polyhedra. Application-wise, in catalysis, gold nanoparticles can act as oxidation catalysts to CO, alkenes, and alcohols. In contrast, selective hydrogenation reactions towards unsaturated hydrocarbons, alpha- and beta-unsaturated aldehyde and ketones, and nitro compounds are also reported. The size and shape of nanoparticles and nanoclusters also dictate the utility of gold in the field of electrocatalysis in several reactions, including alcohol and formic acid oxidation, water splitting, hydrogen evolution, and oxygen reduction reaction, etc. The nature of support to the gold nanoparticles also plays a vital role in catalytic processes. In the field of biology, gold nanoparticles have shown the capacity to work as cell imaging agents, biosensors, diagnostic tools, as well as in cancer chemotherapy.
This Special Issue on “Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications” focuses on the generation and stabilization of gold nanoparticles in different supports and mediums and their related properties. Various applications of such gold nanoparticles in different fields in all disciplines and with multidisciplinary aspects will also be covered in this issue. Full papers, reviews, and communications are all welcome.
Prof. Dr. Suman Mukhopadhyay
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gold nanoparticle synthesis and stabilization
- gold nanoparticle properties
- catalysis
- sensing
- cell imaging and diagnosis
- gold nanoparticles as nanomedicines
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