Dear Colleagues,

The synthesis of submicron size clusters and powders of electronic and optical materials is at the heart of many fundamental developments in today’s materials chemistry, for this is the size range where dramatic deviations from bulk electronic, photonic, and structural properties have been observed in many semiconducting materials, noble metals, clays, and carbon nanotubes. While the first key-step in utilizing the desirable properties of nanoparticles lies in forming uniform, coagulation-free bulk materials as nanoparticles, the crucial second step is to incorporate the nanoparticles into a host medium. 

This Special Issue aims to describe the modern approaches to creating nanostructures/polymer composites, investigations of molecular and microscopic structures of nanomaterials of that kind, and reviews of practical applications of such nanocomposites. The molecular modification of nanoparticle surfaces, their subsequent organization, and the forming of polymer nanocomposites are some of the most exciting and active themes in this field.

Prof. Dr. Eugene Terentjev
Prof. Raisa V. Talroze
Guest Editors

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• Nanoparticle
• Polymer nanocomposites
• Surface chemistry
• Polymer processing