We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection focusing on bio-inspired devices, covering bionics, flexible electronics, and robotics.

Guest Editors: Yao Ni (Guangdong University of Technology), Lu Yang (Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University), and Huanhuan Wei (Anhui University)

This special collection will aim to address the burgeoning field of bio-inspired technologies, from bionic electronics to robotics and flexible electronics. The latest research and developments are welcome in the design, fabrication, and application of bio-inspired devices.

You are welcome to submit an article within the scope before 1 May 2025.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email.

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This collection is Guest Edited by:

	Yao Ni Guangdong University of Technology ORCID: 0000-0002-6370-4799 Yao Ni obtained his Ph.D. from Nankai University. He currently holds the position of Associate Professor at Guangdong University of Technology and serves as a William Mong Visiting Research Fellow at The University of Hong Kong. His research primarily focuses on neuromorphic electronic devices and systems. As the first author and corresponding author, he has published more than 20 high-level SCI papers in internationally renowned scientific and technological journals, including Nature Communications, ACS Nano, Advanced Science, SmartMat, Nano Energy, etc. He also holds positions as a young editorial board member and guest editor at journals like The Innovation, Exploration, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Soft Science, Information & Functional Materials, Materials Lab, and Biosensors.
	Lu Yang Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University Scopus ID: 57221861836 Lu Yang obtained his Ph.D. from Nankai University. His research primarily focuses on ion hydrogel sensors, artificial synaptic devices, and artificial motor nerves. He has contributed to the publication of over 30 SCI papers in these areas.
	Huanhuan Wei Anhui University ORCID: 0000-0002-1306-5941 Huanhuan Wei obtained his Ph.D. from Nankai University. His primary research interests are the exploration and application of low-dimensional thin film materials and synaptic devices. He has over 40 published articles in in journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters, and Advanced Functional Materials.

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection focusing on molecular quantum dynamics!

The Guest Editors propose to explore the recent advances in time-resolved SPM, ultrafast dynamics in nanoscale materials, atomic-scale manufacturing and quantum nano-electronics in this new themed collection.

A prime objective is to explore the overlap between groups working on scanning probe methods for advancing atom-based technologies and researchers from the photonics community working on quantum information, ultrafast molecular and quantum dynamics, light-matter interfaces, and nanometric functional materials.

Submit before 1 April 2025.

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This collection is Guest Edited by:

	Kristina Rusimova University of Bath, UK ORCID: 0000-0002-3679-9948 Dr Rusimova is interested in light-matter interactions – how she can use light to manipulate individual atoms, or atoms to manipulate the properties of light. She is particularly interested in studying the behaviour of energetic (hot) electrons generated by light, or by a local electronic probe (the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope); how these hot electrons interact with atoms, molecules, and surface defects; and how they dissipate their energy on surfaces in two-dimensional materials. She is also interested in developing speciality low-loss hollow-core optical fibres for miniaturisation of alkali vapour devices. In addition, she works on exploiting the optical nonlinearity of exotic two-dimensional materials.
	Tom Siday University of Birmingham, UK ORCID: 0000-0003-0157-3233 Dr Siday is an Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham in experimental metamaterials and nanophotonics. Prior to this he held a role at the University of Oxford as Fulford Junior Research Fellow; Postdoctoral Researcher in Ultrafast Terahertz Microscopy.
	Marcello Righetto University of Oxford, UK ORCID: 0000-0001-5507-1445 Dr Marcello Righetto is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Semiconductors Group of Prof. Laura Herz in the Department of Physics (CMP), University of Oxford. His current research focuses on novel metal halide semiconductors, studying these new materials using ultrafast spectroscopy techniques (ultrafast Upconversion PL, Optical pump-THz probe). His research aims at finding non-toxic and environmentally-friendly semiconductors, which can compete with lead halide perovskite in terms of optoelectronic applications.

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection focusing on advanced nanophotonics, plasmonics, and nano-optics!

This collection aims to highlight recent breakthroughs and innovative research in the manipulation of light at the nanoscale, including the development of novel nanostructures, enhancement of light-matter interactions, and applications in sensing, imaging, and information processing. We look forward to featuring research that unveils novel processes, phenomena, and discoveries. Although application-oriented studies are welcome, we are especially eager to receive submissions that explore new and intriguing aspects of fundamental science. Topics include but are not limited to,

• Optical nanoantennas
• Light-matter interaction
• Quantum optics
• Near-field optics
• Nonlinear optics
• Anomalies in light scattering
• Spectroscopy and microscopy of materials
• Optical sensors
• Nanofabrication techniques
• New techniques and methods of analysis
• Advanced imaging
• Nano-optical trapping
• Optics and transport in nanomaterials
• Functional nanophotonics
• Optical response of advanced nanostructured materials
• Nanofunctional photonic composites and self-organised nanostructures
• Ultrafast opto-induced magnetism

Submit before 31 March 2025

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This themed collection is Guest Edited by:

	Viktoriia Babicheva University of New Mexico ORCID: 0000-0002-0789-5738 Viktoriia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico.Before starting at UNM, she worked at the University of Arizona, Georgia State, and Purdue Universities. Her research interests are nanophotonics, plasmonics, and metamaterials and more information can be found here.
	Yu-Jung (Yuri) Lu Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica ORCID: 0000-0002-3932-653X Dr. Yu-Jung Lu is an Associate Research Fellow at the Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at National Taiwan University. She earned her Ph.D. in Physics from National Tsing Hua University, in 2013, and later joined Prof. Harry Atwater’s research group at Caltech as a postdoctoral researcher from 2015 to 2017. Dr. Lu is a renowned materials physicist who specializes in active plasmonics, nanophotonics, and metasurfaces. Her research focuses on plasmonic nanodevices that enable the harvesting, generation, and manipulation of light at the nanoscale.
	Alexander Shalin Suzhou City University ORCID: 0000-0003-0038-5273 His research interests cover theoretical near-field optics, optics of nanoobjects, nanophotonics, plasmonics, optical forces and tweezers, NEMs, optical properties of heterogeneous media and metamaterials, optical transparency, antireflection coatings, metasurfaces, light-trapping coatings.
	Dattatray Late CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, India ORCID: 0000-0003-3007-7220 His interests cover the synthesis of various 1D nanowires / nanotubes & 2D (Nanosheets, thin films) nanomaterials for various applications such as sensors, supercapacitors, Light Emitting diodes (LEDs), photodetectors, nano-switches, nonvolatile memory devices, Li-ion batteries, catalysts for water splitting applications, and more.

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection focusing on recycling of polymer-based nanocomposites!

Guest Edited by Suryasarathi Bose (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)

Submit before 1 October 2024.

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This collection aims to provide a comprehensive platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research and advancements in the field of recycling polymer-based nanocomposites, with a focus on sustainable strategies and technological innovations. The scope of this collection encompasses, but is not limited to, the following key areas:

• Development of recycling processes for various types of polymeric nanocomposites.
• Life cycle assessment and environmental impact
• Comparative analyses of recycling methods in terms of environmental sustainability.
• Circular Economy approaches
• Strategies for closing the loop in polymer nanocomposite material life cycles.
• Market trends and opportunities in the recycled nanocomposite materials industry.
• Real-world applications and success stories of recycled nanocomposite materials.
• Challenges and future perspectives

The journal welcomes contributions from researchers, scientists, engineers, policymakers, and industry professionals working on various aspects of polymer-based nanocomposite recycling, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Exceptions include researchers at Research4Life Group A and B countries, and those whose institutes have an existing deal that covers publication in our gold open access journals. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.

Additional submission information

Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. All manuscripts will be subject to the journal’s usual peer review process. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Nanoscale Advances.

We are delighted to introduce a new themed collection in Nanoscale Advances and welcome you to submit your latest quality research!

Guest Editor: Hao Jing (George Mason University, USA)

Submit before 1 September 2023

Topics of interest in this collection include (but not limited to):

• Synthesis and characterization of plasmonic nanomaterials (noble metals and semiconductors) with tuneable optical and/or photocatalytic properties, including light-adaptive plasmonic hydrogels and plasmonic metal-organic-frameworks (MOFs).
• Single molecule/particle spectroscopy development with plasmonic hybrid nanostructures.
• Electrocatalysis with multicomponent plasmonic nanostructures at either ensemble or single-particle level.
• Interactions of novel plasmonic nanoparticles with their molecular environment, such as biological fluids and proteins.
• Hierarchical nanostructures or assemblies of plasmonic nanoparticles with collective properties in optics, spectroscopies, catalysis, actuation, and biological sensing.
• Chiral plasmonic nanostructures with controlled shapes and morphologies.
• Photothermal cancer therapy and biomedical imaging with plasmonic nano-architectures, such as super-resolution fluorescence, ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging related to human health.
• Theoretical understanding of nanoplasmonics with emerging numerical simulation methods.

You are welcome to submit an original research article within the scope.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email.

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’s online submission service and the Editorial Office informed by email. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. All manuscripts will be subject to the journal’s usual peer review process. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Nanoscale Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.

From design to synthesis, functionalization strategies and advanced characterizations

Guest Edited by Professor Chiara Battocchio (Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy), Professor Ilaria Fratoddi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) and Professor Barbara Capone (Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy).

Submit before 15 July 2023

In the last decades, a considerable effort has been focused on nanostructured materials (NMs), trying to find the correlation between structure and unexpected characteristics, which otherwise would not be possible at longer scales. NMs possess unique and widely tunable physicochemical properties, enabling unconventional applications to be achieved, ranging from nanomedicine, environmental science, catalysis to optoelectronics and energy conversion.

The design, synthesis and functionalization methods of NMs are oriented to a smart tailoring of the morpho-structural properties with the aim of improving their processability and applicability. However, the “perfect” material suitable for each application, requires precise control on the molecular and electronic structure as well as of the morphology of the nanomaterial.

Novel functionalised NMs require innovative design techniques, that foresee the creation of new paths where theoretical approaches walk side by side with modern synthetic methodologies and characterizations. The last decades saw the rise of theoretical and computational as a powerful tool to either predict on a mesoscopic scale (coarse graining, multiscale) the main features that would optimise the functionalisation of the designed materials, or to focus on very specific (atomistic) mechanisms unveiling the origins of specific properties in the materials.

Among others, the wet synthesis methods of nanomaterials possess a unique versatility to obtain different shapes, sizes and external functionalizing layers, which in turn prove to be an easy path for the customization of their properties.

Recently, the possibility to conjugate spectroscopic techniques with microscopy at nanometric level, as for example by combining X-ray spectroscopy with electron microscopy (SPELEEM), elicits a huge interest. Another issue that is having a very big development is the possibility to carry on X-ray photoemission experiments in non-UHV conditions, as in near ambient photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP), using a cell or an electrospray beam of nanoparticles in solution.

This collection focuses on the design, synthesis and advanced characterizations of functional NMs, e.g. metal, metal oxides, and hybrid nanoparticles by means of state-of-the-art spectroscopic and imaging techniques.

You are welcome to submit an original research article within the scope.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email.

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’s online submission service and the Editorial Office informed by email. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. All manuscripts will be subject to the journal’s usual peer review process. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Nanoscale Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.

Guest Editors: Run Zhang (The University of Queensland, Australia), Songjun Zeng (Hunan University, China), Rona Chandrawati (University of New South Wales, Australia)

To address challenges in the management of gases (including noxious gas and therapeutic gas), a series of nanoscale materials with fascinating structural, physical, and chemical characteristics have been developed for gas sensing and delivery in recent years. This themed collection in Nanoscale Advances aims to provide a forum for recent trends in the rapidly evolving field of nanomaterials for gas sensing and delivery. We welcome articles on the following topics:

• synthetic strategies
• theoretical understanding
• regulation of nanomaterials with gas sensing properties
• nanosensors for the detection and identification of gaseous molecules (e.g. gasotransmitters, noxious gases, gaseous pollutants, etc.)
• theranostic nanotechnology for drug-like gases delivery for the treatment of various diseases (e.g. cancer, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular disorders, etc.)
• nanomaterial engineered devices and scaffolds for gas detection and therapies
• other gas-related sensing technology and treatment procedures

You are welcome to submit an original research article within the scope.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email.

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’s online submission service and the Editorial Office informed by email. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. All manuscripts will be subject to the journal’s usual peer review process. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Nanoscale Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.