Plasma-Based Synthesis and Modification of Nanomaterials

This Special Issue of Nanomaterials, including nine original research works [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9], is devoted to the application of different atmospheric pressure (APP) and low-pressure (LPP) plasmas for synthesis or modification of various nanomaterials (NMs) of exceptional properties. This is followed by their structural and morphological characterization and further interesting and unique applications in different areas of science and technology. All readers interested in the capabilities of plasma-based treatments will quickly be convinced that APPs and LPPs enable one to efficiently synthesize or modify differentiated NMs using a minimal number of operations. Indeed, the procedures described in the collected articles are eco-friendly and usually involve single-step processes, thus considerably lowering labor investment and costs. As a result, the production of new NMs and their functionalization is more straightforward and can be carried out on a much larger scale, compared to other methods and procedures involving complex chemical treatments and processes. The size and morphology, as well as structural and optical properties, of resulting NMs are tunable and tailorable. In addition to leading to desirable and reproducible physical dimensions, crystallinity, functionality, and spectral properties of the resultant NMs, another benefit of plasma-based synthesis and modification is that fabricated NMs are ready-to-use prior to their specific applications, without any initial pre-treatments