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Viewpoint: Atomic-Scale Design Protocols toward Energy, Electronic, Catalysis, and Sensing Applications.

Florian Belviso¹, Victor E P Claerbout¹, Aleix Comas-Vives²

¹Department of Control Engineering , Czech Technical University in Prague , Technicka 2 , 16627 Prague 6 , Czech Republic.

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Researchers are exploring atomic-scale design protocols for advanced nanostructured materials. This viewpoint examines current simulation and experimental methods for creating novel functional materials for energy and electronic applications.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Computational Materials Science

Background:

Nanostructured materials are critical for energy harvesting/storage, sensing, catalysis, and optoelectronics.
Increasing technological demands necessitate the discovery of new functional materials and property enhancement of existing ones.

Discussion:

This viewpoint reviews state-of-the-art atomic-scale simulative and experimental protocols.
Focuses on protocols for designing novel functional nanostructured materials.

Key Insights:

Atomic-scale design is crucial for developing next-generation nanostructured materials.
Integration of simulation and experimental techniques accelerates materials discovery.

Outlook:

Future research should focus on refining atomic-scale design protocols.
Exploration of new frontiers in nanostructured materials for advanced applications is essential.