Colloidal Stability of TiO2 Nanoparticles: The Roles of Phosphonate Ligand Length and Solution Temperature

Invited for the cover of this issue are Dr. Shohei Yamashita, Tatsuya Sudo, Prof. Dr. Hidehiro Kamiya, and Prof. Dr. Yohei Okada at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. The image depicts the role of phosphonate ligand length in the colloidal stability of TiO2 nanoparticles. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.202201560. “Our most significant challenge is to depict a whole mechanistic picture of the colloidal stability to assist future ligand designs for nanoparticles.” This and more about the story behind the front cover can be found in the article at 10.1002/chem.202201560).