On the mechanism of piezoresistance in nanocrystalline graphite

• Sandeep Kumar,
• Simone Dehm and
• Ralph Krupke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 376–384, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.34

• Sandeep Kumar Simone Dehm Ralph Krupke Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany Institute of Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany Institute of Materials Science

Investigating ripple pattern formation and damage profiles in Si and Ge induced by 100 keV Ar⁺ ion beam: a comparative study

• Indra Sulania,
• Harpreet Sondhi,
• Tanuj Kumar,
• Sunil Ojha,
• G R Umapathy,
• Ambuj Mishra,
• Ambuj Tripathi,
• Richa Krishna,
• Devesh Kumar Avasthi and
• Yogendra Kumar Mishra

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 367–375, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.33

• chosen from the literature [37][38] as 3, 5, 7, and 9 × 1017 ions/cm2 to induce complete amorphization within the two surfaces up to the ion range. The ion irradiation experiment was performed in the 90-degree beam line dedicated for materials science experiments in the Low-Energy Ion Beam (LEIB

Investigating structural and electronic properties of neutral zinc clusters: a G₀W₀ and G₀W₀Г₀⁽¹⁾ benchmark

• Sunila Bakhsh,
• Muhammad Khalid,
• Sameen Aslam,
• Muhammad Sohail,
• Muhammad Aamir Iqbal,
• Mujtaba Ikram and
• Kareem Morsy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 310–316, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.28

• 87300, Pakistan School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (ICET), University of Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia 10.3762

Exploring disorder correlations in superconducting systems: spectroscopic insights and matrix element effects

• Vyacheslav D. Neverov,
• Alexander E. Lukyanov,
• Andrey V. Krasavin,
• Alexei Vagov,
• Boris G. Lvov and
• Mihail D. Croitoru

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 199–206, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.19

• profound implications for materials science. Recent studies have shown that spatial correlations of disorder potential can improve superconductivity, prompting a re-evaluation of some theoretical models. This paper explores the influence of disorder correlations on the fundamental properties of

Graphene removal by water-assisted focused electron-beam-induced etching – unveiling the dose and dwell time impact on the etch profile and topographical changes in SiO₂ substrates

• Aleksandra Szkudlarek,
• Jan M. Michalik,
• Inés Serrano-Esparza,
• Zdeněk Nováček,
• Veronika Novotná,
• Piotr Ozga,
• Czesław Kapusta and
• José María De Teresa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 190–198, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.18

• Power Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technická 3082/12, Královo Pole, 61600, Brno, Czech Republic Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, 25 Reymonta Street, 30-059 Krakow

CdSe/ZnS quantum dots as a booster in the active layer of distributed ternary organic photovoltaics

• Gabriela Lewińska,
• Piotr Jeleń,
• Zofia Kucia,
• Maciej Sitarz,
• Łukasz Walczak,
• Bartłomiej Szafraniak,
• Jerzy Sanetra and
• Konstanty W. Marszalek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 144–156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.14

• Gabriela Lewinska Piotr Jelen Zofia Kucia Maciej Sitarz Lukasz Walczak Bartlomiej Szafraniak Jerzy Sanetra Konstanty W. Marszalek AGH University of Krakow, Institute of Electronics, 30 Mickiewicza Ave, 30-059 Krakow, Poland AGH University of Krakow, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics

In situ optical sub-wavelength thickness control of porous anodic aluminum oxide

• Aleksandrs Dutovs,
• Raimonds Popļausks,
• Oskars Putāns,
• Vladislavs Perkanuks,
• Aušrinė Jurkevičiūtė,
• Tomas Tamulevičius,
• Uldis Malinovskis,
• Iryna Olyshevets,
• Donats Erts and
• Juris Prikulis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 126–133, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.12

• Aleksandrs Dutovs Raimonds Poplausks Oskars Putans Vladislavs Perkanuks Ausrine Jurkeviciute Tomas Tamulevicius Uldis Malinovskis Iryna Olyshevets Donats Erts Juris Prikulis Institute of Chemical Physics, University of Latvia, 19 Raina Blvd., Riga LV-1586, Latvia Institute of Materials Science of

Spatial mapping of photovoltage and light-induced displacement of on-chip coupled piezo/photodiodes by Kelvin probe force microscopy under modulated illumination

• Zeinab Eftekhari,
• Nasim Rezaei,
• Hidde Stokkel,
• Jian-Yao Zheng,
• Andrea Cerreta,
• Ilka Hermes,
• Minh Nguyen,
• Guus Rijnders and
• Rebecca Saive

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1059–1067, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.87

• Zeinab Eftekhari Nasim Rezaei Hidde Stokkel Jian-Yao Zheng Andrea Cerreta Ilka Hermes Minh Nguyen Guus Rijnders Rebecca Saive Inorganic Materials Science, MESA+, University of Twente, Enschede, 7522NB, the Netherlands Park Systems Europe GmbH, 68199 Mannheim, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.14.87 Abstract

• ] is a powerful and versatile technique to study fundamental and functional characteristics of materials and devices at the nanoscale, with application in physics, materials science, engineering, and biology. It can operate in either static (contact mode) or dynamic (tapping and noncontact mode) modes

A visible-light photodetector based on heterojunctions between CuO nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods

• Doan Nhat Giang,
• Nhat Minh Nguyen,
• Duc Anh Ngo,
• Thanh Trang Tran,
• Le Thai Duy,
• Cong Khanh Tran,
• Thi Thanh Van Tran,
• Phan Phuong Ha La and
• Vinh Quang Dang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1018–1027, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.84

• Doan Nhat Giang Nhat Minh Nguyen Duc Anh Ngo Thanh Trang Tran Le Thai Duy Cong Khanh Tran Thi Thanh Van Tran Phan Phuong Ha La Vinh Quang Dang Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City

Upscaling the urea method synthesis of CoAl layered double hydroxides

• Camilo Jaramillo-Hernández,
• Víctor Oestreicher,
• Martín Mizrahi and
• Gonzalo Abellán

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 927–938, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.76

• materials is one of the most relevant fields in materials science. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), a versatile class of anionic clays, exhibit great potential in photocatalysis, energy storage and conversion, and environmental applications. However, its implementation in real-life devices requires the

• hydroxides; layered double hydroxide; layered materials; scale-up process; synthesis; two-dimensional materials; Introduction Since the discovery of graphene [1], research on two-dimensional (2D) materials has become one of the most relevant topics in physics, chemistry, and (nano)materials science [2][3][4

N-Heterocyclic carbene-based gold etchants

• Robert B. Chevalier,
• Justin Pantano,
• Matthew K. Kiesewetter and
• Jason R. Dwyer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 865–871, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.71

• a fixture of materials science. Thiols continue to dominate as the most prevalent choice of SAM constituents on gold [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. They benefit from a long history of widespread use and general ease of adoption. Unfortunately, the gold–sulfur bond can limit the range of

Biomimetics on the micro- and nanoscale – The 25th anniversary of the lotus effect

• Matthias Mail,
• Kerstin Koch,
• Thomas Speck,
• William M. Megill and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 850–856, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.69

• important milestone for the field of biomimetics. We, the guest editors of this thematic issue, could imagine no better way to celebrate that achievement than to gather a new set of publications in the fields of biology and materials science. In fact, these publications identify current topics in surface

Silver nanoparticles loaded on lactose/alginate: in situ synthesis, catalytic degradation, and pH-dependent antibacterial activity

• Nguyen Thi Thanh Tu,
• T. Lan-Anh Vo,
• T. Thu-Trang Ho,
• Kim-Phuong T. Dang,
• Van-Dung Le,
• Phan Nhat Minh,
• Chi-Hien Dang,
• Vinh-Thien Tran,
• Van-Su Dang,
• Tran Thi Kim Chi,
• Hieu Vu-Quang,
• Radek Fajgar,
• Thi-Lan-Huong Nguyen,
• Van-Dat Doan and
• Thanh-Danh Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 781–792, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.64

• Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc 14 Viet, Cau Giay District, Hanoi 11000, Vietnam NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the AS CR Prague, Czech Republic Institute of

Nanoarchitectonics for advanced applications in energy, environment and biology: Method for everything in materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 738–740, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.60

• Katsuhiko Ariga Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan

• 10.3762/bjnano.14.60 Keywords: functional materials; materials science; nanoarchitectonics; nanotechnology; The advancement of society depends on functional materials that are available and systems that are generated by the population. We can say that the development of advanced civilizations happens in

• creation quickly progressed because of the introduction and development of various scientific fields, which mainly developed in the last century. Organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, coordination chemistry, and various materials science fields have enabled

Nanomaterials for photocatalysis and applications in environmental remediation and renewable energy

• Viet Van Pham and
• Wee-Jun Ong

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 722–724, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.58

• persistent organic pollutants (POPs) also contributes to water pollution, increasing global environmental pollution. Recently, the reduction and conversion of CO2 into fuel as valuable hydrocarbon products has been drawing attention from scientists in materials science, chemical engineering, nanotechnology

Nanoarchitectonics to entrap living cells in silica-based systems: encapsulations with yolk–shell and sepiolite nanomaterials

• Celia Martín-Morales,
• Jorge Fernández-Méndez,
• Pilar Aranda and
• Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 522–534, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.43

• Celia Martin-Morales Jorge Fernandez-Mendez Pilar Aranda Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky Materials Science Institute of Madrid, CSIC, C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain Faculty of Science, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), C/ Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain Faculty of

• , the concept of nanoarchitectonics, coined by Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), represents an efficient strategy to develop advanced bionanohybrid and bionanocomposite materials exhibiting specific functionalities. According to recent indications by Ariga and Azzaroni [4], the

Mixed oxides with corundum-type structure obtained from recycling can seals as paint pigments: color stability

• Dienifer F. L. Horsth,
• Julia de O. Primo,
• Nayara Balaba,
• Fauze J. Anaissi and
• Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 467–477, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.37

• Dienifer F. L. Horsth Julia de O. Primo Nayara Balaba Fauze J. Anaissi Carla Bittencourt Chimie des Interactions Plasma-Surface (ChIPS), Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium Chemistry Departament, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste

Conjugated photothermal materials and structure design for solar steam generation

• Chia-Yang Lin and
• Tsuyoshi Michinobu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 454–466, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.36

• Chia-Yang Lin Tsuyoshi Michinobu Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan 10.3762/bjnano.14.36 Abstract With the development of solar steam generation (SSG) for clean water production, conjugated photothermal

Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 434–453, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.35

• Katsuhiko Ariga International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa

• , this has come to be explained more rationally. Nanotechnology has a significant impact not only on the extreme science of the very small size regions [27][28][29], but also on realistic materials science [30][31][32]. For example, the elucidation of catalytic sites exhibiting very high activity [33][34

• materials systems using nanoscale units such as atoms, molecules, and nanomaterials. Nanoarchitectonics also integrates nanotechnology with other research fields such as organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, coordination chemistry, materials science

Formation of nanoflowers: Au and Ni silicide cores surrounded by SiO_x branches

• Feitao Li,
• Siyao Wan,
• Dong Wang and
• Peter Schaaf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 133–140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.14

• Feitao Li Siyao Wan Dong Wang Peter Schaaf Chair Materials for Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute of Micro- and Nanotechnologies MacroNano, TU Ilmenau, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 5, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.14.14 Abstract

Utilizing the surface potential of a solid electrolyte region as the potential reference in Kelvin probe force microscopy

• Nobuyuki Ishida

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1558–1563, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.129

• Nobuyuki Ishida National Institute for Materials Science, Sengen 1-2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan 10.3762/bjnano.13.129 Abstract In electrochemical measurements, monitoring the electrode potential using a stable reference is essential for controlling the redox reactions that occur at the

Structural studies and selected physical investigations of LiCoO₂ obtained by combustion synthesis

• Monika Michalska,
• Paweł Ławniczak,
• Tomasz Strachowski,
• Adam Ostrowski and
• Waldemar Bednarski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1473–1482, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.121

• Monika Michalska Pawel Lawniczak Tomasz Strachowski Adam Ostrowski Waldemar Bednarski Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic Łukasiewicz

Recent trends in Bi-based nanomaterials: challenges, fabrication, enhancement techniques, and environmental applications

• Vishal Dutta,
• Ankush Chauhan,
• Ritesh Verma,
• C. Gopalkrishnan and
• Van-Huy Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1316–1336, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.109

• of Bi-based photocatalysts. Keywords: bismuth-based nanomaterials; environmental remediation; heterojunction formation; photocatalysis; Introduction Nanomaterials photocatalysis is a “green” integrative technique that combines physics, chemistry, and materials science with chemical engineering to

Design of surface nanostructures for chirality sensing based on quartz crystal microbalance

• Yinglin Ma,
• Xiangyun Xiao and
• Qingmin Ji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1201–1219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.100

• Yinglin Ma Xiangyun Xiao Qingmin Ji Herbert Gleiter Institute for Nanoscience, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei, Nanjing, 210094, China 10.3762/bjnano.13.100 Abstract Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) has been widely used

A cantilever-based, ultrahigh-vacuum, low-temperature scanning probe instrument for multidimensional scanning force microscopy

• Hao Liu,
• Zuned Ahmed,
• Sasa Vranjkovic,
• Manfred Parschau,
• Andrada-Oana Mandru and
• Hans J. Hug

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1120–1140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.95

• Hao Liu Zuned Ahmed Sasa Vranjkovic Manfred Parschau Andrada-Oana Mandru Hans J. Hug Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland. Department of Physics, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. 10.3762/bjnano.13.95 Abstract