Nanostructures for sensors, electronics, energy and environment III

• Nunzio Motta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1530–1531, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.154

• medicine and pharmacology, where nanoparticles are the carriers of drugs targeted on the disease (i.e., only the sick cells). In the middle there is a plethora of different materials and approaches, including nanotubes and two-dimensional materials such as graphene, and graphene-like materials (e.g

3D continuum phonon model for group-IV 2D materials

• Morten Willatzen,
• Lok C. Lew Yan Voon,
• Appala Naidu Gandi and
• Udo Schwingenschlögl

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1345–1356, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.136

• , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 10.3762/bjnano.8.136 Abstract A general three-dimensional continuum model of phonons in two-dimensional materials is developed. Our first-principles derivation includes full consideration of the lattice

• the long-wavelength modes to density-functional results is included. Keywords: graphene; molybdenum disulfide; phonon; silicene; two-dimensional materials; Introduction Phonon spectra in two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have almost exclusively been computed using density-functional theory (DFT

• -principles, continuum elasticity theory was developed for two-dimensional materials. Piezoelectric materials required the simultaneous consideration of the electrostatics equations. Application to graphene, silicene and MoS2 revealed a number of interesting results. The out-of-plane vibrations were coupled

Two-dimensional silicon and carbon monochalcogenides with the structure of phosphorene

• Dario Rocca,
• Ali Abboud,
• Ganapathy Vaitheeswaran and
• Sébastien Lebègue

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1338–1344, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.135

• carrier mobilities. The variety of electronic properties carried by these compounds have the potential to broaden the technological applicability of two-dimensional materials. Keywords: electronic structure; phosphorene; two-dimensional materials; Introduction Over the last ten years, the interest in

• two-dimensional materials has increased exponentially [1]. Following the initial report of the existence of graphene [2], it was shown that isolated sheets of other layered compounds, such as h-BN or MoS2 among others, could be obtained as well [3][4]. These compounds demonstrate properties of the

• electronic structure that are markedly different from those of graphene, with, for instance, the existence of a finite bandgap in the band structure [5]. One of the latest newcomers in the family of two-dimensional materials is phosphorene [6][7][8][9], which corresponds to a single layer of black phosphorus

The integration of graphene into microelectronic devices

• Guenther Ruhl,
• Sebastian Wittmann,
• Matthias Koenig and
• Daniel Neumaier

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1056–1064, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.107

• graphene metal contacts. From today’s perspective the main issues for wafer-scale integration of graphene are well known, and the future of graphene (and other two-dimensional materials, namely transition metal dichalkogenides) in microelectronics depends on the successful solution of these problems

Advances in the fabrication of graphene transistors on flexible substrates

• Gabriele Fisichella,
• Stella Lo Verso,
• Silvestra Di Marco,
• Vincenzo Vinciguerra,
• Emanuela Schilirò,
• Salvatore Di Franco,
• Raffaella Lo Nigro,
• Fabrizio Roccaforte,
• Amaia Zurutuza,
• Alba Centeno,
• Sebastiano Ravesi and
• Filippo Giannazzo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 467–474, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.50

• , from consumer devices [3] to biomedical in vivo applications [4][5]. Among all the two-dimensional materials, graphene is one of the most appealing to be used as a flexible, conductive membrane, given its Young’s modulus on the order of TPa and large spring constant (1–5 N/m) [6]. Besides its high

Association of aescin with β- and γ-cyclodextrins studied by DFT calculations and spectroscopic methods

• Ana I. Ramos,
• Pedro D. Vaz,
• Susana S. Braga and
• Artur M. S. Silva

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 348–357, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.37

• for Two-dimensional Materials (8–10 September 2015, Chemnitz, Germany) – poster communication “NMR studies on the nanoencapsulation of aescin by the native β- and γ-cyclodextrins” and oral communication “Aescin”.

Calculations of helium separation via uniform pores of stanene-based membranes

• Guoping Gao,
• Yan Jiao,
• Yalong Jiao,
• Fengxian Ma,
• Liangzhi Kou and
• Aijun Du

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2470–2476, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.256

• membrane to separate helium is therefore highly desired. In recent years, various two-dimensional materials have been developed [5][6] and are widely used as membranes for gas separation [7][8][9][10]. The pore size is the main determinant of a membrane with high permeability and selectivity for helium

Electronic and electrochemical doping of graphene by surface adsorbates

• Hugo Pinto and
• Alexander Markevich

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1842–1848, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.195

• ; graphene; Introduction Graphene is a monolayer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice [1]. With the discovery of graphene a new era of two-dimensional materials for science and technology has started. Due to its remarkable transport, optical and mechanical properties graphene has a great

Designing magnetic superlattices that are composed of single domain nanomagnets

• Derek M. Forrester,
• Feodor V. Kusmartsev and
• Endre Kovács

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 956–963, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.109

• observed. This may shed light on the complexity of the behavior of these unique and extremely interesting magnetic systems. Also, hybrid structures of ferromagnetic superlattices, combined with two-dimensional materials such as graphene and silicene have the potential to revolutionize spin-injection and

Effect of contaminations and surface preparation on the work function of single layer MoS₂

• Oliver Ochedowski,
• Kolyo Marinov,
• Nils Scheuschner,
• Artur Poloczek,
• Benedict Kleine Bussmann,
• Janina Maultzsch and
• Marika Schleberger

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 291–297, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.32

• , two-dimensional materials are being targeted in a variety of research areas like surface physics, electrical engineering, chemistry and biomedical applications [1][2][3][4]. The 2D-material getting the most attention besides graphene are single layers of molybdenum disulfide (SLM) which consist of a

Mechanical characterization of carbon nanomembranes from self-assembled monolayers

• Xianghui Zhang,
• André Beyer and
• Armin Gölzhäuser

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 826–833, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.92

• -based CNMs are investigated and discussed. Keywords: bulge test; carbon nanomembrane; mechanical characterization; self-assembled monolayers; two-dimensional materials; Introduction Ultrathin freestanding nanomembranes have recently attracted much attention as promising materials in nanotechnology [1