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A review of metal-organic frameworks and polymers in mixed matrix membranes for CO2 capture

  • Charlotte Skjold Qvist Christensen,
  • Nicholas Hansen,
  • Mahboubeh Motadayen,
  • Nina Lock,
  • Martin Lahn Henriksen and
  • Jonathan Quinson

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 155–186, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.14

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  • , including regenerative solvent-based absorption [2][6], fixed-bed adsorption [7], cryogenic separation techniques [8], and membrane separation methods [9][10][11][12]. Of these, membrane technology offers advantages such as exceptional stability, high efficiency, low energy consumption, and ease of
  • MOF-based MMM system that perturb the crystallinity in the membrane will be discernable through XRD [121][129]. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) are commonly used to supplement the chemical analysis of MOF-based MMMs [113][137][143]. EDX can
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Clays enhanced with niobium: potential in wastewater treatment and reuse as pigment with antibacterial activity

  • Silvia Jaerger,
  • Patricia Appelt,
  • Mario Antônio Alves da Cunha,
  • Fabián Ccahuana Ayma,
  • Ricardo Schneider,
  • Carla Bittencourt and
  • Fauze Jacó Anaissi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 141–154, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.13

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  • residues from the original organic matter, thus avoiding the disposal of sludge [8]. This approach allows the removal of various organic pollutants, including textile dyes, using solid semiconductors (e.g., NbOPO4 and Nb2O5) and photons (with energy greater than the bandgap energy of the semiconductor) to
  • Physical Electronics (Chanhassen, MN, USA), equipped with a monochromatic Al Kα X-ray source. The binding energy was calibrated based on the C 1s peak at 284.6 eV. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyses were carried out by using the Applied Spectra J200 equipment. The clay samples were
  • at 530.9 and 533.5 eV. The component centered at 531.0 eV can be attributed to photoelectrons emitted from oxygen atoms in Si–O, Al–O, or Nb–O bonds, whereas the low-intensity component at a higher binding energy can be associated with the hydroxyl OH− group of Nb–OH located in the interlayer region
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Published 10 Feb 2025

TiO2 immobilized on 2D mordenite: effect of hydrolysis conditions on structural, textural, and optical characteristics of the nanocomposites

  • Marina G. Shelyapina,
  • Rosario Isidro Yocupicio-Gaxiola,
  • Gleb A. Valkovsky and
  • Vitalii Petranovskii

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 128–140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.12

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  • and TEOT, studied in our previous work [5], for which even after hydrolysis for 12 h in water the long-range order of the lamellae was preserved. The results of the elemental analysis using energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of the parent lamellar sample and TiO2
  • 2p region. The only peak at 104.0 eV, corresponding to Si 2p in MOR-L, is slightly shifted towards a lower binding energy (103.3 eV) for all Ti-loaded samples. The Al 2p XPS spectra of the Ti-loaded composites show differences compared to the initial MOR-L compound (peak at 75.5 eV). The peak is
  • additional peak strongly depends on the duration of hydrolysis (shift towards lower binding energy with increasing hydrolysis time), whereas the duration of hydrolysis in 70% ethanol solution has no significant effect on the position of the additional peak, but only on its intensity. This peak can be
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Published 10 Feb 2025

Comparison of organic and inorganic hole transport layers in double perovskite material-based solar cell

  • Deepika K and
  • Arjun Singh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 119–127, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.11

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  • -based PSCs as a promising photovoltaic material. The double perovskite layer is a remarkable choice as active layer because of intrinsic carrier stability, low exciton binding energy, and low toxicity. Herein, the optimization of a planar DPSC with a multifunctional double perovskite absorber layer
  • performance. Keywords: double perovskite solar cell (DPSC); electron transport layer (ETL); hole transport layer (HTL); SCAPS-1D; simulation; Introduction The rapid growth of the world population has increased the global need for energy, which has become undoubtedly quite strong. To date, the energy
  • requirements have been mostly fulfilled by conventional sources of energy, which include a major portion of fossil fuels. But nowadays, environmentally clean energy sources are moving forward. During the past few decades, various clean energy forms have been introduced, which include wind energy and hydropower
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Published 06 Feb 2025

Modeling and simulation of carbon-nanocomposite-based gas sensors

  • Roopa Hegde,
  • Punya Prabha V,
  • Shipra Upadhyay and
  • Krishna S B

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 90–96, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.9

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  • model was initially formulated to characterize gas adsorption on solid-phase adsorbents such as carbon-based adsorbents [13]. The fundamental assumptions of the Langmuir isotherm include: (1) adsorption occurs as a monolayer; (2) adsorption sites are uniformly distributed; (3) the adsorption energy
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Characterization of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum GP258

  • Prashantkumar Siddappa Chakra,
  • Aishwarya Banakar,
  • Shriram Narayan Puranik,
  • Vishwas Kaveeshwar,
  • C. R. Ravikumar and
  • Devaraja Gayathri

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 78–89, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.8

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  • ambient conditions with a bandgap and high exciton binding energy of 3.37 eV and −60 meV, respectively [10]. Because of this high exciton binding energy even at room temperature, the excitonic transitions have a broad range of applications such as in optics, gas detecting, piezoelectrics, and
  • characterization using UV–vis spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction measurements, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, photocatalytic studies, electrochemical analysis, and determination of antibacterial and anticancer activity. The
  • + cations. These findings offer information about the structure and chemical interactions within the ZnO NPs (Figure 2b). UV–vis absorption The UV–Vis absorption spectra of ZnO NPs, presented in Figure 2c, establish a distinct absorption peak at 3.16 eV, revealing the characteristic bandgap energy for ZnO
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Instance maps as an organising concept for complex experimental workflows as demonstrated for (nano)material safety research

  • Benjamin Punz,
  • Maja Brajnik,
  • Joh Dokler,
  • Jaleesia D. Amos,
  • Litty Johnson,
  • Katie Reilly,
  • Anastasios G. Papadiamantis,
  • Amaia Green Etxabe,
  • Lee Walker,
  • Diego S. T. Martinez,
  • Steffi Friedrichs,
  • Klaus M. Weltring,
  • Nazende Günday-Türeli,
  • Claus Svendsen,
  • Christine Ogilvie Hendren,
  • Mark R. Wiesner,
  • Martin Himly,
  • Iseult Lynch and
  • Thomas E. Exner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 57–77, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.7

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  • National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil AcumenIST SRL, Etterbeek, Belgium Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik Münster, Mendelstraße 17, 48149 Münster, Germany MyBiotech GmbH, Industriestrasse 1B, 66802 Überherrn, Germany Department
  • cases from their high surface reactivity, which results from their small size and large surface area. They include applications in catalysis [3][4] (e.g., as catalytic converters in engines and for energy capture and storage) and as sensors [5][6] (e.g., for bioremediation and environmental monitoring
  • partly confidential information on the production processes needed for the life cycle assessment to evaluate energy and water consumption or as a basis to discuss the amounts of material needed to be shipped to the partners and then the status of the shipment. At the same time, the instance maps are
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Published 22 Jan 2025

Advanced atomic force microscopy techniques V

  • Philipp Rahe,
  • Ilko Bald,
  • Nadine Hauptmann,
  • Regina Hoffmann-Vogel,
  • Harry Mönig and
  • Michael Reichling

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 54–56, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.6

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  • Joule dissipation leads to energy dissipation of the cantilever oscillation and a reduction in amplitude for constant excitation. They focus on two-dimensional materials and discuss how the reduction in amplitude resulting from energy dissipation influences the height measurement. In addition to the
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Theoretical study of the electronic and optical properties of a composite formed by the zeolite NaA and a magnetite cluster

  • Joel Antúnez-García,
  • Roberto Núñez-González,
  • Vitalii Petranovskii,
  • H’Linh Hmok,
  • Armando Reyes-Serrato,
  • Fabian N. Murrieta-Rico,
  • Mufei Xiao and
  • Jonathan Zamora

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 44–53, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.5

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  • cluster (see Figure 1), as proposed by Ermakov et al. [56], for the purposes of this study. After separately obtaining the optical and electronic properties of both the NaA zeolite and the cluster, our next step involved locating the position of minimum energy for the cluster within the zeolite framework
  • . In essence, we compared the energy difference (after optimization) between housing the cluster in the α-cage and the β-cage (see [54][57] for cage identification). The results demonstrated that housing the cluster in the α-cage is energetically more favorable (Figure 2). This choice defined the
  • magnitude of the largest vector in charge density Fourier expansion is Gmax = 12.0. The energy to separate the valence states of the core states was set at a value of −7.5 Ry; thus, the Al [1s2 2s2], O [1s2], Si [1s2 2s2], Na [1s2], and Fe [1s2 2s2 2p6] electronic states are considered as core states, and
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Published 17 Jan 2025

Precursor sticking coefficient determination from indented deposits fabricated by electron beam induced deposition

  • Alexander Kuprava and
  • Michael Huth

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 35–43, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.4

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  • Fowlkes and Rack [6] where a value of 0.025 was reported for W(CO)6. In this work, a stationary pulsed beam was used to study the adsorption/desorption dynamics. A fit of the results to the continuum model was performed with an estimated value for the energy-integrated dissociation cross section in order
  • decrease of the sticking coefficient with increasing energy. In comparison, the molecules investigated in all of these studies are significantly smaller than the organometallic precursors typically used in FEBID. Nevertheless, these findings are important in order to understand the adsorption kinetics of
  • density, τ is the average precursor residence time, σ is the energy-averaged dissociation cross section, and D is the surface diffusion coefficient. This rate equation makes up the balance between all processes that contribute to replenishment and depletion of precursor molecules. The electron beam is
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Bioinspired nanofilament coatings for scale reduction on steel

  • Siad Dahir Ali,
  • Mette Heidemann Rasmussen,
  • Jacopo Catalano,
  • Christian Husum Frederiksen and
  • Tobias Weidner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 25–34, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.3

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  • protrusions that have an overhanging shape and low surface energy can effectively render a surface super-hydrophobic (Figure 1D,F). This texture creates an energy barrier, causing water droplets to rest on the protrusions while trapping air beneath them. In analogy with the texture of Collembola skin, this
  • polymerization of a polysiloxane on the material surface [18]. The polysiloxane methyl groups lower the surface energy and render the surface hydrophobic. Clearly, the surface chemistry of steel surfaces is very different from the previously used materials such as glass [11][12][13][18], polymers [10][11][12
  • expected for SNF coating are clearly visible from a coated steel surface. Figure 3B and Figure 3C show the images of the measured angle of the coated and uncoated steel surfaces. The related atomic composition of the coating was analyzed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) for both coated steel
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Published 09 Jan 2025

Orientation-dependent photonic bandgaps in gold-dust weevil scales and their titania bioreplicates

  • Norma Salvadores Farran,
  • Limin Wang,
  • Primoz Pirih and
  • Bodo D. Wilts

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1–10, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.1

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  • in-lens secondary electron detector at 5 kV acceleration voltage. These samples were coated with gold using a Cressington 208 HR sputter coater. Elemental analysis was performed with 8 kV acceleration voltage, using an EDX detector attached to the Zeiss SEM (X-Max silicon drift energy-dispersive
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Mechanistic insights into endosomal escape by sodium oleate-modified liposomes

  • Ebrahim Sadaqa,
  • Satrialdi,
  • Fransiska Kurniawan and
  • Diky Mudhakir

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1667–1685, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.131

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  • thinning observed in the extended simulations reduces the physical distance between opposing bilayers, lowering the energy barrier for membrane fusion by bringing the bilayers closer together. Thinner membranes are more susceptible to curvature and deformation, which are essential for fusion events. The
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Fabrication of hafnium-based nanoparticles and nanostructures using picosecond laser ablation

  • Abhishek Das,
  • Mangababu Akkanaboina,
  • Jagannath Rathod,
  • R. Sai Prasad Goud,
  • Kanaka Ravi Kumar,
  • Raghu C. Reddy,
  • Ratheesh Ravendran,
  • Katia Vutova,
  • S. V. S. Nageswara Rao and
  • Venugopal Rao Soma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1639–1653, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.129

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  • University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), DRDO Industry Academia – Centre of Excellence (DIA-COE), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), IDA Phase III
  • of high purity with minimal or no unwanted by-products [11][17][21], thus making it a valuable candidate for green synthesis [21][22]. In the LAL method, a high-energy ultrashort pulsed laser (nanosecond, picosecond, or femtosecond) is focused on the surface of the target material immersed in a
  • liquid medium. The target material absorbs the pulse energy via the electrons. It transfers it to the lattice, which expulses the surface material as a plasma plume confined because of the pressure created by the surrounding liquid [16][20][23][24]. A cavitation bubble is formed as the energy is
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Heterogeneous reactions in a HFCVD reactor: simulation using a 2D model

  • Xochitl Aleyda Morán Martínez,
  • José Alberto Luna López,
  • Zaira Jocelyn Hernández Simón,
  • Gabriel Omar Mendoza Conde,
  • José Álvaro David Hernández de Luz and
  • Godofredo García Salgado

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1627–1638, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.128

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  • ratio x = [O]/[Si], which is determined by controlling key parameters in the deposition process [2]. This ratio determines optical and electrical properties such as bandgap energy, absorption coefficient, photoluminescence, refractive index, and electrical conductivity [3]. SiOx cannot only be obtained
  • ) is the absolute temperature, n is the temperature exponent, EA (J·mol−1) is the activation energy, and R is the gas constant (8.314 J·mol−1·K−1). For chemical reactions in equilibrium, the equilibrium constants are defined in terms of the equilibrium expression Keq by Equation 4: The constants Keq
  • were calculated through data obtained below from Table 2 and using Equation 5: where ΔG is the change in the Gibbs energy and R is the gas constant. The equations in the spatial model The used model assumes conservative species transport by diffusion and convection through a mass balance as described
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Facile synthesis of size-tunable L-carnosine-capped silver nanoparticles and their role in metal ion sensing and catalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol

  • Akash Kumar,
  • Ridhima Chadha,
  • Abhishek Das,
  • Nandita Maiti and
  • Rayavarapu Raja Gopal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1576–1592, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.124

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  • atoms. Calculations were executed using Gaussian 09, Revision A.02 software [23]. The optimization process was conducted without symmetry restrictions. The convergence criteria were an energy change of less than 1.0 × 10−6 Hartree and a gradient of less than 3.0 × 10−4 atomic units. The vibrational
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles derived from algae and their larvicidal properties to control Aedes aegypti

  • Matheus Alves Siqueira de Assunção,
  • Douglas Dourado,
  • Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos,
  • Gabriel Bezerra Faierstein,
  • Mara Elga Medeiros Braga,
  • Severino Alves Junior,
  • Rosângela Maria Rodrigues Barbosa,
  • Herminio José Cipriano de Sousa and
  • Fábio Rocha Formiga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1566–1575, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.123

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  • residues in the environment [30]. Physical methods include laser ablation, UV irradiation, evaporation condensation, aerosol methods, and lithography. High cost, high energy consumption, and expensive equipment make these techniques uneconomical [31]. Because of these disadvantages, synthesis methods based
  • on naturally occurring biomaterials have been used as an alternative to obtain metallic nanoparticles [32][33]. These do not involve any toxic chemicals and require less energy and synthesis time. Simple protocols have been used involving the reduction of metal ions using biological extracts as
  • economical, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly. The use of AgNPs synthesized from extracts of seaweed species against Aedes aegypti may be a viable option for replacing commercially available synthetic chemical insecticides, being able to surpass them in terms of larvicidal activity with lower
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Ultrablack color in velvet ant cuticle

  • Vinicius Marques Lopez,
  • Wencke Krings,
  • Juliana Reis Machado,
  • Stanislav Gorb and
  • Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1554–1565, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.122

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  • risen considerable interest in recent years because of its potential applications in various fields, including optics, camouflage, and solar energy harvesting [1][2]. These colors are characterized by their ability to reflect an exceptionally low amount of visible light. Inspired by several biological
  • accordion-like structure that increase resistance to fractures and high pressures [34]. Ultrablack coloration has garnered significant interest in recent years because of its potential applications across various fields, including optics, camouflage, and solar energy capture. Characterized by their
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The round-robin approach applied to nanoinformatics: consensus prediction of nanomaterials zeta potential

  • Dimitra-Danai Varsou,
  • Arkaprava Banerjee,
  • Joyita Roy,
  • Kunal Roy,
  • Giannis Savvas,
  • Haralambos Sarimveis,
  • Ewelina Wyrzykowska,
  • Mateusz Balicki,
  • Tomasz Puzyn,
  • Georgia Melagraki,
  • Iseult Lynch and
  • Antreas Afantitis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1536–1553, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.121

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  • relationship (QSPR/QSFR) modelling, read-across, and deep learning models. Mikolajczyk et al. [16] implemented a consensus nano-QSPR scheme for the prediction of the ZP of metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) based on the size and a quantum mechanical descriptor encoding the energy of the highest occupied molecular
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Electrochemical nanostructured CuBTC/FeBTC MOF composite sensor for enrofloxacin detection

  • Thi Kim Ngan Nguyen,
  • Tien Dat Doan,
  • Huy Hieu Luu,
  • Hoang Anh Nguyen,
  • Thi Thu Ha Vu,
  • Quang Hai Tran,
  • Ha Tran Nguyen,
  • Thanh Binh Dang,
  • Thi Hai Yen Pham and
  • Mai Ha Hoang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1522–1535, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.120

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  • volume of 0.544 cm3/g, and a capillary diameter of 1.50 nm. Additionally, energy-dispersive X-ray mapping demonstrated the uniform distribution of the two MOFs within the electrode composition. The synergistic effect of the electrocatalytic properties of CuBTC and the high conductivity of FeBTC
  • decomposed into oxygen in carboxyl groups (531.74 eV) and physically adsorbed –OH groups (533.30 eV) [40]. In the Fe 2p XPS spectra (Figure 2d), the binding energy peaks of Fe 2p3/2 correspond to Fe2+ and Fe3+ with peak positions at 711.42 and 713.35 eV, respectively. The Fe 2p1/2 peaks correspond to Fe2
  •  2e), the binding energy peak of Cu 2p3/2 (934.9 eV) can be attributed to Cu2+. Characterization of (Cu)(Fe)BTC@CPE Morphology The TEM image of the (Cu)(Fe)BTC sample shows unevenly distributed particles with different particle sizes fluctuating in the range of 40 to 100 nm (Figure 3). After mixing
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Effect of radiation-induced vacancy saturation on the first-order phase transformation in nanoparticles: insights from a model

  • Aram Shirinyan and
  • Yuriy Bilogorodskyy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1453–1472, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.117

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  • Aram Shirinyan Yuriy Bilogorodskyy “Laboratory of composite materials for nuclear-hydrogen energy”, Department of nuclear-physical research, Institute of Applied Physics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Sumy), room 606, building 3, Nauki avenue, 46, 03028, Kyiv - 28, Ukraine 10.3762
  • cannot occur regardless of irradiation because of bulk driving forces; initially, α-phase particles are stable, whereas the β-phase particles are unstable. In some cases, nucleation requires a large additional energy change, resulting in a low probability of phase change fluctuations. This behavior is
  • confirmed by calculations for iron particles under irradiation. Substances characterized by high vacancy migration energy, small diffusion coefficients of defects, and low temperatures of first-order phase transitions can serve as suitable candidates for radiation-induced phase transitions in nanosystems
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Strain-induced bandgap engineering in 2D ψ-graphene materials: a first-principles study

  • Kamal Kumar,
  • Nora H. de Leeuw,
  • Jost Adam and
  • Abhishek Kumar Mishra

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1440–1452, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.116

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  • Kamal Kumar Nora H. de Leeuw Jost Adam Abhishek Kumar Mishra Department of Physics, Applied Science Cluster, School of Advanced Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Bidholi via Premnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds
  • applications. However, the metallic nature of these materials restricts their applications in specific domains. Strain engineering is a versatile technique to tailor the distribution of energy levels, including bandgap opening between the energy bands. ψ-Graphene is a newly predicted 2D nanosheet of carbon
  • unchanged under the influence of mechanical strain, preserving its initial characteristic of having a direct bandgap. This behavior offers opportunities for these materials in various vital applications in photodetectors, solar cells, LEDs, pressure and strain sensors, energy storage, and quantum computing
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Ion-induced surface reactions and deposition from Pt(CO)2Cl2 and Pt(CO)2Br2

  • Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman,
  • Patrick M. Eckhert,
  • Atul Chaudhary,
  • Johnathon M. Johnson,
  • Jo-Chi Yu,
  • Lisa McElwee-White and
  • D. Howard Fairbrother

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1427–1439, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.115

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  • precursors that are transiently adsorbed on a substrate surface [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Charged-particle-induced deposition techniques offer control over process parameters such as particle position, energy, beam current, and flux, allowing for the formation of nanoscale patterns. Since they are direct-write
  • emission, and physical sputtering of adsorbed or substrate atoms [21][22][25][31][36][37][38][39][40]. Ion-induced deposition can occur via a momentum/energy transfer process [21][25][41][42] that results in the decomposition of the precursor to form volatile species and an involatile deposit containing
  • one CH3 group. Deposition with the heavier ions occurred via energy/momentum transfer, while deposition with the lighter ions occurred via a combination of less efficient energy transfer and secondary electron capture. Prolonged ion exposures with heavy ions resulted in the sputtering of PtC5 films
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Lithium niobate on insulator: an emerging nanophotonic crystal for optimized light control

  • Midhun Murali,
  • Amit Banerjee and
  • Tanmoy Basu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1415–1426, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.114

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  • transferred onto a DBR structure consisting of 11 layers of SiO2/Ta2O5. The optimized design of the DBR effectively suppresses the leakage of acoustic energy [33]. Superradiance describes a collective effect where excited atoms or molecules emit light much faster than they would individually [33][34]. This
  • evolution of stored energy with a probe pulse. The study demonstrated superextensive charging dynamics, where the rise time decreases as the stored energy density increases. The DBRs in the structure play a crucial role in the experimental setup. Firstly, allowing for the confinement of the optical field
  • and driving coherent interactions with the organic semiconductor molecules. Secondly, enabling the measurement of the evolution of stored energy and the differential reflectivity induced by the pump pulse, which is essential for monitoring the charging dynamics at a femtosecond resolution. The
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Published 14 Nov 2024

Nanotechnological approaches for efficient N2B delivery: from small-molecule drugs to biopharmaceuticals

  • Selin Akpinar Adscheid,
  • Akif E. Türeli,
  • Nazende Günday-Türeli and
  • Marc Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1400–1414, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.113

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  • concentration in the brain by a factor of 6.15 compared to the oral clozapine tablet [109]. Nanoemulsions Emulsions are colloidal systems consisting of two immiscible liquid phases where one phase is dispersed in the other. Nanoemulsions can be prepared via low-energy or high-energy methods, including
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