Synchrotron X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of sodium adsorption on vertically arranged MoS₂ layers coated with pyrolytic carbon

• Alexander V. Okotrub,
• Anastasiya D. Fedorenko,
• Anna A. Makarova,
• Veronica S. Sulyaeva,
• Yuliya V. Fedoseeva and
• Lyubov G. Bulusheva

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 847–859, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.64

• an ion current of 250 pA to obtain a smooth surface. The image was acquired using a TESCAN AMBER (TESCAN Ltd., Brno, Czech Republic) microscope at an accelerating voltage of 5 kV in secondary electron mode. Raman spectra were recorded using a LabRAM HR Evolution spectrometer (Horiba, Kyoto, Japan

Facile one-step radio frequency magnetron sputtering of Ni/NiO on stainless steel for an efficient electrode for hydrogen evolution reaction

• Ha Huu Do,
• Khac Binh Nguyen,
• Phuong N. Nguyen and
• Hoai Phuong Pham

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 837–846, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.63

• 700000, Vietnam 10.3762/bjnano.16.63 Abstract The advancement of affordable, ultrastable, and efficient electrode materials for basic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) plays a crucial role in industrial hydrogen manufacture, resolving problems caused by carbon dioxide emissions. Ni-based

• catalysts were recognized as the best material for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) [11][12][13]. However, it is challenging to use Pt-based nanomaterials for industrial applications because of their non-abundance and high cost. As a result, many studies have explored Pt-free catalysts

• distribution in materials were studied using EDX. The Raman spectra were studied using a LabRAM-HR Evolution Raman microscope with a laser wavelength of 532 nm. The composition of the thin films was investigated using XPS on a Thermo Scientific K-Alpha XPS system. Electrochemical measurements The HER catalytic

Changes of structural, magnetic and spectroscopic properties of microencapsulated iron sucrose nanoparticles in saline

• Sabina Lewińska,
• Pavlo Aleshkevych,
• Roman Minikayev,
• Anna Bajorek,
• Mateusz Dulski,
• Krystian Prusik,
• Tomasz Wojciechowski and
• Anna Ślawska-Waniewska

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 762–784, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.59

• be presented later in the FTIR and Raman results and analysis and XPS results and analysis sections. Dissolved samples The evolution of the magnetic properties of FS0 with the dissolution time is shown in Figure 8. Figure 8a depicts ZFC–FC relations measured at 50 Oe for all our samples. It can be

Thickness dependent oxidation in CrCl₃: a scanning X-ray photoemission and Kelvin probe microscopies study

• Shafaq Kazim,
• Rahul Parmar,
• Maryam Azizinia,
• Matteo Amati,
• Muhammad Rauf,
• Andrea Di Cicco,
• Seyed Javid Rezvani,
• Dario Mastrippolito,
• Luca Ottaviano,
• Tomasz Klimczuk,
• Luca Gregoratti and
• Roberto Gunnella

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 749–761, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.58

• point T is higher than that of point L. The difference between the work functions of these points in the KPFM results is about 0.06 V, which is consistent with the VBM results. Conclusion Our work aimed at providing control of the surface evolution of thin specimens of CrCl3, contributing to

Nanostructured materials characterized by scanning photoelectron spectromicroscopy

• Matteo Amati,
• Alexey S. Shkvarin,
• Alexander I. Merentsov,
• Alexander N. Titov,
• María Taeño,
• David Maestre,
• Sarah R. McKibbin,
• Zygmunt Milosz,
• Ana Cremades,
• Rainer Timm and
• Luca Gregoratti

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 700–710, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.54

• capabilities in the characterization of nanostructured materials, it is worth spending a few sentences about the future of this technique in the light of the very fast evolution of synchrotron sources towards diffraction-limited performance. Two main parameters that characterize the SPEM technique are its

High-temperature epitaxial growth of tantalum nitride thin films on MgO: structural evolution and potential for SQUID applications

• Michelle Cedillo Rosillo,
• Oscar Contreras López,
• Jesús Antonio Díaz,
• Agustín Conde Gallardo and
• Harvi A. Castillo Cuero

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 690–699, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.53

• superconducting films. Keywords: epitaxial growth; SQUID; structural evolution; superconductivity; TaN thin films; Introduction Superconductivity is a quantum mechanical phenomenon characterized by the complete absence of electrical resistance in certain materials when cooled below a critical superconducting

• temperature on the structural evolution of TaN thin films deposited on MgO(100) substrates was investigated using XRD and TEM. Figure 3 shows the XRD patterns of TaN films deposited at various temperatures, revealing critical insights into phase development, crystallinity, and epitaxial growth as the

• intermediate stage of structural evolution, where the cubic δ-TaN phase begins to dominate the overall microstructure. At 750 °C, the XRD patterns show a further increase in the dominance of the cubic δ-TaN phase, indicating a structural transition towards a more stable phase at higher temperatures. The β-TaN

A formulation containing Cymbopogon flexuosus essential oil: improvement of biochemical parameters and oxidative stress in diabetic rats

• Ailton Santos Sena-Júnior,
• Cleverton Nascimento Santana Andrade,
• Pedro Henrique Macedo Moura,
• Jocsã Hémany Cândido dos Santos,
• Cauãn Torres Trancoso,
• Eloia Emanuelly Dias Silva,
• Deise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva,
• Ênio Pereira Telles,
• Luiz André Santos Silva,
• Isabella Lima Dantas Teles,
• Sara Fernanda Mota de Almeida,
• Daniel Alves de Souza,
• Jileno Ferreira Santos,
• Felipe José Aidar Martins,
• Ana Mara de Oliveira e Silva,
• Sandra Lauton-Santos,
• Guilherme Rodolfo Souza de Araujo,
• Cristiane Bani Correa,
• Rogéria De Souza Nunes,
• Lysandro Pinto Borges and
• Ana Amélia Moreira Lira

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 617–636, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.48

• investigated using a polarized light microscope (Olympus model BX51) equipped with a digital camera (Evolution LC Color). For analysis, a drop of the sample, undiluted, was placed on a glass slide, covered with a coverslip and analyzed under polarized light at 20,000× magnification [24]. The rheological

Retrieval of B1 phase from high-pressure B2 phase for CdO nanoparticles by electronic excitations in Cd_xZn_1−xO composite thin films

• Arkaprava Das,
• Marcin Zając and
• Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 551–560, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.43

• Zn2SiO4 phase facilitates the re-emergence of the B1 phase under higher fluence. For the CZ900_113Ag sample subjected to Ag irradiation, both the B2 phase and the Zn2SiO4 phase exhibit complete amorphization due to irradiation-induced damage, precluding any observable evolution of the B1 phase

Water in nanoporous hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets: a first-principles study

• Juliana A. Gonçalves,
• Ronaldo J. C. Batista and
• Marcia C. Barbosa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 510–519, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.39

• deformations. Surprisingly, the stability of triangular pores with N–H termination is significantly increased by the addition of B–H pairs, whereas the stability of triangular pores with B–H termination is decreased by the addition of N–H pairs, indicating a distinct evolution of the pore shape based on the

N₂⁺-implantation-induced tailoring of structural, morphological, optical, and electrical characteristics of sputtered molybdenum thin films

• Usha Rani,
• Kafi Devi,
• Divya Gupta and
• Sanjeev Aggarwal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 495–509, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.38

• significant influence of nitrogen inclusion on the stress evolution of Mo thin films. The crystalline orientation of the Mo films along a particular (hkl) plane can be quantified by determining the texture coefficient (TChkl), which is determined by the following equation [39][40]: where hkl represents the

Performance optimization of a microwave-coupled plasma-based ultralow-energy ECR ion source for silicon nanostructuring

• Joy Mukherjee,
• Safiul Alam Mollick,
• Tanmoy Basu and
• Tapobrata Som

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 484–494, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.37

• current with the target position, known as the beam profile, is also presented in Figure 4e. The beam profile is Gaussian for concave grid beam extraction optics. Nanostructuring on Si surface by 450 eV Ar-ion bombardment The morphological evolution of Si after the off-normal bombardment with 450 eV Ar

• energies. Variation of (a–c) beam current with ion extraction voltage at different ion energy; (d) beam current as function of the ion energy; (e) beam current as function of the target position. AFM image (2D and 3D) of the evolution of surface morphology after 450 eV Ar-ion bombardment at different

• silicon surface in (g) parallel and (h) perpendicular direction. (f) Variation of autocorrelation length with irradiation time. (i) Variation of the autocorrelation function with distance. AFM images (2D and 3D) of the evolution of nanostructures on the Si surface with irradiation time at an angle of 72.5

Impact of adsorbate–substrate interaction on nanostructured thin films growth during low-pressure condensation

• Alina V. Dvornichenko,
• Vasyl O. Kharchenko and
• Dmitrii O. Kharchenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 473–483, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.36

• , even for monoatomic layers [34]. The patterns may serve as templates for the later evolution of film textures. Relevant examples of such systems are Al or Cu layers deposited on Si substrates, or SiO2 and TiN layers deposited on Ti or Al substrates [31]. In this article, we perform a computational

• study of the evolution of a monoatomic layer deposited on a substrate during low-pressure condensation in the framework of a continuous dynamical model of the reaction–diffusion type. This approach allows one to model deposition techniques such as low-pressure CVD (LPCVD) at sub-atmospheric pressures

• manner. In the section “Model”, we derive the one-layer model of reaction–diffusion type for the spatio-temporal evolution of adsorbate concentration on the substrate. In the section “Results and Discussion”, we initially discuss first-order transitions induced by the strength of adsorbate–substrate

Size control of nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquids using donut-shaped beams

• Abdel Rahman Altakroury,
• Oleksandr Gatsa,
• Farbod Riahi,
• Zongwen Fu,
• Miroslava Flimelová,
• Andrei Samokhvalov,
• Stephan Barcikowski,
• Carlos Doñate-Buendía,
• Alexander V. Bulgakov and
• Bilal Gökce

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 407–417, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.31

• the spatial distribution of the laser intensity and, thus, the radiation absorption by the target, influencing plasma plume and cavitation bubble formation, evolution, cooling, and the temperature and pressure conditions that determine nanoparticle formation. In the case of a donut-shaped beam, the

• medicine for gold [9][29], strengthened ceramics and steels for high-temperature applications for Y2O3 [45][46][47], and catalysis and energy storage for HEAs [48][49]. The produced NPs are compared with those obtained with Gaussian beams. The evolution of the PLAL-generated cavitation bubble dynamics was

• top-view setup was applied to observe the bubble morphology evolution on a transparent yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) target. The YAG crystal has a low thermal conductivity and a high laser-ablation threshold, minimizing the influence of the ablation products on cavitation bubble dynamics and, thus

Pulsed laser in liquid grafting of gold nanoparticle–carbon support composites

• Madeleine K. Wilsey,
• Teona Taseska,
• Qishen Lyu,
• Connor P. Cox and
• Astrid M. Müller

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 349–361, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.26

• electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution in aqueous bicarbonate reduction. Keywords: catalysis; composite; electroreduction; gold nanoparticles; impedance; Introduction The main challenge in the manufacturing of nanocatalyst-containing electrodes is the attachment of nanoparticles on electrode supports. Nanoparticles

• circuit potential, where no faradaic current flows [2], did not show product generation. This demonstrates that the gold nanoparticle–carbon fiber paper composite cathode electrocatalyzed hydrogen evolution in aqueous bicarbonate reduction (Figure 6C,D). Hydrogen can arise from the reduction of water

Tailoring of physical properties of RF-sputtered ZnTe films: role of substrate temperature

• Kafi Devi,
• Usha Rani,
• Arun Kumar,
• Divya Gupta and
• Sanjeev Aggarwal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 333–348, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.25

• form on the substrate surface. With the increase in substrate temperature, mobility and diffusion rate of atoms increase, which results in the evolution of grains that further recrystallize at higher substrate temperatures [28]. The observed variation in the crystallite size is due to changes in

• Equation 4, and it decreases with increasing substrate temperature. The high value of crystallinity and low value of microstrain and dislocation density at 600 °C shows that good quality films can be fabricated at this temperature. Morphological investigation AFM was utilized to study the evolution of

• is divided into various spatial wavelengths, and a comparative study of roughness is done over different frequency ranges. Figure 3 depicts the log–log plot for the evolution of PSD with spatial frequency (q) for ZnTe/QZ films deposited at different substrate temperatures. The information about

Synthesis and the impact of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on the viability and activity of rhizobacteria

• Bedah Rupaedah,
• Indrika Novella,
• Atiek Rostika Noviyanti,
• Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy,
• Anna Safarrida,
• Abdul Hapid,
• Zhafira Amila Haqqa,
• Suryana Suryana,
• Irwan Kurnia and
• Fathiyah Inayatirrahmi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 216–228, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.17

• index of p-distance values between pairs of organisms to group them together. However, this method may result in trees with misaligned branch lengths between organisms as it assumes that the rate of evolution for the same gene among organisms is not uniform. The Pd rhizobacterium was identified as

Recent advances in photothermal nanomaterials for ophthalmic applications

• Jiayuan Zhuang,
• Linhui Jia,
• Chenghao Li,
• Rui Yang,
• Jiapeng Wang,
• Wen-an Wang,
• Heng Zhou and
• Xiangxia Luo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 195–215, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.16

• treatments pose significant barriers [5]. The evolution of nanotechnology has catalyzed the development of novel therapeutic technologies, with a plethora of nanomaterials exhibiting significant potential for nanotherapeutic applications [6][7][8]. Among these, photothermal nanomaterials hold promise in

• -throughput testing techniques are expected to make substantial contributions to the advancement of ophthalmic photothermal nanomaterial development [221]. The evolution of photothermal nanomaterial technology represents just one facet of the multifaceted challenge posed by ophthalmic diseases. Comprehensive

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

Nanocarriers and macrophage interaction: from a potential hurdle to an alternative therapeutic strategy

• Naths Grazia Sukubo,
• Paolo Bigini and
• Annalisa Morelli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 97–118, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.10

• decades of technological evolution, during which NCs have become indispensable components of drug delivery systems, known for their adaptability and efficiency [2]. The “family” of nanoparticles (NPs) includes a broad range of materials such as lipids, polymers, proteins, dextran, silica [3], and metals

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

• . Deposit shapes from the three distinct growth regimes. Evolution of an indented deposit with beam size and growth regimes of an indented deposit with a plateau. 3D images from AFM scans of depositions with the Cr-precursor fabricated using 5 keV at a 400 pA beam (a, c). In the right corner are the beam

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

• Horiba LabRAM HR Evolution (Excitation: 325 nm, Lens: 40×, spot size: 1 μm) was used. Image J software was used to extract spatial periodicities and to generate 2D fast Fourier transform images (2D FFT) of the Hf surface structures. Results and Discussion Nanoparticles Figure 3 shows TEM images, the

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

• ultrablack colors in animals underscores the convergent evolution of anti-reflective mechanisms as an important strategy for survival and reproductive success across diverse habitats and ecological contexts. The evolution of ultrablack colors in animals highlights nature’s ingenuity in achieving structurally

• driving their evolution. Recent studies propose that ultrablack coloration may enhance visual signals from bright colors in peacock spiders and birds-of-paradise, traits that are sexually selected [10][13]. However, in velvet ants, sexual behavior in most species remains largely unexplored, and the sparse

• evidence suggests little correlation between female coloration and male preference [28]. As a result, an alternative hypothesis regarding the evolution and function of ultrablack colors in velvet ants is the amplification of antipredatory visual signals. Female velvet ants are renowned for their effective

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

• . Chemical rate theory approach The chemical rate theory approach involves the application of concepts from chemical kinetics to describe the evolution of defects in materials under irradiation. It considers the rates of defect formation, migration, and annihilation processes and aims to predict the steady

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

• )2Cl2. The right panel of Figure 1 compares the rate of 13CO evolution (measured at m/z 29) for different ion fluxes (black: 60 nA; blue: 90 nA). When 13CO evolution is plotted in terms of the ion dose for both fluxes, both profiles follow a first-order decay process with similar rate constants as seen

• production observed at m/z 29 for two different ion fluxes. The inset shows the linearization of the kinetic decay profiles with the corresponding fits for a first-order decay process. Evolution of the C 1s, Cl 2p, and Pt 4f XP regions for a thin film (≈2 nm) of Pt(CO)2Cl2 on a cooled (230 ± 5 K) tantalum

• Pt(CO)2Cl2 as functions of the Ar+ dose. The fits to the data based on a first-order kinetic process are shown in red. No further changes to C 1s and Pt(II) are observed after a 0.7 mC/cm2 Ar+ dose because the reaction has reached completion. Evolution of the C 1s and Pt 4f XP regions for a thin film

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

• 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