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Coating of upconversion nanoparticles with silica nanoshells of 5–250 nm thickness

  • Cynthia Kembuan,
  • Maysoon Saleh,
  • Bastian Rühle,
  • Ute Resch-Genger and
  • Christina Graf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2410–2421, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.231

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  • that are several hundred nanometers thick at high precision in one step [28]. The particles were transferred into ethanol with a rather high ammonia water concentration (14.4 wt %). A fifth shell was then grown on sample C1_4S by continuously adding TEOS. In this way, the particles could be grown
  • a significant increase in the particle size within one step. In the case of sample C1_4S, the particle volume could be grown more than 23-fold. Core-free silica particles were formed in one growth step during the stepwise growth process (Figure 1C). To obtain further shells of the same thickness as
  • solution containing ammonia water. Subsequently, a modified Stöber growth was performed where TEOS was continuously added over several hours with a peristaltic pump. In this way, particles with a diameter exceeding 500 nm and a narrow size distribution could be grown within one step (Figure S4H−J in
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Published 09 Dec 2019

Design and facile synthesis of defect-rich C-MoS2/rGO nanosheets for enhanced lithium–sulfur battery performance

  • Chengxiang Tian,
  • Juwei Wu,
  • Zheng Ma,
  • Bo Li,
  • Pengcheng Li,
  • Xiaotao Zu and
  • Xia Xiang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2251–2260, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.217

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  • Chengxiang Tian Juwei Wu Zheng Ma Bo Li Pengcheng Li Xiaotao Zu Xia Xiang School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China 10.3762/bjnano.10.217 Abstract We report a simple one-step hydrothermal strategy for the fabrication of a C-MoS2/rGO
  • carbon and rGO followed by thermal annealing should be a very hopeful strategy to increase the performance of sulfur cathodes. In this work, we firstly present a double carbon network modification method for defect-rich MoS2 anodes by introducing amorphous carbon and rGO via a one-step hydrothermal
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Published 14 Nov 2019

Ultrathin Ni1−xCoxS2 nanoflakes as high energy density electrode materials for asymmetric supercapacitors

  • Xiaoxiang Wang,
  • Teng Wang,
  • Rusen Zhou,
  • Lijuan Fan,
  • Shengli Zhang,
  • Feng Yu,
  • Tuquabo Tesfamichael,
  • Liwei Su and
  • Hongxia Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2207–2216, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.213

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  • NiCo2S4 nanotubes synthesised via sacrificial template method, which reached a capacitance of 930 F·g−1 at 1 A·g−1 [15]. Chen et al. reported on one-step electrodeposited nickel–cobalt sulfide nanosheet arrays that reached 1420 F·g−1 at 5 A·g−1 [16]. Similarly, NiCo2O4 nanorods with a capacitance of 905
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Published 11 Nov 2019

Optimization and performance of nitrogen-doped carbon dots as a color conversion layer for white-LED applications

  • Tugrul Guner,
  • Hurriyet Yuce,
  • Didem Tascioglu,
  • Eren Simsek,
  • Umut Savaci,
  • Aziz Genc,
  • Servet Turan and
  • Mustafa M. Demir

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2004–2013, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.197

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  • concept, since the first discovery of these materials dates back only to 2004 [46]. Since then, CDots have been widely studied. For instance, Feng et al. reported on the synthesis of carbon quantum dots for use as single light converters in WLEDs [45]. CDots were prepared by a one-step hydrothermal method
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Published 15 Oct 2019

Processing nanoporous organic polymers in liquid amines

  • Jeehye Byun,
  • Damien Thirion and
  • Cafer T. Yavuz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1844–1850, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.179

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  • polymer that can be synthesized in one step from 1,3,5-benzenetriacetonitrile and terephthaldehyde via Knoevenagel-like condensation [18] (synthesis details can be found in Supporting Information File 1). The reaction proceeded smoothly at room temperature in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide with
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Published 09 Sep 2019

Growth dynamics and light scattering of gold nanoparticles in situ synthesized at high concentration in thin polymer films

  • Corentin Guyot,
  • Philippe Vandestrick,
  • Ingrid Marenne,
  • Olivier Deparis and
  • Michel Voué

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1768–1777, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.172

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  • consisting of synthesis and dispersion in the polymer matrix) [15]. Hence, it is important to investigate in detail potential advantages of a one-step synthesis. To the best of our knowledge, such an investigation has not been carried out yet. In this article, we consider the characterization of
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Published 23 Aug 2019

Layered double hydroxide/sepiolite hybrid nanoarchitectures for the controlled release of herbicides

  • Ediana Paula Rebitski,
  • Margarita Darder and
  • Pilar Aranda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1679–1690, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.163

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  • water and dried at 60 °C overnight. The resulting materials were labeled as MCPAie-LDH, MCPAie-LDH/Sep1:1_150C, MCPAie-LDH/Sep0.5:1_150C and MCPAie-LDH/Sep0.3:1_150C. In the same way, MCPA-LDH/sepiolite hybrid nanoarchitectures were prepared in one step by coprecipitation of the MgAl-LDH in presence of
  • -methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA), and schemes of the synthesis of the hybrid MCPA-LDH/sepiolite nanoarchitectures by (D) ion exchange and (E) one-step coprecipitation. (A) XRD patterns and (B) FTIR spectra of individual components (sepiolite, LDH, and MCPA), MCPAie-LDH intercalation compound and
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Published 09 Aug 2019

Nanoporous smartPearls for dermal application – Identification of optimal silica types and a scalable production process as prerequisites for marketed products

  • David Hespeler,
  • Sanaa El Nomeiri,
  • Jonas Kaltenbach and
  • Rainer H. Müller

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1666–1678, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.162

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  • define large-scale production parameters for an industry friendly one-step production process. Rutin was used as the model active agent because it has high application potential in cosmetic products as well as in dermal pharmaceutical products [31]. A loading mechanism for this industrial process is
  • processing method should be a one-step method. This excludes the impregnation–evaporation process, because in many cases one impregnation step is not sufficient to reach the anticipated loading. Thus, the immersion–evaporation process was selected. The evaporation time of the solvent removal step ranged from
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Published 08 Aug 2019

A silver-nanoparticle/cellulose-nanofiber composite as a highly effective substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

  • Yongxin Lu,
  • Yan Luo,
  • Zehao Lin and
  • Jianguo Huang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1270–1279, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.126

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  • nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) onto the surfaces of the cellulose nanofibers (NFs) in ordinary laboratory filter paper by means of the one-step silver mirror reaction. Both size and density of the of the silver nanoparticles on the substrates could be controlled. This paper-based silver-nanoparticle/cellulose-nanofiber
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Published 24 Jun 2019

A highly efficient porous rod-like Ce-doped ZnO photocatalyst for the degradation of dye contaminants in water

  • Binjing Hu,
  • Qiang Sun,
  • Chengyi Zuo,
  • Yunxin Pei,
  • Siwei Yang,
  • Hui Zheng and
  • Fangming Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1157–1165, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.115

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  • rods and optimal synthesis conditions were determined by testing samples with different Ce/ZnO molar ratios calcined at 500 °C for 3 hours via a one-step pyrolysis method. The photocatalytic activity was assessed by the degradation of a common dye pollutant found in wastewater, rhodamine B (RhB), using
  • to improve its photocatalytic activity by modifying its surface morphology [10][11]. Wang et al. [12] prepared Ce-doped ZnO with different doping levels by using a one-step solution method, using methylene blue as the target pollutant for photodegradation. After exposure to light for 200 minutes, the
  • , then ZnO and a series of Ce-doped ZnO were synthesized by a one-step pyrolysis method. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by the degradation rate of RhB using a sunlight stimulator. The changes in crystal structure, Ce element state, morphology and chemical composition were characterized by XRD
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Published 03 Jun 2019

Synthesis of novel C-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets coupled with CdIn2S4 for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

  • Jingshuai Chen,
  • Chang-Jie Mao,
  • Helin Niu and
  • Ji-Ming Song

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 912–921, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.92

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  • photogenerated holes and electrons. Yang et al. designed and constructed a 2D/2D nanocomposite photocatalyst through the in situ generation of ZnIn2S4 nanoleaf structures on the surface of g-C3N4 nanosheets by a facile one-step solvothermal method with surfactant, which exhibited distinct high-speed charge
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Published 18 Apr 2019

Polydopamine-coated Au nanorods for targeted fluorescent cell imaging and photothermal therapy

  • Boris N. Khlebtsov,
  • Andrey M. Burov,
  • Timofey E. Pylaev and
  • Nikolai G. Khlebtsov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 794–803, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.79

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  • loading of rhodamine 123 corresponds to the absorption peak of rhodamine 123 in solution, thus confirming the successful inclusion of dye molecules into the PDA shell via amine groups through a simple one-step procedure. The number of R123 molecules per composite particle can be estimated as follows
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Published 01 Apr 2019

An iridescent film of porous anodic aluminum oxide with alternatingly electrodeposited Cu and SiO2 nanoparticles

  • Menglei Chang,
  • Huawen Hu,
  • Haiyan Quan,
  • Hongyang Wei,
  • Zhangyi Xiong,
  • Jiacong Lu,
  • Pin Luo,
  • Yaoheng Liang,
  • Jianzhen Ou and
  • Dongchu Chen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 735–745, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.73

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  • changes were demonstrated with the incident light angle, e.g., from cyan to blue, from orange-red to yellow, from blue-green to blue-purple, and from magenta to dark green. The SiO2/PET film was also applied to the surface of textile fibers, yielding structural colors [29][30][31]. Using a one-step
  • limited size of the pores in the AAO film, the pore-enlarging treatment is needed to facilitate the electrodeposition process. From Figure 2a, pores in the AAO film can be clearly observed for the sample S1, which also indicates that only one step of electrodeposition of Cu NPs into the holes does not
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Published 19 Mar 2019

Biomimetic synthesis of Ag-coated glasswing butterfly arrays as ultra-sensitive SERS substrates for efficient trace detection of pesticides

  • Guochao Shi,
  • Mingli Wang,
  • Yanying Zhu,
  • Yuhong Wang,
  • Xiaoya Yan,
  • Xin Sun,
  • Haijun Xu and
  • Wanli Ma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 578–588, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.59

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  • 3D biomimetic SERS substrate with a high density of “hot spots” was formed on a template of cicada wings via a simple one-step and reagent-free direct-current ion sputtering techniques by Prof. Han’s group [26]. These 3D plasmonic nanostructures are adopted because these 3D substrates offer a great
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Published 28 Feb 2019

One-step nonhydrolytic sol–gel synthesis of mesoporous TiO2 phosphonate hybrid materials

  • Yanhui Wang,
  • P. Hubert Mutin and
  • Johan G. Alauzun

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 356–362, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.35

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  • Yanhui Wang P. Hubert Mutin Johan G. Alauzun Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253, Université de Montpellier, CC 1701, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France 10.3762/bjnano.10.35 Abstract Mesoporous TiO2–octylphosphonate hybrid materials were prepared in one step by
  • , we present an original one-step NHSG synthesis of mesoporous TiO2–octylphosphonate hybrid materials, using a nonhydrolytic sol–gel method involving the reaction of titanium tetraisopropoxide and diethyl octylphosphonate precursors at 200 °C in the presence of acetophenone as an oxygen donor. Results
  • –octylphosphonate hybrid materials in one step (Scheme 1). The different characterization methods allow us to better understand the structure of these hybrid materials. The presence of even a relatively small amount of phosphonate units strongly influences the size and crystallinity of the TiO2 domains. For P/Ti
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Nanoporous water oxidation electrodes with a low loading of laser-deposited Ru/C exhibit enhanced corrosion stability

  • Sandra Haschke,
  • Dmitrii Pankin,
  • Vladimir Mikhailovskii,
  • Maïssa K. S. Barr,
  • Adriana Both-Engel,
  • Alina Manshina and
  • Julien Bachmann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 157–167, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.15

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  • composite onto a novel nanoporous electrode surface with low noble metal loading and improved stability. The Ru/C is coated on the pore walls of anodic alumina templates in a one-step laser-induced deposition method from Ru3(CO)12 solutions. Scanning electron microscopy proves the presence of a continuous
  • address this goal with the synthesis of metal/carbon composites via the laser-induced deposition method already described for carbon-encapsulated Ag/Au nanoparticles (AgAu/C) [31][32][33]. This practically appealing one-step technique bases on the photo-induced decomposition of a dissolved organometallic
  • high activity (current per mass of noble metal) for electrocatalytic water oxidation. Results and Discussion Laser-induced deposition of planar hybrid Ru/C films According to previous studies on the one-step laser-induced deposition method of AuAg/C composite, the choice of organometallic precursor
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Published 11 Jan 2019

Scanning probe microscopy for energy-related materials

  • Rüdiger Berger,
  • Benjamin Grévin,
  • Philippe Leclère and
  • Yi Zhang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 132–134, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.12

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  • time-dependent changes of the surface potential occurring under illumination. This work also unravels lattice expansion phenomena under illumination in perovskite structure forming photo-absorbing materials [2]. Pablo A. Fernández Garrillo and co-workers go one step further by addressing photocarrier
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Amorphous NixCoyP-supported TiO2 nanotube arrays as an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyst in acidic solution

  • Yong Li,
  • Peng Yang,
  • Bin Wang and
  • Zhongqing Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 62–70, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.6

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  • attention due to their synergistic effect for improving the hydrogen evolution reaction as compared to monometallic phosphides. In this work, NiCoP modified hybrid electrodes were fabricated by a one-step electrodeposition process with TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNAs) as a carrier. X-ray diffraction
  • components [25][26]. Accordingly, in this study, the TNAs work as the support material in the preparation of NixCoyP/TNA hybrid electrodes by a one-step electrodeposition process. The physiochemical and electrochemical properties of as-prepared NixCoyP/TNAs electrodes were investigated in detail. In acidic
  • electrode NixCoyP/TNAs was synthesized through the one-step electrodeposition of Ni, Co, and P under a constant voltage. Experimental results demonstrate that the NiCoP deposit was in amorphous phase with a diameter of ≈6 nm. The incorporation of Co into the binary Ni–P system formed the amorphous ternary
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Published 07 Jan 2019

Zn/F-doped tin oxide nanoparticles synthesized by laser pyrolysis: structural and optical properties

  • Florian Dumitrache,
  • Iuliana P. Morjan,
  • Elena Dutu,
  • Ion Morjan,
  • Claudiu Teodor Fleaca,
  • Monica Scarisoreanu,
  • Alina Ilie,
  • Marius Dumitru,
  • Cristian Mihailescu,
  • Adriana Smarandache and
  • Gabriel Prodan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 9–21, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.2

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  • -Magurele, Romania Ovidius University of Constanta, Mamaia Avenue no. 124, 900524, Constanta, Romania 10.3762/bjnano.10.2 Abstract Zn/F co-doped SnO2 nanoparticles with a mean diameter of less than 15 nm and a narrow size distribution were synthesized by a one-step laser pyrolysis technique using a
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A novel polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-modified layered double hydroxide: preparation, characterization and properties

  • Xianwei Zhang,
  • Zhongzhu Ma,
  • Hong Fan,
  • Carla Bittencourt,
  • Jintao Wan and
  • Philippe Dubois

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 3053–3068, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.284

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  • via a one-step method and characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and microscale combustion calorimetry (MCC). Results
  • carboxylate groups, which could counterbalance multiple positive sheet charges. (iii) The high hydrocarbon content of the intercalator is helpful in improving the affinity of LDH to carbon-based materials. The OPCS-modified LDH (OLDH) was designed and prepared using a one-step route, followed by the
  • °, 10.43°, 11.30°, 20.61°, 21.30°, 21.85°, 22.33°, 23.25°. Synthesis and structure characterization of OCPS-modified Mg–Al LDH The OCPS-modified Mg–Al LDH (denoted OLDH) was prepared via a one-step route [14] (Scheme 2). Unmodified pristine NO3−-Mg–Al LDH (denoted NLDH) was prepared in the same way as a
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Published 19 Dec 2018

Co-intercalated layered double hydroxides as thermal and photo-oxidation stabilizers for polypropylene

  • Qian Zhang,
  • Qiyu Gu,
  • Fabrice Leroux,
  • Pinggui Tang,
  • Dianqing Li and
  • Yongjun Feng

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2980–2988, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.277

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  • -dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]methyl]phosphonate] (Irganox 1425, MP-Ca) and a photo-oxidation stabilizer (hindered amine light stabilizer, HALS) are co-intercalated into the interlayer regions of layered double hydroxides (LDH) in a one-step coprecipitation. These hybrid organic–inorganic materials are
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Published 05 Dec 2018

Graphene-enhanced metal oxide gas sensors at room temperature: a review

  • Dongjin Sun,
  • Yifan Luo,
  • Marc Debliquy and
  • Chao Zhang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2832–2844, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.264

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  • after mixing with graphene. Yang et al. [80] added a GO suspension, prepared via a modified Hummers method, to a solution of In(NO3)3 to develop In2O3–rGO hybrids through a facile one-step microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. The response of the In2O3–rGO sensor to 5 ppm NO2 was 37.81% with excellent
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Published 09 Nov 2018

Non-agglomerated silicon–organic nanoparticles and their nanocomplexes with oligonucleotides: synthesis and properties

  • Asya S. Levina,
  • Marina N. Repkova,
  • Nadezhda V. Shikina,
  • Zinfer R. Ismagilov,
  • Svetlana A. Yashnik,
  • Dmitrii V. Semenov,
  • Yulia I. Savinovskaya,
  • Natalia A. Mazurkova,
  • Inna A. Pyshnaya and
  • Valentina F. Zarytova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2516–2525, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.234

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  • method for the preparation of non-agglomerated Si–NH2 nanoparticles and Si–NH2·ODN nanocomplexes. The Si–NH2 nanoparticles were obtained by a one-step synthesis from APTES, and the resulting product could be used without further purification to form Si–NH2·ODN nanocomplexes. The Si–NH2 nanoparticles and
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Published 21 Sep 2018

Hydrothermal-derived carbon as a stabilizing matrix for improved cycling performance of silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion full cells

  • Mirco Ruttert,
  • Florian Holtstiege,
  • Jessica Hüsker,
  • Markus Börner,
  • Martin Winter and
  • Tobias Placke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2381–2395, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.223

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  • ] showed that Si nanoparticles (Si-NPs) can be embedded in spherical hydrothermal carbon via a simple one-step hydrothermal process and Hu et al. [53] used hydrothermal carbonization to form a thin carbon and SiOx layer around Si-NPs and reported a great improvement in cycling stability compared to pure Si
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Metal-free catalysis based on nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials: a photoelectron spectroscopy point of view

  • Mattia Scardamaglia and
  • Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2015–2031, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.191

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  • pathway that involves the formation of hydrogen peroxide ions as intermediate [19]. The nitrogen-doped (NCNTs) and the commercial Pt–C electrodes exhibit a one-step process for the ORR with a half-wave potential of −0.1 V associated to a more efficient four-electron pathway that directly produces water as
  • nitrogen-doped graphene electrode as replacement for a commercial Pt electrode [20]. Similar to the case of un-doped CNTs [19], the pristine graphene electrode showed a two-step, two-electron process for the ORR, however with onset potentials of −0.45 V and −0.7 V. For N-graphene it is a one-step, four
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