The role of biochar in combating microplastic pollution: a bibliometric analysis in environmental contexts

• Tuan Minh Truong Dang,
• Thao Thu Thi Huynh,
• Guo-Ping Chang-Chien and
• Ha Manh Bui

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1401–1416, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.102

• and surface area, compared to other materials [37]. Biochar produced from carbon-, oxygen- and nitrogen-rich straw at low pyrolysis temperatures retains a large number of functional groups, which enhance charge transfer potential and adsorption stability through increased surface charge density

Automated collection and categorisation of STM images and STS spectra with and without machine learning

• Dylan Stewart Barker and
• Adam Sweetman

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1367–1379, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.99

• closer to the surface, where the atom binds to the Ag(111), at which point charge transfer from the substrate to the molecule will return it to its neutral state [21]. Whilst carrying out bias spectroscopy over these SnPc molecules, it was found that a switch could occasionally be induced, even if the

Enhancing the therapeutical potential of metalloantibiotics using nano-based delivery systems

• Alejandro Llamedo,
• Marina Cano,
• Raquel G. Soengas and
• Francisco J. García-Alonso

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1350–1366, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.98

• develop mutations that reduce or completely eliminate the antibiotic efficacy [4]. If bacteria are exposed to non-lethal quantities of an antibiotic, these bacteria will eventually develop resistance to the antibiotic [5]. Moreover, bacteria have the ability to transfer resistance genes directly between

Ferroptosis induction by engineered liposomes for enhanced tumor therapy

• Alireza Ghasempour,
• Mohammad Amin Tokallou,
• Mohammad Reza Naderi Allaf,
• Mohsen Moradi,
• Hamideh Dehghan,
• Mahsa Sedighi,
• Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi and
• Fahimeh Lavi Arab

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1325–1349, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.97

• unclear and controversial. Also, peroxidation of their membrane phospholipid, cardiolipin, has not been observed in ferroptosis. Nevertheless, it may theoretically play a unique role as it contributes to metabolic functions such as the ETC carbon transfer chain. Also, mitochondria can support the process

Enhancing the photoelectrochemical performance of BiOI-derived BiVO₄ films by controlled-intensity current electrodeposition

• Huu Phuc Dang,
• Khanh Quang Nguyen,
• Nguyen Thi Mai Tho and
• Tran Le

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1289–1301, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.94

• higher current densities and larger VO(acac)₂ volumes. This observation suggests that improved crystallinity enhances the structural uniformity of the VO4− tetrahedra, leading to more efficient charge-transfer pathways. Furthermore, the appearance of sharper and more intense Raman peaks with increasing

• transfer, LSV experiments were conducted in a 0.50 M Na2SO4 (pH 5.6) solution with 1 M Na2SO3 as a hole scavenger (Figure 5c). The hole injection efficiency was calculated as the ratio of the photocurrent density values obtained with and without the Na2SO3 hole scavenger. The hole injection efficiency of

• the BiVO4(326) photoanode at 1.23 V vs RHE was 47%, which was higher than that under other conditions. This indicates that the formation of films with larger surface areas reduces the charge recombination rate and facilitates faster charge transfer rates. AC impedance measurements were performed on

Better together: biomimetic nanomedicines for high performance tumor therapy

• Imran Shair Mohammad,
• Gizem Kursunluoglu,
• Anup Kumar Patel,
• Hafiz Muhammad Ishaq,
• Cansu Umran Tunc,
• Dilek Kanarya,
• Mubashar Rehman,
• Omer Aydin and
• Yin Lifang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1246–1276, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.92

• electroporation (Figure 3C). Although electroporation is an easy and feasible loading method, its scale-up is challenging [29]. Many researchers have attached drugs, therapeutic proteins, or drug-loaded nanoparticles onto the surface of RBCs to transfer innate characteristics of RBCs to the nanoparticles (Figure

• are efficiently taken up by cells due to their surface markers [104]. The International Society for Extracellular Vesicles has set out guidelines on the purity of extracellular vesicles depending upon intended applications [105]. Through exosomes, donor cells can transfer exogenous substances, such as

Electronic and optical properties of chloropicrin adsorbed ZnS nanotubes: first principle analysis

• Prakash Yadav,
• Boddepalli SanthiBhushan and
• Anurag Srivastava

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1184–1196, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.87

• functional theory (DFT) to explore the sensing capabilities of a ZnS (3,3) nanotube (ZnS NT) for detecting chloropicrin (CP, CCl3NO2), a highly toxic gas. To elucidate the sensing mechanism, we systematically analyze the adsorption configurations, Mulliken charge transfer, band structure, density of states

• adsorption energy ranges from −0.389 to −0.657 eV, indicating weak physisorption. The Mulliken charge transfer varies between 0.06e and 0.109e, confirming effective but nondestructive interaction. A favorable recovery time of ≈3.533 μs at room temperature, along with a significant red shift in the absorption

• highly toxic chemical warfare agent, remains an area with untapped potential. Addressing this gap, the present work constructs an armchair ZnS NT to investigate its adsorption configurations, charge transfer, band structure, density of states, optical absorption, and optical conductivity using a density

Transfer function of an asymmetric superconducting Gauss neuron

• Fedor A. Razorenov,
• Aleksander S. Ionin,
• Nikita S. Shuravin,
• Liubov N. Karelina,
• Mikhail S. Sidel’nikov,
• Sergey V. Egorov and
• Vitaly V. Bol’ginov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1160–1170, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.85

• and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141701, Russian Federation Joint Venture Quantum Technologies, 121205, Moscow, Russian Federation 10.3762/bjnano.16.85 Abstract The Gauss neuron is a nonlinear signal converter, whose transfer function (TF) is described by the

• (CL, shown as a dashed line in Figure 1), an external solenoid, or another method. An additional magnetic flux Φb is also introduced into the neuron, influencing the shape of the neuron’s transfer function (TF) [1][12][14]. When developing experimental superconducting neurons [17][18], it is essential

• . It can be seen that as tanα increases, the curve becomes asymmetric, that is, the left part becomes flatter, and the right one steeper (Figure 3a). For sufficiently large asymmetry ( for the parameters in Figure 3a), the transfer function becomes multivalued, and hysteresis should be observed during

Crystalline and amorphous structure selectivity of ignoble high-entropy alloy nanoparticles during laser ablation in organic liquids is set by pulse duration

• Robert Stuckert,
• Felix Pohl,
• Oleg Prymak,
• Ulrich Schürmann,
• Christoph Rehbock,
• Lorenz Kienle and
• Stephan Barcikowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1141–1159, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.84

Soft materials nanoarchitectonics: liquid crystals, polymers, gels, biomaterials, and others

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1025–1067, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.77

• . Liquid crystal nanoarchitectonics is not merely concerned with the manipulation of liquid crystal structures; it also encompasses the transfer of such structures to alternative materials, thereby influencing their nanostructure [238][239][240]. Metal oxides of earth-abundant elements are of significant

• substantial molecular amplification, the surface is occasionally designated a “command surface” or “command layer”. Furthermore, other dynamic optical functions are being investigated, including photomechanical motion utilizing block copolymer monolayers, morphological switching, photoinduced mass transfer

• aforementioned example. It is also anticipated that soft materials nanoarchitectonics using polymers will be applied in other fields, including the control of the functions of polymer semiconductors. The process of chemical doping of molecular semiconductors is based on electron transfer reactions between the

A calix[4]arene-based supramolecular nanoassembly targeting cancer cells and triggering the release of nitric oxide with green light

• Cristina Parisi,
• Loredana Ferreri,
• Tassia J. Martins,
• Francesca Laneri,
• Samantha Sollima,
• Antonina Azzolina,
• Antonella Cusimano,
• Nicola D’Antona,
• Grazia M. L. Consoli and
• Salvatore Sortino

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1003–1013, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.75

• activatable with blue light, and encouraging the NO release with the more biocompatible green light probably by an intra-cage photoinduced electron transfer. Keywords: calixarenes; cell targeting; fluorescence; light; nitric oxide; Introduction Calix[n]arenes are a family of polyphenolic macrocycles

• several kcal·mol−1 lower than that of 2. This makes, of course, a potential singlet–singlet energy transfer highly endoergonic. In contrast, the triplet state of the ABF chromophore is well known to not be populated unless in cyclohexane [66], making any triplet–triplet energy transfer impossible

• electron transfer. Either reductive or oxidative pathways usually lead to NO loss and the concomitant formation of an anlinyl radical intermediate, which evolves to the stable photoproduct 2b after H transfer. In our case, such a process involves mainly the lowest singlet state of ABF. This hypothesis is

Time-resolved probing of laser-induced nanostructuring processes in liquids

• Maximilian Spellauge,
• David Redka,
• Mianzhen Mo,
• Changyong Song,
• Heinz Paul Huber and
• Anton Plech

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 968–1002, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.74

• conventional TTM that describes energy transfer between electrons and the lattice. Although the dynamics of photoexcited hot electrons were expected to uniformly affect the entire specimen within a few picoseconds, the experiment instead observed inhomogeneous and laser-polarization-dependent anisotropic

• dynamic behavior of the surrounding liquid environment. The liquid medium not only mediates energy transfer but also plays a crucial role in influencing NP generation mechanisms, shock wave propagation, and bubble dynamics. Understanding the liquid dynamics is therefore essential for optimizing process

• electrons of the liquid sample pumped by a synchronized femtosecond laser pulse are then recorded by a detector as a scattering pattern, which provides a momentum transfer range (denoted by q) reaching as large as 10 Å−1, cf. Figure 4B for the liquid water scattering pattern. Here q = 4πsinθ/λ, where θ is

Tendency in tip polarity changes in non-contact atomic force microscopy imaging on a fluorite surface

• Bob Kyeyune,
• Philipp Rahe and
• Michael Reichling

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 944–950, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.72

• . This particularly concerns the transfer of surface species to the tip when the tip is subject to intentional or unintentional contact with the surface. Furthermore, ambient species like native oxides, hydrogen ions, or residual water can adsorb on the tip apex during scanning. Additionally, the

Synthesis of biowaste-derived carbon-dot-mediated silver nanoparticles and the evaluation of electrochemical properties for supercapacitor electrodes

• Navya Kumari Tenkayala,
• Chandan Kumar Maity,
• Md Moniruzzaman and
• Subramani Devaraju

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 933–943, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.71

• reduction of Ag+ to Ag(0) via oxygen-containing functionalities on their surfaces. The electrostatic attraction between the oxygen-containing functionalities on the surface of CDs binds with the positively charged Ag+ ions, which were then reduced by electron transfer from PG-CDs to the Ag+ ions [27]. The

• the PG-CDs-AgNPs are displayed in Figure 5d. The charge-transfer resistance (Rct) in the high-frequency range is indicated by the semicircle diameter [39][40]. How facile electrons or ions can be moved throughout the electrode and electrolyte–electrode system is shown by the Rct [39][40]. The straight

• -CDs-AgNPs has a greater slope suggests that these particles have optimal supercapacitive properties and electrochemical activity. In the three-electrode investigation, PG-CDs-AgNPs showed better electrochemical activity overall in terms of capacitive performance, charge-transfer activity, and

Focused ion beam-induced platinum deposition with a low-temperature cesium ion source

• Thomas Henning Loeber,
• Bert Laegel,
• Meltem Sezen,
• Feray Bakan Misirlioglu,
• Edgar J. D. Vredenbregt and
• Yang Li

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 910–920, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.69

• in the size or density of the bubbles when comparing depositions on Si (upper part) and Si with the native oxide layer (lower part). Similar to Rb+ FIBID-Pt discussed in [11], these bubbles appear after exposure of the samples to air (during the short transfer from the Cs+ FIB to the Ga+ FIB) and are

Ar⁺ implantation-induced tailoring of RF-sputtered ZnO films: structural, morphological, and optical properties

• Manu Bura,
• Divya Gupta,
• Arun Kumar and
• Sanjeev Aggarwal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 872–886, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.66

• in particle size and RMS roughness can be ascribed to the rearrangement of surface atoms due to the elastic collisions. This leads to the evolution of small ZnO particles due to the breaking of clusters by the transfer of energy from incident ions. Kahng et al. [31] presented a nonlinear theory that

Insights into the electronic and atomic structures of cerium oxide-based ultrathin films and nanostructures using high-brilliance light sources

• Paola Luches and
• Federico Boscherini

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 860–871, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.65

• photoemission, as compared to non-resonant photoemission. Synchrotron radiation-based resonant photoemission has facilitated an accurate determination of the dependence of Ce3+ concentration on dimensionality [23]. The technique has also provided an accurate description of the charge transfer processes and

• was possible to identify different types of interactions between Pt NPs and cerium oxide surfaces including electron transfer from Pt NPs to CeO2 and transport of oxygen atoms from ceria to Pt NPs, the latter occurring only when the ceria support surface is nanostructured [26]. In addition, thanks to

• reported in Figure 3c. The exposure to the photon beam induces a much more pronounced decrease of Zr4+ intensity in the ceria–zirconia mixed oxide film than in pure zirconia. This was ascribed to a synergy between the two oxides inducing an oxygen transfer from ceria to zirconia upon reduction using soft X

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

• fast intercalation reaction kinetics. Flower-like MoS2–carbon hybrids have demonstrated superior alkali metal storage capability and high rate performance due to the fast Na+ diffusion in radially orientated ultrathin MoS2 and graphene layers; the latter component ensured high electron transfer and

• wet transfer method (see the Experimental section for details). The resulting hybrid, designated PyC-MoS2, together with a surface-cleaned MoS2/SiO2/Si sample and a PyC film transferred onto a SiO2/Si substrate, were used to comparatively study the ability to adsorb and accumulate evaporated sodium

• intensity in the regions before and after the π* resonance at 284–285 eV and 286–289 eV can be associated with the interaction between PyC and MoS2 components [43]. The shift of the C K-edge spectrum of the PyC-MoS2 film toward lower photon energies corresponds to the electron density transfer from the

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

• spectroscopy (EIS) was carried out at a voltage of −200 mV to confirm the HER kinetics. Figure 6c shows the Nyquist plots of the various electrodes accompanied by an equivalent circuit (inset of Figure 6c). Ni/NiO/SS-10 has a charge transfer resistance (Rct) of 5.35 Ω, which is much smaller than that of SS

• (30.75 Ω), Ni/NiO/SS-5 (9.79 Ω), Ni/NiO/SS-15 (10.58 Ω), and Ni/NiO/SS-20 (19.87 Ω). The lowest Rct of Ni/NiO/SS-10 indicates the best electron/ion transfer kinetics for HER, consistent with the Tafel slope analysis. In general, the electrochemical surface area (ECSA) can be predicted by measuring the

Supramolecular hydration structure of graphene-based hydrogels: density functional theory, green chemistry and interface application

• Hon Nhien Le,
• Duy Khanh Nguyen,
• Minh Triet Dang,
• Huyen Trinh Nguyen,
• Thi Bang Tam Dao,
• Trung Do Nguyen,
• Chi Nhan Ha Thuc and
• Van Hieu Le

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 806–822, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.61

• % higher than that of blank PLA film. Nanosilica and graphene-based nanosheets were nanostructures with high elastic modulus for reinforcement of PLA films through load transfer mechanism. High elasticity of SG and GO-SG-ZH coatings led to the increases in elastic moduli of the coated films. Besides

• due to the load transfer from the polylactide substrate to the graphene-based coating during the tensile process. Effective coating adhesion to the substrate and high elastic modulus of graphene-based nanosheets contributed to the higher tensile properties. Supporting Information File 1, Figure S6

Morphology and properties of pyrite nanoparticles obtained by pulsed laser ablation in liquid and thin films for photodetection

• Akshana Parameswaran Sreekala,
• Bindu Krishnan,
• Rene Fabian Cienfuegos Pelaes,
• David Avellaneda Avellaneda,
• Josué Amílcar Aguilar-Martínez and
• Sadasivan Shaji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 785–805, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.60

• , and rapid energy transfer from the plasma to the surrounding liquid. The target and liquid are heated during the shockwave propagation, which may aid in the separation of material from the crater. The plasma plume cools down and releases energy to the liquid solution as it expands. This event causes

• combination of rice-like shaped particles with sphere-like particles as in FDMF spin-coated films (in our case) are intriguing because the rice-shaped NPs probably have a less dense capping layer at the sharp apex, which makes carrier transfer easier [61]. Due to their benefits of high sensitivity, device

• phase, where the accumulation of minority carriers near the interface leads to recombination and electron flow into the surface. Over time, a steady state is reached when the rate of hole influx at the interface balances charge transfer and recombination, resulting in a stable photocurrent. When the

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

• investigates interfaces made by dry transfer of CrCl3 flakes in an atmospheric environment. Cl vacancies and the formation of O/CrCl3 are induced, serving as dissociation centers that facilitate the migration of Cl vacancies between the top and bottom surfaces. By manipulating 2D atomic layers via surface

• showed that oxygen adsorption on cleaved surfaces facilitates the formation of a stable structure with charge transfer signatures, as identified by high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy [8]. It remains unclear whether similar effects occur in exfoliated thin flakes. Like in other materials, the

• at 576 eV appeared because of the presence of Cl vacancies and the subsequent formation of reactive sites for the dissociation [16] of molecular oxygen to induce a stable phase of Cr–O–Cl [8]. We realized that the low-binding-energy component in Cr 2p3/2 is arising because of charge transfer effects

Efficiency of single-pulse laser fragmentation of organic nutraceutical dispersions in a circular jet flow-through reactor

• Tina Friedenauer,
• Maximilian Spellauge,
• Alexander Sommereyns,
• Verena Labenski,
• Tuba Esatbeyoglu,
• Christoph Rehbock,
• Heinz P. Huber and
• Stephan Barcikowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 711–727, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.55

• understood. In the last two decades, the transfer of these laser-based processes to organic substances has been reported with a particular focus on particle size reduction by LFL [10][16][17]. One motivation behind the size reduction of organic particles like drugs or near-infrared absorbing dyes, which

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

• interactions and a relatively unperturbed plume expansion. As the background pressure increases, the collision frequency between plume particles and background gas molecules rises. This leads to more pronounced interactions, including increased scattering, energy transfer, and chemical reactions. In the

Colloidal few layered graphene–tannic acid preserves the biocompatibility of periodontal ligament cells

• Teissir Ben Ammar,
• Naji Kharouf,
• Dominique Vautier,
• Housseinou Ba,
• Nivedita Sudheer,
• Philippe Lavalle and
• Vincent Ball

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 664–677, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.51

• include superoxide radicals, hydroxyl radicals, and hydrogen peroxide, are natural byproducts of the oxidative metabolism. Mammalian cells maintain balanced ROS levels for homeostasis and cellular proliferation. However, excess ROS creates an electron imbalance that triggers continuous electron transfer

• multiple sources including metal impurities (such as Fe, Ni, or Cu) present in the graphene structure, as well as from the intrinsic electronic properties of graphene itself. Indeed, graphene’s sp2 hybridization and delocalized π electrons can participate in electron transfer reactions, potentially leading

• capabilities through multiple mechanisms, namely, electron transfer, where hydroxy groups donate electrons to neutralize free radicals, and hydrogen atom transfer, where hydrogen atoms from hydroxy groups are donated to stabilize ROS [17][34]. This retained antioxidant activity could play a crucial role in