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The effect of metal surface nanomorphology on the output performance of a TENG

  • Yiru Wang,
  • Xin Zhao,
  • Yang Liu and
  • Wenjun Zhou

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 298–312, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.25

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  • was measured using an oscilloscope DS1102E (produced by Rigol). The short-circuit current was tested using an electrochemical workstation (CH, model CHI660E). The crystal structure of the samples was analyzed using a Bruker D8 Advance X-ray diffractometer. A scanning electron microscope (Coxem, model
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Published 15 Mar 2022

Surfactant-free syntheses and pair distribution function analysis of osmium nanoparticles

  • Mikkel Juelsholt,
  • Jonathan Quinson,
  • Emil T. S. Kjær,
  • Baiyu Wang,
  • Rebecca Pittkowski,
  • Susan R. Cooper,
  • Tiffany L. Kinnibrugh,
  • Søren B. Simonsen,
  • Luise Theil Kuhn,
  • María Escudero-Escribano and
  • Kirsten M. Ø. Jensen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 230–235, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.17

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  • reports on the formation mechanism involving chain-like structures made for the synthesis of Pt NPs [33]. Conclusion In conclusion, Os NPs with a hcp crystal structure and a size of approx. 1–2 nm are synthesized in methanol, ethanol, and water mixtures of OsCl3 or H2OsCl6 precursors, without the need for
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Published 16 Feb 2022

Engineered titania nanomaterials in advanced clinical applications

  • Padmavati Sahare,
  • Paulina Govea Alvarez,
  • Juan Manual Sanchez Yanez,
  • Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas,
  • Samik Chakraborty,
  • Sujay Paul and
  • Miriam Estevez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 201–218, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.15

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  • stability, toxicity, and ultimately the fate of TiO2 nps [36]. Thus, there is a need to meticulously characterize the nanomaterial properties, emphasizing particle size, crystal structure, and specific surface area, for a reliable prediction of the toxicological behavior of TiO2 nanomaterials. A number of
  • considered as a valuable antimicrobial agent due to its photocatalytic activity and self-cleaning properties. Several factors might affect the physicochemical properties of TiO2 nps. Crystal structure and shape are the most critical factors responsible for their antimicrobial property [76]. TiO2 has
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Published 14 Feb 2022

Tin dioxide nanomaterial-based photocatalysts for nitrogen oxide oxidation: a review

  • Viet Van Pham,
  • Hong-Huy Tran,
  • Thao Kim Truong and
  • Thi Minh Cao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 96–113, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.7

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  • , surface engineering, heterojunction construction, co-catalyst, which will be thoroughly outlined in this review. Structure and bandgap SnO2 has a crystal structure similar to that of rutile TiO2 [41][42]. The unit cell parameters of rutile SnO2 are a = b = 0.47374 nm and c = 0.31864 nm [43]. In one unit
  • predominantly point defects, that is, defects associated with one lattice point, such as cation or oxygen ion vacancies. OVs determine the physical and chemical properties of metal oxides. Figure 4a shows the natural crystal structure of SnO2 synthesized by vapor transport [48]. The (110) plane of rutile SnO2
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Published 21 Jan 2022

Nanoscale friction and wear of a polymer coated with graphene

  • Robin Vacher and
  • Astrid S. de Wijn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 63–73, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.4

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  • AFM tip. The AFM tip is rigid and consists of atoms arranged in an fcc lattice with a period of 5.43 Å, which is the crystal structure of silicon. A semisphere is cut out from this material. The tip is placed above the surface. A constant normal force is applied to the tip so that it moves towards the
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Published 14 Jan 2022

Heating ability of elongated magnetic nanoparticles

  • Elizaveta M. Gubanova,
  • Nikolai A. Usov and
  • Vladimir A. Oleinikov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1404–1412, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.104

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  • perfect crystal structure and narrow size distribution, which makes them potential agents for magnetic hyperthermia [27][42]. In this work, by using the stochastic Landau–Lifshitz equation [43][44][45][46], we calculate low-frequency hysteresis loops and SAR of assemblies of elongated spheroidal magnetite
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Published 28 Dec 2021

Chemical vapor deposition of germanium-rich CrGex nanowires

  • Vladislav Dřínek,
  • Stanislav Tiagulskyi,
  • Roman Yatskiv,
  • Jan Grym,
  • Radek Fajgar,
  • Věra Jandová,
  • Martin Koštejn and
  • Jaroslav Kupčík

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1365–1371, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.100

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  • furnace. Cr11Ge19 belongs to the large family of compounds exhibiting a Nowotny chimney ladder crystal structure. Such materials have mostly significant thermoelectric properties [5]. CrGe superlattices in CrGe/FeGe and CrGe/Mn/Ge/FeGe systems were fabricated for advanced materials with tunable skyrmions
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Published 07 Dec 2021

pH-driven enhancement of anti-tubercular drug loading on iron oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery in macrophages

  • Karishma Berta Cotta,
  • Sarika Mehra and
  • Rajdip Bandyopadhyaya

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1127–1139, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.84

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  • estimation (50 nm scale bar), (c) XRD for characterization of the nanoparticle form and crystal structure, (d) zeta potential (error bars indicate standard deviation determined over 3 replicates for each pH) and (e) FTIR spectrum. (f) FTIR spectrum for standard NOR. Characterization of NOR@IONPpH5
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Published 07 Oct 2021

First-principles study of the structural, optoelectronic and thermophysical properties of the π-SnSe for thermoelectric applications

  • Muhammad Atif Sattar,
  • Najwa Al Bouzieh,
  • Maamar Benkraouda and
  • Noureddine Amrane

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1101–1114, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.82

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  • as a result of rigid controlled lattice growth conditions, poor elastic properties, and high cost for mass production [45]. Recently, a new cubic crystal structure of tin monoselenide (π-SnSe) (analogous to π-SnS [46]) has been characterized within binary phase by using X-ray diffraction and
  • prepared the initial structure of the π-SnSe by using experimentally determined atomic coordinates of the π-SnS system by replacing the S ion with Se ions due to the equivalent cubic analog of the π-SnS system [46]. Regarding the crystal structure of π-SnSe, Golan and his team, in 2016, first designated
  • π-SnSe system. In the cubic π-SnSe crystal structure, every Sn is located at the apex of the trigonal pyramidal connected through three Se atoms at the trigonal base with an Sn–Se bond distance of 2.6 Å. The polyhedrons are linked to produce an unusual corner-sharing system. We started from
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Published 05 Oct 2021

Revealing the formation mechanism and band gap tuning of Sb2S3 nanoparticles

  • Maximilian Joschko,
  • Franck Yvan Fotue Wafo,
  • Christina Malsi,
  • Danilo Kisić,
  • Ivana Validžić and
  • Christina Graf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1021–1033, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.76

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  • . Subsequently, the type I nanoparticles aggregated into type II nanoparticles and formed superordinated type III structures that finally crystallized in an orthorhombic crystal structure. Furthermore, the kinetic control of the reaction enabled tuning of the optical band gap of the amorphous material in the
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Published 10 Sep 2021

A Au/CuNiCoS4/p-Si photodiode: electrical and morphological characterization

  • Adem Koçyiğit,
  • Adem Sarılmaz,
  • Teoman Öztürk,
  • Faruk Ozel and
  • Murat Yıldırım

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 984–994, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.74

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  • great attention due their unique electronic, magnetic, optical, and gas sensing properties. Spinel compounds can be employed in data storage applications, lithium-ion batteries, gas sensors, and medical diagnostics [1][2]. Spinels have a cubic crystal structure with the general chemical formula AB2X4
  • at a wavelength of 400–1100 nm. C–V measurements were carried out on a Keithley 4200 SCS. Results and Discussion Structural characterization Crystal structure, phase, and purity of the produced nanocrystals were investigated by XRD analysis. The XRD pattern of the nanocrystals is shown in Figure 2a
  • ± 1 nm. An interplanar spacing of d = 2.87 Å, corresponding to the (113) planes of the cubic crystal structure, was determined from the HR-TEM image in Figure 2c. Figure 2d shows a FE-SEM images of the agglomerated nanocrystals. The surface of the CuNiCoS4 nanocrystal layers is smooth and free from
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Published 02 Sep 2021

Is the Ne operation of the helium ion microscope suitable for electron backscatter diffraction sample preparation?

  • Annalena Wolff

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 965–983, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.73

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  • microscope is better suited to achieve the required mirror-flat sample surface when operating the ion source with Ne instead of He. Copper was chosen as a test material and polished using Ga and Ne ions with different ion energies as well as incident angles. The results show that crystal structure
  • alterations and, in some instances, phase transformation of Cu to Cu3Ga occurred when polishing with Ga ions. Polishing with high-energy Ne ions at a glancing angle maintains the crystal structure and significantly improves indexing in EBSD measurements. By milling down to a depth equaling the depth of the
  • , defects such as interstitials or vacancies can be created [23]. This can induce a significant amount of crystal structure alterations in a sample and thus artefacts. While these artefacts are well recognized for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) lamella preparation, in which the lamella preparation
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Published 31 Aug 2021

Self-assembly of Eucalyptus gunnii wax tubules and pure ß-diketone on HOPG and glass

  • Miriam Anna Huth,
  • Axel Huth and
  • Kerstin Koch

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 939–949, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.70

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  •  8d), which were not detectable by SEM. Consecutive images showed that the tip of the tubule was shortened over time and new steps on existing underlying layers of approximately the same height (3 nm) were grown. It is plausible to assume that the crystal structure of the newly formed wax shapes was
  • family) [20]. These tubules have a triclinic crystal order, a length of 0.3–1.1 µm, and a diameter of 0.1–0.2 µm [13][15][17]. ß-Diketone tubules have a similar diameter of 0.1–0.2 µm and a length of 2–3 µm, therefore, they are longer than the other two types of tubules and they have a hexagonal crystal
  • structure [13][18]. Secondary alcohol tubules evolved in all major groups of land plants and design durable superhydrophobic surfaces (e.g., the Lotus Effect). In vitro recrystallization experiments with single wax components of these tubules showed that tubules were formed by secondary alcohols plus at
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Published 20 Aug 2021

Effects of temperature and repeat layer spacing on mechanical properties of graphene/polycrystalline copper nanolaminated composites under shear loading

  • Chia-Wei Huang,
  • Man-Ping Chang and
  • Te-Hua Fang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 863–877, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.65

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  • propagate to the grain boundaries, they will cause the grain boundaries to slide and twist. The dislocations may be absorbed by the grain boundaries or diffuse into the grains. Besides, the evolution of grains is also one of the main factors of crystal structure deformation. As shown in Figure 16b1 and
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Published 12 Aug 2021

Silver nanoparticles nucleated in NaOH-treated halloysite: a potential antimicrobial material

  • Yuri B. Matos,
  • Rodrigo S. Romanus,
  • Mattheus Torquato,
  • Edgar H. de Souza,
  • Rodrigo L. Villanova,
  • Marlene Soares and
  • Emilson R. Viana

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 798–807, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.63

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  • substrate. It is thus a low-cost solution for antimicrobial nanoparticle production that is also scalable to industrial production. Crystal structure of halloysite particles. Layout of sample dimensions (in mm × mm) and preparation for the polymer antimicrobial test showing (1) film cover, (2) bacterial
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Published 05 Aug 2021

Prediction of Co and Ru nanocluster morphology on 2D MoS2 from interaction energies

  • Cara-Lena Nies and
  • Michael Nolan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 704–724, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.56

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  • reference, we have computed an exothermic vacancy formation energy of −6.16 eV. The bond lengths in bulk structures that are used for comparison are based on the crystal structures in [52][53][54][55][56][57]. Only a theoretical crystal structure was available for RuMo, all other structures used have been
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Published 14 Jul 2021

High-yield synthesis of silver nanowires for transparent conducting PET films

  • Gul Naz,
  • Hafsa Asghar,
  • Muhammad Ramzan,
  • Muhammad Arshad,
  • Rashid Ahmed,
  • Muhammad Bilal Tahir,
  • Bakhtiar Ul Haq,
  • Nadeem Baig and
  • Junaid Jalil

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 624–632, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.51

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  • cubic silver crystal structure with the lattice constant a = 4.086 Å. The diffraction pattern in Figure 3b shows four distinct peaks with 2θ values of 38.1°, 44.30°, 64.51°, and 77.43°, corresponding to the (111), (200), (220) and (311) Bragg reflections, respectively. No further peaks were observed
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Published 01 Jul 2021

Interface interaction of transition metal phthalocyanines with strontium titanate (100)

  • Reimer Karstens,
  • Thomas Chassé and
  • Heiko Peisert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 485–496, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.39

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  • increased by introducing oxygen vacancies into the crystal structure or by doping (e.g., n-type doping with niobium, Nb5+). Generally, two different terminations of STO(100) are known, that is, the surface can be either TiO2- or SrO-terminated. The TiO2 termination can be achieved by (ex situ) acid
  • be driven by the ionization potential difference between substrate and adsorbate. In addition, fluorination may affect significantly the adsorption geometry on surfaces as well as the single-crystal structure and arrangement in thin films [34][35][36][37]. Furthermore, local chemical interactions
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Published 21 May 2021

Boosting of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via chlorine doping of polymeric carbon nitride

  • Malgorzata Aleksandrzak,
  • Michalina Kijaczko,
  • Wojciech Kukulka,
  • Daria Baranowska,
  • Martyna Baca,
  • Beata Zielinska and
  • Ewa Mijowska

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 473–484, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.38

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  • . Three of the most popular modifications are: (i) coupling with other semiconductors [22][23], (ii) self-optimization of the crystal structure [24][25], and (iii) doping with heteroatoms [26][27]. Therefore, PCN is called the "holy grail" because it is believed that its modifications will result in
  • electron delocalization, efficient charge separation, favorable retention of the crystal structure, and light-harvesting extension [37]. Here, a new procedure of PCN doping with chlorine will be revealed. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared materials was investigated in a water-splitting reaction
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Published 19 May 2021

A review on nanostructured silver as a basic ingredient in medicine: physicochemical parameters and characterization

  • Gabriel M. Misirli,
  • Kishore Sridharan and
  • Shirley M. P. Abrantes

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 440–461, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.36

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  • term "plasmon" was introduced by Pines and Bohm (1952) and it means, in a very brief way, that electrons move as a group inside of a metal. Together, the electrons alternately flow back and forth while being attracted to the positive ions, which make up the crystal structure, and are repelled when they
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Published 14 May 2021

Solution combustion synthesis of a nanometer-scale Co3O4 anode material for Li-ion batteries

  • Monika Michalska,
  • Huajun Xu,
  • Qingmin Shan,
  • Shiqiang Zhang,
  • Yohan Dall'Agnese,
  • Yu Gao,
  • Amrita Jain and
  • Marcin Krajewski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 424–431, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.34

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  • ), (400), (422), and (511) crystal planes, respectively. Their positions are characteristic for the cubic spinel crystal structure with the space group Fd3m. The calculated unit cell parameter (a = 8.085 Å) is consistent with the standard value for cobalt(II,III) oxide (42-1467 ICDD). The analysis of peak
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Published 10 May 2021

The impact of molecular tumor profiling on the design strategies for targeting myeloid leukemia and EGFR/CD44-positive solid tumors

  • Nikola Geskovski,
  • Nadica Matevska-Geshkovska,
  • Simona Dimchevska Sazdovska,
  • Marija Glavas Dodov,
  • Kristina Mladenovska and
  • Katerina Goracinova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 375–401, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.31

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Published 29 Apr 2021

The role of gold atom concentration in the formation of Cu–Au nanoparticles from the gas phase

  • Yuri Ya. Gafner,
  • Svetlana L. Gafner,
  • Darya A. Ryzkova and
  • Andrey V. Nomoev

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 72–81, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.6

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  • heating of Cu3Au nanoclusters, typical changes called “order–disorder transition” occur in the nanocluster structure, leading to the decomposition of the initial L12 crystal structure. This leads to a transition to the FCC structure with a random atomic distribution in the long-range coordination spheres
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Published 19 Jan 2021

Effect of different silica coatings on the toxicity of upconversion nanoparticles on RAW 264.7 macrophage cells

  • Cynthia Kembuan,
  • Helena Oliveira and
  • Christina Graf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 35–48, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.3

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  • ± 1]:[25 ± 1]:[2 ± 0.5]. The XRD diffractogram shows a predominantly hexagonal crystal structure (JCPDS No. 00-028-1192), which is typical for such UCNPs (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S1) [47]. The core was coated with two different silica layers: 7 ± 1 nm for the thin-shelled silica layer
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Self-standing heterostructured NiCx-NiFe-NC/biochar as a highly efficient cathode for lithium–oxygen batteries

  • Shengyu Jing,
  • Xu Gong,
  • Shan Ji,
  • Linhui Jia,
  • Bruno G. Pollet,
  • Sheng Yan and
  • Huagen Liang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1809–1821, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.163

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  • calcined at 700 °C, NiFe-PBA/PP-900 had a grape-like morphology (Figure 2c). The crystal structure of NiFe-PBA/PP-T samples was obtained from XRD (Figure 2d). A characteristic peak at approx. 2θ = 26.4° was observed in the XRD patterns of both samples, and was attributed to the (002) plane of graphite
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