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Coupled molecular and cantilever dynamics model for frequency-modulated atomic force microscopy

  • Michael Klocke and
  • Dietrich E. Wolf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 708–720, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.63

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  • ] and theoretically [1]. However, by now, many more examples are known with distinct adhesion hysteresis, notably also organic molecules with covalent bonds [34]. These systems are chemically more complex, but the principal mechanism of adhesion hysteresis is the same as for a simple KBr surface. Also
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Published 17 May 2016

Hierarchical coassembly of DNA–triptycene hybrid molecular building blocks and zinc protoporphyrin IX

  • Rina Kumari,
  • Sumit Singh,
  • Mohan Monisha,
  • Sourav Bhowmick,
  • Anindya Roy,
  • Neeladri Das and
  • Prolay Das

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 697–707, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.62

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  • therapy (PDT) applications as well as photocatalytic reactions. Keywords: DNA nanostructure; DNA–organic hybrid; DNA self-assembly; 2,6,14-triptycenetripropiolic acid; zinc protoporphyrin IX; Introduction Hybrid nanomaterials resulting from the covalent conjugation of DNA with organic molecules [1][2][3
  • DNA–organic hybrid molecular building blocks, the selection of organic molecules and their inherent directionality have been found to be the most important determinant for the desired system to have improved functional properties and stability [1]. Reportedly, several nanostructures have been
  • developed by conjugating planar organic molecules with DNA. The inherent planarity and symmetry in these molecules yielded 2D structures [24][25]. Recently, DNA–organic hybrids having a definite angular directionality have yielded interesting nanostructure with 3D topology [26][27]. Herein, for the first
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Published 12 May 2016

Invariance of molecular charge transport upon changes of extended molecule size and several related issues

  • Ioan Bâldea

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 418–431, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.37

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  • organic molecules. For concrete cases, the model parameters (Hμ,μ′, τL,R, tL,R) can be obtained within density-functional-based, tight binding (DFTB) frameworks [18][19][20], which represent the state-of-the-art for such larger systems. In a biased junction, they may also nontrivially depend on V and, if
  • within this framework include, e.g., atomic chains, quantum wires, carbon nanotubes, and (possibly DNA-based) bio and large organic molecules. To determine the model parameter values, density functional based tight binding (DFTB) frameworks [18][19][20] represent the state-of-the-art. It is worth
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Published 11 Mar 2016

Efficiency improvement in the cantilever photothermal excitation method using a photothermal conversion layer

  • Natsumi Inada,
  • Hitoshi Asakawa,
  • Taiki Kobayashi and
  • Takeshi Fukuma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 409–417, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.36

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  • the cantilever material (e.g., silicon was used in [27]). However, the short wavelength light may cause sample damage when biological molecules or organic molecules are studied. To avoid this, an excitation laser with a longer wavelength (e.g., infrared light) is preferred in some cases. Although
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Published 10 Mar 2016

Rigid multipodal platforms for metal surfaces

  • Michal Valášek,
  • Marcin Lindner and
  • Marcel Mayor

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 374–405, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.34

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  • form monomolecular layers between both electrodes. In many cases, either self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) [23] or Langmuir–Blodgett films (LB) [24][25] of organic molecules on a solid surface provide the order at the molecular level inside the junction to accomplish interface functionalization. The
  • (thiols, disulfides), and related moieties on coinage metals, particularly Au(111), Ag, Cu as well as Pt, Hg, GaAs(100) and InP(100) surfaces [23]. Particularly, the sulfur–gold bond is the most popular and the most extensively investigated junction for anchoring organic molecules on metal surfaces
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Published 08 Mar 2016

Case studies on the formation of chalcogenide self-assembled monolayers on surfaces and dissociative processes

  • Yongfeng Tong,
  • Tingming Jiang,
  • Azzedine Bendounan,
  • Makri Nimbegondi Kotresh Harish,
  • Angelo Giglia,
  • Stefan Kubsky,
  • Fausto Sirotti,
  • Luca Pasquali,
  • Srinivasan Sampath and
  • Vladimir A. Esaulov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 263–277, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.24

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  • report examines the assembly of chalcogenide organic molecules on various surfaces, focusing on cases when chemisorption is accompanied by carbon–chalcogen atom-bond scission. In the case of alkane and benzyl chalcogenides, this induces formation of a chalcogenized interface layer. This process can occur
  • . We discuss some recent studies based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy that shed light on these aspects for a series of such organic molecules. Keywords: copper; nickel; palladium; reactivity; selenol; selenophene; self-assembly; thiol; thiophene; Introduction In recent years research related to
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Published 17 Feb 2016

Surface-site reactivity in small-molecule adsorption: A theoretical study of thiol binding on multi-coordinated gold clusters

  • Elvis C. M. Ting,
  • Tatiana Popa and
  • Irina Paci

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 53–61, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.6

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  • Elvis C. M. Ting Tatiana Popa Irina Paci Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3V6, Canada 10.3762/bjnano.7.6 Abstract Background: The adsorption of organic molecules on metal surfaces has a broad array of applications, from device engineering to medical diagnosis
  • ; sulfur–gold interactions; thiol adsorption; Introduction The interactions between organic molecules and metallic surfaces have been the subject of significant interest in recent years, because of their fundamental relevance in a broad array of nanoscience applications. One area of interfacial research
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Published 18 Jan 2016

Controlled graphene oxide assembly on silver nanocube monolayers for SERS detection: dependence on nanocube packing procedure

  • Martina Banchelli,
  • Bruno Tiribilli,
  • Roberto Pini,
  • Luigi Dei,
  • Paolo Matteini and
  • Gabriella Caminati

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 9–21, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.2

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  • can be deposited directly onto water surfaces [27] either alone or mixed with organic molecules that act as dispersants in the case of scarce particle stability at the interface [28]. Other strategies include choice of non-aqueous monolayer subphases [29] and formation of the monolayer at water–oil
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Published 06 Jan 2016

Sonochemical co-deposition of antibacterial nanoparticles and dyes on textiles

  • Ilana Perelshtein,
  • Anat Lipovsky,
  • Nina Perkas,
  • Tzanko Tzanov and
  • Aharon Gedanken

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1–8, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.1

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  • towards the fabric surface. The dyeing occurs as a result of supplying ultrasound energy to the solution. When high-intensity ultrasound is applied to the aqueous solution of organic molecules, these molecules are adsorbed on the surface of the sonochemically formed acoustic bubbles. When the implosive
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Published 04 Jan 2016

Sub-monolayer film growth of a volatile lanthanide complex on metallic surfaces

  • Hironari Isshiki,
  • Jinjie Chen,
  • Kevin Edelmann and
  • Wulf Wulfhekel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2412–2416, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.248

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  • metal-organic molecules with magnetic-ion cores exhibit long spin-relaxation times for the reversal of the localized magnetic moment at low temperatures. These molecules are called single-molecule magnets (SMMs), because the magnetic properties are attributed to the individual single molecules as a
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Published 16 Dec 2015

Green and energy-efficient methods for the production of metallic nanoparticles

  • Mitra Naghdi,
  • Mehrdad Taheran,
  • Satinder K. Brar,
  • M. Verma,
  • R. Y. Surampalli and
  • J. R. Valero

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2354–2376, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.243

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  • the size range of 20–60 nm and suggested that the Ag and Pd NPs were capped and stabilized by organic molecules such as polyphenols and caffeine [51]. In another study, Nune et al. used aqueous tea extract to reduce NaAuCl4 to Au NPs within 10 min. Their particles were spherical and in the size range
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Published 10 Dec 2015

Plasma fluorination of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes: functionalization and thermal stability

  • Claudia Struzzi,
  • Mattia Scardamaglia,
  • Axel Hemberg,
  • Luca Petaccia,
  • Jean-François Colomer,
  • Rony Snyders and
  • Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2263–2271, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.232

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  • the D’-band) [48][49]. For the spectrum recorded after heating the sample to 900 °C, an additional D3-peak (1466 cm−1) was necessary for the fitting. The origin of this mode is not clear, but it has been attributed to amorphous carbon fraction of soot (e.g., organic molecules, fragments or functional
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Published 01 Dec 2015

Thermoelectricity in molecular junctions with harmonic and anharmonic modes

  • Bijay Kumar Agarwalla,
  • Jian-Hua Jiang and
  • Dvira Segal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2129–2139, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.218

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  • utilized to study charge transfer in donor–bridge–acceptor organic molecules [11] and organic molecular semiconductors [12], as well as thermoelectric effects in quantum dot devices [13][14]. Recently, Erpenbeck et al. had provided a thorough computational study of transport characteristics with
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Published 11 Nov 2015

Electrospray deposition of organic molecules on bulk insulator surfaces

  • Antoine Hinaut,
  • Rémy Pawlak,
  • Ernst Meyer and
  • Thilo Glatzel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1927–1934, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.195

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  • Antoine Hinaut Remy Pawlak Ernst Meyer Thilo Glatzel Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland 10.3762/bjnano.6.195 Abstract Large organic molecules are of important interest for organic-based devices such as hybrid photovoltaics or molecular
  • techniques are compatible with molecular resolution, the pollution from solvents remains a problem [3][4][5]. Electrospray ionization (ESI), first developed by Fenn et al. [6] allows for the introduction of large organic molecules in vacuum. Originally developed for mass spectrometry and protein studies, it
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Published 18 Sep 2015

Synthesis, characterization and in vitro biocompatibility study of Au/TMC/Fe3O4 nanocomposites as a promising, nontoxic system for biomedical applications

  • Hanieh Shirazi,
  • Maryam Daneshpour,
  • Soheila Kashanian and
  • Kobra Omidfar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1677–1689, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.170

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  • distribution, facile and low cost synthesis process, and ease of surface modification, biological and medical applications using uncoated iron oxide nanoparticles are limited because of their tendency to aggregate and oxidize [9][19]. Covering their surface with organic molecules (e.g., biodegradable polymers
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Published 03 Aug 2015

Influence of surface chemical properties on the toxicity of engineered zinc oxide nanoparticles to embryonic zebrafish

  • Zitao Zhou,
  • Jino Son,
  • Bryan Harper,
  • Zheng Zhou and
  • Stacey Harper

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1568–1579, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.160

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  • estimate the protein-ligand binding free energy [35], and molar refractivity (RF) represents the energy required to polarize one mole of the substance and is associated with receptor binding affinity [36]. Dreiding energy (DE) will be used to predict the binding affinity of organic molecules with Zn and
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Published 20 Jul 2015

Transformations of PTCDA structures on rutile TiO2 induced by thermal annealing and intermolecular forces

  • Szymon Godlewski,
  • Jakub S. Prauzner-Bechcicki,
  • Thilo Glatzel,
  • Ernst Meyer and
  • Marek Szymoński

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1498–1507, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.155

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  • example, titanium dioxide surfaces are exceptionally useful in various applications, including the catalysis, solar energy conversion, gas sensing and others [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Merging two classes of materials, i.e., metal oxide surfaces with organic molecules, seems to be one of the most
  • even more evident when combined materials, such as organic molecules adsorbed on a metal oxide surface, are examined. Thus, we have decided to perform our research on such a model system, comprising perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) molecules adsorbed onto the (110) face of rutile
  • . However, the subsequent deposition of organic molecules requires keeping the sample in the vicinity of the heated effusion cell. This results in enhanced water adsorption on the surface, leading to passivation of oxygen vacancies and formation of a great number of surface hydroxy groups. Therefore
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Published 10 Jul 2015

DNA–melamine hybrid molecules: from self-assembly to nanostructures

  • Rina Kumari,
  • Shib Shankar Banerjee,
  • Anil K. Bhowmick and
  • Prolay Das

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1432–1438, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.148

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  • add versatility to the building blocks that are subsequently used to assemble complex nanostructures [16][17]. The repertoire of organic molecules is practically infinite, and the possibilities for developing novel DNA−organic molecular hybrid structures are endless. The judicious selection of organic
  • conjugates. Overall, this implies that by using small and structurally well-defined organic molecules, it is possible to increase the stability and melting temperature of DNA duplexes in a self-assembly. The self-assembly products were also characterized by native PAGE (Figure 3). Particularly noteworthy is
  • most important considerations to direct the self-assembly of the hybrid structure. Researchers have independently achieved DNA assemblies in two and three dimensions by introducing organic molecules for various functions [45][46][47]. The use of such DNA–organic molecule hybrid structures and those
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Published 30 Jun 2015

Electron and heat transport in porphyrin-based single-molecule transistors with electro-burnt graphene electrodes

  • Hatef Sadeghi,
  • Sara Sangtarash and
  • Colin J. Lambert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1413–1420, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.146

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  • ][12][13][14][15][16] is the close match of their Fermi energy with the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) or lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels of organic molecules. Furthermore, in comparison to the more bulky metallic electrodes, graphene electrodes promote electrostatic
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Published 26 Jun 2015

Natural and artificial binders of polyriboadenylic acid and their effect on RNA structure

  • Giovanni N. Roviello,
  • Domenica Musumeci,
  • Valentina Roviello,
  • Marina Pirtskhalava,
  • Alexander Egoyan and
  • Merab Mirtskhulava

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1338–1347, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.138

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  • base-pair/alkaloid stoichiometry. Çetinkol and Hud [28] studied the binding of small organic molecules with poly(rA), confirming that coralyne was able to bind with high affinity poly(rA) in a highly cooperative binding process. In fact, a minimum of six molecules were necessary to stabilize the poly
  • as 3,9-dimethylxanthine, no poly(rA) interaction was detected. The same work led also to exclude the formation of complexes of poly(rA) with hypoxanthine, allopurinol, 6,8-dihydroxypurine, theophylline and theobromine. Artificial poly(rA) binders Synthetic organic molecules Regarding the interaction
  • sequences. Such compounds exhibited higher stability and specificity with poly(rA) complexes than the corresponding underivatized DNAs. Nanotubes Poly(rA) binding is not exclusive to small organic molecules. For example, Zhao et al. [64] reported an example of self-structure induction in a single-stranded
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Published 17 Jun 2015

Patterning technique for gold nanoparticles on substrates using a focused electron beam

  • Takahiro Noriki,
  • Shogo Abe,
  • Kotaro Kajikawa and
  • Masayuki Shimojo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1010–1015, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.104

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  • organic molecules formed on the surfaces of the substrate and the nanoparticles, and that the amorphous carbon was formed during step (ii). This amorphous carbon is considered to fix the particles onto the substrate. The immobilization of the nanoparticle on the substrate surface is considered to occur
  • due to the deposition of amorphous carbon. This amorphous carbon most likely originates from organic molecules around the nanoparticles, as similar mechanisms of decomposition and deposition occur in electron beam-induced deposition (EBID) [9][10][11]. Fujita et al. reported that amorphous carbon was
  • nanoparticles were covered with organic molecules and hydrocarbon molecules may have been present in the SEM chamber. Thus, the deposition of amorphous carbon was considered to occur around the particles during the irradiation process, due to the decomposition of organic substances by the high-energy electron
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Published 22 Apr 2015

Electrocatalysis on the nm scale

  • R. Jürgen Behm

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1008–1009, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.103

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  • theoretical description of important electrocatalytic reactions, such as hydrogen evolution/water splitting [4][5] or electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis [6]. Additionally, mechanistic studies of electrocatalytic reactions, such as O2 reduction [7], CO oxidation [8] or the electrooxidation of small organic
  • molecules [9], are presented. The potential of in situ microscopy [10] and in situ spectroscopy [8][9], in addition to electrochemical measurements for the characterization of electrode surfaces/electrocatalysts and for the mechanistic understanding of electrocatalytic reactions is illustrated. Finally, the
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Published 21 Apr 2015

Transformation of hydrogen titanate nanoribbons to TiO2 nanoribbons and the influence of the transformation strategies on the photocatalytic performance

  • Melita Rutar,
  • Nejc Rozman,
  • Matej Pregelj,
  • Carla Bittencourt,
  • Romana Cerc Korošec,
  • Andrijana Sever Škapin,
  • Aleš Mrzel,
  • Srečo D. Škapin and
  • Polona Umek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 831–844, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.86

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  • transformation in NH3(aq) resulted in interstitial doping only, while interstitial and substituitonal doping were result of calcination of HTiNRs in the NH3(g)/Ar(g) flow. The photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2 depends on the properties of the particles and on the target organic molecules. In our case the
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Published 27 Mar 2015

Statistics of work and orthogonality catastrophe in discrete level systems: an application to fullerene molecules and ultra-cold trapped Fermi gases

  • Antonello Sindona,
  • Michele Pisarra,
  • Mario Gravina,
  • Cristian Vacacela Gomez,
  • Pierfrancesco Riccardi,
  • Giovanni Falcone and
  • Francesco Plastina

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 755–766, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.78

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  • number of core-ionized systems [8][9], including organic molecules [10] and carbon-based nanomaterials [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], where an additional signature of the Anderson orthogonality catastrophe are the secondary peaks, or shake-up satellites, in the core level spectra. Despite the
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Published 18 Mar 2015

Combination of surface- and interference-enhanced Raman scattering by CuS nanocrystals on nanopatterned Au structures

  • Alexander G. Milekhin,
  • Nikolay A. Yeryukov,
  • Larisa L. Sveshnikova,
  • Tatyana A. Duda,
  • Ekaterina E. Rodyakina,
  • Victor A. Gridchin,
  • Evgeniya S. Sheremet and
  • Dietrich R. T. Zahn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 749–754, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.77

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  • field. The constructive interference in oxide layers was successfully used for achieving the maximum field enhancement for optical antennas [25], for realising the effect of co-enhanced IERS and SERS by organic molecules [26] and graphene [27], as well as for designing a chip for single molecular
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Published 17 Mar 2015
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