Scavenging of reactive oxygen species by phenolic compound-modified maghemite nanoparticles

• Małgorzata Świętek,
• Yi-Chin Lu,
• Rafał Konefał,
• Liliana P. Ferreira,
• M. Margarida Cruz,
• Yunn-Hwa Ma and
• Daniel Horák

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1073–1088, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.108

• 1660 and 1566 cm−1 were attributed to C=O and N–H bending vibrations of the amide group, respectively. Furthermore, the peak at 1728 cm−1 was attributed to C=O stretching. The appearance of these new peaks suggested that the hydroxy and amine groups of the precursor chitosan were sensitive to the

• the γ-Fe2O3@Hep particles, several new peaks were observed at 2922, 2852, 1258, and 1038 cm−1 compared to the γ-Fe2O3 spectrum (Figure 3a). Peaks at 2922, 2852, and 1648 cm−1 were ascribed to C–H and C=O stretching vibrations of carboxyl groups. Peaks at 1258 and 1038 cm−1 corresponded to N–H and C–O

• stretching vibrations of the amine groups and polysaccharides, respectively. The similarity between the magnetic hysteresis of neat and heparin-modified nanoparticles indicated that the polymer-coated nanoparticles retained the same superparamagnetic behavior. However, a small decrease in the saturation

Fabrication of silver nanoisland films by pulsed laser deposition for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

• Bogusław Budner,
• Mariusz Kuźma,
• Barbara Nasiłowska,
• Bartosz Bartosewicz,
• Malwina Liszewska and
• Bartłomiej J. Jankiewicz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 882–893, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.89

• determined based on the intensity of the peak located at 1080 cm−1, which in the pMA molecule corresponds to vibrations of the C–S bond [34]. The calculated average values of EF of the Raman signal are presented in Table 2. As mentioned above, the average EF of the Raman signal depends on the wavelength of

Tungsten disulfide-based nanocomposites for photothermal therapy

• Tzuriel Levin,
• Hagit Sade,
• Rina Ben-Shabbat Binyamini,
• Maayan Pour,
• Iftach Nachman and
• Jean-Paul Lellouche

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 811–822, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.81

• cm−1 is characteristic of iron oxides, and represents the stretching vibration of Fe–O bond [53][54]. The peaks at 1640 cm−1 and 3400 cm−1 originate from interlayer water: the former is assigned H–O–H bending vibrations, and the latter to O–H stretching vibrations [53][54]. The peak at around 820 cm

• −1 might be assigned to Ce–O stretching vibrations [55]. In the spectrum of WS2-NT-CM-PEI, the peaks at 1050 cm−1 and 1640 cm–1 are a bit more accentuated compared to the WS2-NT-CM spectrum. These bands may be assigned to the C–N stretching vibrations and N–H stretching vibrations, respectively, of

• the PEI chains. The peak at 2350 cm−1 is typical to CO2, most likely captured by PEI [56]. In the spectrum of WS2-NT-CM-PAA, the peaks originating from the polyacrylic acid are dominant. The peak at 800 cm−1 is assigned to C–H bending vibrations in the PAA chain. The peaks in the range of 1000–1260 cm

An efficient electrode material for high performance solid-state hybrid supercapacitors based on a Cu/CuO/porous carbon nanofiber/TiO₂ hybrid composite

• Mamta Sham Lal,
• Thirugnanam Lavanya and
• Sundara Ramaprabhu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 781–793, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.78

• characteristic peaks at 1587 and 1330 cm−1, corresponding to the G-band and D-band of typical carbonaceous materials, respectively. The D-band is related to disordered carbon, which shows vibrations with sp3 bonds in the crystal lattice defects which leads to disordered carbonaceous matrix. The G-band is

On the transformation of “zincone”-like into porous ZnO thin films from sub-saturated plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition

• Alberto Perrotta,
• Julian Pilz,
• Stefan Pachmajer,
• Antonella Milella and
• Anna Maria Coclite

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 746–759, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.74

• presence of organic functionalities is confirmed by the absorption in the region of 1300–1600 cm−1. The absorption in this region can be assigned to (a)symmetric (bidentate) OCO stretching vibrations in bicarbonates, carbonates, and formates (νOCO) due to the partial oxidation of the organic ligands. These

Outstanding chain-extension effect and high UV resistance of polybutylene succinate containing amino-acid-modified layered double hydroxides

• Adam A. Marek,
• Vincent Verney,
• Christine Taviot-Gueho,
• Grazia Totaro,
• Laura Sisti,
• Annamaria Celli and
• Fabrice Leroux

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 684–695, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.68

• displayed in Figure 4. The large, broad bands with maximum around 3400 cm−1 correspond to the O–H stretching vibrations of the hydroxide layers and water molecules located in the interlayered spaces or physically adsorbed on the surface of hybrids. The typical signals from amide functional groups (N–H, C=O

Topochemical engineering of composite hybrid fibers using layered double hydroxides and abietic acid

• Liji Sobhana,
• Lokesh Kesavan,
• Jan Gustafsson and
• Pedro Fardim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 589–605, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.60

• galleries. The frequencies at 617 cm−1, 656 cm−1 and 783 cm−1 were attributed to M–O–M, M–OH, and O–M–O bond vibrations of LDH. The characteristic peaks of AA in C-HF are those at 2936 cm−1, 2650 cm−1, 1695 cm−1, 1670 cm−1 and 1277 cm−1. The vibration at 2936 cm−1 corresponds to C–H stretching absorption

• bands of –CH3, –CH2–CH and =CH. The band at 2650 cm−1 is due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding in –OH of dimeric –COOH groups. The band at 1695 cm−1 is the outcome of C=O stretching vibrations of acid groups, whereas 1670 cm−1 is due to C=C conjugated bonds and 1277 cm−1 is from C–O deformation

• vibrations of –COOH. Consequently, the presence of characteristic vibrational frequencies of functional groups confirmed the presence of cellulose, LDH and AA in the respective materials. Microscopic Studies Morphology Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations of the pulp fibers (REF, C-F, HF, C

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

• adsorbed on 3D Ag-G.b. substrates with different Ag sputtering time. The characteristic peaks at 802, 915, 1172 and 1370 cm−1 correspond to C–H out-of-plane deformation, ring skeletal vibrations, C–H bending vibrations and C–C–C ring in-plane bending, respectively. The bands at 1532, 1585 and 1619 cm−1

Hydrophilicity and carbon chain length effects on the gas sensing properties of chemoresistive, self-assembled monolayer carbon nanotube sensors

• Juan Casanova-Cháfer,
• Carla Bittencourt and
• Eduard Llobet

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 565–577, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.58

• because the vibrations of the aromatic ring carbon chain appear in the region near 1500 cm−1. Figure 3a confirms the presence of thiols in thiol-Au-MWCNT samples, however, Figure 3b shows that some of these thiols remain unattached to Au. The 2550–2600 cm−1 region was analyzed in order to find the strong

Widening of the electroactivity potential range by composite formation – capacitive properties of TiO₂/BiVO₄/PEDOT:PSS electrodes in contact with an aqueous electrolyte

• Konrad Trzciński,
• Mariusz Szkoda,
• Andrzej P. Nowak,
• Marcin Łapiński and
• Anna Lisowska-Oleksiak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 483–493, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.49

• from the lattice mode. The bands at 330 and 368 cm−1, as well as 745 and 824 cm−1, can be attributed to the bending and stretching V–O vibrations, respectively [39][40]. Thus, the electrode preparation procedure leads to the formation of anatase (TiO2) and monoclinic scheelite (BiVO4) structures

• . Typical bands of PEDOT:PSS can be found in the Raman spectrum of the electrode after polymer electrodeposition. The main band (ca. 1438 cm−1) can be assigned to (C=C)–O vibrations in thiophene rings [41]. The symmetric C=C bands of the polymer chain are seen at 1508 and 1567 cm−1. The bands at ca. 1260

Reduced graphene oxide supported C₃N₄ nanoflakes and quantum dots as metal-free catalysts for visible light assisted CO₂ reduction

• Md Rakibuddin and
• Haekyoung Kim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 448–458, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.44

• , a sharp peak at 1380 cm−1 is observed, which can be ascribed to –C–O stretching vibrations of carboxylate groups, which are formed due to the breaking of some C–N bonds of triazine rings and their oxidation to carboxylic groups in the C3N4 NFs and QDs [19]. After the introduction of rGO to form GCN

Biocompatible organic–inorganic hybrid materials based on nucleobases and titanium developed by molecular layer deposition

• Leva Momtazi,
• Henrik H. Sønsteby and
• Ola Nilsen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 399–411, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.39

• the overtones and/or combination bands of C=O out-of-plane deformation vibration with C=O stretching vibration. These Fermi resonance vibrations for Ti-uracil are observed at 1747 and 1774 cm−1. The carbon double bond vibration is observed at 1645 and 1654 cm−1 for uracil and Ti-uracil, respectively

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

• broad vibration between 900 and 1200 cm−1 arising from vibration modes of the CPO3 tetrahedra. The intensity of this band increases with the P/Ti ratio. The absence of bands at ≈1220 cm−1 (P=O stretching vibration) and ≈950 cm−1 (P–OC stretching vibrations) [36] suggests that most of the phosphonate

• groups are in the same tridentate environment as in layered titanium phosphonates, that is, bonded to three Ti atoms in CP(OTi)3 sites, as previously reported for sol–gel TiO2–phenylphosphonate hybrid materials [15]. The vibrations in the 1400–1500 cm−1 range can be ascribed to CH3 and CH2 deformations

• of groups in residual surface moieties (e.g., Ti–OiPr, Ti–O–CMePhOiPr), and to CH3, CH2 and P–CH2 deformations in the octylphosphonate groups. The three bands between 2800 and 3000 cm−1 are ascribed to the C–H symmetric and asymmetric stretching vibrations of bonds in CH2 and CH3, mostly in the octyl

Removal of toxic heavy metals from river water samples using a porous silica surface modified with a new β-ketoenolic host

• Said Tighadouini,
• Smaail Radi,
• Abderrahman Elidrissi,
• Khadija Haboubi,
• Maryse Bacquet,
• Stéphanie Degoutin,
• Mustapha Zaghrioui and
• Yann Garcia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 262–273, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.25

• of material surface was obtained at 3351 cm−1 and the peak observed at 1050 cm−1 corresponds to Si–O–Si band, the strong bands observed at 2943 cm−1 are attributed to the stretching vibration of aliphatic C–H bands. The new ν(C=C) and ν(C=N) vibrations detected at 1459 cm−1 and 1531 cm−1

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

• -frequency region, the conspicuous maximum at ≈1600 cm−1 is due the stretching vibration of C=C bonds in aromatic or graphitic carbon. The peak at 1224 cm−1 corresponds to stretching vibrations of C–C and C–O single bonds (the ‘disorder’ peak usually found for graphitic material) [56][57][58][59][60][61

• ]. Importantly, the absence of carbonyl stretching vibrations around 1950–2190 cm−1 rules out any remnants of molecular precursor Ru3(CO)12 (Figure 7b [52][62]). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS, Figure 8) is used to differentiate between the oxidation states of ruthenium at its surface and in its inner

New micro/mesoporous nanocomposite material from low-cost sources for the efficient removal of aromatic and pathogenic pollutants from water

• Emmanuel I. Unuabonah,
• Robert Nöske,
• Jens Weber,
• Christina Günter and
• Andreas Taubert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 119–131, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.11

• presence of Si–O [33].The –OH bending vibration from absorbed water in raw kaolinite clay (1630 cm−1) shifts to lower wave numbers in 2Z-HYCA (between 1615 and 1599 cm−1) with increasing temperature. The band at approximately 1700 cm−1 is attributed to the C=O stretching vibrations of carbonyl groups

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

• NLDH, the strong absorption around 1381 cm−1 confirms the presence of interlayer NO3−, and the bands recorded below 800 cm−1 originate from the vibration of metal–oxygen bonds and from lattice vibrations associated with metal hydroxide sheets [15]. The introduction of OCPS anions after modification is

A new bioinspired method for pressure and flow sensing based on the underwater air-retaining surface of the backswimmer Notonecta

• Matthias Mail,
• Adrian Klein,
• Horst Bleckmann,
• Anke Schmitz,
• Torsten Scherer,
• Peter T. Rühr,
• Goran Lovric,
• Robin Fröhlingsdorf,
• Stanislav N. Gorb and
• Wilhelm Barthlott

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 3039–3047, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.282

• deflection of the laser beam and thus the pressure changes. With this setup, we were able to record the conversation of two people standing in front of the experimental tank (Figure 8). To rule out the possibility that the recorded signals were caused by vibrations of the experimental tank, an experiment was

• detected by a photosensitive diode (PSD) placed at the opposite side of the aquarium. A temporary displacement of the air–water interface due to pressure changes led to beam deflection, thus the diode signal could be used to detect vibrations at the interface. b) Diode signal recorded in the experiment

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

• OH groups of interlayer water molecules and brucite-like LDH layers. The band at 421 cm−1 is attributed to O–M–O lattice vibrations in LDH, which further proves the formation of a LDH platelet structure. Moreover, for HALS-Ca2Al-LDH and MP-Ca2Al-LDH, the characteristics stretching vibration bands of

Impact of the anodization time on the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ nanotubes

• Jesús A. Díaz-Real,
• Geyla C. Dubed-Bandomo,
• Juan Galindo-de-la-Rosa,
• Luis G. Arriaga,
• Janet Ledesma-García and
• Nicolas Alonso-Vante

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2628–2643, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.244

• intense peak at 142 cm−1 (Eg) assigned to anatase lattice vibrations [50]. No peaks of the rutile phase were observed in any of the samples. This is in agreement with the XRD data and other reports [51]. It is also noticeable that the intensity of all peaks increases with the anodization time without peak

• shifts. Two small peaks centered at 501 and 660 cm−1 were obtained after an instrumental artifact was canceled out by measuring a TiO2 control sample (Figure S2, Supporting Information File 1). The vibration at 660 cm−1 has been observed in titanate nanotubes and was attributed to Ti–O anatase vibrations

Effective sensor properties and sensitivity considerations of a dynamic co-resonantly coupled cantilever sensor

• Julia Körner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2546–2560, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.237

• )materials by scanning probe methods or magnetometry [5][6][7]. In contrast to static-mode operation, where the static bending of cantilever sensors is used as a measurement signal, the dynamic mode is based on exciting the beam to vibrations and monitoring its amplitude, resonance frequency and phase shift

Cytotoxicity of doxorubicin-conjugated poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide]-modified γ-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles towards human tumor cells

• Zdeněk Plichta,
• Yulia Kozak,
• Rostyslav Panchuk,
• Viktoria Sokolova,
• Matthias Epple,
• Lesya Kobylinska,
• Pavla Jendelová and
• Daniel Horák

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2533–2545, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.236

• methyl ester of sarcosine was methacryloylated. Structure and purity of MMAA was confirmed by 1H NMR (Figure 1a), gas chromatography (Figure 1b), and FTIR spectroscopy (Figure 1c). The FTIR spectrum exhibited characteristic peaks at 1745 and 1620 cm−1 ascribed to strong C=O stretching vibrations of ester

• and amide groups of MMAA, respectively. Peaks at 3083, 1649, and 889 cm−1 belonged to the CH2=, C=C stretching, and CH2= wagging vibrations of methacrylate, respectively. A strong asymmetric stretching vibration of C–O–C appeared at 1206 cm−1, while bending vibrations at 1454 and 1367 cm−1 were

• attributed to CH3 and CH2 groups of MMAA. Bands at ca. 2900 and at 1500–1350 cm−1 corresponded to stretching and bending vibrations of CH2 and CH3 groups, respectively. The first polymerization experiments involved the precipitation copolymerization of HPMA and MMAA. High molecular weight products (ca. 170

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

• . The IR spectrum of Si–NH2 shows the local environment of the silicon atom (Figure 2a). The presence of the absorption bands that correspond to valence and deformation vibrations of the CH2, NH2, NH3+, Si–CH2, Si–OH, (Si–O)n, C–N groups [19] confirm the proposed structure of the Si–NH2 molecule. The

• splitting of the absorption band at 1085 cm−1, which corresponds to asymmetric valence vibrations of the Si–O bond, into two bands at 1100 cm−1 and 1000 cm−1 is typical for polymer structures with Si–O–Si fragments and indicates the presence of at least dimers in the Si–NH2 nanoparticles. The bands at 3058

SERS active Ag–SiO₂ nanoparticles obtained by laser ablation of silver in colloidal silica

• Cristina Gellini,
• Francesco Muniz-Miranda,
• Alfonso Pedone and
• Maurizio Muniz-Miranda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2396–2404, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.224

• , Figure 4 shows the normal modes of the prominent SERS bands, which correspond to totally symmetric vibrations, except that at 1176 cm−1. The observed band at 351 cm−1 is mainly due to the inter-ring C–C’ stretching mode, and those at 766, 1012 and 1060 cm−1 are ring deformations. The peaks observed at

Nanoconjugates of a calixresorcinarene derivative with methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) fragments for drug encapsulation

• Alina M. Ermakova,
• Julia E. Morozova,
• Yana V. Shalaeva,
• Victor V. Syakaev,
• Aidar T. Gubaidullin,
• Alexandra D. Voloshina,
• Vladimir V. Zobov,
• Irek R. Nizameev,
• Olga B. Bazanova,
• Igor S. Antipin and
• Alexander I. Konovalov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2057–2070, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.195

• , the strong band of stretching vibrations of the C–O–C groups of PEG at 1110 cm−1 appears, confirming the conjugation of macrocycle and PEG (Figure 1d). In the 1H NMR spectrum of 3, the ratios between the integral intensities of terminal methoxy groups (at 3.37 ppm) and methyl and (CH2)9 groups (at