Energy-related nanomaterials

• Paul Ziemann and
• Alexei R. Khokhlov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 678–679, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.76

• , energy storage poses an even greater challenge, requiring contributions from the fields of electrochemistry, catalysis and simulations on all length scales. Therefore, the cooperation of research facilities with a long-established experience in materials-oriented chemistry including catalysis and

High-resolution electrical and chemical characterization of nm-scale organic and inorganic devices

• Pierre Eyben

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 318–319, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.35

• increase in “More than Moore” developments targeting energy (photovoltaic, energy storage), imaging (e.g., quantitative medical imaging), sensor/actuators linked to CMOS-base circuitry, biochips, etc. The utilization of graphene in order to process high mobility (both for holes and electrons) field-effect

Near-field effects and energy transfer in hybrid metal-oxide nanostructures

• Ulrich Herr,
• Barat Achinuq,
• Cahit Benel,
• Giorgos Papageorgiou,
• Manuel Goncalves,
• Johannes Boneberg,
• Paul Leiderer,
• Paul Ziemann,
• Peter Marek and
• Horst Hahn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 306–317, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.34

• requires reliable and large-scale energy storage. A most attractive way to this end would be conversion of solar energy directly into chemical energy; this can, for example, be achieved by photocatalytic splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen, as already demonstrated forty years ago [1

Functionalization of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes

• Eloise Van Hooijdonk,
• Carla Bittencourt,
• Rony Snyders and
• Jean-François Colomer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 129–152, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.14

• tensile strength [9] and elastic modulus [10], CNTs form the strongest and stiffest material that humans have created. These properties offer a wide range of potential applications [11][12], for electronic devices, energy storage and transport, nanocomposite materials, and nanomedicine. The as-synthesized

• SWCNTs and graphene. The covalent bond between both elements leads to an ohmic contact at the junction. In parallel to this efficient electrical contact, a SSA between 2,000 and 2,600 m2·g−1 was measured. This work opens perspectives for potential applications in energy storage and nanoelectronic devices

Inorganic–organic hybrid materials through post-synthesis modification: Impact of the treatment with azides on the mesopore structure

• Miriam Keppeler,
• Jürgen Holzbock,
• Johanna Akbarzadeh,
• Herwig Peterlik and
• Nicola Hüsing

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 486–498, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.52

• Inorganic–organic hybrid materials with tailored porosity on several length scales are of interest for a variety of applications, such as separation, adsorption, catalysis, energy storage, etc., due to the benefits arising from each pore size regime, e.g., rapid mass transport through macropores combined