Characterisation of a micrometer-scale active plasmonic element by means of complementary computational and experimental methods

• Ciarán Barron,
• Giulia Di Fazio,
• Samuel Kenny,
• Silas O’Toole,
• Robin O’Reilly and
• Dominic Zerulla

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 110–122, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.12

• presence of an optically denser dielectric material with which the light interacts before reaching the metal. Light–matter interactions which give rise to the formation of SPPs can be classified into a sub-field of photonics known as plasmonics [8]. Investigations into SPPs provide vital insights into

• a LIA. This also provides great insight into nanomechanical thermal interactions. Knowledge of both physical parameters, the optical response, and heating allows cross-verification and understanding of the underlying mechanisms causing changes in the active plasmonic element. The FEM simulation

Antimicrobial and mechanical properties of functionalized textile by nanoarchitectured photoinduced Ag@polymer coating

• Jessica Plé,
• Marine Dabert,
• Helene Lecoq,
• Sophie Hellé,
• Lydie Ploux and
• Lavinia Balan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 95–109, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.11

• the outer cell membrane and as such, are less likely to prompt resistance in microorganisms. In addition, their tunable sizes, shapes, and high surface area-to-mass ratio offer increased interactions with cells [8]. The prevalent MNPs used today as antimicrobial agents are copper [9] (or copper oxide

• triacrylate monomer, which increases the amount of cross-linked polymer chains compared to the diacrylate monomer (PEG600DA). Moreover, particle stabilization is ensured through interactions with the CO• groups resulting from photoinitiator decomposition [49]. In addition, AgNP interactions with the polymer’s

• , which may limit the interactions with silver in comparison to Gram-positive bacteria, that exhibit a peptidoglycan layer directly in contact with the surrounding medium. Similar to Gram-positive bacteria, C. albicans exhibits an external cell wall, in direct contact with the surrounding medium, which

Solvent-induced assembly of mono- and divalent silica nanoparticles

• Bin Liu,
• Etienne Duguet and
• Serge Ravaine

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 52–60, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.6

• extended Kern and Kern-inspired patchy models [11][12][13], spot-like patchy models [14][15], and rigid-body patchy models [16][17] have shown a great potentiality of patchy particles to be used as building blocks for the assembly of a great variety of colloidal structures. Depletion interactions have been

• with two patches functionalized with metal-coordination-based recognition units [20], and by co-assembly of block copolymer micelles and hard nanoparticles [21]. Particles with two patches located at opposite poles have been assembled into a Kagome lattice by hydrophobic interactions [22], into chains

• all of them were found to be unable to self-assemble in the presence of ethanol, meaning that ethanol is not a sufficiently poor solvent for PS to make the patches attractive enough and/or the macromolecular interactions strong enough to maintain the assembly. We performed other series of experiments

The influence of structure and local structural defects on the magnetic properties of cobalt nanofilms

• Alexander Vakhrushev,
• Aleksey Fedotov,
• Olesya Severyukhina and
• Anatolie Sidorenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 23–33, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.3

• -hand side are the Zeeman and exchange interactions, respectively, the next two terms describe magnetic anisotropy, followed by the terms responsible for the Dzialoshinsky–Moriya, magnetoelectric, and dipole interactions, respectively. The consideration of different types of interactions in a model

• depends on the structure of the systems considered, as well as on problems that are solved in the simulation. The determination of parameters used to describe different types of interactions in modeling magnetic systems requires additional numerical and experimental investigations. For this reason, the

• magnetic anisotropy are temperature changes, dipole interactions, mechanical deformations, or other external factors. If external influences are absent, then due to spin–orbit interactions of atoms inside the nanomaterial, magnetic crystallographic anisotropy can occur, which is caused by a change in the

Atmospheric water harvesting using functionalized carbon nanocones

• Fernanda R. Leivas and
• Marcia C. Barbosa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1–10, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.1

• and the water harvesting by the nanocone for different hydrophilic interactions is evaluated. Section “Conclusion” summarize the results. Model and Simulation Details The system is illustrated in Figure 1. It is composed of a conical carbon nanochannel between two slabs with a length of 50 Å. One slab

• . Figure 8b illustrates the mean square displacement of the water molecules on the collecting slab, indicating a very small and constant mobility, thus confirming the ice-like behavior. What happens to the system when hydrophilic interactions between water and surfaces are increased? In order to answer

Electrical and optical enhancement of ITO/Mo bilayer thin films via laser annealing

• Abdelbaki Hacini,
• Ahmad Hadi Ali,
• Nurul Nadia Adnan and
• Nafarizal Nayan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1589–1595, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.133

• crystalline improvement leads to less light scattering in the metal layer [29][30]. Moreover, laser annealing reduces the defects, including grain boundaries and impurities, reducing light scattering and photon–electron interactions [29][30][31]. The optical bandgap energy Eg of ITO/Mo thin film was studied

Observation of collective excitation of surface plasmon resonances in large Josephson junction arrays

• Roger Cattaneo,
• Mikhail A. Galin and
• Vladimir M. Krasnov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1578–1588, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.132

• junctions are of the overlap type and are separated by a distance of 12 μm, that is, one hundred times larger than the London penetration depth in Nb. This precludes direct interactions between them. Nevertheless, they can be effectively synchronized via the indirect coupling mechanism mediated by the

Single-step extraction of small-diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes in the presence of riboflavin

• Polina M. Kalachikova,
• Anastasia E. Goldt,
• Eldar M. Khabushev,
• Timofei V. Eremin,
• Timofei S. Zatsepin,
• Elena D. Obraztsova,
• Konstantin V. Larionov,
• Liubov Yu. Antipina,
• Pavel B. Sorokin and
• Albert G. Nasibulin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1564–1571, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.130

• SWCNTs occurs due to the adsorption of π-conjugated isoalloxazine moieties on the surface of small-diameter nanotubes and interactions between hydroxy groups of ribityl chains with water. During the SWCNT extraction, specific adsorption of riboflavin to SWCNTs leads to the minimization of interactions

• SWCNTs led to the upscaling of nanotube synthesis from laboratory reactors to cutting-edge manufacturing all over the world. Usually, raw SWCNTs consist of highly bundled structures due to strong van der Waals interactions between nanotubes, which alter and deteriorate their outstanding intrinsic

• carbon nanotube geometries remain one of the paramount technological challenges for their potential applications [2][5][8][9][10]. The noncovalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes promotes their individualization due to hydrophobic interactions between nanotubes and surfactant molecules that also

A TiO₂@MWCNTs nanocomposite photoanode for solar-driven water splitting

• Anh Quynh Huu Le,
• Ngoc Nhu Thi Nguyen,
• Hai Duy Tran,
• Van-Huy Nguyen and
• Le-Hai Tran

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1520–1530, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.125

• , in which the TiO2 particles are uniformly attached to CNTs by layer-by-layer coating or sol–gel methods [15][16][17]. Notably, the defects on the wall surface of MWCNTs, which enable π–π interactions, could be the active sites to generate the TiO2 agglomerations via hydroxy groups and, thus, enhance

In search of cytotoxic selectivity on cancer cells with biogenically synthesized Ag/AgCl nanoparticles

• Mitzi J. Ramírez-Hernández,
• Mario Valera-Zaragoza,
• Omar Viñas-Bravo,
• Ariana A. Huerta-Heredia,
• Miguel A. Peña-Rico,
• Erick A. Juarez-Arellano,
• David Paniagua-Vega,
• Eduardo Ramírez-Vargas and
• Saúl Sánchez-Valdes

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1505–1519, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.124

• Jiang et al. [39]. They reported the coexistence of triangular and spherical silver particles of different sizes obtained at temperatures ranging from 17 to 55 °C. According to the morphological results shown here, as the temperature increases the reaction rate also increases, favoring interactions

Rapid and sensitive detection of box turtles using an electrochemical DNA biosensor based on a gold/graphene nanocomposite

• Abu Hashem,
• M. A. Motalib Hossain,
• Ab Rahman Marlinda,
• Mohammad Al Mamun,
• Khanom Simarani and
• Mohd Rafie Johan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1458–1472, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.120

• . UV–vis spectra were used to determine the presence of Gr and AuNPs/Gr in the composite. From the image (Figure 2e), Gr has a peak at 262 nm, which has been shifted to 256 nm (Figure 2e) in the composite, possibly due to interactions between AuNPs and Gr. Additionally, the distinct peak at 516 nm in

Facile preparation of Au- and BODIPY-grafted lipid nanoparticles for synergized photothermal therapy

• Yuran Wang,
• Xudong Li,
• Haijun Chen and
• Yu Gao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1432–1444, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.118

• delivery systems through van der Waals forces, hydrogen bonds, π–π stacking, or electrostatic or hydrophobic interactions [24]. Several BODIPYs have been reported to be loaded into liposomes for cancer therapy [25]. Therefore, we speculated that BODIPY can be associated with our previously reported

Density of states in the presence of spin-dependent scattering in SF bilayers: a numerical and analytical approach

• Tairzhan Karabassov,
• Valeriia D. Pashkovskaia,
• Nikita A. Parkhomenko,
• Anastasia V. Guravova,
• Elena A. Kazakova,
• Boris G. Lvov,
• Alexander A. Golubov and
• Andrey S. Vasenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1418–1431, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.117

• discuss a ferromagnet with strong uniaxial anisotropy, in which case the perpendicular fluctuations of the exchange field are suppressed (αx ∼ 0). For simplicity, we also assume the ferromagnet with weak spin–orbit interactions and also neglect the spin–orbit scattering time αso. Finally, assuming αx

LED-light-activated photocatalytic performance of metal-free carbon-modified hexagonal boron nitride towards degradation of methylene blue and phenol

• Nirmalendu S. Mishra and
• Pichiah Saravanan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1380–1392, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.114

•  7b. The high removal rate towards MB could be ascribed to a better adsorption boosted through electrostatic interactions (cationic MB and negatively charged surface of MBN-80) and the synergy obtained through the photoactivity of MBN-80 and dye sensitization through MB moieties. The

Supramolecular assembly of pentamidine and polymeric cyclodextrin bimetallic core–shell nanoarchitectures

• Alexandru-Milentie Hada,
• Nina Burduja,
• Marco Abbate,
• Claudio Stagno,
• Guy Caljon,
• Louis Maes,
• Nicola Micale,
• Massimiliano Cordaro,
• Angela Scala,
• Antonino Mazzaglia and
• Anna Piperno

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1361–1369, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.112

• stable Ag NPs. In the framework of our research on BMNPs, we collected several experimental data, including FTIR spectra, which suggested strong interactions between PolyCD and Au@Ag BMNPs [14]. In this paper we partially clarify the role of PolyCD in the formation/stabilization of Au@Ag BMNPs by

• -potential), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Experimental data suggested a multiple set of interactions between Pent and nanoGS that involves mainly the CD cavities. The biological profile of nanoG, nanoGS, and nanoGSP has been evaluated in terms of antileishmanial activity and cytotoxicity by in vitro

• complex [27][28]. Specifically, De Paula et al. described a deep inclusion of Pent into CD cavities and demonstrated the interactions of both aromatic and aliphatic chain protons of Pent with internal hydrogens of the cavity by NMR analyses. As expected, weak interactions with the β-CD outer side were

Growing up in a rough world: scaling of frictional adhesion and morphology of the Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)

• Anthony J. Cobos and
• Timothy E. Higham

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1292–1302, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.107

• this point in time, the ability to quantify the topography of surfaces of varying roughness [21], and to replicate them [32][33][34][35][36], rather than using vague categorizations, allows for the possibility to test fine-scale interactions of animal adhesion and traction with more accuracy [35][36

• surfaces and the changes in morphology throughout with body size. It is predicted that increasing roughness will decrease adhesive performance due to the limited area of contact islands [21][47]. The efficacy of adhesives that mimic a gecko’s system depends upon knowing the natural interactions between the

• the pad that is seemingly in contact with the surface, are actually engaged with the surface. There could be interactions among setae that preclude their attachment. Damage to some setae may also decrease the efficacy of setal attachment. Future work that visualizes the actual contact across the

Laser-processed antiadhesive bionic combs for handling nanofibers inspired by nanostructures on the legs of cribellate spiders

• Sebastian Lifka,
• Kristóf Harsányi,
• Erich Baumgartner,
• Lukas Pichler,
• Dariya Baiko,
• Karsten Wasmuth,
• Johannes Heitz,
• Marco Meyer,
• Anna-Christin Joel,
• Jörn Bonse and
• Werner Baumgartner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1268–1283, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.105

• as electrostatic interactions. All these can be summarized in the term µ(x) and can, therefore, depend on the position and, thereby, on the distance of fiber and surface (w(x) − f(x)). However, only the van der Waals energy E3 exhibits a negative sign and, thus, decreases the total energy stored in

• drawn in blue. Surface and fiber are mathematically modelled by two functions, f(x) and w(x), respectively. The cross section of the surface is sinusoidal with a period of 2λ and an amplitude of a. A fiber on top of the surface is deflected partially due to van der Waals interactions. The point of

Studies of probe tip materials by atomic force microscopy: a review

• Ke Xu and
• Yuzhe Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1256–1267, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.104

• ][24]. Jiménez-Sánchez et al. [25] studied the extraction of Ir clusters from graphene (by indentation) on the surface of Rh(111) to fabricate AFM sharp nano-tips, i.e., with weak van der Waals interactions. Experiments were performed under ultrahigh pressure and low temperature (5 K) conditions using

• extraction process lead to a columnar growth of the clusters, i.e., a more minor contribution of vdW interactions to the total force. To address these issues, Jiménez-Sánchez et al. subjected a blunt tip to multiple clustering extractions and characterized the extracted tip using F(z) spectra. As shown in

• shows that AFM tips sharpened by extracting individual metal nanoclusters can significantly reduce vdW interactions between the tip and the sample and improve spatial resolution. This type of nano-tip is exceptionally robust and can detect different samples. It is expected that tip functionalization

Role of titanium and organic precursors in molecular layer deposition of “titanicone” hybrid materials

• Arbresha Muriqi and
• Michael Nolan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1240–1255, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.103

• )titanium (Ti(DMA)4) inorganic precursors and then ethylene glycol (EG) and glycerol (GL) organic co-reactants. The valence electron–core electron interactions are described by projector augmented wave potentials (PAW) [52] and the valance electron configurations are: Ti: 3d34s1, Al: 3s23p1, O: 2s22p4, Cl

• interactions using the DFT-D3 parameterisation [54]. Similar energy expressions are used for the Ti(DMA)4 precursor. The underlying data files are available at https://github.com/ArbreshaMuriqi/Titanicone. Results and Discussion Surface models of TiCl3/TiCl2-terminated anatase/rutile TiO2 and Al2O3 after the

• TiCl4 pulse As oxide/metalcone films are of high interest, we explored the feasibility of anatase TiO2/titanicone, rutile TiO2/titanicone and Al2O3/titanicone film formation. This is a common approach in modelling MLD chemistry [24][39][40][41]. We performed fundamental investigation on the interactions

Design of surface nanostructures for chirality sensing based on quartz crystal microbalance

• Yinglin Ma,
• Xiangyun Xiao and
• Qingmin Ji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1201–1219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.100

• based on noncovalent interactions, including hydrogen bonding, metal coordination, van der Waals forces, π–π interaction, and electrostatic interaction. Moreover, the structural “fitting” effect may also have distinct adsorption behaviors for enantiomers. Therefore, the design of effective chiral

• sensors is always based on aspects of effective chiral host molecules, proper chiral surface functions, and suitable host nanostructures. To achieve high chiral selectivity and sensitivity, it is also essential to understand the basis of the interactions for the formation of transient diastereomeric

• affinity between proteins and chiral selectors. It was elucidated that stereoselective hydrophobic interactions are the major driving forces that govern protein adsorption on ʟ-Val-modified surfaces. Besides small biomolecules, biological macromolecules, such as proteins and enzymes, also show natural

Application of nanoarchitectonics in moist-electric generation

• Jia-Cheng Feng and
• Hong Xia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1185–1200, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.99

• from the perspective of different material classifications and to provide guidance for future work in the field of MEGs. The effects of various parameters and structural designs on the output power, recent important literature and works, the mechanism of liquid–solid interactions at the nanoscale, and

• Wang et al. also provides a valuable explanation and deeper understanding of solid–liquid interactions. Compared to the traditional model, Wang’s model suggests that electron transfer between liquid molecules and solid surface atoms is the initial step and is followed by ion transfer due to electronic

• appropriate device design that satisfies the carrier transport requirements. In previous reviews, the physical mechanisms of solid–liquid interactions and MEGs have been systematically discussed [6][32][33], but there is no comprehensive summary of the various types of nanomaterials and nanoarchitectonics

Microneedle-based ocular drug delivery systems – recent advances and challenges

• Piotr Gadziński,
• Anna Froelich,
• Monika Wojtyłko,
• Antoni Białek,
• Julia Krysztofiak and
• Tomasz Osmałek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1167–1184, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.98

• represent an obvious alternative to the oral forms, which have many limitations such as low bioavailability due to hepatic circulation and potential food interactions, delayed onset of action, and systemic side-effects [34][35][36]. In addition, oral or intravenous administration require the use of higher

Nonlinear features of the superconductor–ferromagnet–superconductor φ₀ Josephson junction in the ferromagnetic resonance region

• Aliasghar Janalizadeh,
• Ilhom R. Rahmonov,
• Sara A. Abdelmoneim,
• Yury M. Shukrinov and
• Mohammad R. Kolahchi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1155–1166, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.97

• . We have shown that, in the limit of small values for the system parameters Josephson-to-magnetic energy ratio G, damping α, and spin–orbit coupling r, the dynamics is given by a Duffing spring [14]. We focus on the shift in resonance and the effects of nonlinear interactions. We give semi-analytic

Recent advances in green carbon dots (2015–2022): synthesis, metal ion sensing, and biological applications

• Aisha Kanwal,
• Naheed Bibi,
• Sajjad Hyder,
• Arif Muhammad,
• Hao Ren,
• Jiangtao Liu and
• Zhongli Lei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1068–1107, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.93

Biomimetic chitosan with biocomposite nanomaterials for bone tissue repair and regeneration

• Se-Kwon Kim,
• Sesha Subramanian Murugan,
• Pandurang Appana Dalavi,
• Sebanti Gupta,
• Sukumaran Anil,
• Gi Hun Seong and
• Jayachandran Venkatesan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1051–1067, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.92

• were identified by fluorescence imaging. Cells adhered on nanofibers show a better cell phenotype, and this was corroborated by morphological characterisation via SEM [72] (Figure 6). Misra and colleagues developed chitosan–graphene nanocomposite scaffolds that modify cell–scaffold interactions