Cross-sectional Kelvin probe force microscopy on III–V epitaxial multilayer stacks: challenges and perspectives

• Mattia da Lisca,
• José Alvarez,
• James P. Connolly,
• Nicolas Vaissiere,
• Karim Mekhazni,
• Jean Decobert and
• Jean-Paul Kleider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 725–737, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.59

• sample was then placed in 1% HF solution for 30 s to etch the top oxide layer. This step was followed by a rinsing with deionized water and drying in air. This procedure was necessary for an optimal KPFM analysis since the presence of a native oxide surface layer on top can lead to the measurement of a

• and, thus, on the measured VCPD. All these aspects can lead to surface inhomogeneities, which result in VCPD variations compared to an otherwise constant measurement on bulk material. KPFM analysis was carried out under ambient conditions, which result in surface oxidation and in the adsorption of

Metal-organic framework-based nanomaterials as opto-electrochemical sensors for the detection of antibiotics and hormones: A review

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo,
• Saba Derakhshan Oskouei and
• Mustafa Gazi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 631–673, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.52

• instrumentation or highly skilled technical experts. Given the many benefits of nanomaterials, it is anticipated that the incorporation of nanotechnology in sensing would lead to the development of a diagnostic tool for detecting hormone and antibiotic residues in diverse single or multiple matrices. Other

• biomolecules via electrostatic forces, stacking, and/or hydrogen bonding, which lead to high accumulation of the target analyte, are another factor that supports the development of electrochemical sensors. However, because of the high proportion of organic ligands, most MOFs have poor electrical conductivity

Titania nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of ethanol under simulated solar light

• Evghenii Goncearenco,
• Iuliana P. Morjan,
• Claudiu Teodor Fleaca,
• Florian Dumitrache,
• Elena Dutu,
• Monica Scarisoreanu,
• Valentin Serban Teodorescu,
• Alexandra Sandulescu,
• Crina Anastasescu and
• Ioan Balint

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 616–630, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.51

• inexpensive material. More than that, these tests used solar light, which is a regenerable energy source. The investigated TiO2-based catalysts lead to ethanol photomineralization under simulated solar light, indicating an efficient use of UV light from the solar spectrum, but also the presence of optically

Suspension feeding in Copepoda (Crustacea) – a numerical model of setae acting in concert

• Alexander E. Filippov,
• Wencke Krings and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 603–615, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.50

• . The second mechanism involves structures manipulating the water flow (e.g., setae and tentacles) that redirect the food particles and lead them to specialized structures that contact and capture them. A good example for the latter mechanism are the filtering setae of crustaceans (for in-depth reviews

• pair of the panels (Figure 8b,d) shows that particles are much more widely dispersed when the system lacks adhesion. In this case, particles enter the mouth from time to time, but many of the trajectories still lead into the “wrong direction”. As a result, the particles periodically repeat many

Thermal transport in kinked nanowires through simulation

• Alexander N. Robillard,
• Graham W. Gibson and
• Ralf Meyer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 586–602, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.49

• of system design on nanoscale transport is particularly intriguing and has lead to the investigation of unique structures [10][11] in an attempt to better understand and develop manufactured devices. The introduction of additional surfaces and the reduction of direct paths through a system can force

• the nanoscale [31][32][33][34]. As the segment length, and consequently the system length, are increased, the overall thermal conductance of the system decreases, shown by the decreasing values of the curves in the upper panel of Figure 2. Longer systems lead to longer path lengths for thermal

• along the surface in low specularity systems seems reasonable, as the possibility of random reflection on contact with the surface would naturally lead to a reduction of flux in the direction of initial flow after reflection. Specular reflections result in less overall change of direction of the flux

ZnO-decorated SiC@C hybrids with strong electromagnetic absorption

• Liqun Duan,
• Zhiqian Yang,
• Yilu Xia,
• Xiaoqing Dai,
• Jian’an Wu and
• Minqian Sun

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 565–573, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.47

• carbon shells, as well as ZnO particles growing randomly on the outside (Figure 2a,b). It can be observed that an increasing dosage of ZnNO3·6H2O will lead to an increase in the density of ZnO particles on the carbon structure (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S2), which agrees with the XRD results

• . Figure 5 shows that the increase of the dosage of ZnNO3·6H2O does not lead to an increased dielectric tangent loss, suggesting that a moderate content of ZnO precursor is needed to synthesize SiC@C-ZnO with relatively good dielectric performance for microwave absorption. Although the SCZ0.5 sample has

• materials possess a large number of three-dimensional gaps, which are generated by the stacked one-dimensional SiC nanowires and the ZnO particles. These gaps can lead to reflection or scattering losses when the microwaves enter (Figure 7a). Second, conductivity losses can occur in the carbon shell on the

Observation of multiple bulk bound states in the continuum modes in a photonic crystal cavity

• Rui Chen,
• Yi Zheng,
• Xingyu Huang,
• Qiaoling Lin,
• Chaochao Ye,
• Meng Xiong,
• Martijn Wubs,
• Yungui Ma,
• Minhao Pu and
• Sanshui Xiao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 544–551, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.45

• defects are mainly located at the mode node of a specific mode, the loss caused by the defect will decrease. In contrast, disorders at an antinode will lead to obvious loss (small Qnr) and a dominant Q factor degradation. For our sample, a higher loss caused by defects occurs for the mode with shorter

• eigenwavelength, yielding higher Q factors to the resonances at longer wavelength. Fabry–Pérot resonances of the substrate (thickness d = 600 μm, refractive index n = 1.75), with wavelength intervals of (λ2/2nd) ≈ 1.1 nm lead to the oscillations with a period of about 1 nm in Figure 4. Discussion Excitation

The origin of black and white coloration of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

• Manuela Rebora,
• Gianandrea Salerno,
• Silvana Piersanti,
• Alexander Kovalev and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 496–508, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.41

• enhance this effect. Collective effects of the overlapping scales Finally, the fact that the scales overlap each other (Figure 5d) may lead to an increase of both reflection and scattering. Thus, the specular reflection from four overlapping chitin scales at 45° should be three times stronger than the

A mid-infrared focusing grating coupler with a single circular arc element based on germanium on silicon

• Xiaojun Zhu,
• Shuai Li,
• Ang Sun,
• Yongquan Pan,
• Wen Liu,
• Yue Wu,
• Guoan Zhang and
• Yuechun Shi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 478–484, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.38

• diffraction condition to produce single-beam diffraction [11]. However, the Ge thickness of Ge-on-Si grating couplers is generally about 2 μm. In addition, if the grating is designed for first-order diffraction (k = −1), it will lead to gratings with a high aspect ratio (defined as the ratio between the etch

Conjugated photothermal materials and structure design for solar steam generation

• Chia-Yang Lin and
• Tsuyoshi Michinobu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 454–466, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.36

• optimize and extend this functionality. Combining solar energy and water, the most abundant resources on earth, SSG is expected to lead to a sustainable future through synergy with other solar devices and water treatment technologies. Design concept for high-performance SSG devices. (a) Solar spectral

Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 434–453, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.35

• , some of the recent examples are presented. Molecular synthesis of unusual structures can lead to novel functional structures. Segawa's recent review describes the synthesis of nonplanar structures by molecular nanoarchitectonics of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms [92]. The flexibility of the structure

• lead to a variety of nonplanar graphene nanoribbons with periodic atomic vacancies. Molecular nanoarchitectonics by on-surface synthesis is a powerful tool for structures other than nanographene. Various functional units can be freely combined to obtain new nanostructures. However, it is generally

Plasmonic nanotechnology for photothermal applications – an evaluation

• A. R. Indhu,
• L. Keerthana and
• Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 380–419, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.33

• materials [24][25]. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with a material can lead to absorption, transmission, or scattering. Regarding scattering, elastic and inelastic scattering are the major classifications. Elastic scattering means conservation of the photon energy, in inelastic scattering, there

• are processes other than complete absorption through which photon energy can be transferred to a material. Elastic scattering is not relevant for PT applications as there is no transfer of energy into the material for heating. Absorption/inelastic scattering of electromagnetic radiation can lead to

• lead to heat generation, depending on whether the decay of the SPR is through radiative or non-radiative processes. Many metals show plasmonic properties, but for PT applications there is a specific set of requirements including, but not limited to, broadband absorption of electromagnetic radiation

The steep road to nonviral nanomedicines: Frequent challenges and culprits in designing nanoparticles for gene therapy

• Yao Yao,
• Yeongun Ko,
• Grant Grasman,
• Jeffery E. Raymond and
• Joerg Lahann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 351–361, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.30

• pharmacological inhibitors. However, genetic alterations may also result in changes that share protein components or lead to compensatory mechanisms in the cell [37]. Despite their intrinsic specificity, validation still remains critical to avoid affecting multiple pathways. Hence, the inclusion of appropriate

Overview of mechanism and consequences of endothelial leakiness caused by metal and polymeric nanoparticles

• Magdalena Lasak and
• Karol Ciepluch

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 329–338, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.28

• increasing the access to the target sites in the organism. This type of interaction can lead to NP-modulated endothelial leakiness (NanoEL). The most important factors determining NanoEL are the physicochemical properties of the NPs. NP-modulated endothelial leakiness can lead to the discovery of new

• their organization, which results in dysregulated permeability, may lead to pathological conditions such as a heart attack or metabolic or neurodegenerative diseases [1][4][13][15]. Increased permeability of the endothelial layer for particles whose transport is limited under normal conditions is also a

• endothelial layer [18][24][25]. NP-modulated endothelial leakiness (NanoEL) could lead to the discovery of new therapeutic targets and strategies to improve drug delivery through controlling and regulating NanoEL. However, the NanoEL mechanism also carries some limitations that result from an incomplete

Quasi-guided modes resulting from the band folding effect in a photonic crystal slab for enhanced interactions of matters with free-space radiations

• Kaili Sun,
• Yangjian Cai,
• Uriel Levy and
• Zhanghua Han

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 322–328, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.27

• air holes is changed slightly. This intentional geometric perturbation will lead to a doubling of the period in one direction and the corresponding shrinkage of the first Brillouin zone. Because of the translational symmetry in the k-space, leaky waves inheriting the spatial dispersion of the original

• lead to an in-plane wave number-dependent resonance characteristic in both directions. Our numerical results demonstrate a local enhancement of the electric field magnitude by the order of 102, which is even more significant than those in most plasmonic structures. These quasi-guided modes with

Bismuth-based nanostructured photocatalysts for the remediation of antibiotics and organic dyes

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo and
• Faisal Suleiman Mustafa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 291–321, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.26

• have attracted the interest of a large community of scientists. With a low melting point of just above 544 K, Bi is less toxic than its neighbours in the periodic table, antimony, lead, and polonium. The structure of the bismuth crystal, which has rhombohedral symmetry, is typical of the group-V

Recent progress in cancer cell membrane-based nanoparticles for biomedical applications

• Qixiong Lin,
• Yueyou Peng,
• Yanyan Wen,
• Xiaoqiong Li,
• Donglian Du,
• Weibin Dai,
• Wei Tian and
• Yanfeng Meng

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 262–279, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.24

• caused by atherosclerosis and cardiac embolism and can lead to death or disability [68]. Neuroprotection is an important strategy to reduce neurological deficits caused by ischemia/reperfusion injury, but it is difficult to deliver neuroprotective agents to ischemic lesions [69][70]. Inspired by the

• clinically relevant diagnoses. However, the nature of foreign substances and the inability to efficiently concentrate drugs on specific tissues are unavoidable problems during treatment that lead to unnecessary waste of pharmaceuticals, strong toxic side effects in the body, and failure to achieve the

Nanotechnology – a robust tool for fighting the challenges of drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

• Filip Gorachinov,
• Fatima Mraiche,
• Diala Alhaj Moustafa,
• Ola Hishari,
• Yomna Ismail,
• Jensa Joseph,
• Maja Simonoska Crcarevska,
• Marija Glavas Dodov,
• Nikola Geskovski and
• Katerina Goracinova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 240–261, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.23

• intracellular internalization, and bring advantages over conventional nanocarriers. Keywords: co-delivery nanoparticles; combinatorial therapy; EGFR TKI resistance; non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); overcoming and preventing resistance; Introduction Among the malignant diseases, lung cancer takes the lead

• pathways within a signaling network EGFR and VEGF share common downstream signaling, although they may function independently during oncogenesis. Increased VEGF levels, which have been confirmed in cancers with acquired resistance, lead to the preservation of tumor growth when the tumor is under attack

A distributed active patch antenna model of a Josephson oscillator

• Vladimir M. Krasnov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 151–164, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.16

• to a fraction of Z0. However, this is not possible for the standard FFO geometry as sketched in Figure 1a. Indeed, increasing RQP would require the reduction of junction sizes, which would lead to even faster increase of Rrad. Alternatively, RQP can be increased by decreasing Jc0, but this will not

• a single JJ. However, as follows from the estimation above (see Table 1), raising the junction resistance to the desired Z0 level would require a drastic (100 times) reduction of the junction area. This will also lead to a proportional reduction of Ic0 and the net available power. Therefore, a

Intermodal coupling spectroscopy of mechanical modes in microcantilevers

• Ioan Ignat,
• Bernhard Schuster,
• Jonas Hafner,
• MinHee Kwon,
• Daniel Platz and
• Ulrich Schmid

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 123–132, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.13

• aligned with any known mode or harmonic. Both lead to an unstable regime for the amplitude of the cavity mode. Having another eigenmode as the pump was slightly explored before [18], yet its linewidth was not taken into consideration. Another nonlinear effect can be observed in T3–F1. Here, the local

• coupling. Most of the intermodal coupling data points support a symmetric coupling Hamiltonian similar to the one used in optomechanical systems. This will inevitable lead to engineered microresonators taking full advantage of this phenomenon. Mapping these couplings allows one to activate multiple

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

• temperature distribution were therefore used to cross-verify the experimental findings coming from the SJEM experiment. The second part of the computational work focused on the changes induced by the temperature on the optical properties of the system under analysis. Such changes lead to differences in the

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

• ] synthesized AgNPs on cotton fabrics using laser ablation, while Ahmad et al. [31] deposited AgNPs by the dip and dry method based on surface reduction reactions. However, the difference in expansion coefficients of the given metal layer and substrate can lead to surface defects under strain (cracks, loss of

• different access to nutrient and other compounts are expected to impact the microbial susceptibility to antimicrobials including silver [61]. They may lead to reduced, increased, or even unaltered minimal inhibitory concentrations, but the exact changes are unknown. In this study, finally, even if a direct

Liquid phase exfoliation of talc: effect of the medium on flake size and shape

• Samuel M. Sousa,
• Helane L. O. Morais,
• Joyce C. C. Santos,
• Ana Paula M. Barboza,
• Bernardo R. A. Neves,
• Elisângela S. Pinto and
• Mariana C. Prado

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 68–78, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.8

• here. An interesting hypothesis discussed in recent works [25][28] is that centrifugation might also lead to the loss of the smallest flakes along with the large ones due to drag effects. Flakes of the SC6 sample would be very susceptible to this effect, and a single centrifugation step at high

Gap-directed chemical lift-off lithographic nanoarchitectonics for arbitrary sub-micrometer patterning

• Chang-Ming Wang,
• Hong-Sheng Chan,
• Chia-Li Liao,
• Che-Wei Chang and
• Wei-Ssu Liao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 34–44, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.4

• also worth noting that about only one tenth the size of original features at the shapes’ vertices are preserved for triangular, square, and hexagonal hole stamps due to the soft nature of the PDMS stamps. The stamp roof collapsing effect is controllable and would lead to different contact regions in

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

• boundaries lead to a decrease in resistivity. Moreover, the annealing treatment minimizes the trade-off between transparency and conductivity [9]. The sheet resistance of the ITO/Mo films can be expressed as [29]: where Rs is the sheet resistance, ρ is the resistivity, and t is the thickness (=135 nm). The