Enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting performance using morphology-controlled BiVO₄ with W doping

• Xin Zhao and
• Zhong Chen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2640–2647, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.264

• Xin Zhao Zhong Chen School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore 10.3762/bjnano.8.264 Abstract Nanostructures exhibit numerous merits to improve the efficiency in solar-to-energy conversion. These include shortened

Refractive index sensing and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using silver–gold layered bimetallic plasmonic crystals

• Somi Kang,
• Sean E. Lehman,
• Matthew V. Schulmerich,
• An-Phong Le,
• Tae-woo Lee,
• Stephen K. Gray,
• Rohit Bhargava and
• Ralph G. Nuzzo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2492–2503, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.249

• Somi Kang Sean E. Lehman Matthew V. Schulmerich An-Phong Le Tae-woo Lee Stephen K. Gray Rohit Bhargava Ralph G. Nuzzo Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana

Synthesis of metal-fluoride nanoparticles supported on thermally reduced graphite oxide

• Alexa Schmitz,
• Kai Schütte,
• Vesko Ilievski,
• Juri Barthel,
• Laura Burk,
• Rolf Mülhaupt,
• Junpei Yue,
• Bernd Smarsly and
• Christoph Janiak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2474–2483, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.247

• ]. The synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials is thoroughly investigated but still requires well-established, simple protocols with inexpensive and non-toxic chemicals for many of the important inorganic nanoparticles [51][52]. Metal-fluoride nanoparticles, MFx-NPs are important in materials science and

Dynamic behavior of a nematic liquid crystal mixed with CoFe₂O₄ ferromagnetic nanoparticles in a magnetic field

• Emil Petrescu,
• Cristina Cirtoaje and
• Cristina Stan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2467–2473, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.246

• higher Fréedericksz threshold [11][12]. The unique properties of nanoparticles open new development directions not only in materials science, but also in electronics, providing considerable improvement [13]. Liquid crystals, largely used for displays, are now mixed with nanoparticles such as magnetite

Towards molecular spintronics

• Georgeta Salvan and
• Dietrich R. T. Zahn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2464–2466, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.245

• : organic electronics and molecular magnetism. This required close collaboration of experts in physics (including theoretical physics), chemistry, materials science, and electrical engineering. The partners involved in this consortium are located at four Saxonian universities (Technische Universität

Optical contrast and refractive index of natural van der Waals heterostructure nanosheets of franckeite

• Patricia Gant,
• Foad Ghasemi,
• David Maeso,
• Carmen Munuera,
• Elena López-Elvira,
• Riccardo Frisenda,
• David Pérez De Lara,
• Gabino Rubio-Bollinger,
• Mar Garcia-Hernandez and
• Andres Castellanos-Gomez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2357–2362, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.235

• , Spain Nanoelectronic Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, 14399–56191 Tehran, Iran Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049, Madrid, Spain Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM

Expanding the molecular-ruler process through vapor deposition of hexadecanethiol

• Alexandra M. Patron,
• Timothy S. Hooker,
• Daniel F. Santavicca,
• Corey P. Causey and
• Thomas J. Mullen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2339–2344, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.233

• Mr. Jackson Neuman, Mr. Joel Serrano, Mr. Cameron Kilgore, Mr. Michael VanMiddlesworth, Prof. Josh Melko, and Prof. Tao Ye for helpful and insightful discussions and the UNF Materials Science and Engineering Research Facility (MSERF) for the use of equipment.

Angstrom-scale flatness using selective nanoscale etching

• Takashi Yatsui,
• Hiroshi Saito and
• Katsuyuki Nobusada

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2181–2185, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.217

• Core-to-Core Program (A. Advanced Research Networks), Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering, Iketani Science and Technology Foundation, Asahi Glass Foundation, the Yazaki Memorial Foundation, and the Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology. The author

Evaluating the toxicity of TiO₂-based nanoparticles to Chinese hamster ovary cells and Escherichia coli: a complementary experimental and computational approach

• Alicja Mikolajczyk,
• Natalia Sizochenko,
• Ewa Mulkiewicz,
• Anna Malankowska,
• Michal Nischk,
• Przemyslaw Jurczak,
• Seishiro Hirano,
• Grzegorz Nowaczyk,
• Adriana Zaleska-Medynska,
• Jerzy Leszczynski,
• Agnieszka Gajewicz and
• Tomasz Puzyn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2171–2180, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.216

• and materials science. The intention of the present work was to demonstrate the usefulness of a quantitative structure–activity relationships approach for investigating the cytotoxic effect of surface-modified TiO2-based nanoparticles. In the present study, we have focused on the identification of the

In situ controlled rapid growth of novel high activity TiB₂/(TiB₂–TiN) hierarchical/heterostructured nanocomposites

• Jilin Wang,
• Hejie Liao,
• Yuchun Ji,
• Fei Long,
• Yunle Gu,
• Zhengguang Zou,
• Weimin Wang and
• Zhengyi Fu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2116–2125, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.211

• Jilin Wang Hejie Liao Yuchun Ji Fei Long Yunle Gu Zhengguang Zou Weimin Wang Zhengyi Fu School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Materials and New Processing Technology of Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China Nano and Ceramic

Systematic control of α-Fe₂O₃ crystal growth direction for improved electrochemical performance of lithium-ion battery anodes

• Nan Shen,
• Miriam Keppeler,
• Barbara Stiaszny,
• Holger Hain,
• Filippo Maglia and
• Madhavi Srinivasan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2032–2044, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.204

• Nan Shen Miriam Keppeler Barbara Stiaszny Holger Hain Filippo Maglia Madhavi Srinivasan BMW-NTU Future Mobility Research Lab, Nanyang Technological University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Energy Research Institute at Nanyang (ERI@N), Research Techno Plaza, X-Frontier Blk, 50

Fabrication of carbon nanospheres by the pyrolysis of polyacrylonitrile–poly(methyl methacrylate) core–shell composite nanoparticles

• Dafu Wei,
• Youwei Zhang and
• Jinping Fu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1897–1908, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.190

• Dafu Wei Youwei Zhang Jinping Fu Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials

• , College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China 10.3762/bjnano.8.190 Abstract Carbon nanospheres with a high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area were fabricated via the pyrolysis of polyacrylonitrile–poly(methyl methacrylate) (PAN–PMMA) core–shell

Application of visible-light photosensitization to form alkyl-radical-derived thin films on gold

• Rashanique D. Quarels,
• Xianglin Zhai,
• Neepa Kuruppu,
• Jenny K. Hedlund,
• Ashley A. Ellsworth,
• Amy V. Walker,
• Jayne C. Garno and
• Justin R. Ragains

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1863–1877, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.187

• Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX, 75080, USA Department of Materials Science, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX, 75080, USA 10.3762/bjnano.8.187 Abstract Visible-light irradiation of phthalimide esters in the presence of the photosensitizer [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and

α-Silicene as oxidation-resistant ultra-thin coating material

• Ali Kandemir,
• Fadil Iyikanat,
• Cihan Bacaksiz and
• Hasan Sahin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1808–1814, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.182

• Ali Kandemir Fadil Iyikanat Cihan Bacaksiz Hasan Sahin Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Izmir, Turkey Department of Physics, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Izmir, Turkey Department of Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430

(Metallo)porphyrins for potential materials science applications

• Lars Smykalla,
• Carola Mende,
• Michael Fronk,
• Pablo F. Siles,
• Michael Hietschold,
• Georgeta Salvan,
• Dietrich R. T. Zahn,
• Oliver G. Schmidt,
• Tobias Rüffer and
• Heinrich Lang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1786–1800, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.180

• of those ensembles of (metallo)porphyrins in materials science is discussed. Keywords: atomic force microscopy; magneto-optical Kerr effect spectroscopy; scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy; self-assembly; surface-confined 2D polymerization; transport properties; Review Introduction

• to match certain device requirements. For example, after proper manipulation and lithography procedures single molecular nanowires or dendrites might be realized. This certainly opens possibilities for application in materials science, for example, the integration into molecular-based devices. In

Nanotribological behavior of deep cryogenically treated martensitic stainless steel

• Germán Prieto,
• Konstantinos D. Bakoglidis,
• Walter R. Tuckart and
• Esteban Broitman

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1760–1768, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.177

• Research Area in Materials Science on Functional Materials at Linköping University (Faculty Grant SFO-Mat-LiU No.2009-00971).

Adsorption and diffusion characteristics of lithium on hydrogenated α- and β-silicene

• Fadil Iyikanat,
• Ali Kandemir,
• Cihan Bacaksiz and
• Hasan Sahin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1742–1748, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.175

• Fadil Iyikanat Ali Kandemir Cihan Bacaksiz Hasan Sahin Department of Physics, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Izmir, Turkey Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Izmir, Turkey Department of Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430

Transport characteristics of a silicene nanoribbon on Ag(110)

• Ryoichi Hiraoka,
• Chun-Liang Lin,
• Kotaro Nakamura,
• Ryo Nagao,
• Maki Kawai,
• Ryuichi Arafune and
• Noriaki Takagi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1699–1704, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.170

• Ryoichi Hiraoka Chun-Liang Lin Kotaro Nakamura Ryo Nagao Maki Kawai Ryuichi Arafune Noriaki Takagi Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National

• Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 304-0044, Japan 10.3762/bjnano.8.170 Abstract We present the transport characteristics of individual silicene nanoribbons (SiNRs) grown on Ag(110). By lifting up a single SiNR with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope tip, a

Process-specific mechanisms of vertically oriented graphene growth in plasmas

• Subrata Ghosh,
• Shyamal R. Polaki,
• Niranjan Kumar,
• Sankarakumar Amirthapandian,
• Mohamed Kamruddin and
• Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1658–1670, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.166

• Subrata Ghosh Shyamal R. Polaki Niranjan Kumar Sankarakumar Amirthapandian Mohamed Kamruddin Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov Surface and Nanoscience Division, Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research - Homi Bhabha National Institute, Kalpakkam - 603102, India Materials Physics

• Division, Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research - Homi Bhabha National Institute, Kalpakkam - 603102, India School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia CSIRO-QUT Joint Sustainable Processes and

Two-dimensional carbon-based nanocomposites for photocatalytic energy generation and environmental remediation applications

• Suneel Kumar,
• Ashish Kumar,
• Ashish Bahuguna,
• Vipul Sharma and
• Venkata Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1571–1600, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.159

Parylene C as a versatile dielectric material for organic field-effect transistors

• Tomasz Marszalek,
• Maciej Gazicki-Lipman and
• Jacek Ulanski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1532–1545, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.155

• Lodz, Poland Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 1-15, 90-924 Lodz, Poland 10.3762/bjnano.8.155 Abstract An emerging new technology, organic electronics, is approaching the stage of large-scale industrial application. This is due to a

Fixation mechanisms of nanoparticles on substrates by electron beam irradiation

• Daichi Morioka,
• Tomohiro Nose,
• Taiki Chikuta,
• Kazutaka Mitsuishi and
• Masayuki Shimojo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1523–1529, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.153

• Daichi Morioka Tomohiro Nose Taiki Chikuta Kazutaka Mitsuishi Masayuki Shimojo Department of Materials Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto, Tokyo, 135-8548, Japan Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2

A nanocomplex of C₆₀ fullerene with cisplatin: design, characterization and toxicity

• Svitlana Prylutska,
• Svitlana Politenkova,
• Kateryna Afanasieva,
• Volodymyr Korolovych,
• Kateryna Bogutska,
• Andriy Sivolob,
• Larysa Skivka,
• Maxim Evstigneev,
• Viktor Kostjukov,
• Yuriy Prylutskyy and
• Uwe Ritter

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1494–1501, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.149

• Svitlana Prylutska Svitlana Politenkova Kateryna Afanasieva Volodymyr Korolovych Kateryna Bogutska Andriy Sivolob Larysa Skivka Maxim Evstigneev Viktor Kostjukov Yuriy Prylutskyy Uwe Ritter Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Str., 64, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine School of Materials

• Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA Belgorod State University, Pobedy Str. 85, 308015 Belgorod, Russia Department of Physics, Sevastopol State University, Sevastopol 299053, Crimea Technical University of Ilmenau, Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Weimarer Str

Assembly of metallic nanoparticle arrays on glass via nanoimprinting and thin-film dewetting

• Sun-Kyu Lee,
• Sori Hwang,
• Yoon-Kee Kim and
• Yong-Jun Oh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1049–1055, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.106

• Sun-Kyu Lee Sori Hwang Yoon-Kee Kim Yong-Jun Oh Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-719, South Korea 10.3762/bjnano.8.106 Abstract We propose a nanofabrication process to generate large-area arrays of

BTEX detection with composites of ethylenevinyl acetate and nanostructured carbon

• Santa Stepina,
• Astrida Berzina,
• Gita Sakale and
• Maris Knite

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 982–988, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.100

• different vapours after exposure for 15 s (0.0037 mL/L). The sample thickness is 50 µm. Acknowledgements This work was supported by the RTU Doctoral Research Scholarship and the Latvian National Research Programme in Materials Science IMIS2.