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Cyclodextrin-assisted synthesis of tailored mesoporous silica nanoparticles

  • Fuat Topuz and
  • Tamer Uyar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 693–703, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.64

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  • Fuat Topuz Tamer Uyar UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, 34956 Istanbul, Turkey Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey 10.3762
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Published 22 Feb 2018

Combined pulsed laser deposition and non-contact atomic force microscopy system for studies of insulator metal oxide thin films

  • Daiki Katsube,
  • Hayato Yamashita,
  • Satoshi Abo and
  • Masayuki Abe

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 686–692, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.63

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  • with NC-AFM. Finally, we demonstrate atomic resolution NC-AFM imaging of anatase TiO2(001) and LaAlO3(100). Both materials are important in the field of materials science, and it has been challenging to form and image atomically flat and clean surfaces of these two oxides thus far. Experimental Figure
  • oxides, and studies at the atomic level of both materials are still ongoing because of their high importance in materials science. Anatase TiO2 is well known as a photocatalyst, but there have been few studies using NC-AFM due to the difficulty in preparing samples [58]. Thin films of LaAlO3 epitaxially
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Published 21 Feb 2018

Single-step process to improve the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube yarn

  • Maria Cecilia Evora,
  • Xinyi Lu,
  • Nitilaksha Hiremath,
  • Nam-Goo Kang,
  • Kunlun Hong,
  • Roberto Uribe,
  • Gajanan Bhat and
  • Jimmy Mays

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 545–554, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.52

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  • Maria Cecilia Evora Xinyi Lu Nitilaksha Hiremath Nam-Goo Kang Kunlun Hong Roberto Uribe Gajanan Bhat Jimmy Mays Institute for Advanced Studies- IEAV/DCTA, São Jose dos Campos, SP 12228, Brazil Department of Chemistry- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA Department of Materials
  • Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, USA Fibers and textiles
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Published 13 Feb 2018

Ultralight super-hydrophobic carbon aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers/poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide (CNFs/PVA/GO) for highly effective oil–water separation

  • Zhaoyang Xu,
  • Huan Zhou,
  • Sicong Tan,
  • Xiangdong Jiang,
  • Weibing Wu,
  • Jiangtao Shi and
  • Peng Chen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 508–519, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.49

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  • Zhaoyang Xu Huan Zhou Sicong Tan Xiangdong Jiang Weibing Wu Jiangtao Shi Peng Chen College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Pulp & Paper Science & Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Published 12 Feb 2018

Facile synthesis of ZnFe2O4 photocatalysts for decolourization of organic dyes under solar irradiation

  • Arjun Behera,
  • Debasmita Kandi,
  • Sanjit Manohar Majhi,
  • Satyabadi Martha and
  • Kulamani Parida

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 436–446, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.42

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  • Engineering, Division of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Republic of Korea 10.3762/bjnano.9.42 Abstract ZnFe2O4 was fabricated by a simple solution-combustion method. The structural, optical and electronic properties are investigated by XRD, TEM
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Published 05 Feb 2018

Blister formation during graphite surface oxidation by Hummers’ method

  • Olga V. Sinitsyna,
  • Georgy B. Meshkov,
  • Anastasija V. Grigorieva,
  • Alexander A. Antonov,
  • Inna G. Grigorieva and
  • Igor V. Yaminsky

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 407–414, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.40

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  • Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia Optigraph GmbH, Rudower Chaussee 29, 12489 Berlin, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.9.40 Abstract Graphite oxide has a complex
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Published 02 Feb 2018

Dynamic behavior of nematic liquid crystal mixtures with quantum dots in electric fields

  • Emil Petrescu,
  • Cristina Cirtoaje and
  • Octavian Danila

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 399–406, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.39

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  • well as science and engineering, requires improved technologies and new materials. Materials science provides great opportunities to these technologies by synthesizing new nanoparticles that can be mixed with liquid crystals: carbon nanotubes [1][2][3], graphene, magnetic nanoparticles [4][5], gold
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Published 01 Feb 2018

Synthesis and characterization of electrospun molybdenum dioxide–carbon nanofibers as sulfur matrix additives for rechargeable lithium–sulfur battery applications

  • Ruiyuan Zhuang,
  • Shanshan Yao,
  • Maoxiang Jing,
  • Xiangqian Shen,
  • Jun Xiang,
  • Tianbao Li,
  • Kesong Xiao and
  • Shibiao Qin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 262–270, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.28

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  • Ruiyuan Zhuang Shanshan Yao Maoxiang Jing Xiangqian Shen Jun Xiang Tianbao Li Kesong Xiao Shibiao Qin Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China Hunan Engineering Laboratory of Power Battery Cathode Materials
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Published 24 Jan 2018

BN/Ag hybrid nanomaterials with petal-like surfaces as catalysts and antibacterial agents

  • Konstantin L. Firestein,
  • Denis V. Leybo,
  • Alexander E. Steinman,
  • Andrey M. Kovalskii,
  • Andrei T. Matveev,
  • Anton M. Manakhov,
  • Irina V. Sukhorukova,
  • Pavel V. Slukin,
  • Nadezda K. Fursova,
  • Sergey G. Ignatov,
  • Dmitri V. Golberg and
  • Dmitry V. Shtansky

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 250–261, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.27

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  • , Moscow Region 142279, Russian Federation Moscow State University, Department of Geocryology, Moscow 119992, Russian Federation World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Namiki 1, Ibaraki 3050044, Japan
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Published 23 Jan 2018

Gas-assisted silver deposition with a focused electron beam

  • Luisa Berger,
  • Katarzyna Madajska,
  • Iwona B. Szymanska,
  • Katja Höflich,
  • Mikhail N. Polyakov,
  • Jakub Jurczyk,
  • Carlos Guerra-Nuñez and
  • Ivo Utke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 224–232, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.24

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  • Luisa Berger Katarzyna Madajska Iwona B. Szymanska Katja Hoflich Mikhail N. Polyakov Jakub Jurczyk Carlos Guerra-Nunez Ivo Utke Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Feuerwerkerstrasse 39, 3602 Thun
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Published 19 Jan 2018

Comparative study of post-growth annealing of Cu(hfac)2, Co2(CO)8 and Me2Au(acac) metal precursors deposited by FEBID

  • Marcos V. Puydinger dos Santos,
  • Aleksandra Szkudlarek,
  • Artur Rydosz,
  • Carlos Guerra-Nuñez,
  • Fanny Béron,
  • Kleber R. Pirota,
  • Stanislav Moshkalev,
  • José Alexandre Diniz and
  • Ivo Utke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 91–101, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.11

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  • Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Feuerwerkerstrasse 39, 3602 Thun, Switzerland AGH University of Science and Technology, Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science
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Published 09 Jan 2018

One-step chemical vapor deposition synthesis and supercapacitor performance of nitrogen-doped porous carbon–carbon nanotube hybrids

  • Egor V. Lobiak,
  • Lyubov G. Bulusheva,
  • Ekaterina O. Fedorovskaya,
  • Yury V. Shubin,
  • Pavel E. Plyusnin,
  • Pierre Lonchambon,
  • Boris V. Senkovskiy,
  • Zinfer R. Ismagilov,
  • Emmanuel Flahaut and
  • Alexander V. Okotrub

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2669–2679, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.267

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  • , 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia, Institute of Coal Chemistry and Materials Science FRC CCC SB RAS, Kemerovo 650000, Russia 10.3762/bjnano.8.267 Abstract Novel nitrogen-doped carbon hybrid materials consisting of multiwalled nanotubes and porous graphitic layers have been produced by chemical vapor deposition
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Published 12 Dec 2017

Patterning of supported gold monolayers via chemical lift-off lithography

  • Liane S. Slaughter,
  • Kevin M. Cheung,
  • Sami Kaappa,
  • Huan H. Cao,
  • Qing Yang,
  • Thomas D. Young,
  • Andrew C. Serino,
  • Sami Malola,
  • Jana M. Olson,
  • Stephan Link,
  • Hannu Häkkinen,
  • Anne M. Andrews and
  • Paul S. Weiss

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2648–2661, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.265

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  • of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Department of Physics, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Published 08 Dec 2017

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

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  • 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
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Published 07 Dec 2017

The role of ligands in coinage-metal nanoparticles for electronics

  • Ioannis Kanelidis and
  • Tobias Kraus

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2625–2639, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.263

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  • of chemistry and materials science will continue to grow. Ligands determine the shape of coinage-metal nanoparticles, affect the stability of their colloids and inks containing them, and the structure and properties of films deposited from such inks. Common surface ligands for solution metal particle
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Published 07 Dec 2017

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

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  • 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
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Published 24 Nov 2017

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

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  • ]. 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
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Published 22 Nov 2017

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

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  • 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
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Published 22 Nov 2017

Towards molecular spintronics

  • Georgeta Salvan and
  • Dietrich R. T. Zahn

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

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  • : 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
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Published 21 Nov 2017

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

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  • , 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
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Published 08 Nov 2017

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

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  • 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.
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Published 07 Nov 2017

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

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  • 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
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Published 18 Oct 2017

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

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  • 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
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Published 17 Oct 2017

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

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  • 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
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Published 10 Oct 2017

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

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  • 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
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Published 28 Sep 2017
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