Adsorption and desorption of self-assembled L-cysteine monolayers on nanoporous gold monitored by in situ resistometry

• Elisabeth Hengge,
• Eva-Maria Steyskal,
• Rupert Bachler,
• Alexander Dennig,
• Bernd Nidetzky and
• Roland Würschum

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2275–2279, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.219

• 12, A-8010 Graz, Austria 10.3762/bjnano.10.219 Abstract Surface modifications of nanoporous metals have become a highly attractive research field as they exhibit great potential for various applications, especially in biotechnology. Using self-assembled monolayers is one of the most promising

• ] and energy storage [3], nanoporous metals exhibit great potential in biochemical applications [4]. In addition to their various useful intrinsic characteristics, such as high surface-to-volume ratio and tunable mechanical properties, some applications require a modification of the surface, e.g., by

Nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond for nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging applications

• Alberto Boretti,
• Lorenzo Rosa,
• Jonathan Blackledge and
• Stefania Castelletto

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2128–2151, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.207

• magnetic textures (e.g., domain walls and skyrmions), spin waves in ferromagnets and superconducting vortices, and electrical noise currents in metals have been proved feasible with NV magnetometry. Probing static magnetic textures (i.e., the static spin configuration of a magnetic system) is crucial for

The importance of design in nanoarchitectonics: multifractality in MACE silicon nanowires

• Stefania Carapezzi and
• Anna Cavallini

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2094–2102, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.204

• , while other metals are partly dissolved in many instances. Because the fabrication step occurs in liquid ambient a final drying step is inherently involved. Under certain conditions of 1) high NW density and 2) high aspect-ratio of NWs, the surface tension between the residual fluid film and the NWs

Review of advanced sensor devices employing nanoarchitectonics concepts

• Katsuhiko Ariga,
• Tatsuyuki Makita,
• Masato Ito,
• Taizo Mori,
• Shun Watanabe and
• Jun Takeya

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2014–2030, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.198

• fluorescent gelators containing a tris(β-diketonato) complex with appropriate metals. The presence of amines can be found through fluorescence-quenching efficiencies of the thin layer films of the gel materials. The prepared films are most sensitive to the detection of tertiary amines. The discrimination and

Pulsed laser synthesis of highly active Ag–Rh and Ag–Pt antenna–reactor-type plasmonic catalysts

• Kenneth A. Kane and
• Massimo F. Bertino

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1958–1963, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.192

• materials to act as absorption sinks for the electromagnetic energy concentrated by plasmonic metals [14]. Aslam et al. demonstrated this in a system consisting of large, Ag nanocube cores (75 nm) surrounded by thin (1 nm) Pt shells [18]. Photon scattering was optically determined to be the primary means of

• benefits: (1) the absence of surfactants and ligands; (2) a simple, robust, and quick two-step method production; (3) bulk targets of the constituent metals as the only necessary ingredients. Experimental The synthesis of the monometallic colloids was carried out using a EKSPLA SL312G/SH/TH pulsed laser

• activity in this study, with rate constants of −4.0 × 10−4 s−1 and −1.1 × 10−3 s−1, respectively, while Rh had a rate constant of −1.2 × 10−2 s−1. The determination of the rate constants of the pure metals is reported in Figure S4 (Supporting Information File 1). The activity values of the Ag–Pt and Ag–Rh

Synthesis of nickel/gallium nanoalloys using a dual-source approach in 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazole ionic liquids

• Ilka Simon,
• Julius Hornung,
• Juri Barthel,
• Jörg Thomas,
• Maik Finze,
• Roland A. Fischer and
• Christoph Janiak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1754–1767, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.171

• -group metals such as gallium to transition metals can significantly improve the catalytic selectivity towards semihydrogenation reactions, e.g., PdGa [26][27][28] and RhGa [29]. Intermetallic nanoparticles of nickel and gallium have been proven as efficient catalysts in semihydrogenation reactions

• ionic liquids decomposition of GaCp* is possible at temperatures below 300 °C with the aid of transition metals. Reactions of transition-metal complexes are reported to show H/D activation/exchange reactions at the C2 imidazolium carbon atom of the ionic liquid cation. The generated N-heterocyclic

Novel hollow titanium dioxide nanospheres with antimicrobial activity against resistant bacteria

• Carol López de Dicastillo,
• Cristian Patiño,
• María José Galotto,
• Yesseny Vásquez-Martínez,
• Claudia Torrent,
• Daniela Alburquenque,
• Alejandro Pereira and
• Juan Escrig

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1716–1725, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.167

• possibilities for the development of further nanostructures with different morphologies based on different metal oxides. Experimental Chemicals and microorganisms Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) (molecular weight 40.000), trimethylaluminium (TMA), tetrakis(dimethylamide)titanium (TDMAT) (99.99% trace metals basis

Layered double hydroxide/sepiolite hybrid nanoarchitectures for the controlled release of herbicides

• Ediana Paula Rebitski,
• Margarita Darder and
• Pilar Aranda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1679–1690, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.163

• are arranged regularly along the structural edges of the fiber, being advantageous to produce functional nanoarchitectures. Thus, in recent years the number of publications related to the assembly of different types of nanoparticulated solids (e.g., metals, metal oxides, and graphene) and sepiolite or

Graphynes: an alternative lightweight solution for shock protection

• Kang Xia,
• Haifei Zhan,
• Aimin Ji,
• Jianli Shao,
• Yuantong Gu and
• Zhiyong Li

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1588–1595, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.154

• ) [6] have been fabricated experimentally utilizing cross-coupling methods and a modified Glaser–Hay coupling reaction, respectively. Regarding other GY allotropes, Yuan Q. et al. numerically illustrated the formation of GYs on transition metals via the self-assembly of carbyne chains [7]. Above

Synthesis of P- and N-doped carbon catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction via controlled phosphoric acid treatment of folic acid

• Rieko Kobayashi,
• Takafumi Ishii,
• Yasuo Imashiro and
• Jun-ichi Ozaki

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1497–1510, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.148

• application as domestic, back-up, and vehicle power sources. The cost of cathode catalysts can be reduced in a number of ways, e.g., by alloying Pt with base metals [2], forming core–shell particles with base-metal cores covered by thin Pt layers [3], and developing non-Pt catalysts. In particular, the

Kelvin probe force microscopy of the nanoscale electrical surface potential barrier of metal/semiconductor interfaces in ambient atmosphere

• Petr Knotek,
• Tomáš Plecháček,
• Jan Smolík,
• Petr Kutálek,
• Filip Dvořák,
• Milan Vlček,
• Jiří Navrátil and
• Čestmír Drašar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1401–1411, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.138

• barrier (surface contact potential) value and the polarity can be controlled by the barrier-forming metal NPs (Au, Mo) and can reflect their different chemical behavior with the Bi2Se3 matrix. These metals were selected due to the different interaction with the matrix, as Au can diffuse to the Bi2Se3

• , it strongly depends on the size of the metal particles. The results are in good agreement with the macroscopic UPS results (1 mm2) obtained in UHV. The investigation of the Schottky barrier in ambient atmosphere is limited to noble metals only, as the Mo nanolayer reacts with oxygen forming MoOx at

• RT within a few hours. We therefore conclude that KPFM has the following limitations: i) Only oxidization-resistant metals/semiconductor nanoinclusions can be used. Transition metals react with air and, thus, vacuum equipment is required for the preparation, transport and measurement. ii) The

Warped graphitic layers generated by oxidation of fullerene extraction residue and its oxygen reduction catalytic activity

• Machiko Takigami,
• Rieko Kobayashi,
• Takafumi Ishii,
• Yasuo Imashiro and
• Jun-ichi Ozaki

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1391–1400, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.137

• diamond phase, nitrogen, boron, phosphorus, sulfur, and transition metals like iron and cobalt. Such WGLs can be obtained from fullerene-related materials. We selected a commercial carbon, Nanom Black, which is a fullerene extraction residue from a fullerene soot prepared by a combustion method [40]. The

Construction of a 0D/1D composite based on Au nanoparticles/CuBi₂O₄ microrods for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity

• Weilong Shi,
• Mingyang Li,
• Hongji Ren,
• Feng Guo,
• Xiliu Huang,
• Yu Shi and
• Yubin Tang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1360–1367, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.134

• the carriers migrating to the surface of the semiconductor to participate in the photoreactions [15]. Decorating semiconductors with noble metals, such as Ag, Au, and Pt, is a strategy to enhance the photocatalytic performance. Certain noble metals exhibiting surface plasmon resonance (SPR) can

• promote the absorption of visible light and produce hot charge carriers that can increase the charge density of the substrate semiconductor [16][17]. In addition, as an effective electron sink, noble metals can capture photogenerated electrons and leave holes on the surface of semiconductors, which can be

Alloyed Pt₃M (M = Co, Ni) nanoparticles supported on S- and N-doped carbon nanotubes for the oxygen reduction reaction

• Stéphane Louisia,
• Yohann R. J. Thomas,
• Pierre Lecante,
• Marie Heitzmann,
• M. Rosa Axet,
• Pierre-André Jacques and
• Philippe Serp

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1251–1269, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.125

• metal but also on the carbon material composition [53]. Particularly, Kattel showed that the binding energy of several transition metals could change if they are bound to two carbon atoms (M–C2), one carbon atom and one nitrogen atom (M–CN) or two nitrogen atoms (M–N2) [52]. Good metal distribution was

• of the properties of the catalytic layer and certainly a strong change of the mass transfer limitation. The proton transport should be better at the surface of the N-CNT due to the nitrogen doping and the hydrophilic behavior of these carbon supports [74]. For both metals, the catalysts with the best

• diameter was calculated to be 2.4 ± 1 nm. The inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analysis give a weight ratio of 3.8% for Co and 45.5% for Pt. These results show that this new washing procedure is efficient to removed unalloyed non noble metals. Its impact on the structure

Imaging the surface potential at the steps on the rutile TiO₂(110) surface by Kelvin probe force microscopy

• Masato Miyazaki,
• Huan Fei Wen,
• Quanzhen Zhang,
• Yuuki Adachi,
• Jan Brndiar,
• Ivan Štich,
• Yan Jun Li and
• Yasuhiro Sugawara

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1228–1236, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.122

• steps of well-ordered Si(111) semiconductor surfaces has been explained by the Smoluchowski effect [19]. Therefore, the change in CPD at steps of n-type TiO2 might be explained by the Smoluchowski effect. The Smoluchowski effect is well known for metals that have an orders of magnitude higher density of

Green fabrication of lanthanide-doped hydroxide-based phosphors: Y(OH)₃:Eu³⁺ nanoparticles for white light generation

• Tugrul Guner,
• Anilcan Kus,
• Mehmet Ozcan,
• Aziz Genc,
• Hasan Sahin and
• Mustafa M. Demir

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1200–1210, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.119

• . Conclusion A facile, water-based, rapid synthesis method for the fabrication of lanthanide-doped hydroxide-based phosphors at room temperature is presented. Introducing acetate-based metals and lanthanides into the LiOH/water solvent system (specifically, yttrium and europium acetates, for this study

Photoactive nanoarchitectures based on clays incorporating TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles

• Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky,
• Pilar Aranda,
• Marwa Akkari,
• Nithima Khaorapapong and
• Makoto Ogawa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1140–1156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.114

• , highly toxic heavy metals such as Cr(VI) and Hg(II) can be removed from aqueous environments by photoreduction employing NPs as heterogeneous photocatalysts leading to insolubilization [23][27][28][29]. Based on the redox and photoactive properties, TiO2 and ZnO are the most commonly reported

• transition metals or with other semiconductors. Among them, semiconductor heterojunctions have attracted great attention [139]. The doping of TiO2 and ZnO NPs with the aim to conveniently tuning the bandgap energy values can be a suitable option. In this context, it has been verified for both types of NPs, a

• decrease in the bandgap values by doping with Ag, Pd and other transition metals such as Zr, W, Ce, Sn, Sb and In improve the photoactivity efficiency [140]. Alternatively, combination of TiO2 and ZnO with other metal oxides leads to mixed oxide NPs, including the TiO2–ZnO compositions, which exhibit

Glucose-derived carbon materials with tailored properties as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

• Rafael Gomes Morais,
• Natalia Rey-Raap,
• José Luís Figueiredo and
• Manuel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1089–1102, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.109

• electrocatalyst used for the reaction. The most commonly used electrocatalyst to supply faster kinetics and a four-electron pathway are platinum-based materials [3][4], which are costly and may assume up to 50% of the total cost of a fuel cell [5]. Transition metals [6][7], metal oxides [8][9] and carbon

The systemic effect of PEG-nGO-induced oxidative stress in vivo in a rodent model

• Qura Tul Ain,
• Samina Hyder Haq,
• Abeer Alshammari,
• Moudhi Abdullah Al-Mutlaq and
• Muhammad Naeem Anjum

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 901–911, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.91

• made in the synthesis of graphene oxide nanoparticles and their use in medicine, so there is an urgent need to look at the safety and efficacy of these particles in vivo. It has been observed that engineered nanomaterials, e.g., from metals or metal oxides, have the potential to induce toxicity by

Tungsten disulfide-based nanocomposites for photothermal therapy

• Tzuriel Levin,
• Hagit Sade,
• Rina Ben-Shabbat Binyamini,
• Maayan Pour,
• Iftach Nachman and
• Jean-Paul Lellouche

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 811–822, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.81

• latter group, nanostructures of metals [38], metal oxides (including iron oxides) [39], and metal chalcogenides [40][41] were studied. Tungsten oxides [42] and molybdenum oxides [43] were studied, as well as their disulfides. The disulfides were tested mainly in the forms of nanosheets [44], nanoflakes

Deposition of metal particles onto semiconductor nanorods using an ionic liquid

• Michael D. Ballentine,
• Elizabeth G. Embry,
• Marco A. Garcia and
• Lawrence J. Hill

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 718–724, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.71

• and diameters smaller than 10 nm. This is important for the field of chalcogenide nanomaterials where 1D (nanorod) and 0D (quantum dot) materials are interfaced with metals on sub-10 nm length scales to facilitate charge transfer and photocatalysis [26]. Herein, we demonstrate that an ionic liquid may

• methylene blue. This hybrid approach using traditional organic ligands for the synthesis of well-defined nanorods followed by [bmim][Tf2N] for metal deposition was found to be applicable to other noble metals in addition to platinum. Gold and silver nanoparticles were also deposited onto CdSe@CdS nanorods

• if this ionic liquid was generally useful for deposition of other metals (Figure 3). For gold deposition, CdSe@CdS nanorods were dispersed in [bmim][Tf2N] as described above, AuCl3 dissolved in [bmim][Tf2N] was added, and the mixture was heated in a 50 °C water bath for 10 minutes. The nanorod

The effect of translation on the binding energy for transition-metal porphyrines adsorbed on Ag(111) surface

• Luiza Buimaga-Iarinca and
• Cristian Morari

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 706–717, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.70

• are detailed here as resulted from DFT calculations. Van der Waals interactions as well as the strong correlation in 3d orbitals of transition metals were taken into account in all calculations, including the structural relaxation. For each system we investigate four relative positions of the metallic

• theoretical [24][25][26] attention. Among the coinage metals typically used for applications, Ag(111) has attracted particular interest [27][28][29]. A complex behavior of the porphyrins on this surface was shown. Parallel orientation with respect to the surface is preferred for sub-monolayer coverage, while

• important in the process. Following the increasing awareness of this issue, various methods have been proposed [46][47], many of them being successfully applied the study of the adsorption of porphyrins on metals [26][48][49][50]. Our approach is based on one newly developed exchange–correlation functional

Commercial polycarbonate track-etched membranes as substrates for low-cost optical sensors

• Paula Martínez-Pérez and
• Jaime García-Rupérez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 677–683, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.67

• recent years, new porous materials such as polymers [7] or metals [8] have attracted the attention of scientists. Nevertheless, all these porous materials require longer and more complex fabrication processes. In this work, we propose an alternative, porous transducer that is commercially available for

• in the NIR region where we are interested in carrying out the measurements (see Figure 2a, light blue curve). Furthermore, although other metals have a higher reflectivity, silicon offers an advantage: it might provide a mechanical support to the labile membrane. By means of the chemical protocol

Topochemical engineering of composite hybrid fibers using layered double hydroxides and abietic acid

• Liji Sobhana,
• Lokesh Kesavan,
• Jan Gustafsson and
• Pedro Fardim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 589–605, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.60

• stacked in a uniform fashion [17][18][19]. This makes the material employable for charge-directed self-assembly of any molecule of interest on its surface. The metals in this kind of inorganic solids, such as Ni, Mg, Zn, Al, Fe, usually have oxidation states of +2 and +3. The anions in these materials are

Mo-doped boron nitride monolayer as a promising single-atom electrocatalyst for CO₂ conversion

• Qianyi Cui,
• Gangqiang Qin,
• Weihua Wang,
• Lixiang Sun,
• Aijun Du and
• Qiao Sun

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 540–548, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.55

• , Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia 10.3762/bjnano.10.55 Abstract The design of new, efficient catalysts for the conversion of CO2 to useful fuels under mild conditions is urgent in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate the energy crisis. In this work, a series of transition metals (TMs

• refractory nature [11][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]. Moreover, BN nanomaterials have been used as superior substrates for doping various transition metals by electron beam irradiation [42] or solvent exfoliation [43] to form selected point defects, which are preferred to growing specific boron vacancies [42

• [9][11]. This is a widely used, basic criterion for selecting catalyst materials for electrocatalysts in TM-doped BN for the N2 reduction reaction, whereby the criterion is that the catalyst can facilitate the chemisorption of N2 molecules [45]. To screen for promising transition metals to be doped