Pulsed laser in liquid grafting of gold nanoparticle–carbon support composites

• Madeleine K. Wilsey,
• Teona Taseska,
• Qishen Lyu,
• Connor P. Cox and
• Astrid M. Müller

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 349–361, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.26

• with high surface area, showed inferior electrical contact, with a charge transfer resistance of 2.87 kΩ (Figure 5B), which is consistent with published values for conventionally prepared gold–carbon composites [65]. We expected that our finding of zero measurable charge transfer resistance of the

Laser synthesis of nanoparticles in organic solvents – products, reactions, and perspectives

• Theo Fromme,
• Sven Reichenberger,
• Katharine M. Tibbetts and
• Stephan Barcikowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 638–663, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.54

Experimental investigation of usage of POE lubricants with Al₂O₃, graphene or CNT nanoparticles in a refrigeration compressor

• Kayhan Dağıdır and
• Kemal Bilen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1041–1058, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.86

• becoming more and more common due to their unique thermal properties [14]. Akkaya et al. [15] experimentally explored the lubrication properties of sepiolite (SP) and its carbon composites carbon black (CB), MWCNT, and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in a refrigeration compressor. Consequently, the addition

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

• oxides) [63][64][65][66][67][68][69]. This is motivated by their large surface area, which can facilitate the loading of nanoparticles. Additionally, MOFs have been converted into their electrochemically active derivatives, such as mesoporous carbon composites and porous metal oxides, to achieve an

Progress and innovation of nanostructured sulfur cathodes and metal-free anodes for room-temperature Na–S batteries

• Marina Tabuyo-Martínez,
• Bernd Wicklein and
• Pilar Aranda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 995–1020, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.75

• this technology has currently developed and where future research could be directed at. Review Conventional sulfur–carbon cathode materials Sulfur–carbon composites are the most widely studied cathode materials because carbon increases the cathode conductivity and also improves the reactivity of sulfur

• [4]. Since carbon structures are highly diverse, a huge variety of cathode materials have been designed and tested in RT Na–S batteries. Here, the sulfur–carbon composites are classified in two main categories: (1) sulfur–porous carbon composites and (2) covalently bound sulfur–carbon composites

• . Sulfur–porous carbon composites Hollow and porous carbon structures may not only increase cathode conductivity, but can also allow for physical confinement of long-chain sodium polysulfides and reduce the structural damage caused by sulfur volume expansion [4][11]. This makes sulfur–porous carbon

Nickel nanoparticles supported on a covalent triazine framework as electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reactions

• Secil Öztürk,
• Yu-Xuan Xiao,
• Dennis Dietrich,
• Beatriz Giesen,
• Juri Barthel,
• Jie Ying,
• Xiao-Yu Yang and
• Christoph Janiak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 770–781, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.62

• (69 and 71 wt %, respectively, see Table S3, Supporting Information File 1). In the literature, there are various reports on Ni/carbon and Ni/N-doped carbon composites (Table S3, Supporting Information File 1). These composites are largely obtained by pyrolysis of Ni precursors or Ni-containing metal

Synthesis of amorphous and graphitized porous nitrogen-doped carbon spheres as oxygen reduction reaction catalysts

• Maximilian Wassner,
• Markus Eckardt,
• Andreas Reyer,
• Thomas Diemant,
• Michael S. Elsaesser,
• R. Jürgen Behm and
• Nicola Hüsing

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1–15, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.1

• fibers [7][8][9][10], N-doped 3D ordered (meso)porous carbon materials [11], N-doped carbon composites (e.g., carbon nanotubes/graphene) [12], and N-doped carbon spheres [13][14] to graphitic-C3N4 carbon nitride composites [15]. In the present work we report results of a systematic study on the synthesis

Nanoporous water oxidation electrodes with a low loading of laser-deposited Ru/C exhibit enhanced corrosion stability

• Sandra Haschke,
• Dmitrii Pankin,
• Vladimir Mikhailovskii,
• Maïssa K. S. Barr,
• Adriana Both-Engel,
• Alina Manshina and
• Julien Bachmann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 157–167, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.15

• address this goal with the synthesis of metal/carbon composites via the laser-induced deposition method already described for carbon-encapsulated Ag/Au nanoparticles (AgAu/C) [31][32][33]. This practically appealing one-step technique bases on the photo-induced decomposition of a dissolved organometallic

• complex and the subsequent self-organization into hybrid metal/carbon nanostructures with controlled composition and morphology [32]. With the appropriate choice of laser wavelength and solvent, which both need to be adjusted to the absorption behavior of the organometallic complex, metal/carbon

• composites (M/C) can be generated in a straightforward manner onto the surface of any substrate with 2D or 3D architecture [34]. We first establish a novel laser-induced deposition method for Ru/C on planar substrates from commercially available triruthenium dodecacarbonyl (Ru3(CO)12). We then transfer the

Hydrothermal-derived carbon as a stabilizing matrix for improved cycling performance of silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion full cells

• Mirco Ruttert,
• Florian Holtstiege,
• Jessica Hüsker,
• Markus Börner,
• Martin Winter and
• Tobias Placke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2381–2395, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.223

• 46, 48149 Münster, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.9.223 Abstract In this work, silicon/carbon composites are synthesized by forming an amorphous carbon matrix around silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) in a hydrothermal process. The intention of this material design is to combine the beneficial properties of

• of silicon/carbon composites and of the pure hydrothermal carbon matrix Silicon/carbon (Si/C) composites and the pure carbon matrix were synthesized in a hydrothermal process using a solution of anhydrous D-glucose (Fisher Scientific) in water (0.75 mol L−1) as the carbon source in the presence or

The electrical conductivity of CNT/graphene composites: a new method for accelerating transmission function calculations

• Olga E. Glukhova and
• Dmitriy S. Shmygin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1254–1262, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.117

• (CNTs)/graphene. The electrical conductance of different models of this material was calculated in two mutually perpendicular directions. Regularities in resistance values were found. Keywords: carbon composites; electronic properties; interpolation; quantum transport; transmission function

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

• comparable to other iron oxides or iron oxide–carbon composites, such as Fe3O4, Fe2O3/C or Fe3O4/C, which can be also obtained by facile synthesis approaches (Table 3). It should be mentioned that capacity profiles for all samples show an increase after a minimum at ≈25 cycles (Figure 8c). Especially for the

Preparation of thick silica coatings on carbon fibers with fine-structured silica nanotubes induced by a self-assembly process

• Benjamin Baumgärtner,
• Hendrik Möller,
• Thomas Neumann and
• Dirk Volkmer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1145–1155, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.116

• ; Introduction Carbon fibers are widely used as reinforcement in ceramic, metal matrix and carbon composites because of their outstanding properties, such as high specific strength, a high Young’s modulus, low expansion coefficient and relative flexibility [1]. For the application in adsorption processes, carbon

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

• carbon composites; volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors; Introduction Solvents such as toluene, benzene, as well as various fuels are widely used in factories and in manufacturing. Many of these compounds are hazardous to humans [1][2][3] and have a significant impact on the environment, i.e

Magnesium batteries: Current state of the art, issues and future perspectives

• Rana Mohtadi and
• Fuminori Mizuno

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1291–1311, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.143

Controlled synthesis and tunable properties of ultrathin silica nanotubes through spontaneous polycondensation on polyamine fibrils

• Jian-Jun Yuan,
• Pei-Xin Zhu,
• Daisuke Noda and
• Ren-Hua Jin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 793–804, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.90

• factors are vital for generating a green emission at over 540 nm. This is an interesting phenomenon and needs further investigation. Silica nanotube/carbon composite. Silica/carbon composites are potentially applicable for electrochemical devices and selective solar absorber [45][46]. There have been some

• because of the hybrid nature of the framework. The carbonization of the sample after the adsorption of one layer of PSS (polymer content: 47.9 wt %) produced silica/carbon composites with a much higher of carbon content (7.9 wt %, “b” in Figure 9A). The network structure of nanofibers of this silica