Emerging strategies in the sustainable removal of antibiotics using semiconductor-based photocatalysts

• Yunus Ahmed,
• Keya Rani Dutta,
• Parul Akhtar,
• Md. Arif Hossen,
• Md. Jahangir Alam,
• Obaid A. Alharbi,
• Hamad AlMohamadi and
• Abdul Wahab Mohammad

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 264–285, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.21

• synthesized with metals and nonmetals or heterojunctions. Table 3 below provides comprehensive details and a concise overview of the latest research on bismuth-based photocatalysts used to eliminate antibiotics from wastewater. Bi2O3 is a widely utilized semiconductor in the fields of electronics and chemical

Clays enhanced with niobium: potential in wastewater treatment and reuse as pigment with antibacterial activity

• Silvia Jaerger,
• Patricia Appelt,
• Mario Antônio Alves da Cunha,
• Fabián Ccahuana Ayma,
• Ricardo Schneider,
• Carla Bittencourt and
• Fauze Jacó Anaissi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 141–154, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.13

• Physical Electronics (Chanhassen, MN, USA), equipped with a monochromatic Al Kα X-ray source. The binding energy was calibrated based on the C 1s peak at 284.6 eV. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyses were carried out by using the Applied Spectra J200 equipment. The clay samples were

Comparison of organic and inorganic hole transport layers in double perovskite material-based solar cell

• Deepika K and
• Arjun Singh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 119–127, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.11

• for experimental work regarding better performance. Simulation Methodology and Device Structure SCAPS-1D (a solar cell capacitance simulator) is an application program in one-dimensional C code developed at the Electronics and Informative Systems Department of Gent University, Belgium. It facilitates

Modeling and simulation of carbon-nanocomposite-based gas sensors

• Roopa Hegde,
• Punya Prabha V,
• Shipra Upadhyay and
• Krishna S B

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 90–96, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.9

• Roopa Hegde Punya Prabha V Shipra Upadhyay Krishna S B Electronics and Communication Engineering, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, MSRIT Post, M S Ramaiah Nagar, MSR Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560054, India 10.3762/bjnano.16.9 Abstract This paper reports simulation of a carbon monoxide gas

Characterization of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum GP258

• Prashantkumar Siddappa Chakra,
• Aishwarya Banakar,
• Shriram Narayan Puranik,
• Vishwas Kaveeshwar,
• C. R. Ravikumar and
• Devaraja Gayathri

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 78–89, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.8

• electronic transition, making them suitable for further applications in photocatalysis, electronics, and optoelectronics. Photocatalytic study ZnO NPs were utilized in a photocatalytic degradation test to reduce the concentration of the harmful dye methylene blue (MB). A solution containing 20 mg of ZnO NP

Fabrication of hafnium-based nanoparticles and nanostructures using picosecond laser ablation

• Abhishek Das,
• Mangababu Akkanaboina,
• Jagannath Rathod,
• R. Sai Prasad Goud,
• Kanaka Ravi Kumar,
• Raghu C. Reddy,
• Ratheesh Ravendran,
• Katia Vutova,
• S. V. S. Nageswara Rao and
• Venugopal Rao Soma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1639–1653, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.129

• University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), DRDO Industry Academia – Centre of Excellence (DIA-COE), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), IDA Phase III

• , Cherlapalli, HCL (P.O.), Hyderabad 500 051, Telangana, India Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72, Tzarigradsko Shosse, 1784, Sofia, Bulgaria Centre for Advanced Studies in Electronics Science and Technology (CASEST), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India 10.3762

• mbar) using an electron beam melting furnace having a beam power of 60 kW (ELIT 60) at an accelerating voltage of 24 kV in a water-cooled crucible with feeding mechanism and an extraction system [32]. All operations were conducted at the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET), Hyderabad

Green synthesis of carbon dot structures from Rheum Ribes and Schottky diode fabrication

• Muhammed Taha Durmus and
• Ebru Bozkurt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1369–1375, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.110

• behavior. The results obtained from this study showed that CDs can be applied in the field of electronics, apart from sensor studies, which are common application areas. Keywords: carbon dot (CD) structures; green synthesis; Rheum Ribes plant; Schottky diode; Introduction One of the most current types of

• of demonstrating the applicability of CDs in the field of electronics, apart from sensor studies, which are common application areas, and in terms of introducing new semiconductor materials to the field of electronics. Experimental Materials Rheum ribes was purchased from the market, washed, and

Out-of-plane polarization induces a picosecond photoresponse in rhombohedral stacked bilayer WSe₂

• Guixian Liu,
• Yufan Wang,
• Zhoujuan Xu,
• Zhouxiaosong Zeng,
• Lanyu Huang,
• Cuihuan Ge and
• Xiao Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1362–1368, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.109

• Guixian Liu Yufan Wang Zhoujuan Xu Zhouxiaosong Zeng Lanyu Huang Cuihuan Ge Xiao Wang Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, College of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China 10.3762/bjnano

Investigation of Hf/Ti bilayers for the development of transition-edge sensor microcalorimeters

• Victoria Y. Safonova,
• Anna V. Gordeeva,
• Anton V. Blagodatkin,
• Dmitry A. Pimanov,
• Anton A. Yablokov and
• Andrey L. Pankratov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1353–1361, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.108

• electronics (SQUID) noise . We do not give here expressions for the individual noise components as they are well known and can be found in TES-dedicated papers, for example, in [5][19][21]. We calculate the energy resolution of the TES based on the following parameters of sample A4: the resistance at the

Hymenoptera and biomimetic surfaces: insights and innovations

• Vinicius Marques Lopez,
• Carlo Polidori and
• Rhainer Guillermo Ferreira

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1333–1352, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.107

• of particles [19]. Similarly, in the medical field, these coatings can be used on surgical instruments and prosthetics to minimize friction against biological tissues, reducing discomfort and improving the functionality of medical devices. Furthermore, in the field of electronics, low-friction

• . Banknotes, identification cards, and high-value documents can incorporate structural coloration to enhance security and prevent forgery, leveraging the complexity and uniqueness of these bioinspired designs. In the field of consumer electronics, the vibrant and durable colors produced by structural

Interaction of graphene oxide with tannic acid: computational modeling and toxicity mitigation in C. elegans

• Romana Petry,
• James M. de Almeida,
• Francine Côa,
• Felipe Crasto de Lima,
• Diego Stéfani T. Martinez and
• Adalberto Fazzio

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1297–1311, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.105

• ; toxicity mitigation; Introduction Graphene oxide (GO) has many potential applications in electronics, advanced materials, bio-medicine, energy, agriculture, and environmental technology [1][2][3]. It consists of a graphene sheet with surface oxygen functional groups such as epoxide, ketone, hydroxy

• characteristics made TA attractive to nanomaterial synthesis and functionalization for applications in nanomedicine, sensors, electronics, and composites [25][26][27]. In these different fields, TA has been applied in green alternative methods of GO synthesis and physicochemical modifications (e.g., reduction and

Quantum-to-classical modeling of monolayer Ge₂Se₂ and its application in photovoltaic devices

• Anup Shrivastava,
• Shivani Saini,
• Dolly Kumari,
• Sanjai Singh and
• Jost Adam

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1153–1169, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.94

• successfully synthesized [28][29][30][31]. Its remarkable features, such as low cost, abundance, environmental friendliness, and many interesting physical properties, indicate a broad range of possible applications in sustainable electronics and photonics [32]. Notably, a high absorption coefficient has been

Signal generation in dynamic interferometric displacement detection

• Knarik Khachatryan,
• Simon Anter,
• Michael Reichling and
• Alexander von Schmidsfeld

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1070–1076, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.87

• electronics in the signal path. The time dependence of Sloss is neglected as it is of minute influence on the amplitudes used here. However, for experiments with a very large amplitude, it is expected to influence the interference signal. We find that Equation 6 fits the experimental data for all amplitudes

Bolometric IR photoresponse based on a 3D micro-nano integrated CNT architecture

• Yasameen Al-Mafrachi,
• Sandeep Yadav,
• Sascha Preu,
• Jörg J. Schneider and
• Oktay Yilmazoglu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1030–1040, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.84

• setup, as shown in Figure 4c, is a low-noise TIA with a gain of 105 V/A [12]. Its output was connected to the oscilloscope. The responsivity was measured at chopper frequencies between 90 and 1100 Hz. To determine the noise floor, we redesigned the post-detection electronics by replacing the low-noise

Atomistic insights into the morphological dynamics of gold and platinum nanoparticles: MD simulations in vacuum and aqueous media

• Evangelos Voyiatzis,
• Eugenia Valsami-Jones and
• Antreas Afantitis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 995–1009, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.81

• , anthropogenic, and geological processes [3]. Only a few decades ago, NPs attracted attention because of their size-dependent chemical and physical properties [4]; nowadays, they are commercially available and exploited in several sectors such as optics, automotive, electronics, and healthcare [5][6]. A notable

Recent progress on field-effect transistor-based biosensors: device perspective

• Billel Smaani,
• Fares Nafa,
• Mohamed Salah Benlatrech,
• Ismahan Mahdi,
• Hamza Akroum,
• Mohamed walid Azizi,
• Khaled Harrar and
• Sayan Kanungo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 977–994, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.80

• Entreprises Industrilles (LREEI), Faculté des Hydrocarbures et de la Chimie, Université M’Hamed Bougara Boumerdes, Algeria LIST Laboratory, University M’Hamed Bougara, Boumerdes, Algeria Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad, India

Beyond biomimicry – next generation applications of bioinspired adhesives from microfluidics to composites

• Dan Sameoto

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 965–976, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.79

• traditional microfluidics liquids like oil and water, another student in 2017 demonstrated its utility for integrating liquid metal electronics. Mersedeh Zandvakili showed in 2017 that eutectic gallium–indium could be injected into microfluidic channels, and the gecko pillars not only provided adhesion for

• functional in contact with these liquids and have enabled for a variety of flexible electronics applications. While the geckofluidics project was an example of a traditional application enhanced through the use of an improved bonding solution, the key to advancing the utility of biomimetic adhesives lies in

• complex microchannels (a, b) for the production of stretchable antennas (c) and electronics. Figure 5 was adapted from [36] M. Zandvakili et al., “Gecko-Gaskets for Multilayer, Complex, and Stretchable Liquid Metal Circuits and Antennas” Adv. Mater. Technol., with permission from John Wiley and Sons

Identification of structural features of surface modifiers in engineered nanostructured metal oxides regarding cell uptake through ML-based classification

• Indrasis Dasgupta,
• Totan Das,
• Biplab Das and
• Shovanlal Gayen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 909–924, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.75

• medicine, electronics, and environmental science. Understanding the structural aspects of surface modifiers in nanoparticles that govern their cellular uptake is crucial for optimizing their efficacy and minimizing potential cytotoxicity. The cellular uptake is influenced by multiple factors, namely, size

• nanoparticles consist of metal elements bonded with oxygen in intricate structures [3][4]. They exhibit exceptional physicochemical properties, which have led to their widespread utilization across various industries [5][6]. These nanomaterials are employed in, for example, electronics, cosmetics, and medicine

Intermixing of MoS₂ and WS₂ photocatalysts toward methylene blue photodegradation

• Maryam Al Qaydi,
• Nitul S. Rajput,
• Michael Lejeune,
• Abdellatif Bouchalkha,
• Mimoun El Marssi,
• Steevy Cordette,
• Chaouki Kasmi and
• Mustapha Jouiad

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 817–829, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.68

• microscope (Cs-corrected Titan, Thermo Fisher Scientific). Thin carbon-coated Cu mesh grids were used to prepare TEM samples by the drop-casting method. The surface chemical bonding states and composition of the samples were determined with a scanning XPS microprobe (PHI VersaProbe III, Physical Electronics

Synthesis of silver–palladium Janus nanoparticles using co-sputtering of independent sources: experimental and theorical study

• Maria J. Martínez-Carreón,
• Francisco Solís-Pomar,
• Abel Fundora,
• Claudio D. Gutiérrez-Lazos,
• Sergio Mejía-Rosales,
• Hector N. Fernández-Escamilla,
• Jonathan Guerrero-Sánchez,
• Manuel F. Meléndrez and
• Eduardo Pérez-Tijerina

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 808–816, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.67

• –palladium alloyed nanocrystals are currently materials of high interest in electronics, specifically because they can be used in the building of electrodes for multilayer ceramic capacitors, exhibiting better thermal performance than silver nanocrystals, partly, because Pd has a relatively high critical

Electron-induced ligand loss from iron tetracarbonyl methyl acrylate

• Hlib Lyshchuk,
• Atul Chaudhary,
• Thomas F. M. Luxford,
• Miloš Ranković,
• Jaroslav Kočišek,
• Juraj Fedor,
• Lisa McElwee-White and
• Pamir Nag

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 797–807, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.66

• detected with a channeltron and corresponding counting electronics. Each ion yield curve was obtained individually by scanning the incident electron energy in small steps and measuring the resulting count rate for ions with a given m/z value. The incident electron beam energy scale was calibrated using the

Exploring surface charge dynamics: implications for AFM height measurements in 2D materials

• Mario Navarro-Rodriguez,
• Andres M. Somoza and
• Elisa Palacios-Lidon

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 767–780, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.64

• SI.1 of Supporting Information File 1. Beyond their significance in various applications such as materials science, electronics, and biomedicine [70], these materials serve as benchmark systems for fundamental studies in 2D materials because of their markedly distinct properties [71]. Specifically

Effect of repeating hydrothermal growth processes and rapid thermal annealing on CuO thin film properties

• Monika Ozga,
• Eunika Zielony,
• Aleksandra Wierzbicka,
• Anna Wolska,
• Marcin Klepka,
• Marek Godlewski,
• Bogdan J. Kowalski and
• Bartłomiej S. Witkowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 743–754, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.62

• acknowledge Adrian Gruszecki for his help in the Raman spectroscopy measurements. The results discussed in this paper were partially presented in M. Ozga’s doctoral thesis “Copper(II) oxide films obtained by hydrothermal method – growth technology, characterization and potential applications in electronics

Reduced subthreshold swing in a vertical tunnel FET using a low-work-function live metal strip and a low-k material at the drain

• Kalai Selvi Kanagarajan and
• Dhanalakshmi Krishnan Sadhasivan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 713–718, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.59

• Kalai Selvi Kanagarajan Dhanalakshmi Krishnan Sadhasivan Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India 10.3762/bjnano.15.59 Abstract In this

Elastic modulus of β-Ga₂O₃ nanowires measured by resonance and three-point bending techniques

• Annamarija Trausa,
• Sven Oras,
• Sergei Vlassov,
• Mikk Antsov,
• Tauno Tiirats,
• Andreas Kyritsakis,
• Boris Polyakov and
• Edgars Butanovs

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 704–712, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.58

• , University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia Estonian Military Academy, Riia 12, 51010 Tartu, Estonia 10.3762/bjnano.15.58 Abstract Due to the recent interest in ultrawide bandgap β-Ga2O3 thin films and nanostructures for various electronics and UV device applications, it is important to understand