Nanomaterials in targeting amyloid-β oligomers: current advances and future directions for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and therapy

• Shiwani Randhawa,
• Trilok Chand Saini,
• Manik Bathla,
• Rahul Bhardwaj,
• Rubina Dhiman and
• Amitabha Acharya

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 561–580, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.44

• detection and treatment of AβOs in AD. Because of their nanoscale size, NMs can interact with biological systems in ways that traditional treatments cannot. Their unique properties such as high surface area, quantum effects, and specific physicochemical traits make them ideal for developing advanced

Recent updates in applications of nanomedicine for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis

• Damai Ria Setyawati,
• Fransiska Christydira Sekaringtyas,
• Riyona Desvy Pratiwi,
• A’liyatur Rosyidah,
• Rohimmahtunnissa Azhar,
• Nunik Gustini,
• Gita Syahputra,
• Idah Rosidah,
• Etik Mardliyati,
• Tarwadi and
• Sjaikhurrizal El Muttaqien

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1105–1116, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.89

• application of nanoscale systems with unique physicochemical properties, including small size, large specific surface area, high reactivity, and quantum effects of the nanoparticles (NPs) [1][2]. Nanomedicine is specifically designated for therapeutics (drug delivery), diagnostics, and imaging, as well as for

Green synthesis of biomass-derived carbon quantum dots for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

• Dalia Chávez-García,
• Mario Guzman,
• Viridiana Sanchez and
• Rubén D. Cadena-Nava

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 755–766, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.63

• recombination of electron–hole pairs, quantum effects, surface functional groups, surface states, molecular states, and fluorophores exhibiting differing degrees of π-conjugation. Generally, CQDs comprise a carbon-core domain and surface domains [29]. In the context of PL processes in CQDs, the emission of

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light by cobalt ferrite nanoparticles/graphene quantum dots

• Vo Chau Ngoc Anh,
• Le Thi Thanh Nhi,
• Le Thi Kim Dung,
• Dang Thi Ngoc Hoa,
• Nguyen Truong Son,
• Nguyen Thi Thao Uyen,
• Nguyen Ngoc Uyen Thu,
• Le Van Thanh Son,
• Le Trung Hieu,
• Tran Ngoc Tuyen and
• Dinh Quang Khieu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 475–489, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.43

• GQDs is still unclear. It is possible that electron–hole recombination, quantum effects, and surface defects in the functional groups of the GQDs are involved [18]. The XRD pattern of GQDs prepared from starch without iron and cobalt salts is presented in Figure 2c. The diffraction peaks of the GQDs

Current-induced mechanical torque in chiral molecular rotors

• Richard Korytár and
• Ferdinand Evers

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 711–721, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.57

• applications as a switch and for information storage. The role of quantum effects is discussed at the end. Our model can be straightforwardly extended to include a friction term acting on the coordinate ϑ. Such friction can originate at the bearings of the rotor (at the entrance and exit of the path in our

• linear response (under the threshold current). A small symmetry breaking is needed in order to discriminate between the three states. Quantum effects are responsible for a rich transport phenomenology of molecular junctions [20]. Here, we pause to discuss quantum effects related to the electronic degrees

Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 434–453, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.35

• non-negligible effect. For example, thermal fluctuations, stochastic distributions, and quantum effects affect nanoscale phenomena. Therefore, when building materials from nanoscale units, these uncertainties are included to harmonize the various effects [55][56]. Recent publications advocating

A superconducting adiabatic neuron in a quantum regime

• Marina V. Bastrakova,
• Dmitrii S. Pashin,
• Dmitriy A. Rybin,
• Andrey E. Schegolev,
• Nikolay V. Klenov,
• Igor I. Soloviev,
• Anastasiya A. Gorchavkina and
• Arkady M. Satanin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 653–665, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.57

• from the utilization of a single technology suitable for superconducting qubits. In this case, the classical part can operate in an adiabatic mode ensuring minimal impact on quantum circuits. However, quantum effects, in turn, can significantly affect the operation of neuromorphic elements. In this

Impact of device design on the electronic and optoelectronic properties of integrated Ru-terpyridine complexes

• Max Mennicken,
• Sophia Katharina Peter,
• Corinna Kaulen,
• Ulrich Simon and
• Silvia Karthäuser

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 219–229, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.16

• issue in more detail the conductance mechanism in the different devices needs to be clarified first. Additionally, it should be noted that quantum effects can be excluded in our AuNP-based devices, since the AuNPs exhibit sizes above 10 nm and the measurements are performed at RT and higher temperatures

Selective detection of complex gas mixtures using point contacts: concept, method and tools

• Alexander P. Pospelov,
• Victor I. Belan,
• Dmytro O. Harbuz,
• Volodymyr L. Vakula,
• Lyudmila V. Kamarchuk,
• Yuliya V. Volkova and
• Gennadii V. Kamarchuk

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1631–1643, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.146

• ; cortisol; hormone detection; point contact; quantum sensor; selective detection; serotonin; Yanson point contacts; Introduction The functioning of devices comprising low-dimensional structures as basic elements depends on quantum effects, which play a crucial role in the unique properties of nanomaterials

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

• . Especially semiconductor NWs offer the unique promise to boost the performance of semiconductor devices by quantum effects. In this respect, silicon NWs [4][5][6][7] are key elements in the field of nanotechnology, given that they can be integrated in the microelectronic industry, which is mainly Si-based

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

• structures is one of the main outputs of nanoarchitectonics [79][80]. The nanoarchitectonics concept should also include uncertainties related to phenomena that occur on the nanoscale, where thermal and statistical fluctuations as well as quantum effects cannot be avoided [81]. The properties and functions

Materials nanoarchitectonics at two-dimensional liquid interfaces

• Katsuhiko Ariga,
• Michio Matsumoto,
• Taizo Mori and
• Lok Kumar Shrestha

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1559–1587, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.153

• extensively explored because they often exhibit unique and superior properties due to quantum effects and anisotropic effects [40][41][42][43][44] (Figure 1). Synthetic methodologies to yield nanoparticles and zero-dimensional materials have been developed using conventional chemical methods and/or physical

• microfabrication and other techniques at microscopic and macroscopic levels, the nanoarchitectonics procedures have to take into account several uncertainties such as thermal fluctuations, quantum effects, and uncontrolled mutual interactions at the nanoscale [95][96]. Because of its general applicability

Dumbbell gold nanoparticle dimer antennas with advanced optical properties

• Janning F. Herrmann and
• Christiane Höppener

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2188–2197, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.205

• ]-mediated dumbbell dimers alterations in their far-field properties from the ideal dipolar model are expected to be more pronounced than for similar thiol-mediated dimers, which possess enlarged gap sizes. Entering the regime of sub-nanometer gaps the onset of quantum effects, such as, e.g., charge

• onsetting quantum effects lead to a redistribution of the electromagnetic near-field. Conclusion In conclusion, CB[8]-mediated dumbbell dimers formed of 40 nm and 80 nm AuNP dimers are shown to exhibit advanced properties in regard to the signal enhancement ratio and light confinement as compared to AuNP

Electromigrated electrical optical antennas for transducing electrons and photons at the nanoscale

• Arindam Dasgupta,
• Mickaël Buret,
• Nicolas Cazier,
• Marie-Maxime Mennemanteuil,
• Reinaldo Chacon,
• Kamal Hammani,
• Jean-Claude Weeber,
• Juan Arocas,
• Laurent Markey,
• Gérard Colas des Francs,
• Alexander Uskov,
• Igor Smetanin and
• Alexandre Bouhelier

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1964–1976, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.187

• interaction with surface plasmons and photons: quantum effects were shown to challenge the classical plasmonic description [28][29][30] and the fluctuations of the electronic current impart a rich photon statistics [31][32]. In this work, we present a strategy to realize electrically connected optical

The role of the Ge mole fraction in improving the performance of a nanoscale junctionless tunneling FET: concept and scaling capability

• Hichem Ferhati,
• Fayçal Djeffal and
• Toufik Bentrcia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1856–1862, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.177

• modified drift–diffusion model, which includes other effects related to the short-channel nature of the investigated transistor and to quantum effects is used. Further, the gradient density model is also included, which consists of the quantum correction associated with the local potential to the carrier

Review: Electrostatically actuated nanobeam-based nanoelectromechanical switches – materials solutions and operational conditions

• Liga Jasulaneca,
• Jelena Kosmaca,
• Raimonds Meija,
• Jana Andzane and
• Donats Erts

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 271–300, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.29

• continuum-based theories may occur. For instance, for cantilevered resonating nanostructures, continuum mechanics predictions fail when the cross-sectional area of the nanostructure is on the order of tens of lattice constants [3]. At this level, quantum effects, crystalline perfection, surface and

Selective photodissociation of tailored molecular tags as a tool for quantum optics

• Ugur Sezer,
• Philipp Geyer,
• Moritz Kriegleder,
• Maxime Debiossac,
• Armin Shayeghi,
• Markus Arndt,
• Lukas Felix and
• Marcel Mayor

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 325–333, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.35

• ; photodissociation; synthetic photo-tags; Introduction Chemistry builds on the fact that the electronic structure, dynamics and properties of molecules are determined or influenced by quantum effects. However, it has only recently been experimentally verified that also the translational motion of an entire complex

Phenalenyl-based mononuclear dysprosium complexes

• Yanhua Lan,
• Andrea Magri,
• Olaf Fuhr and
• Mario Ruben

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 995–1009, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.92

• relaxation process to be 43.8 K, and the respective pre-exponential factor τ0 to have a value of 3.3 × 10−6 s. Additionally, a saturation of about 5 × 10−4 s, relative to the quantum-tunneling process, is obtained below 5 K. In relaxation processes of SMMs that are to a certain extent subjected to quantum

• effects, the application of a small dc field can remove the state degeneracy, and accordingly also the probability of quantum tunneling. Aiming to explore the relaxation process and to evaluate the quantum tunneling effect, the frequency dependence of the ac susceptibility was estimated at 1.8 K under a

Optical absorption signature of a self-assembled dye monolayer on graphene

• Tessnim Sghaier,
• Sylvain Le Liepvre,
• Céline Fiorini,
• Ludovic Douillard and
• Fabrice Charra

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 862–868, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.78

• adsorbed molecules [9], or the immersion inside a polarizable medium [10] can induce uniform bathochromic shifts of the vibronic peaks constituting the absorption spectrum. Finally, when distances between π-conjugated systems are small enough to permit electron tunnelling, quantum effects can also come

Charge and heat transport in soft nanosystems in the presence of time-dependent perturbations

• Alberto Nocera,
• Carmine Antonio Perroni,
• Vincenzo Marigliano Ramaglia and
• Vittorio Cataudella

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 439–464, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.39

• from the equilibrium position. Our semiclassical approximation, even if less general than the influence functional approach, allows us to disentangle exactly the quantum effects of the dynamics of the oscillator in the Langevin equation and is valid for an arbitrary strength of electron–vibration

Molecular machines operating on the nanoscale: from classical to quantum

• Igor Goychuk

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 328–350, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.31

• ; nanoscale friction and thermal noise; quantum effects; thermodynamic efficiency; Introduction A myriad of minuscule molecular nanomotors (not visible in standard, classical, optical microscopes) operate in living cells and perform various tasks. These utilize metabolic energy, for example, the energy

• course, our model should not be considered as a realistic model for cytochrome c oxidase. However, it allows a possible role of quantum effects to be highlighted that are contained in the dependence of the Marcus–Levich–Dogonadze rates on the energy bias Δμ. Namely, the existence of an inverted ET regime

• density matrix decoupled from the off-diagonal elements has mathematical form of the classical master equation for population probabilities, and the corresponding classical probability description can be safely used. The rates entering this equation can, however, reflect such profound quantum effects as

Simulation of thermal stress and buckling instability in Si/Ge and Ge/Si core/shell nanowires

• Suvankar Das,
• Amitava Moitra,
• Mishreyee Bhattacharya and
• Amlan Dutta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1970–1977, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.201

• been widely adopted for incorporating the quantum effects in classical MD simulations dealing with the measurement of thermal properties such as thermal conductivity [31] and the coefficient of thermal expansion [32][33]. In this method, a system with N atoms produces the 3N × 3N dynamical matrix, as

Electron and heat transport in porphyrin-based single-molecule transistors with electro-burnt graphene electrodes

• Hatef Sadeghi,
• Sara Sangtarash and
• Colin J. Lambert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1413–1420, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.146

• nanometre-sized gap. The molecule can be placed in this gap, enabling the study of its electrical properties. Moreover, the ability to place a gate electrode beneath the gap makes this an excellent platform for tuning and studying quantum effects in single-molecule transport. Due to the combustion process

Electrical characterization of single molecule and Langmuir–Blodgett monomolecular films of a pyridine-terminated oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) derivative

• Henrry M. Osorio,
• Santiago Martín,
• María Carmen López,
• Santiago Marqués-González,
• Simon J. Higgins,
• Richard J. Nichols,
• Paul J. Low and
• Pilar Cea

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1145–1157, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.116

• advantages of the use of molecules as circuit elements include: a further reduction in the size of active components (and hence, a further increase in the density of devices), potentially cheaper devices through the increased use of self-assembly of complex structures, whilst quantum effects [3][4][5][6] may

Production, detection, storage and release of spin currents

• Michele Cini

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 736–743, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.75

• based on the introduction of integer numbers of fluxons. The magnetic moment of the ring also deviates strongly from classical theory [5]. While one-parameter pumping is forbidden in a linear system [7], quantum effects produce nonlinearity and pumping. In the adiabatic limit there is no pumping at all

• Vbias and a small current flows, is found [5] to go with while one classically expects M ~ Vbias in a linear circuit. Indeed, at small Vbias the quantum effects favor a laminar current which is not coupled to the magnetic field. The main subject of the present work can also be considered a

• complementary way to study the quantum effects of [6] in the reversed situation when Vbias = 0 and it is the interaction of the ring with a magnetic field that produces a current in the external circuit. The above theoretical effort leads to several intriguing possibilities from the viewpoint of basic research