Synthesis and magnetic transitions of rare-earth-free Fe–Mn–Ni–Si-based compositionally complex alloys at bulk and nanoscale

• Shabbir Tahir,
• Tatiana Smoliarova,
• Carlos Doñate-Buendía,
• Michael Farle,
• Natalia Shkodich and
• Bilal Gökce

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 823–836, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.62

• from the Al-based CCA target. High-resolution TEM images and diffractograms of PLAL-generated CCA NPs. (a) Ge-based CCA NP and (b) Al-based CCA NP. (a) ZFC-FC temperature-dependent magnetization (M–T curve) of the bulk Ge-based CCA. (b) Field-dependent magnetization curve at 5 and 300 K for the Ge

• -based CCA. (c) ZFC-FC temperature-dependent magnetization (M–T curve) of the bulk Al-based CCA. (d) Field-dependent magnetization curve at 5 and 300 K for the Al-based CCA. (a) ZFC-FC temperature-dependent magnetization (M–T) curves of NPs generated from PLAL of the Ge-based CCA target. (b) Field

• -dependent magnetization curves (M–H) curves of NPs generated from PLAL of the Ge-based CCA target at 5 and 300 K. (c) ZFC-FC temperature-dependent magnetization (M–T curve) for NPs generated from PLAL of the Al-based CCA target. (d) Field-dependent magnetization curves (M–H) curves of NPs generated from

N₂⁺-implantation-induced tailoring of structural, morphological, optical, and electrical characteristics of sputtered molybdenum thin films

• Usha Rani,
• Kafi Devi,
• Divya Gupta and
• Sanjeev Aggarwal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 495–509, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.38

• accelerating voltage. At grazing incidence, the observed stress is either minimal or slightly tensile and is mostly unaffected by the accelerating voltage. Tripathi et al. [18] examined the temperature-dependent surface alterations in Mo films induced by He+ ion irradiation within the 773–1073 K range as a

ReactorAFM/STM – dynamic reactions on surfaces at elevated temperature and atmospheric pressure

• Tycho Roorda,
• Hamed Achour,
• Matthijs A. van Spronsen,
• Marta E. Cañas-Ventura,
• Sander B. Roobol,
• Willem Onderwaater,
• Mirthe Bergman,
• Peter van der Tuijn,
• Gertjan van Baarle,
• Johan W. Bakker,
• Joost W. M. Frenken and
• Irene M. N. Groot

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 397–406, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.30

• , at T0), c refers to the parabolic temperature coefficient, T is the temperature, and T0 refers to the maximum where the tuning fork is designed to be the least temperature-dependent. Since tuning forks have originally been mass-produced for time keeping in watches, T0 is designed to be at room

Tailoring of physical properties of RF-sputtered ZnTe films: role of substrate temperature

• Kafi Devi,
• Usha Rani,
• Arun Kumar,
• Divya Gupta and
• Sanjeev Aggarwal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 333–348, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.25

• ] carried out studies on the structure and temperature-dependent optical properties of magnetron-sputtered ZnTe films. Bacaksiz et al. [15] reported the effect of substrate temperature (−123 and 27 °C) on structural, morphological, optical, and electrical properties of ZnTe films deposited by evaporation

Effect of radiation-induced vacancy saturation on the first-order phase transformation in nanoparticles: insights from a model

• Aram Shirinyan and
• Yuriy Bilogorodskyy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1453–1472, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.117

• %. Generalization of nucleation energy and phase transformation criteria The results can be generalized for different particle sizes, allowing for the creation of a size- and temperature-dependent diagram depicting the stability of the α phase. This diagram, referred to as the temperature–size α-phase stability

• particle sizes, allowing for the presentation of a size- and temperature-dependent diagram for the stability of the β phase (Figure 9). The diagram illustrates three areas (or four subareas) for the transformation of β-phase nanoparticles under irradiation. Area I – radiation tolerance and stability of the

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

• . Temperature-dependent I–V curves (a) for sample 1 with contact pads and (b) for sample 2 using gold whisker contacts. Resistance–temperature relationship (a) for sample 1 with contact pads and (b) for sample 2 using gold whisker contacts. Response measurements for sample 1 using metal contact pads at (a) 90

Facile synthesis of Fe-based metal–organic frameworks from Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles and their application for CO₂/N₂ separation

• Van Nhieu Le,
• Hoai Duc Tran,
• Minh Tien Nguyen,
• Hai Bang Truong,
• Toan Minh Pham and
• Jinsoo Kim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 897–908, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.74

• removed from the termini of iron octahedra in the secondary building units (SBUs) through an activated-thermal process in a vacuum-controlled environment [9][10]. Notably, density and oxidation states of the formed unsaturated Fe sites (Fe(II) and Fe(III)) are temperature-dependent, influencing 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

• thousand kelvins and pressures up to the gigapascal range that prevail during nanoparticle synthesis [58][168][169]. Furthermore, the Nernst potential is temperature-dependent, increasing the reactivity of metal precursor and formed

Heat-induced morphological changes in silver nanowires deposited on a patterned silicon substrate

• Elyad Damerchi,
• Sven Oras,
• Edgars Butanovs,
• Allar Liivlaid,
• Mikk Antsov,
• Boris Polyakov,
• Annamarija Trausa,
• Veronika Zadin,
• Andreas Kyritsakis,
• Loïc Vidal,
• Karine Mougin,
• Siim Pikker and
• Sergei Vlassov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 435–446, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.39

• substrate, while the overhanging segment retained freedom of movement in all directions. The elastic modulus values for the Ag NW and Si substrate were set to the built-in values in Comsol, accounting for their temperature-dependent nature. More technical details can be found in Supporting Information File

Design, fabrication, and characterization of kinetic-inductive force sensors for scanning probe applications

• August K. Roos,
• Ermes Scarano,
• Elisabet K. Arvidsson,
• Erik Holmgren and
• David B. Haviland

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 242–255, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.23

• beneath. Temperature-dependent (a) magnitude and (b) phase response of the microwave resonator as functions of the probe frequency with an on-chip power of −127 dBm, with a fit to theory (dashed lines). The cavity is overcoupled at low temperatures T ≈ 1.7 K, apparent from the 2π phase flip in the

Low temperature atomic layer deposition of cobalt using dicobalt hexacarbonyl-1-heptyne as precursor

• Mathias Franz,
• Mahnaz Safian Jouzdani,
• Lysann Kaßner,
• Marcus Daniel,
• Frank Stahr and
• Stefan E. Schulz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 951–963, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.78

• )6HC≡CC5H11] and H2 plasma The CVD experiments showed that the window for temperature-independent depositions in ALD mode can be expected at temperatures below 125 °C, as it was assumed from the temperature-dependent growth rate measurements (Figure 3). We performed a set of deposition experiments for

Characterisation of a micrometer-scale active plasmonic element by means of complementary computational and experimental methods

• Ciarán Barron,
• Giulia Di Fazio,
• Samuel Kenny,
• Silas O’Toole,
• Robin O’Reilly and
• Dominic Zerulla

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 110–122, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.12

• temperature distribution output from the previous step allows for an accurate representation of temperature-dependent changes on the reflectivity curve. This produces a representation of the modulation depth which is seen when looking at the difference of hot and cold states using a lock-in amplifier. Results

Role of titanium and organic precursors in molecular layer deposition of “titanicone” hybrid materials

• Arbresha Muriqi and
• Michael Nolan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1240–1255, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.103

• significant drawback [38]. Fumaric acid (FC) is another alcohol organic precursor that was used to deposit titanicone films using TiCl4 on an Si substrate in a temperature range of 180 °C to 350 °C. A temperature-dependent growth characteristic was observed with the growth rate decreasing from 1.10 Å/cycle at

Design of surface nanostructures for chirality sensing based on quartz crystal microbalance

• Yinglin Ma,
• Xiangyun Xiao and
• Qingmin Ji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1201–1219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.100

Recent advances in green carbon dots (2015–2022): synthesis, metal ion sensing, and biological applications

• Aisha Kanwal,
• Naheed Bibi,
• Sajjad Hyder,
• Arif Muhammad,
• Hao Ren,
• Jiangtao Liu and
• Zhongli Lei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1068–1107, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.93

• with a calculated fluorescence QY of 10.6% were also reported, which were found to selectively detect Fe3+ ions. These N-CDs/Fe3+ systems could be used to sense cysteine, based on fluorescence “turn on” effects (see below Figure 9). The reported N-CDs showed temperature-dependent fluorescence behavior

Efficient liquid exfoliation of KP₁₅ nanowires aided by Hansen's empirical theory

• Zhaoxuan Huang,
• Zhikang Jiang,
• Nan Tian,
• Disheng Yao,
• Fei Long,
• Yanhan Yang and
• Danmin Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 788–795, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.69

• value below 100 nm. The thinnest KP15 nanowires reached 5.1 nm and had smooth boundaries. Meanwhile, strong temperature-dependent Raman response in exfoliated KP15 nanowires has been observed, which indicates a strong phonon–phonon coupling in those nanowires. This is helpful for non-invasive

• reached 5.1 nm and had smooth boundaries. Meanwhile, a strong temperature-dependent Raman response was found in exfoliated KP15 nanowires. This indicates a strong phonon–phonon coupling in KP15 nanowires, which favors non-invasive temperature measurements of KP15 nanodevices. Methods Synthesis of KP15

• the obtained KP15 nanowires were much smaller than those obtained in our previous studies [13]. Meanwhile, a strong temperature-dependent Raman response in exfoliated KP15 nanowires has been observed. That may help with non-invasive temperature measurements of KP15 nanodevices (details are

The role of sulfonate groups and hydrogen bonding in the proton conductivity of two coordination networks

• Ali Javed,
• Felix Steinke,
• Stephan Wöhlbrandt,
• Hana Bunzen,
• Norbert Stock and
• Michael Tiemann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 437–443, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.36

• strongly humidity- and temperature-dependent. We discuss how differences in the conduction behavior may be related to the respective structural properties. Results and Discussion The compounds [Mg(H2O)2(H3L)]·H2O and [Pb2(HL)]·H2O were synthesized using the linker molecule H5L (see Supporting Information

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

• . In order to determine the underlying conductance mechanism, temperature-dependent measurements have been carried out. For this, the current at a constant bias of 1 V was recorded at different temperatures in the range between 300 and 360 K. Figure 4a shows the resulting Arrhenius plot of a Ru(TP)2

• for wire-to-wire hopping may become relevant, too. The absent length dependence, the linear correlation between device conductance and bias voltage, and the distinct temperature dependence of EA point to a thermally activated hopping conduction in solid-state nanowire devices. Temperature dependent I

• -complex wire devices and decline with ascending voltage from EA = 75 meV at 0.1 V to 64 meV at 1 V (see also Supporting Information File 1, Figure S7). This small decline in EA can be attributed to the broadening of the electron energy distribution at the Fermi level, that is, the temperature-dependent

Influence of magnetic domain walls on all-optical magnetic toggle switching in a ferrimagnetic GdFe film

• Rahil Hosseinifar,
• Evangelos Golias,
• Ivar Kumberg,
• Quentin Guillet,
• Karl Frischmuth,
• Sangeeta Thakur,
• Mario Fix,
• Manfred Albrecht,
• Florian Kronast and
• Wolfgang Kuch

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 74–81, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.5

• Information File 1 for temperature-dependent magnetization loops. Magnetic domains were resolved using the photoemission electron microscope (PEEM) at the UE49-PGM SPEEM beamline of BESSY II. The acceleration potential between the sample and the first objective lens of the PEEM was set to 15 keV. X-ray

• Supporting information features temperature-dependent magnetization loops of the sample and the determination of the magnetic compensation temperature. Supporting Information File 14: Magnetic characterization. Acknowledgements We thank the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for the allocation of synchrotron

Sputtering onto liquids: a critical review

• Anastasiya Sergievskaya,
• Adrien Chauvin and
• Stephanos Konstantinidis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 10–53, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.2

Measurement of polarization effects in dual-phase ceria-based oxygen permeation membranes using Kelvin probe force microscopy

• Kerstin Neuhaus,
• Christina Schmidt,
• Liudmila Fischer,
• Wilhelm Albert Meulenberg,
• Ke Ran,
• Joachim Mayer and
• Stefan Baumann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1380–1391, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.102

• electrochemical experiments or KPFM imaging. Additionally, temperature-dependent measurements of the polarization–relaxation behavior are planned. TEM image (a) and the corresponding energy-filtered TEM (EFTEM) image (b) showing the grain size and phase distribution inside 60CSO20-FC2O (red: Ce and thus

First-principles study of the structural, optoelectronic and thermophysical properties of the π-SnSe for thermoelectric applications

• Muhammad Atif Sattar,
• Najwa Al Bouzieh,
• Maamar Benkraouda and
• Noureddine Amrane

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1101–1114, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.82

• (γ) at different temperature values for the π-SnSe alloy. Temperature-dependent (a) Seebeck coefficient (S); (b) electrical conductivity (σ/τ); (c) electronic (κe), lattice (κl), and total (κtot) thermal conductivity values and (d) power factor (PF) of the π-SnSe alloy. Figure of merit of the cubic π

Revealing the formation mechanism and band gap tuning of Sb₂S₃ nanoparticles

• Maximilian Joschko,
• Franck Yvan Fotue Wafo,
• Christina Malsi,
• Danilo Kisić,
• Ivana Validžić and
• Christina Graf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1021–1033, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.76

• at 150 °C was revealed. In this way, we could gain a more in-depth insight into the kinetics of particle formation, while earlier studies by Abulikemu et al. and Li et al. were focusing on the temperature-dependent evolution of Sb2S3 particles. The suggested mechanism assumes that seeds (type 0

The role of deep eutectic solvents and carrageenan in synthesizing biocompatible anisotropic metal nanoparticles

• Nabojit Das,
• Akash Kumar and
• Raja Gopal Rayavarapu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 924–938, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.69

• capping agents such as polymers or surfactants, highlighting the role of DES as a stabilizer and structure-directing agent. The work also illustrated temperature-dependent morphological differences between the nanostructures. Spherical sized small gold particles of nearly 100 nm were synthesized at 70 °C

The preparation temperature influences the physicochemical nature and activity of nanoceria

• Robert A. Yokel,
• Wendel Wohlleben,
• Johannes Georg Keller,
• Matthew L. Hancock,
• Jason M. Unrine,
• D. Allan Butterfield and
• Eric A. Grulke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 525–540, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.43

• dissolved nanoceria supports this assumption. The high fraction of Ce4+ in the calcined solvothermally synthesized nanoceria is comparable to that of NM-212 and expected after calcination [18]. The increased primary particle size is consistent with reports that found a temperature-dependent increase of