Possibilities and limitations of advanced transmission electron microscopy for carbon-based nanomaterials

• Xiaoxing Ke,
• Carla Bittencourt and
• Gustaaf Van Tendeloo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1541–1557, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.158

Transformations of PTCDA structures on rutile TiO₂ induced by thermal annealing and intermolecular forces

• Szymon Godlewski,
• Jakub S. Prauzner-Bechcicki,
• Thilo Glatzel,
• Ernst Meyer and
• Marek Szymoński

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1498–1507, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.155

• )-(2 × 1). Acknowledgements Antoni Tekiel is gratefully acknowledged for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by a grant from Switzerland through the Swiss Contribution to the enlarged European Union (Joint Polish-Swiss Research Program) no. PSPB-085/2010 “Molecular assemblies on

Using natural language processing techniques to inform research on nanotechnology

• Nastassja A. Lewinski and
• Bridget T. McInnes

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1439–1449, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.149

• purification control in 2005–2006, to plasma-enhanced and thermal CVD in 2007–2010. CVD is the dominant commercial synthesis approach and catalyzed CVD with fluidized bed has been used by Bayer to synthesize Baytubes [29]. Competitor analysis revealed overlap between Sony and an individual researcher, Young

The Kirkendall effect and nanoscience: hollow nanospheres and nanotubes

• Abdel-Aziz El Mel,
• Ryusuke Nakamura and
• Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1348–1361, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.139

• permission from [43], copyright 2010 American Chemical Society. (e) Scheme of the oxidation process of a Cu nanoparticle. (f) Self-diffusion coefficients of Ni and Cu and diffusion coefficients of Ni and Cu ions in NiO and Cu2O, respectively. Figure adapted with permission from [32], copyright 2008 Taylor

• annealing and (b) ramp annealing. In the case of ramp annealing, the nanostructures in steps 1 to 3 are formed during the ramp up stage. The dashed lines in (b) represent the spike annealing temperature profiles. Figure adapted with permission from [66], copyright 2010 Wiley-VCH. TEM micrograph of (a) thick

• ) planar (i.e., thin films) and (d) 3D (i.e., silicon V-trench). Figure adapted with permission from [72], copyright 2010 Wiley-VCH. False-color TEM micrographs of some possible periodic Cu nanostructures that can be sculpted using an e-beam inside Kirkendall oxide nanotubes by local heating extracted from

PLGA nanoparticles as a platform for vitamin D-based cancer therapy

• Maria J. Ramalho,
• Joana A. Loureiro,
• Bárbara Gomes,
• Manuela F. Frasco,
• Manuel A. N. Coelho and
• M. Carmo Pereira

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1306–1318, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.135

• Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal) trough research project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/115449/2009. J. A. Loureiro acknowledges FEDER postdoctoral grant (NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000025/FEUP-ON2-25MC-EngªQuimicaBiologica). M. J. Ramalho and B. Gomes acknowledge FCT research grant (PTDC/QUI-BIQ/118076/2010). M. F. Frasco

Structural transitions in electron beam deposited Co–carbonyl suspended nanowires at high electrical current densities

• Gian Carlo Gazzadi and
• Stefano Frabboni

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1298–1305, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.134

• was performed with a JEOL 2010 microscope, equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) system (Oxford INCA 100) for composition analysis. Results and Discussion In Figure 1a, an example of Co–carbonyl SNW deposited by FEBID is shown. The suspended wire is deposited across the slit and

Electronic interaction in composites of a conjugated polymer and carbon nanotubes: first-principles calculation and photophysical approaches

• Florian Massuyeau,
• Jany Wéry,
• Jean-Luc Duvail,
• Serge Lefrant,
• Abu Yaya,
• Chris Ewels and
• Eric Faulques

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1138–1144, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.115

• action MP0901 ”NanoTP” and French ANR-2010-BLAN-0819-04 ”SPRINT” is gratefully acknowledged.

From lithium to sodium: cell chemistry of room temperature sodium–air and sodium–sulfur batteries

• Philipp Adelhelm,
• Pascal Hartmann,
• Conrad L. Bender,
• Martin Busche,
• Christine Eufinger and
• Juergen Janek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1016–1055, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.105

• ), or dimethyl carbonate (DMC) have been applied in almost all of the experimental studies on catalyst materials between 2006 and 2010, because these compounds are well used in LIBs. A comprehensive overview of the properties of liquid lithium electrolytes is given in [43]. In the beginning, only minor

• attention had been paid to clarify the chemistry taking place in the cells, for example by analyzing all chemical species being formed during cycling. In 2010 Mizuno et al. reported an FTIR and TEM study of the reaction products in Li/O2 cells employing a PC based electrolyte [44]. They concluded that

• literature is available. Mostly aprotic electrolytes have been used and only one study on a mixed aprotic/aqueous electrolyte has been published. This may be due to the strong reactivity of sodium with water. Although research on Na/O2 cells started only in 2010 the number of publications now rapidly

Structure and mechanism of the formation of core–shell nanoparticles obtained through a one-step gas-phase synthesis by electron beam evaporation

• Andrey V. Nomoev,
• Sergey P. Bardakhanov,
• Makoto Schreiber,
• Dashima G. Bazarova,
• Nikolai A. Romanov,
• Boris B. Baldanov,
• Bair R. Radnaev and
• Viacheslav V. Syzrantsev

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 874–880, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.89

• electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), selective area electron diffraction (SAED), and energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDX) analysis. These measurements were performed on a JEM-2010 TEM (JEOL, Japan, 200 kV accelerating voltage, 0.14 nm resolution) equipped with an EDX (EDAX Co

In situ observation of biotite (001) surface dissolution at pH 1 and 9.5 by advanced optical microscopy

• Chiara Cappelli,
• Daniel Lamarca-Irisarri,
• Jordi Camas,
• F. Javier Huertas and
• Alexander E. S. Van Driessche

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 665–673, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.67

• from Projects CGL2008-01652 and CGL2011-22567 (Plan Nacional I+D and EU). C.C. benefitted from a FPU grant (MEC), and A.E.S.V.D. is grateful for the support by the Consolider-Ingenio 2010 project “Factoría Española de Cristalización” and Belgian PROgramme de Développement d’Expériences scientifiques

Silica micro/nanospheres for theranostics: from bimodal MRI and fluorescent imaging probes to cancer therapy

• Shanka Walia and
• Amitabha Acharya

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 546–558, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.57

Raman spectroscopy as a tool to investigate the structure and electronic properties of carbon-atom wires

• Alberto Milani,
• Matteo Tommasini,
• Valeria Russo,
• Andrea Li Bassi,
• Andrea Lucotti,
• Franco Cataldo and
• Carlo S. Casari

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 480–491, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.49

• polyynes and cumulenes of different lengths. Figure adapted with permission from [40], copyright 2010 John Wiley & Sons. (a) Experimental Raman spectrum (1064 nm) of H-capped polyynes in methanol (5 × 10−3 M), with the pure solvent shown for comparison. (b,c) UV–vis spectra for polyynes of different

Influence of spurious resonances on the interaction force in dynamic AFM

• Luca Costa and
• Mario S. Rodrigues

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 420–427, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.42

• /69201/2010. The authors thank Fabio Comin and Joel Chevrier for discussions and Irina Snigireva for the preparation of the gold coated optical fibers.

Influence of size, shape and core–shell interface on surface plasmon resonance in Ag and Ag@MgO nanoparticle films deposited on Si/SiO_x

• Sergio D’Addato,
• Daniele Pinotti,
• Maria Chiara Spadaro,
• Guido Paolicelli,
• Vincenzo Grillo,
• Sergio Valeri,
• Luca Pasquali,
• Luca Bergamini and
• Stefano Corni

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 404–413, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.40

• images were collected with a JEOL JEM-2010 (200 keV) operating with a LaB6 source, and a JEOL JEM-2200FS working at 200 KeV and equipped with Schottky field emission gun. Optical reflectivity experiments were performed in air using linearly polarised, s- and p-polarised radiation. The experimental system

Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes and their applications

• Saban Kalay,
• Zehra Yilmaz,
• Ozlem Sen,
• Melis Emanet,
• Emine Kazanc and
• Mustafa Çulha

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 84–102, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.9

• setup, (b) stretching of dense BNNTs from the sample surface, (c) high magnification SEM image of BNNTs, (d) SEM images of slightly compressed BNNTs on a Si substrate, and (e) cross-sectional view of vertically aligned BNNTs. Figure adapted with permission from [56], copyright 2010 American Chemical

• (right) and (a,b) SEM images of a PLC–BNNT composite exhibiting improved mechanical properties due to BNNTs bridges (red). Figure adapted with permission from [75], copyright 2010 Acta Biomaterialia. Schematic

Materials and characterization techniques for high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

• Roswitha Zeis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 68–83, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.8

Nanoparticle interactions with live cells: Quantitative fluorescence microscopy of nanoparticle size effects

• Li Shang,
• Karin Nienhaus,
• Xiue Jiang,
• Linxiao Yang,
• Katharina Landfester,
• Volker Mailänder,
• Thomas Simmet and
• G. Ulrich Nienhaus

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2388–2397, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.248

• after the start of NP incubation is given in the panels. (a–c) DPA-QDs, 10 nM in PBS; (d–f) DHLA-AuNCs, 20 µg/mL in serum-free DMEM. Scale bar, 10 µm. Cell membranes (stained with CellMask DeepRed) are depicted in red. Images in panels a–c were reproduced with permission from [31]. Copyright 2010

• (red) regions of live HeLa cells within the first 60 min. Cells were exposed to (a, b) 10 nM DPA-QDs and (c) 1 µM DHLA-AuNCs. Images in panels a and b were reproduced with permission from [31]. Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society; the image in panel c was reproduced with permission from [34

• reproduced with permission from [32]. Copyright 2011 Royal Society of Chemistry. Images in panels d–f were reproduced with permission from [33]. Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society. Schematic depiction of the interplay between membrane receptors (depicted as cups) and NP surface ligands (depicted as

Liquid-phase exfoliated graphene: functionalization, characterization, and applications

• Mildred Quintana,
• Jesús Iván Tapia and
• Maurizio Prato

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2328–2338, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.242

• 2010 Wiley-VCH. TEM and AFM micrographs after the addition of Au NPs for the identification of reactive sites against 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (a–c) and amidation reaction on carboxylic groups created during the sonication process (d–f). Reproduced with permission from [42], copyright 2011 The Royal

Nanobioarchitectures based on chlorophyll photopigment, artificial lipid bilayers and carbon nanotubes

• Marcela Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu,
• Stefan Marian Iordache,
• Ana Maria Iordache,
• Nicoleta Badea and
• Camelia Ungureanu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2316–2325, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.240

• a standard deviation procedure. The data were presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). The SD was calculated as the square root of variance using the STDEV function in Excel 2010. Results and Discussion Spectral characterization of nanobioarchitectures The formation of DPPC, multilamellar lipid

Localized surface plasmon resonances in nanostructures to enhance nonlinear vibrational spectroscopies: towards an astonishing molecular sensitivity

• Dan Lis and
• Francesca Cecchet

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2275–2292, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.237

Electrical contacts to individual SWCNTs: A review

• Wei Liu,
• Christofer Hierold and
• Miroslav Haluska

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2202–2215, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.229

• from [53]. Copyright 2010 Macmillan Publisher. TEM images for (a) metal deposition on suspended, as-grown SWCNTs. Ti displays the best wettability to the SWCNT. Compared to Au, Pd showed better wettability to the SWCNT. (b) The graphitic carbon interfacial layer formed under a Ni layer through

• without using the protective layer, respectively. e) The distribution of the hysteresis width for n-type CNFETs. Figure reprinted with permission from (c) [53] copyright 2010 Macmillan Publisher and (d,e) [71] copyright 2014 Elsevier. Improving the contact performance by post-metallization annealing. a

Advances in NO₂ sensing with individual single-walled carbon nanotube transistors

• Kiran Chikkadi,
• Matthias Muoth,
• Cosmin Roman,
• Miroslav Haluska and
• Christofer Hierold

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2179–2191, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.227

• alternating positive and negative pulses show an effective suppression of hysteresis even at high pulse widths. Reproduced with permission from [64]. Copyright 2010 AIP Publishing LLC. Hysteresis-free transistors using ultraclean, suspended carbon nanotubes. Gate sweeps for a suspended transistor fabricated

• using on-chip shadow-masking and ultraclean nanotubes shows no measurable hysteresis even in humid air. Reproduced with permission from [28]. Copyright 2010 Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Drift suppression in suspended carbon nanotubes a) suspended carbon nanotube transistor and b) substrate-bound carbon

Biopolymer colloids for controlling and templating inorganic synthesis

• Laura C. Preiss,
• Katharina Landfester and
• Rafael Muñoz-Espí

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2129–2138, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.222

• , ranging from the monomer (Glu) to the eicosamer (Glu20). COD: calcium oxalate dihydrate; COT: calcium oxalate trihydrate. Reprinted with permission from [38]. Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society. DNA-templated preparation of porous CdS shells on the surface of silica beads: (a) surface modification

• when gold(III) is reduced in the presence of DNA toroids formed with bis(ethylenediamine)gold(III). Reprinted with permission from [66]. Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society. Dark-field TEM micrograph (a) and corresponding electron diffraction pattern (b) of hydroxyapatite/gelatin particles

Effect of silver nanoparticles on human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation

• Christina Sengstock,
• Jörg Diendorf,
• Matthias Epple,
• Thomas A. Schildhauer and
• Manfred Köller

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2058–2069, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.214

• RPMI1640, the cells were mounted on glass chamber slides. Images were taken with a laser scanning microscope (LSM 700; Zeiss) equipped with a 40× oil-immersion objective using Zeiss 2010 software. Induction of hMSCs differentiation For adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation, hMSCs were seeded

Carbon nano-onions (multi-layer fullerenes): chemistry and applications

• Juergen Bartelmess and
• Silvia Giordani

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1980–1998, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.207

• with biomolecules was reported by the groups of Plonska-Brzezinska, Simionescu and Echegoyen in 2010 [36]. In the first step, small CNOs (6–8 shells) were oxidized by using conc. H2SO4/HNO3 and subsequently functionalized with PEG to study their cytotoxicity on rat dermal fibroblasts. The result was

• , gives rise to future biological applications such as bio-sensors, especially since the authors of this study reported that the attached protein retains its biological activity. A novel strategy for the surface functionalization of CNOs was published by our group in 2010 [37] (Scheme 7). The so-called

• first report investigating the toxicity of small CNOs dates back to 2010, when Echegoyen et al. investigated the biocompatibility of PEGylated CNOs by exposing rat dermal fibroblasts to different CNO concentrations [37]. The authors could show almost 100% viability of cells for concentrations of 30 and