Nanostructures for sensors, electronics, energy and environment

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Editor: Prof. Nunzio Motta
Queensland University of Technology
 
Nanoscale science is growing evermore important on a global scale and is widely seen as playing an integral part in the growth of future world economies. The daunting energy crisis we are facing could be solved not only by new and improved ways of getting energy directly from the sun, but also by saving power thanks to advancements in electronics and sensors. Cheap sensors based on nanomaterials can make a fundamental contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, allowing the creation of large sensor networks to monitor countries and cities, improving our quality of life. Nanowires and nano-platelets of metal oxides are at the forefront of the research to improve sensitivity and reduce the power consumption in gas sensors. Nanoelectronics is the next step in the electronic roadmap, with many devices currently in production already containing components smaller than 100 nm.

See also the Thematic Series:
Nanostructures for sensors, electronics, energy and environment III

Nanostructures for sensors, electronics, energy and environment II
Functional materials for environmental sensors and energy systems

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Nanostructures for sensors, electronics, energy and environment

  • Nunzio Motta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 351–352, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.40

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Published 02 May 2012

Ultraviolet photodetection of flexible ZnO nanowire sheets in polydimethylsiloxane polymer

  • Jinzhang Liu,
  • Nunzio Motta and
  • Soonil Lee

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 353–359, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.41

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Published 02 May 2012

Structural, electronic and photovoltaic characterization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes grown directly on stainless steel

  • Luca Camilli,
  • Manuela Scarselli,
  • Silvano Del Gobbo,
  • Paola Castrucci,
  • Eric Gautron and
  • Maurizio De Crescenzi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 360–367, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.42

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Published 02 May 2012

Functionalised zinc oxide nanowire gas sensors: Enhanced NO2 gas sensor response by chemical modification of nanowire surfaces

  • Eric R. Waclawik,
  • Jin Chang,
  • Andrea Ponzoni,
  • Isabella Concina,
  • Dario Zappa,
  • Elisabetta Comini,
  • Nunzio Motta,
  • Guido Faglia and
  • Giorgio Sberveglieri

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 368–377, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.43

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Published 02 May 2012

Reduced electron recombination of dye-sensitized solar cells based on TiO2 spheres consisting of ultrathin nanosheets with [001] facet exposed

  • Hongxia Wang,
  • Meinan Liu,
  • Cheng Yan and
  • John Bell

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 378–387, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.44

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Published 07 May 2012

Glassy carbon electrodes modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes for the determination of ascorbic acid by square-wave voltammetry

  • Sushil Kumar and
  • Victoria Vicente-Beckett

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 388–396, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.45

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Published 10 May 2012

Conducting composite materials from the biopolymer kappa-carrageenan and carbon nanotubes

  • Ali Aldalbahi,
  • Jin Chu,
  • Peter Feng and
  • Marc in het Panhuis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 415–427, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.48

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Published 23 May 2012

FTIR nanobiosensors for Escherichia coli detection

  • Stefania Mura,
  • Gianfranco Greppi,
  • Maria Laura Marongiu,
  • Pier Paolo Roggero,
  • Sandeep P. Ravindranath,
  • Lisa J. Mauer,
  • Nicoletta Schibeci,
  • Francesco Perria,
  • Massimo Piccinini,
  • Plinio Innocenzi and
  • Joseph Irudayaraj

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 485–492, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.55

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Published 03 Jul 2012

Low-temperature synthesis of carbon nanotubes on indium tin oxide electrodes for organic solar cells

  • Andrea Capasso,
  • Luigi Salamandra,
  • Aldo Di Carlo,
  • John M. Bell and
  • Nunzio Motta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 524–532, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.60

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Published 19 Jul 2012

A highly pH-sensitive nanowire field-effect transistor based on silicon on insulator

  • Denis E. Presnov,
  • Sergey V. Amitonov,
  • Pavel A. Krutitskii,
  • Valentina V. Kolybasova,
  • Igor A. Devyatov,
  • Vladimir A. Krupenin and
  • Igor I. Soloviev

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 330–335, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.38

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Published 28 May 2013

Template based precursor route for the synthesis of CuInSe2 nanorod arrays for potential solar cell applications

  • Mikhail Pashchanka,
  • Jonas Bang,
  • Niklas S. A. Gora,
  • Ildiko Balog,
  • Rudolf C. Hoffmann and
  • Jörg J. Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 868–874, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.98

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Published 10 Dec 2013
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