2025 November-2 - 63 articles
The emission of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels creates devastating effects on Earth’s atmosphere. Therefore, a clean energy source is required to fulfill the energy demand. Hydrogen is considered an energy vector, and the production of gree...
Curcumin (CUR) is a natural compound with anticancer potential; however, its poor water solubility, instability, and rapid degradation limit its therapeutic use. To address these issues, we developed CUR-loaded nanoparticles (CUR-NPs) based on chitos...
By means of computer simulations, we have investigated the gas–solid phase separation of active Brownian particles (ABPs) under the confinement of two hard walls, distinct from the gas–liquid phase separation typically seen in bulk system...
As a fundamental component of sodium-ion batteries, separators are considered to isolate two electrodes and simultaneously allow for the transport of ions. Cellulose separators have attracted widespread interest for their remarkable properties. In th...
The integration of polymer coatings with metal and metal oxide nanoparticles represents a significant advancement in nanotechnology, enhancing the stability, biocompatibility, and functional versatility of these materials. These enhanced properties m...
Soil degradation and pollution pose significant threats to global agricultural sustainability and food security. Conventional remediation methods are often constrained by low efficiency, high cost, and potential secondary pollution. Nanobiotechnology...
Despite advancements in surgical care, the management of surgical site infections (SSIs) associated with fracture-fixation devices is still a challenge after implant fixation, especially in open fractures. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a commo...
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Nanomaterials are usually associated with modern technologies and advanced processing methods. Three silver Dacian bracelets within Cehei hoard (Salaj County, Romania) are tougher than they should be according to the apparently higher silver content....
High-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid (HMw-HA) is widely used for skin rejuvenation and anti-aging. However, its rapid degradation and <24 h cutaneous residence limit its therapeutic potential. Cross-linked HA fillers were developed to improve lon...
At the nanoscale, the scattered light intensity of particles significantly decreases and is easily affected by surface charges. However, under certain conditions, surface charges can induce a scattering enhancement effect, providing a new solution fo...
In this review, we focus on group IV one-dimensional devices for quantum technology. We outline the foundational principles of quantum computing before delving into materials, architectures and fabrication routes, separately, by comparing the bottom-...
With the increasing demand for ultrafast optical signal processing, silicon-on-silica (SoS) waveguides with ring resonators have emerged as a promising platform for integrated all-optical logic gates (AOLGs). In this work, we design and simulate a So...
Co-TiO2 materials have rich magnetic and electronic properties for advanced magnetoresistance (MR) sensing field. The non-uniform Co-TiO2 nanocomposite films are prepared via magnetron sputtering. With substrate temperature increasing, the particles...
We present an analytic compact model for p-type cylindrical gate-all-around (GAA) MOSFETs in the quasi-ballistic/ballistic regime, incorporating drain-induced barrier lowering (DIBL). To describe the potential profile, an undetermined parameter is us...
The integration of smart nanomaterials into pharmaceutics has transformed approaches to disease diagnosis, targeted therapy, and tissue regeneration. These nanoscale materials exhibit unique features such as controlled responsiveness, biocompatibilit...
Silicon photonics offers a powerful route to leverage existing microelectronics infrastructure to enhance performance and enable new applications in data processing and sensing. Among the available material platforms, silicon nitride (Si3N4) provides...
Background/Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the morphological impact of carbamazepine (CBZ) coated with carbon nanodots functionalised with silver nanoparticles (CNDs@AgNPs) and metal–organic framework (MOF-5) nanoparticles o...
The catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol represents a promising route for carbon recycling and hydrogen storage. However, the stability of current catalysts remains one of the main technological challenges. In this work, we investigate the prom...
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The recent discovery of spherical trihedral metallo-borospherenes Ln3B18− (Ln = La, Tb) represents the onset of an unprecedented class of boron-metal binary nanomaterials, where heterogeneous La or Tb atoms, alongside B atoms, constitute integr...
Semiconducting clathrates are a distinct class of inclusion compounds with considerable interest for thermoelectric applications. We report here the synthesis, crystal structure and thermoelectric properties of Sn38Sb8I8. The compound was synthesized...
Femtosecond laser has been widely utilized in functional microstructural surfaces for applications such as anti-reflection, radiative cooling, and self-cleaning. However, achieving high-efficiency manufacturing of high-consistency functional microstr...
Structural heterogeneity is useful for improving the plasticity of metallic glasses (MGs) by blocking the propagation of shear bands (SBs). The introduction of a heterogeneous structure often introduces residual stresses, which significantly influenc...
The investigation of environmentally friendly, Pb-free ceramic dielectric materials with excellent energy storage capability represents a fundamental yet challenging research direction for the development of next-generation high-power capacitors. In...
The morphology, structure, and composition of CVD-grown molybdenum disulfide (
High-quality AZO thin films were produced on a 4-inch Si substrate using large-area PLD equipment at a substrate temperature of 330 °C, with a ZnO: Al (98:2 wt.%) target. This study aims to enhance the electrical, optical, morphological and struc...
Driven by the demands of artificial intelligence, big data and the Internet of Things, non-volatile memory has become the cornerstone of modern computing. However, at present, most of the preparation processes are quite complex and have high requirem...
Understanding molecule–nanoparticle interactions is essential for theoretically describing the adsorption process. Here, we employ Kohn–Sham Fragment Energy Decomposition Analysis (KS–FEDA) to dissect the physical components driving...
The Ostwald ripening process in 3D and 2D systems has been studied in great detail over decades. In the application to surface nanoislands and nanodroplets, it is usually assumed that the capture coefficients of adatoms by supercritical nanoparticles...
Despite its ultrahigh theoretical capacity, silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries suffer from severe capacity decay caused by over 300% volume changes during cycling. While Si–Ge alloying and spherical nanostructuring have been demonstrated...
In this study, we fabricated Fe-25Ni-15Cr alloy rods via vacuum induction melting, electroslag remelting, forging, hot rolling, and annealing. We systemically investigated the influence of varying cold-drawing deformation levels (10–60%) on mic...
This paper innovatively proposes a high-precision fabrication strategy for silicon-based micro–nano-composite layered structures composed of micron-scale platforms and nanopillars, effectively addressing the challenges of alignment errors and m...
Fractured lost circulation remains a major drilling challenge due to low compatibility between conventional plugging materials and fractures. By utilizing thermosetting resin emulsification and high-temperature crosslinking coalescence, this study de...
This study represents the first evaluation of the effects of zinc–carbon dot nano-fertilizers (Nano-ZCDs) on the growth of Bok choy (Brassica chinensis L.) and soil health under multi-batch consecutive foliar spraying during three successive cu...
Iron-based catalysts for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and peroxydisulfate (PDS) activation represent a cornerstone of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in environmental remediation, prized for their cost-effectiveness, environmental compatibility, and h...
The search for high-capacity, stable anode materials is crucial for advancing lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology. Although carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are known for their excellent electrical conductivity and mechanical strength, their practical capaci...
By adjusting the Cu layer thickness, this study systematically investigated the evolution of the microstructure and optoelectronic properties of WZO/Al/Cu/Al/WZO multilayer films. The results indicated that all the films exhibited a ZnO phase with he...
In this study, the microstructure and mechanical properties of ductile cast iron subjected to a novel austempering treatment were investigated. The methodology was based on prolonged isothermal annealing within the low-temperature range of the bainit...
Eco-friendly silver nanoparticle systems are highly effective due to their large surface area and strong adsorption capacity. In this study, a novel silver (diethyldithiocarbamate)-decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite (Ag(DDTC)@rGO) was syn...
Textile dye effluents containing toxic organic compounds pose serious environmental challenges. In this study, novel Poly(1-vinyl imidazole)-Bis[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] phosphate (PVIB) polymers were synthesized with crosslinker molar fractions ran...
Work investigates the doping of molybdenum oxide (MoOx) with tungsten (W). The successful incorporation of W into the MoOx lattice was confirmed through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Structural...
Octavinyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) can be used to improve the thermal stability of silicone rubber (SR). However, POSS nanoparticles tend to agglomerate in SR matrix, negatively affecting the reinforcement role of POSS for SR, and...
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By alternately depositing hydrogen-free amorphous carbon (a-C) and hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) nanolayers on HSLA-100 steel through arc-ion plating, multilayer diamond-like carbon (DLC) architectures were engineered, with the modulation per...
Thin films of nickel oxide (NiO) were deposited on a 5° miscut magnesium oxide (MgO)(100) substrate using electron-beam evaporation to pursue morphology-directed resistive switching. The atomic force microscope (AFM) confirmed a stepped surface w...
Ternary organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are considered as the next step beyond binary systems, aiming to achieve synergistic improvements in absorption, energetic alignment, and charge transport. However, despite their conceptual appeal, most ternary bl...
Chiral materials have shown promising application prospects across various disciplines in recent years due to their unique structural asymmetry and the resulting chiral dependence in optical, electrical, and biomedical applications. However, the exis...
This study addresses the environmental challenge of end-of-life tire accumulation, a major source of toxic metals such as lead and cadmium in marine ecosystems. As a sustainable solution, multicomponent metal-oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4, ZnO, CaO, MgO...
Bilayer graphene has been a subject of intense study in recent years. Its most common structure is AB (Bernal) stacking, where one layer is shifted relative to the other, leading to distinct electronic behaviors compared to the less stable AA stackin...
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