Nanomaterials, Volume 15, Issue 24

There has been tremendous progress in the development and application of nanotechnology in the past ten years. There are a plethora of nanoparticles and nanomaterials that have been developed and used to improve the biosensors’ overall performa...

Magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles are biocompatible, non-toxic, and easily functionalized. Coating them with mesoporous silica (mSiO₂) offers high surface area, pore volume, and tunable surface chemistry for drug loading. In this study, Fe₃O₄ magnetic...

The development of versatile photocatalysts is crucial for comprehensive solutions to the intertwined challenges of the energy crisis and environmental pollution. This study presents a novel Bi₃TiNbO₉/Bi₂MoO₆ (BTNO/BMO) heterojunction fabricated via...

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are commonly produced through wet-chemical methods that require high temperature and pressure and involve multiple synthesis steps. Our research group has developed an innovative, sustainable, and p...

The phase transitions and switching dynamics of topological polar textures in hafnium oxide (HfO₂)-based cylindrical-shell ferroelectrics are studied using a three-dimensional (3D) phase field model based on the self-consistent solution of the time-d...

WS₂ is a promising material for applications in wearable devices, field-effect transistors, and high-performance heterojunctions. However, significant challenges remain regarding effective regulation and temperature stability. This study investigates...

Metal nanoparticles are unique materials with diverse properties and a wide range of paramount applications in various scientific fields, from catalysis and electrochemistry to pharmaceuticals and high-tech composite materials. Among the many methods...

Structural coloration arising from nanoscale light–matter interactions has emerged as a key research area in nanophotonics. Among the various materials investigated, noble metals—particularly gold—play a central role due to their we...

Frequent crude oil spills during offshore oil and gas production and transportation have inflicted irreversible detrimental effects on both human activities and marine ecosystems; with particular risks of secondary disasters such as combustion and ex...

We demonstrate high-performance MOSFETs on β-Ga₂O₃ films grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE). The high crystalline quality of the β-Ga₂O₃ epilayer was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy. An optim...

This study presents a comprehensive atomistic investigation of the structural, mechanical, and thermal properties of Pd₆₀Ir_nRh_19−n trimetallic nanoclusters adopting a truncated octahedral geometry. The compositional evolution of chemical orderi...

Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) whiskers are promising materials for the high-value utilization of calcium-based resources. Here, aragonite whiskers were synthesized at a carbonation temperature of 90 °C using carbide slag ammonium leachate as the calc...

In deep coal seams, where nanopores (~2 nm) dominate, wettability effects, which govern molecule–wall interaction strength, critically control the methane storage, yet remain poorly understood. This work establishes, for the first time, a theor...

We propose an improved transpiration-type thermoelectric power-generating paper (t-TEPGP) with controlled water absorption. We have succeeded in developing t-TEPGP based on the carbon nanotube (CNT) composite paper (CNTCP). The CNTCP that was develop...

The influence of ZnO nanolayers as a passivating layer prevents electrons from recombining with the electrolyte or oxidized dye molecules at the interface by acting as a blocking layer for semiconducting materials. At 300 °C, it was observed that...

Optoelectronic synapses based on transition metal dichalcogenides have received much attention as artificial synapses due to their good stability in the air and excellent photoelectric properties; however, they suffer from ultraviolet light-triggered...

While vanadium-extracted tailings contain valuable components, their utilization is difficult due to their high sodium content. In this work, a new oxygen-pressure calcification and alkaline leaching strategy to achieve barium orthovanadate vanadium...

Two-dimensional materials and their van der Waals heterostructures have shown great potential in quantum physics, flexible electronics, and optoelectronic devices. However, interfacial bubbles originated from trapped air, solvent residues, adsorbed m...

With the advancement of new power systems, phase-change materials (PCMs), owing to their ability to convert and store electrical energy, are increasingly recognized as a key solution to the intermittency of power supply. Nevertheless, such materials...

This study addresses the challenges associated with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image analysis of supported nanoparticles, including low signal-to-noise ratio, poor contrast, and interference from complex substrate backgrounds. This study...

The development of economical and scalable methods for synthesizing high-quality graphene remains a pivotal challenge in materials science. This study presents an efficient approach for synthesizing turbostratic graphene with micron-sized domains fro...

The escalating global crisis of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial infections, along with the continuous threat of viral outbreaks, poses a serious risk to public health worldwide and underscores the urgent need for innovative therapeutic strate...

Transparent conductive films based on silver nanowire meshes have demonstrated significant potential as alternatives to conventional tin-doped indium oxide and fluorine-doped tin oxide thin films. However, these materials feature high junction resist...

Gallium nitride (GaN)-based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) are pivotal for next-generation power-switching applications, but their reliability under high electric fields remains constrained by lattice mismatches and high dislocation densi...

The journal retracts the article “Synthesis of New Magnetic Crosslinked Poly (Ionic Liquid) Nanocomposites for Fast Congo Red Removal from Industrial Wastewater” [...]

The promise of intracortical neural interfaces—to restore lost sensory and motor function and probe the brain’s activity—has long been constrained by device instability over chronic implantation. Conventional silicon-based probes, c...

Quantum sensing with nitrogen vacancy (NV) defects in diamond enables detection of extremely small changes in temperature, host material strain, and magnetic and electric fields. Action potential detection has previously been demonstrated with cardia...

Performance breakthroughs and safety assurance of aerospace equipment are critical to the advancement of modern aerospace technology. As a key protective system for the hot-end components of aeroengines, thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) play a vital r...

In this study, we systematically investigated the piezoelectric and carrier transport properties of two-dimensional (2D) Bi-based chalcohalide monolayers (BiXY, X = Se, Te; Y = Br, I) using first-principles calculations. The phonon dispersion and ela...

A rapid solvent-free microwave-assisted strategy was developed to fabricate Pt- and Ni-modified Co(OH)₂ catalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution. Among them, Ni-Pt@Co(OH)₂, prepared via sequential Ni-first then Pt loading, exhibited the best perform...

AgI and ZnI₂ nanocrystals are key components for AgI-ZnI₂-SiO₂ hybrid powders (HPs), which could be potentially important for atmospheric artificial precipitation technology. HPs were created by the “Hydrothermal template cocondensation”...

Carbon aerogels (CAs) had been well applied in extreme condition thermal insulation, but achieving a balance between mechanical robustness and thermal insulation remains challenging. We present a novel strategy to fabricate carbon aerogels with tunab...

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of protein–nanoparticle interactions is crucial for enabling the development of new applications in biomedicine and nanotechnology. Ubiquitin, an important and structurally small functional protein, plays...

We demonstrate that gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are capable of unwinding double-stranded (ds) DNA. Upon unwinding, the exposed nucleobases of the separated strands adsorb onto the nanoparticle surface, resulting in the coating of the particles. The un...

Accurate detection of microbial contamination is essential in the assessment of toxicological and immunological responses to various materials, as low-level contaminants can lead to confounding results. Traditional endotoxin testing relies on the Lim...

To clarify the organic matter enrichment regularity of Permian shales in the Kaijiang–Liangping Trough, as well as the differential characteristics of their reservoir lithology, mineral assemblage, and nanopore structure—and thereby provi...

Curcumin is a naturally occurring polyphenol that has gained attention in cancer research due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. However, its clinical use is limited due to poor water solubility, rapid degradation, and...

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on metal halides have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional power conversion efficiency (PCE) and compatibility with low-temperature fabrication processes. However, the development of stable and i...

As one of the polymorphs of the gallium oxide family, ε gallium oxide (ε-Ga₂O₃) demonstrates promising potential in high-power electronic devices and solar-blind photodetection applications. However, the synthesis of pure-phase &epsil...

Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ is a promising light-absorbing material for cost-effective and eco-friendly thin-film solar cells; however, its synthesis often leads to secondary phases that limit device efficiency. To overcome these challenges, we devised a straightforw...

We report a fully biogenic route to ZnO, Fe₃O₄, and their hydrothermally coupled ZnO/Fe₃O₄ heterostructure and establish a synthesis–structure–function link. Phase-pure, quasi-spherical wurtzite ZnO and finer inverse-spinel Fe₃O₄ nanopart...

A numerical approach based on the Rayleigh-Ritz method and using a modification of the so-called $xyz$ algorithm is introduced to calculate the acoustic vibrations of clamped objects whose shape is delimited by superquadrics. It is then used to improve...

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a highly sensitive analytical technique capable of single-molecule detection, yet its performance strongly depends on the underlying plasmonic architecture. In this study, we developed a robust SERS platfor...

Rare-earth oxide (REO) nanoparticles (NPs)—such as cerium (CeO₂), samarium (Sm₂O₃), neodymium (Nd₂O₃), terbium (Tb₄O₇), and praseodymium (Pr₂O₃)—have demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Their e...

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Although graphene promises a wide range of applications, large-scale production of this material remains complex. One very common way of obtaining graphene is through a reduction in graphene oxide (GO). In order to fully control this production proce...

Methods for the one-stage superhydrophobic silica synthesis with high textural characteristics and a contact angle of up to 163° as a promising functional additive for struvite-based fire extinguishing powder compositions with complex gas-generat...

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely studied in oncological nanomedicine, although concerns persist regarding their toxicity, elimination, and tissue accumulation. The biological properties of AgNPs depend on the synthesis method and the reducing...

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Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is a widely used green oxidant, yet its conventional industrial production via the anthraquinone process is energy-intensive and environmentally unfriendly. Photocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) presents a sustainabl...