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Nanomaterials, Volume 15, Issue 24

2025 December-2 - 69 articles

Cover Story: We demonstrate a tunable plasmonic SERS platform based on gold-coated bullseye gratings, where geometry—not just field intensity—governs molecular detection performance. By systematically varying grating period and filling fraction, we reveal that the strongest local electromagnetic field does not necessarily yield the highest Raman enhancement. Instead, optimal SERS arises from matching the field directionality with molecular polarizability and adsorption orientation. This work bridges plasmonic design, molecular physics, and device fabrication, offering clear design rules for next-generation SERS substrates with high sensitivity, reproducibility, and rational geometric optimization for real-world sensing applications. View this paper
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Articles (69)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
795 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Anodization Temperature on the Morphology and Structure of Porous Alumina Formed in Selenic Acid Electrolyte

  • Yulia V. Nazarkina,
  • Vladimir B. Zaitsev,
  • Daria A. Dronova,
  • Alexey A. Dronov,
  • Ilia I. Tsiniaikin,
  • Danil D. Butmanov,
  • Timofey P. Savchuk,
  • Ekaterina V. Kytina,
  • Elizaveta A. Konstantinova and
  • Artem V. Marikutsa

11 December 2025

We report a comprehensive study on the effect of H2SeO4 electrolyte temperature on the composition, defect, morphological, and luminescent properties of porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO). An increase in the synthesis temperature led to a decrease in...

(This article belongs to the Section Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
676 Views
16 Pages

The Regulating Role of Nano-SiO2 Potential in the Thermophysical Properties of NaNO3-KNO3

  • Manting Gu,
  • Dan Zhang,
  • Chuang Zhu,
  • Panfeng Li and
  • Wenxin Han

11 December 2025

Molten salt, as a phase change heat storage material, can be used to mitigate the volatility of clean energy. Increasing the specific heat of molten salts can help to increase heat storage density and reduce costs. In this study, nanoparticles with d...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanocomposite Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,264 Views
11 Pages

Multimodal Magnetic Nanoparticle–Quantum Dot Composites

  • Kareem Ouhalla Knipschild,
  • Vera Kuznetsova,
  • Aoife Kavanagh,
  • Finn Huonder,
  • Caroline O’Sullivan,
  • Amy Clayton,
  • Yaroslav Kryuchkov,
  • Lorenzo Branzi and
  • Yurii K. Gun’ko

10 December 2025

Multimodal nanocomposites that combine optical and magnetic functionalities are of great interest for applications such as imaging and temperature sensing. Ternary CuInS2 (CIS)-based quantum dots (QDs) offer low toxicity, strong near-infrared (NIR) e...

(This article belongs to the Section Biology and Medicines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,453 Views
27 Pages

10 December 2025

Copper is a promising alternative to conventional plasmonic materials, though its practical use is hindered by a strong tendency to oxidize. Through systematic analysis of its vibrational, optical, morphological, structural, and surface potential pro...

(This article belongs to the Section Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,031 Views
19 Pages

Laser-Ablated Gold Nanoparticles as Tunable Contrast Agents for Preclinical Imaging

  • Yulia Finogenova,
  • Vsevolod Skribitsky,
  • Alexey Lipengolts,
  • Angelina Skribitskaya,
  • Anton Kasianov,
  • Kristina Shpakova,
  • Artem Laktionov,
  • Islam Sozaev,
  • Anna Smirnova and
  • Elena Grigorieva

10 December 2025

Femtosecond laser-ablated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) offer a unique platform for developing novel cost-effective contrast agents due to their ultraclean, surfactant-free synthesis and precisely tunable surface properties. This study developed three c...

(This article belongs to the Section Biology and Medicines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
964 Views
20 Pages

10 December 2025

This work presents a facile mechano-thermal route for the synthesis of carbon-decorated, hollow, mesoporous α-Fe2O3 microspheres. Comprehensive characterization (XRD, XPS, FT-IR, SEM/EDX, TGA, zeta-potential) confirmed the formation of phase-pu...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanocomposite Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
795 Views
12 Pages

10 December 2025

The implementation of photoelectric conversion in photoelectric integrated systems requires the design of photodetectors (PDs) with quick response times and low power consumption. In this work, the self-powered photodetector was prepared by antimony...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices)
  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,776 Views
29 Pages

Research Progress on Nanomaterials in SPR Sensors

  • Hongji Zhang,
  • Zhe Gao,
  • Yulin Zhang,
  • Runze Hou,
  • Haoran Zhang,
  • Ziqi Yan,
  • Jiazhen Tian,
  • Pengcheng Tao and
  • Xinlei Zhou

8 December 2025

While surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors serve as vital tools for biomolecular detection; conventional versions suffer from inherent limitations, including confined localized electromagnetic fields and inadequate sensitivity for detecting low-ab...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanophotonics Materials and Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,123 Views
21 Pages

Antimicrobial Proteinoid Nanostructures via Thermal Condensation of L-Glutamic Acid and L-Tyrosine

  • Marta Cadeddu,
  • James R. G. Adams,
  • Roberto La Ragione,
  • Daniel K. Whelligan,
  • Vlad Stolojan,
  • Nadia Bernardi,
  • Ioannis Smyrnias,
  • Barbara Poddesu,
  • Giulia Cugia and
  • Plinio Innocenzi
  • + 4 authors

8 December 2025

The synthesis of biocidal peptide materials using simple, low-cost, solvent-free methods is a crucial challenge for developing new antimicrobial approaches. In this study, we produced proteinoid nanostructures through simple, inexpensive, and environ...

(This article belongs to the Section Biology and Medicines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,247 Views
31 Pages

High-Temperature Properties of Hot Mix Asphalt Modified with Different Nanomaterials

  • Yousuf M. Hamed AlHamdo,
  • Amjad H. Khalil Albayati and
  • Mazen J. Al-Kheetan

8 December 2025

Rutting is a predominant distress in asphalt pavements, particularly in hot climatic regions. This study systematically investigated the high-temperature performance of hot mix asphalt modified with five nanomaterials, namely, nano-silica (NS), nano-...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanocomposite Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,185 Views
17 Pages

8 December 2025

Messenger RNA therapy represents a transformative therapeutic in vaccine development, tumor immunotherapy, and genetic disease intervention. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) lipid, a key component of ionizable lipid nanoparticles (iLNPs) for mRNA delivery,...

(This article belongs to the Section Biology and Medicines)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,344 Views
19 Pages

Nanostructured Semiconductors for Flexible Thermoelectric Applications

  • Yi Luo,
  • Chengxuan Yu,
  • Yuanbin Niu,
  • Haoyi Guo and
  • Xiaobin Feng

8 December 2025

The development of miniaturized, integrated, and flexible thermoelectric devices has intensified the demand for high-performance thermoelectric semiconductors. While significant advances have been made in optimizing their thermoelectric properties, m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Nanostructures for Thermoelectric Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
959 Views
10 Pages

Effect of H-Terminated Surfaces on “Silicon-Vacancy” Fluorescence in High-Pressure Nanodiamonds

  • D. G. Pasternak,
  • A. A. Zhivopistsev,
  • A. M. Romshin,
  • O. S. Kudryavtsev,
  • R. H. Bagramov,
  • V. P. Filonenko,
  • N. I. Kargin and
  • I. I. Vlasov

5 December 2025

A new generation of fluorescent diamond nanoparticles synthesized from hydrocarbons at high pressure appears to be promising for the design of efficient single-photon diamond sources and nanometer-sized optical sensors. A characteristic feature of su...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanophotonics Materials and Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
883 Views
13 Pages

Corrosion Protective Coating Based on Chemically Cross-Linked Particles of Few-Layer Graphene

  • Aleksei Vozniakovskii,
  • Alexander Voznyakovskii,
  • Anna Neverovskaya,
  • Nikita Podlozhnyuk,
  • Sergey Kidalov and
  • Evgeny Auchynnikau

5 December 2025

Coatings based on graphene nanostructures represent one of the most promising solutions for protecting metals from corrosion. However, their application remains unprofitable due to the high production costs, which are caused by the imperfections in g...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2D Structured Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,148 Views
11 Pages

High-Performance p-Cu2O/n-β-Ga2O3 Heterojunction Barrier Schottky Diodes with Copper Contact

  • Xiaohui Wang,
  • Xuhui Liu,
  • Mujun Li,
  • Haozhe Yu,
  • Kah Wee Ang,
  • Chun Zhang Chen,
  • Yue Geng,
  • Qing Wang and
  • Hongyu Yu

5 December 2025

This study demonstrates the fabrication of high-performance p-Cu2O/n-β-Ga2O3 heterojunction barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes using copper as a low-work-function anode metal. By optimizing the Cu2O spacing to 4 μm, the device achieves a turn-on v...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,471 Views
20 Pages

5 December 2025

This study presents the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of tin dioxide nanoparticles (SnO2NPs). SnO2NPs were obtained using a conventional wet-chemistry route and an environmentally friendly green-chemistry approach employing plant extra...

(This article belongs to the Section Biology and Medicines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,744 Views
12 Pages

5 December 2025

Doping lead-free halide perovskite nanocrystals with trivalent lanthanide ions has emerged as a promising strategy for engineering their optical properties in various photonic applications. Here, we report the design and synthesis of a series of lead...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals and Thin Films)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
925 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Incorporation of Mg on LiTa0.6Nb0.4O3 Photocatalytic Performance in Air-Cathode MFCs for Bioenergy Production and Wastewater Treatment

  • Fouzia Allali,
  • Kaoutar Kara,
  • Siham Elmazouzi,
  • Noureddine Lazar,
  • Latifa Tajounte,
  • Noureddine Touach,
  • Abdellah Benzaouak,
  • El Mostapha Lotfi,
  • Abdelilah Lahmar and
  • Leonarda Francesca Liotta

5 December 2025

Microbial fuel cells are a new alternative for sustainable energy generation and wastewater treatment technology. To scale up this technology, cost-effective electrodes are required. The electrochemical reduction of oxygen at the cathode is a key rea...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy and Catalysis)

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