Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as fly ash (FA), blast furnace slag (BS), and silica fume (SF), have been mostly used as a replacement for Portland cement (PC). Replacing the SCMs with cement can provide improved strength characteri...
We report on a new localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)-based optical fiber (OF) architecture with a potential in sensor applications. The LSPR-OF system is fabricated by immobilizing gold nanoparticles (GNPs) in a hydrogel droplet polymerized...
Amphiphilic nonionic ligands, synthesized with a fixed hydrophobic moiety formed by a thiolated alkyl chain and an aromatic ring, and with a hydrophilic tail composed of a variable number of oxyethylene units, were used to functionalize spherical gol...
The formation of a 1D chain-like structure of dust particles in a low-temperature argon plasma was studied. A new numerical model for calculation of the self-consistent spatial distribution of plasma parameters around a chain of dust particles was pr...
The interfacial properties of blends play a crucial role in determining the mechanical characteristics of polyamide alloys. This study focused on the preparation of PA6/PBS alloys via a melt blending method, utilizing 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (KH...
Metallic nanoparticle ensemble, with narrow inter-particle distance, is a useful element for diverse optical devices due to highly enhanced electric field intensity at the gap. Self-assembly of block copolymer (BCP) can provide the versatile solution...
In this paper, we present numerical and experimental results on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) refractive index (RI) sensitivity, Figure of Merit (FoM), and penetration depth (dp) dependence on spherical gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) size, a...
Adjusting the inter-particle distances in ordered nanoparticle arrays can create new nano-devices and is of increasing importance to a number of applications such as nanoelectronics and optical devices. The assembly of negatively charged polystyrene...
We study the optical susceptibility of a CdSe-based semiconductor quantum dot with a cascade exciton–biexciton configuration, which is coupled via the Coulomb interaction to a gold spheroidal nanoparticle, in the presence of a nearly resonant s...
We consider a hybrid nanostructure composed of a semiconductor quantum dot placed near a spherical metallic nanoparticle, and study the effect of the nanoparticle on the population transferral from the ground to the biexciton state of the quantum dot...
We study the resonant fluorescence emission spectrum and the intensity-intensity correlations of the emitted fluorescent field by a V-type quantum emitter (QE) which is located near a metal nanosphere. For the description of the studied phenomena, we...
We examine the optical absorption in a hybrid structure composed of a metal nanoshell and a semiconductor quantum dot, while interacting with a linearly polarized probe electromagnetic field. First, we derive the equations of motion, in the rotating...
Nanocomposites are an important materials class, which strives to foster synergistic effects from the intimate mixture of two vastly different materials. Inorganic nanoparticles decorated with polymer ligands, for instance, aim to combine the process...
This work presents simulation, analysis and implementation of morphology tuning of gold nano-island structures deposited by a novel convective assembly technique. The gold nano-islands were simulated using 3D Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) tech...
The exploration of the plasmonic field enhancement of nanoprobes consisting of gold and magnetic core@gold shell nanoparticles has found increasing application for the development of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-based biosensors. The un...
We have demonstrated a polymer mediated “bricks and mortar” method for the self-assembly of quantum dots (QDs). This strategy allows QDs to self-assemble into structured aggregates using complementary three-point hydrogen bonding. The resulting nanoc...
We present the results of an experimental and analytical study of the structural and dynamic properties of a monolayer consisting of dust grains in an electrostatic trap in an RF discharge plasma. The possibility of forming a monolayer with an isotro...
A short coherence length is a distinctive feature of many cases of unconventional superconductivity. While in conventional superconductors, it is many orders of magnitude larger than the basic inter-particle distance, a short coherence length is comm...
This paper focuses on a morphological study of the MnTe-like structures, carried out by the evaluation of the tortuosity tensor and other related parameters using a computational fluid dynamics approach recently developed by our research group. The p...
We consider a hybrid nanostructure composed by semiconductor quantum dot coupled to a metallic nanoparticle and investigate the efficient creation of biexciton state in the quantum dot, when starting from the ground state and using linearly polarized...
In this work, we present a new study on the electromagnetic (EM) enhancement properties generated by Ag/TiO2 toward the finger print of methylene blue (MB) molecules deposited on the surface of Ag nanostructures. SERS intensity generated by MB molecu...
In the present work, we investigate the problem of the optical absorption coefficient (OAC) and refractive-index change (RIC) in a semiconductor quantum dot placed in the vicinity of a spherical metallic nanoparticle. We derive the total OAC and RIC...
We investigate theoretically the optical response of a zinc–phthalocyanine molecular quantum system near a gold spherical nanoparticle with a radius of 80 nm. The quantum system is irradiated by a strong pump and a weak probe coherent electroma...
The debris–barrier interaction issue has gained considerable attention among the engineering community, but most researches have only focused on the single-surge impact condition, with the multiple-surge impact mechanism still lacking clarity....
Effect of rheological property on the migration and alignment of three interacting particles in Poiseuille flow of Giesekus fluids is studied with the direct-forcing fictitious domain method for the Weissenberg number (Wi) ranging from 0.1 to 1.5, th...
In this study, we investigated the spatial distribution and homogeneity of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on an alumina (Al2O3; AAO) substrate for potential application as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensors. The AuNPs were synthesized throu...
Despite bulk crystals of silicon (Si) being indirect bandgap semiconductors, their quantum dots (QDs) exhibit the superior photoluminescence (PL) properties including high quantum yield (PLQY > 50%) and spectral tunability in a broad wavelength ra...
The nonlinear dynamics of charged cavitation bubbles are investigated theoretically and analytically in this study through the Rayleigh–Plesset model in dielectric liquids. The physical and mathematical situations consist of two models: the fir...
The structural build-up of cementitious materials is the subject of more and more attention since it conditions several processes such as formwork pressure and multi-layer casting. However, this phenomenon originating from flocculation and chemical c...
In this study, the four-wave mixing (FWM) spectrum of a strongly pumped hybrid structure is theoretically examined. The hybrid structure consists of an asymmetric double semiconductor quantum dot (SQD) molecule and a spherical metal nanoparticle (MNP...
The age and dolomitization processes in the Paleo-oil reservoir zone, which is composed of massive dolostones found in the Qiangtang Basin (SW China), are still debated. In this research, the Long’eni-Geluguanna Area was selected. Macroscopic i...
Mechanical and strain sensing capabilities of carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced composites manufactured by digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing technology have been studied. Both CNT content and a post-curing treatment effects have been analyzed...
A triangular lattice model for pattern formation by core-shell particles at fluid interfaces is introduced and studied for the particle to core diameter ratio equal to 3. Repulsion for overlapping shells and attraction at larger distances due to capi...
Nanoparticle-based thin films are increasingly being used in various applications. One of the key factors that determines the properties and performances of these films is the type of ligands attached to the nanoparticle surfaces. While long-chain su...
The technique of quantum electrodynamics (QED) calculations of energy levels in the helium atom is reviewed. The calculations start with the solution of the Schrödinger equation and account for relativistic and QED effects by perturbation expansion i...
Fatigue crack growth behavior of additively manufactured Ti metal matrix composite with TiB particles at room temperature was studied using a compact tension specimen and at the stress ratio of 0.1 (R = 0.1). The composite studied in this work was ma...
An Al-Fe alloy which was produced by hot extrusion of rapidly solidified powder is a possible solution to substitute copper-based electrical conductor material due to its high strength and high electrical conductivity. However, the stress relaxation...
In this study, we investigate the linear optical response in a hybrid nanostructure composed of a semiconductor quantum dot and a metal shell nanoparticle. We analyze a case wherein the nanostructure interacts with an incident electromagnetic field w...
Plasmon chirality has garnered significant interest in sensing application due to its strong electromagnetic field localization and highly tunable optical properties. Understanding the effects of mode coupling in chiral structures on chiral optical a...
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) provides a strong enhancement to an inherently weak Raman signal, which strongly depends on the material, design, and fabrication of the substrate. Here, we present a facile method of fabricating a non-unifo...
We report about a flexible substrate incorporating surface-confined silver nanoparticles on transparent polyimide (PI). The incorporated silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs), which possessed excellent adhesive strength with the PI substrate, induced localiz...
The electromagnetic wear particles detection sensor has been widely studied due to its ability to monitor the wear status of equipment in real time. To precisely estimate the change of the magnetic energy of the sensor coil caused by the wear particl...
This work presents the preparation of cross-linking Au nanoparticle (NP) monolayer membranes by the thiol exchange reaction and their enhanced mechanical properties. Dithiol molecules were used as a cross-linking mediator to connect the adjacent nano...
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...
Plasmonic waveguides have been shown to be a promising approach to confine and transport electromagnetic energy beyond the diffraction limit. However, ohmic losses generally prevent their integration at micrometric or millimetric scales. Here, we pre...
Different forces play key roles in the stability of food colloid dispersions. The focus here is on those controlling attraction and/or repulsion, which concur to stabilization, phase separation, coagulation and are quite evident in water-based system...
The high reproducibility of trace detection in complex systems is very hard but crucial to analytical technology and science. Here, we present a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform made by large-scale self-assembly of Au nanoparticle (N...
Nanomaterials are frequently used in laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) as DI enhancers, providing excellent figures of merit for the analysis of low molecular weight organic molecules. In recent years, literature on this topic ha...
Research in maxillary sinus floor augmentation (MSFA) focussed on the optimisation of microstructural parameters such as microporosity and particle size of bone substitute particles (BS). However, little is known about the impact of BS packing and th...
In this work, we aim to design the digital twin of a plasmonic sensor based on hexagonally arranged ellipsoidal gold nanoparticles fixed to a glass substrate. Based on electron microscopy images of three experimentally realized nanoparticle arrangeme...
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