Solid-state Stern–Gerlach spin splitter for magnetic field sensing, spintronics, and quantum computing

Kristofer Björnson and
Annica M. Black-Schaffer

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Published 25 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: A hole drilled in a 2D TI creates two edge channels (orange). Leads (grey) are attached on each sid...
  
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2. Figure 2: Three solid-state SG spin splitters in series, with the middle device at an angle π/2 relative to t...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1558–1563, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.147

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Sheet-on-belt branched TiO₂(B)/rGO powders with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Huan Xing,
Wei Wen and
Jin-Ming Wu

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Published 24 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of TiO₂(B)/rGO nanobelts (TGN) and branched TiO₂(B)/rGO nanobelts ...
  
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2. Figure 2: FESEM images of (a) pristine TiO₂ nanobelts, (b) sample TGN, and (c, d) sample TGN-branch 4 h.
  
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3. Figure 3: (a, b) TEM and (c) HRTEM image of sample TGN-branch 4 h. The inset in (b) shows the corresponding S...
  
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4. Figure 4: Raman spectra of samples TGN and TGN-branch 4 h recorded over the range of (a) 100–1000 cm⁻¹ and (b...
  
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5. Figure 5: (a) XPS survey spectrum and core level XPS spectra of (b) Ti 2p, (c) C 1s, and (d) O 1s for sample ...
  
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6. Figure 6: (a) UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra of TGN and TGN-branch 4 h. (b) Re-plotting of (a) in the α^1/2...
  
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7. Figure 7: Photodegradation of phenol in the presence of TiO₂ nanobelts (TiO₂ NB), TGN and TGN-branch 4 h unde...
  
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8. Figure 8: Photoluminescence spectra of TGN and TGN-branch 4 h.
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1550–1557, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.146

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Photoluminescence of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in nematic liquid crystals in electric fields

Margarita A. Kurochkina,
Elena A. Konshina and
Daria Khmelevskaia

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Published 23 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Absorption (solid lines) and luminescence (dotted lines) spectra of (a,b) a nematic liquid crystal ...
  
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2. Figure 2: Relative intensities I/I₀ (a) and decay times t/t₀ (b) of the QD photoluminescence as functions of ...
  
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3. Figure 3: Photoluminescence images of CdSe/ZnS QDs in LC matrices obtained using a confocal microscope with a...
  
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4. Figure 4: Change in the PL intensity (blue circles) and ion current (red circles) in the active LC matrix wit...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1544–1549, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.145

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Optical near-field mapping of plasmonic nanostructures prepared by nanosphere lithography

Gitanjali Kolhatkar,
Alexandre Merlen,
Jiawei Zhang,
Chahinez Dab,
Gregory Q. Wallace,
François Lagugné-Labarthet and
Andreas Ruediger

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Published 23 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Diffraction patterns measured on glass for (a) the p-polarization, the inset illustrates a line pro...
  
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2. Figure 2: Schematic of the analysis performed on the optical images, showing (a) the initial optical image, (...
  
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3. Figure 3: (a) Topography maps acquired on a nanotriangle array, (b) PMT images obtained after filtering, and ...
  
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4. Figure 4: (a) Topography and (b) PMT image after filtering obtained with the 632.8 nm s-polarized laser excit...
  
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5. Figure 5: (a) Topography and (b) PMT image after filtering obtained with the 532.1 nm p-polarized laser excit...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1536–1543, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.144

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Spatial Rabi oscillations between Majorana bound states and quantum dots

Jun-Hui Zheng,
Dao-Xin Yao and
Zhi Wang

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Published 22 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Schematics of a quantum dot tunneling-coupled to a nanowire island with (a) Majorana bound states, ...
  
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2. Figure 2: Numerical simulations of the Rabi oscillations. (a) The maximum Rabi oscillation amplitude measured...
  
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3. Figure 3: Schematics of two quantum dots coupling with the nanowire island with (a) two Majorana bound states...
  
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4. Figure 4: The maximum occupation probability of the left quantum dot for (a) Majorana bound states and (b) An...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1527–1535, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.143

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Robust topological phase in proximitized core–shell nanowires coupled to multiple superconductors

Tudor D. Stanescu,
Anna Sitek and
Andrei Manolescu

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Published 22 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Schematic representation of the chain model for triangular (left) and square (right) core–shell nan...
  
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2. Figure 2: (A) Topological phase diagram for a triangular wire with V_eff() = 0 and = 0. The white areas are t...
  
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3. Figure 3: Dependence of the minimum quasiparticle gap on the Zeeman field along the blue cuts (I) correspondi...
  
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4. Figure 4: Dependence of the minimum quasiparticle gap on the Zeeman field along the dark red cuts (II) corres...
  
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5. Figure 5: (A) Topological phase diagram for a square wire with V_eff() ≠ 0 and = 0. The white areas are topol...
  
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6. Figure 6: (A) Topological phase diagram for a triangular wire with V_eff() ≠ 0 and ₁ = 0, ₃ = π/2, ₅ = −π/2. T...
  
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7. Figure 7: (A) Topological phase diagram for a square wire with V_eff() ≠ 0 and ₁ = π/2, ₃ = −π/2, ₅ = π/2, and ...
  
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8. Figure 8: Dependence of the low-energy spectrum on the Zeeman field for a finite triangular wire of length L ...
  
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9. Figure 9: Dependence of the low-energy spectrum on the Zeeman field for a finite triangular wire of length L ...
  
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10. Figure 10: Low-energy spectra as a function of the Zeeman field for a finite triangular wire of length L = 2.2...
  
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11. Figure 11: Position dependence of the lowest energy wave function corresponding to a finite triangular wire of...
  
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12. Figure 12: (A) Position dependence of the normalized disorder potential along the edge = 3 of a triangular wi...
  
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13. Figure 13: Spatial profiles of the three lowest energy states corresponding to the red dots in Figure 12B. The thick (re...
  
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14. Figure 14: A schematic cross section of the hybrid semiconductor-superconductor experimental device incorporat...
  
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15. Figure 15: Phase boundaries for the triangular wire in the corner-state domain. The color code describes the m...
  
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16. Figure 16: Phase boundaries for the square wire in the corner-state domain. The color code describes the minim...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1512–1526, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.142

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Absence of free carriers in silicon nanocrystals grown from phosphorus- and boron-doped silicon-rich oxide and oxynitride

Daniel Hiller,
Julian López-Vidrier,
Keita Nomoto,
Michael Wahl,
Wolfgang Bock,
Tomáš Chlouba,
František Trojánek,
Sebastian Gutsch,
Margit Zacharias,
Dirk König,
Petr Malý and
Michael Kopnarski

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Published 18 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: P- and B-concentrations as measured by MCs⁺-SIMS as function of PH₃ to SiH₄ gas flow ratio, or resp...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) Atom probe tomography reconstruction of P-doped Si nanocrystals (red iso-surfaces with ≥70 atom...
  
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3. Figure 3: (a) Room temperature photoluminescence spectra of P-incorporating Si NCs in SRON (0–0.48 atom %) an...
  
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4. Figure 4: Low-temperature PL data of samples with 5 nm SRO and 0.59 atom % P (SRO:P), 0.47 atom % B (SRO:B) a...
  
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5. Figure 5: Transient transmission (TT) dynamics from pump-probe measurements at room temperature of ≈4.5 nm Si...
  
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6. Figure 6: J–E data of injection-blocking MOS-capacitors with P- or B-incorporating Si NCs in SRO and SRON and...
  
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7. Figure 7: (a) J–t transients of the same MOS-capacitors as in the previous figure measured at E = 0.2 MV/cm. ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1501–1511, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.141

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Cathodoluminescence as a probe of the optical properties of resonant apertures in a metallic film

Kalpana Singh,
Evgeniy Panchenko,
Babak Nasr,
Amelia Liu,
Lukas Wesemann,
Timothy J. Davis and
Ann Roberts

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Published 18 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Scanning electron micrographs aperture structures with dimensions defined in (a). Fabricated slot t...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) CL spectra obtained from trimer slot structures with L = 95 nm, W = 40 nm and S = 60 nm obtaine...
  
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3. Figure 3: (a) CL spectrum from trimer slot structures with slot length 150 nm, width 65 nm and separation 100...
  
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4. Figure 4: Simulated power radiated by a vertically oriented point dipole located 30 nm above a 100 nm thick g...
  
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5. Figure 5: Electric field inside a trimer of rectangular slots of length 100 nm and width 40 nm in a gold film...
  
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6. Figure 6: Simulated power radiated by a vertically oriented point dipole located 30 nm above a 100 nm thick g...
  
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7. Figure 7: Electric field inside a trimer of rectangular slots of length 150 nm and width 65 nm separated by a...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1491–1500, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.140

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Excitation of nonradiating magnetic anapole states with azimuthally polarized vector beams

Aristeidis G. Lamprianidis and
Andrey E. Miroshnichenko

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Published 17 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Plots of the normalized scattered power (P_sca/P_inc) in dB, decomposed into its multipolar contribut...
  
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2. Figure 2: a) 2D plot of the normalized scattered power (P_sca/P_inc) in dB as a function of the cubic root of t...
  
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3. Figure 3: Comparison of the scattering behavior of two disks of the same aspect ratio but of different size u...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1478–1490, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.139

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Electronic conduction during the formation stages of a single-molecule junction

Atindra Nath Pal,
Tal Klein,
Ayelet Vilan and
Oren Tal

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Published 17 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: (a) Schematic of a mechanically controllable break junction device. Inset: Schematic of a vanadocen...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) Differential conductance vs applied voltage (dI/dV vs V) spectra measured at ≈0.6 G₀ zero-volta...
  
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3. Figure 3: (a,b) Conductance traces measured for the Ag–vanadocene junction (black curve) and the experimental...
  
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4. Figure 4: (a−h) Examples for sets of conductance traces taken during repeated junction breaking with differen...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1471–1477, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.138

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Cr(VI) remediation from aqueous environment through modified-TiO₂-mediated photocatalytic reduction

Rashmi Acharya,
Brundabana Naik and
Kulamani Parida

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Published 16 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Speciation diagram of Cr(VI). Reprinted from [6], copyright 2016 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  
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2. Figure 2: The band edge potentials and band gaps of different semiconductors that combine with TiO₂ for enhan...
  
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3. Figure 3: Mechanism of photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) over neat TiO₂. (D = donor, D⁺ = oxidized product).
  
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4. Figure 4: Photoluminescence spectra of bare TiO₂ and Cu₂O–TiO₂ samples. Reprinted from [96], copyright 2016 Sprin...
  
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5. Figure 5: I–V (current intensity–applied voltage) curve. Reprinted from [97], an article distributed under the Cr...
  
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6. Figure 6: Comparison of arc radius of Nyquist plot between bare TiO₂ and modified TiO₂ (MFe₂O₄/ TiO₂) samples...
  
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7. Figure 7: Transport of photoinduced electrons from the conduction band of TiO₂ through an RGO sheet, resultin...
  
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8. Figure 8: RGO–TiO₂ core–shell Z scheme for photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI). Reprinted from [134], an article di...
  
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9. Figure 9: Mechanism for photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) by TiO₂–MO_x under irradiation of visible light.
  
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10. Figure 10: Mechanism of reduction of Cr(VI) using a Au/TiO₂−Pt plasmonic photocatalyst under visible-light irr...
  
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11. Figure 11: Mechanism for the photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction by a dye-sensitized TiO₂ nanocatalyst.
  
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12. Figure 12: (a) Recyclability of TiO₂/Fe₃O₄ towards photoreduction of Cr(VI) up to 4 cycles, and (b) images of ...
  
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13. Figure 13: Summary of narrow band gap semiconductors that can be combined with TiO₂ for effective photocatalyt...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1448–1470, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.137

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Tailoring polarization and magnetization of absorbing terahertz metamaterials using a cut-wire sandwich structure

Hadi Teguh Yudistira,
Shuo Liu,
Tie Jun Cui and
Han Zhang

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Published 16 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: a) Illustration of cut-wire sandwich structure. W, L, g, Z_d and Z_g are width of cut wire (20 µm), l...
  
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2. Figure 2: Microscopy images of the fabrication samples: a) Cut-wire sandwich structure, b) cross-shaped sandw...
  
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3. Figure 3: Reflectance–transmittance–absorbance (RTA) simulation results: a) Cut-wire sandwich structure, b) c...
  
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4. Figure 4: The simulation result of the absorbance difference for the cut-wire width of the cross-shaped sandw...
  
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5. Figure 5: Permeability (µ), permittivity (ε), refractive index (n), and impedance (Z) properties of: a) Cut-w...
  
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6. Figure 6: The peak value of electric field and magnetic field of: a) Cut-wire sandwich structure, b) cross-sh...
  
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7. Figure 7: The simulation result of the absorbance difference for polarization angles from 0° to 90° of: a) Cu...
  
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8. Figure 8: The measured results of reflectance, transmittance and absorbance under normal incidence: a) Cut-wi...
  
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9. Figure 9: Measured absorbance results for polarization angles from 0° to 90° for: a) Cut-wire sandwich struct...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1437–1447, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.136

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Preparation and morphology-dependent wettability of porous alumina membranes

Dmitry L. Shimanovich,
Alla I. Vorobjova,
Daria I. Tishkevich,
Alex V. Trukhanov,
Maxim V. Zdorovets and
Artem L. Kozlovskiy

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Published 15 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: SEM images (after barrier layer etching) of a porous alumina membrane (PAM) fabricated using etch t...
  
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2. Figure 2: SEM surfaces (A, C) and cross-sectional (B, D) views of sample 2 (type I). In the insets – the cont...
  
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3. Figure 3: SEM images of the back surface of the sample before (A) and after (B) etching the barrier layer on ...
  
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4. Figure 4: SEM images of the outer (A) and back (B) surfaces and cross-sections (C, D) of the sample (type I) ...
  
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5. Figure 5: Pore diameter as a function of etching time of a barrier layer for the outer (1) and back (2, 3) su...
  
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6. Figure 6: Pore diameter as a function of etching time of a barrier layer for PAA formed using the three synth...
  
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7. Figure 7: SEM images and AFM profiles of the back surface before (A) and after (C) etching of the barrier lay...
  
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8. Figure 8: Schematic representation of the different models for pore wetting: A – Cassie–Baxter model [38], B – We...
  
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9. Figure 9: Contact angle as a function of surface topology (middle column images (B, E, H) are outer surfaces ...
  
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10. Figure 10: Contact angle as a function of surface topology (middle column images (B, E, H) are outer surfaces ...
  
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11. Figure 11: Contact angle measurements for the outer side of the PAM as a function of pore diameter for various...
  
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12. Figure 12: Contact angle measurements for the back side of the PAM as a function of pore diameter for various ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1423–1436, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.135

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Colorimetric detection of Cu²⁺ based on the formation of peptide–copper complexes on silver nanoparticle surfaces

Gajanan Sampatrao Ghodake,
Surendra Krishna Shinde,
Rijuta Ganesh Saratale,
Avinash Ashok Kadam,
Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale,
Asad Syed,
Fuad Ameen and
Dae-Young Kim

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Published 15 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: (a) UV–vis spectrum and color of silver nanoparticles before and after centrifugation. A representa...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) XPS survey and (b) high-resolution Ag 3d spectra of casein peptide-capped silver nanoparticles.
  
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3. Figure 3: (a) XRD pattern and (b) FTIR spectra of casein peptide-capped silver nanoparticles.
  
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4. Figure 4: Absorbance intensity (at 410 nm) of the proposed probe in the presence and absence of Cu²⁺ at diffe...
  
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5. Figure 5: Absorbance intensity (at 520 nm) with increasing amounts of Cu²⁺ using (a) 0.05, (b) 0.1, and (c) 0...
  
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6. Figure 6: Time course of the spectral response of silver nanoparticles in the presence of (a) 0.64, (b) 0.96,...
  
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7. Figure 7: The recoveries of the known amount of Cu²⁺ in Cu²⁺-spiked water samples demonstrates reliability of...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1414–1422, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.134

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Robust midgap states in band-inverted junctions under electric and magnetic fields

Álvaro Díaz-Fernández,
Natalia del Valle and
Francisco Domínguez-Adame

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Published 14 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: (a) and band-edge profile of an abrupt band-inverted junction with aligned and same-sized gaps, l...
  
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2. Figure 2: Dirac cones with, b≠ 0, and without, b = 0, a magnetic field applied. The original cone is distorte...
  
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3. Figure 3: Comparison between exact and approximate results given by (a) Equation 21 and (b) Equation 22. In panel (a) the Fermi vel...
  
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4. Figure 4: The additional effect of the electric field leads to a further reduction of the Fermi velocity in t...
  
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5. Figure 5: Splitting of the Landau levels at and b = 0.5 as a function of the electric field. It is important...
  
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6. Figure 6: First Landau level dispersions for b = 0.5 and f =0.499. In panel (a), the original parabolic dispe...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1405–1413, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.133

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Predicting the strain-mediated topological phase transition in 3D cubic ThTaN₃

Chunmei Zhang and
Aijun Du

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Published 11 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: (a) Top view of ThTaN₃ with green, grey, and brown spheres representing Th, N, and Ta atoms, respec...
  
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2. Figure 2: The modulation of band gap (red line) by hydrostatic and tensile strain (−8% to +7%) in ThTaN₃ by u...
  
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3. Figure 3: Band structures of ThTaN₃ calculated by the HSE+SOC method under a strain of −8% to 0%. The Fermi l...
  
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4. Figure 4: Orbital-resolved band structures for ThTaN₃ under 5% compressive strain as calculated by the HSE (t...
  
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5. Figure 5: Band structures for 3D cubic ThTaN₃ with a 5% compressive strain as calculated by the HSE+SOC metho...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1399–1404, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.132

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Nanoporous silicon nitride-based membranes of controlled pore size, shape and areal density: Fabrication as well as electrophoretic and molecular filtering characterization

Axel Seidenstücker,
Stefan Beirle,
Fabian Enderle,
Paul Ziemann,
Othmar Marti and
Alfred Plettl

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Published 09 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Fabrication scheme for nanoporous membranes: (a) The commercially available silicon nitride membran...
  
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2. Figure 2: HRSEM micrographs of nanoporous silicon nitride membranes with Cr top layer. Shown are three membra...
  
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3. Figure 3: Diameter distributions for the Au NP etch mask (green) and the resulting nanopores of membrane C on...
  
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4. Figure 4: Ionic transport measured through the three membranes A, B and C for KCl electrolyte concentrations ...
  
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5. Figure 5: Molecule transport through a porous membrane of type C measured by fluorescent microscopy. (a) Expe...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1390–1398, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.131

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Electrostatically actuated encased cantilevers

Benoit X. E. Desbiolles,
Gabriela Furlan,
Adam M. Schwartzberg,
Paul D. Ashby and
Dominik Ziegler

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Published 08 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: a) Cross section of an encased cantilever for electrostatic excitation. The electrical wiring and t...
  
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2. Figure 2: a) Amplitude (blue line) and phase (red dashed line) of the cantilever actuated using piezoacoustic...
  
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3. Figure 3: a) The amplitude increases linearly with the electrostatic drive signal (U_ac), U_dc is held constant...
  
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4. Figure 4: a) Oscillation amplitude at the resonance frequency of the cantilever induced by sub-harmonic excit...
  
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5. Figure 5: Measurement of the small downward deflection of the cantilever when varying the dc component (U_dc − ...
  
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6. Figure 6: a) Longitudinal section of a cantilever with critical dimensions. The arrows illustrate the uniform...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1381–1389, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.130

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Interplay between pairing and correlations in spin-polarized bound states

Szczepan Głodzik,
Aksel Kobiałka,
Anna Gorczyca-Goraj,
Andrzej Ptok,
Grzegorz Górski,
Maciej M. Maśka and
Tadeusz Domański

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Published 07 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: The local order parameter obtained at zero temperature for weak λ/t = 0.1 (red line) and strong spi...
  
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2. Figure 2: Spatial profiles of the YSR states obtained for |J| < J_c in the absence of spin–orbit coupling (le...
  
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3. Figure 3: Hole-like (blue line) and electron-like (red line) displaced moving average as a function of the r...
  
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4. Figure 4: The effective quasiparticle spectrum ρ_i_σ(ω) as a function of a magnetic field B aligned along the n...
  
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5. Figure 5: Magnetically polarized spectrum ρ_i,↑(ω) − ρ_i,↓(ω) obtained at ω = 0 for peripheral sites of the Ras...
  
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6. Figure 6: Leakage of the spin-polarized Majorana quasiparticles from the topological superconducting phase of...
  
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7. Figure 7: Schematic illustration of the quantum dot (QD) coupled between the metallic (N) and superconducting...
  
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8. Figure 8: The polarized spectral function ρ_σ(ω) obtained at zero temperature for the half-filled QD (ε = −U/2...
  
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9. Figure 9: The spectral function ρ_↑(ω) of the half-filled quantum dot (ε = −U/2) obtained at T = 0 for Γ_S/Γ_N =...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1370–1380, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.129

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Disorder-induced suppression of the zero-bias conductance peak splitting in topological superconducting nanowires

Jun-Tong Ren,
Hai-Feng Lü,
Sha-Sha Ke,
Yong Guo and
Huai-Wu Zhang

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Published 04 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Scheme of our one-dimensional Majorana system. A semiconductor nanowire with spin-orbit interaction...
  
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2. Figure 2: The Majorana energy E_M as a function of the Zeeman splitting V_Z for different types of disorder. (a...
  
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3. Figure 3: The spatial distribution of probability density |Ψ|² (solid lines) and their fitted envelopes (das...
  
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4. Figure 4: The differential conductance G = dI/dV as a function of the bias voltage V under the influence of d...
  
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5. Figure 5: The differential conductance G = dI/dV in the longer wire (L = 0.95 μm) as a function of the bias v...
  
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6. Figure 6: The zero-bias conductance G as a function of the Zeeman splitting V_Z for different types of disorde...
  
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7. Figure 7: Comparison of the noise Fano factor F between the cases of Majorana zero mode and disorder-induced ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1358–1369, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.128

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Andreev spectrum and supercurrents in nanowire-based SNS junctions containing Majorana bound states

Jorge Cayao,
Annica M. Black-Schaffer,
Elsa Prada and
Ramón Aguado

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Published 03 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: A semiconducting nanowire with Rashba SOC is placed on a s-wave superconductor (S’) with pairing po...
  
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2. Figure 2: Low-energy spectrum of a superconducting nanowire as function of the Zeeman field B. At zero superc...
  
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3. Figure 3: Schematic of SNS junctions based on Rashba nanowires. Top: A nanowire with Rashba SOC of length L = ...
  
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4. Figure 4: Low-energy Andreev spectrum as a function of the superconducting phase difference in a short SNS j...
  
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5. Figure 5: Same as in Figure 4 for a long junction with L_N = 2000 nm and L_S = 2000 nm. Note that, unlike short junctio...
  
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6. Figure 6: Same as in Figure 4 for a short junction with L_N = 20 nm and L_S = 10000 nm. Note that in this case, the eme...
  
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7. Figure 7: Same as in Figure 4 for a long junction with L_N = 2000 nm and L_S = 10000 nm. The four lowest levels coexist...
  
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8. Figure 8: Low-energy Andreev spectrum as a function of the Zeeman field in a short SNS junction at = 0 (a,b)...
  
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9. Figure 9: Same as in Figure 8 for an intermediate junction with L_N = 400 nm.
  
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10. Figure 10: Same as in Figure 8 for a long junction with L_N = 2000 nm.
  
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11. Figure 11: Supercurrent as a function of the superconducting phase difference in a short SNS junction, I(), fo...
  
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12. Figure 12: Supercurrent as a function of the superconducting phase difference in a long SNS junction with L_N =...
  
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13. Figure 13: Supercurrent as a function of at B = 1.5B_c. Contributions to the supercurrent for (a,b) short and ...
  
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14. Figure 14: Finite temperature effect on the supercurrent, I(), in (a,b) a short and (c,d) a long junction. (a,...
  
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15. Figure 15: Effect of normal transmission through the coupling parameter τ on the supercurrent, I(), in (a,b) a...
  
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16. Figure 16: Effect of random on-site scalar disorder on the supercurrent I() in (a,b) a short and (c,d) a long ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1339–1357, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.127

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Atomic-level characterization and cilostazol affinity of poly(lactic acid) nanoparticles conjugated with differentially charged hydrophilic molecules

María Francisca Matus,
Martín Ludueña,
Cristian Vilos,
Iván Palomo and
Marcelo M. Mariscal

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Published 02 May 2018

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1. Figure 1: Schematic representation of PLA core formation process. Ball and stick representation of A) lactic ...
  
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2. Figure 2: Evaluation of optimal separation distance between PLA chains. The energy was evaluated for two 20-m...
  
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3. Figure 3: Molecular structure of DSPE–PEG₍₂₀₀₀₎ carboxy-terminated, methoxy-terminated and amino-terminated f...
  
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4. Figure 4: Schematic representation of the initial structure for DSPE–PEG coating process. The PLA core is rep...
  
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5. Figure 5: Snapshots of initial (left) and final (right) conformation of PLA–DSPE–PEG-coated structure after 1...
  
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6. Figure 6: A) 2D structure of cilostazol. B) Main putative binding sites of cilostazol docked into the PLA cor...
  
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7. Figure 7: A) The radius of gyration and B) triaxial parameter as a function of simulated time for PLA cores w...
  
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8. Figure 8: Radius of gyration as a function of time for anionic (PLA–PEG–COOH), neutral (PLA–PEG–CH₃) and cati...
  
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9. Figure 9: Distance between terminal groups from DSPE–PEG–lipid and center of mass of the PLA core as a functi...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1328–1338, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.126

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New 2D graphene hybrid composites as an effective base element of optical nanodevices

Olga E. Glukhova,
Igor S. Nefedov,
Alexander S. Shalin and
Мichael М. Slepchenkov

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Published 30 Apr 2018

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1. Figure 1: Topological model of 2D CNT-graphene hybrid nanocomposite.
  
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2. Figure 2: A fragment of the 2D CNT–graphene hybrid nanocomposite and configuration of an incident electromagn...
  
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3. Figure 3: The optical conductivity of 2D CNT–graphene hybrid nanocomposites with an intertube distance of 13 ...
  
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4. Figure 4: The optical conductivity of 2D CNT–graphene hybrid nanocomposites with an intertube distance of 13 ...
  
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5. Figure 5: The absorption coefficient of 2D CNT–graphene hybrid nanocomposites with an intertube distance of 1...
  
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6. Figure 6: The absorption coefficient of 2D CNT-graphene hybrid nanocomposite with the same tube (18,0) and di...
  
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7. Figure 7: Absorption coefficient of a 2D CNT–graphene hybrid nanocomposite (tube (18,0), 13 hexagons intertub...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1321–1327, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.125

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Chemistry for electron-induced nanofabrication

Petra Swiderek,
Hubertus Marbach and
Cornelis W. Hagen

Editorial
Published 30 Apr 2018

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1317–1320, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.124

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Ag₂WO₄ nanorods decorated with AgI nanoparticles: Novel and efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysts for the degradation of water pollutants

Shijie Li,
Shiwei Hu,
Wei Jiang,
Yanping Liu,
Yu Liu,
Yingtang Zhou,
Liuye Mo and
Jianshe Liu

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Published 27 Apr 2018

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1. Figure 1: XRD patterns of Ag₂WO₄, AgI, 0.1AgI/Ag₂WO₄, 0.2AgI/Ag₂WO₄, 0.3AgI/Ag₂WO₄, and 0.4AgI/Ag₂WO₄.
  
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2. Figure 2: SEM (a, b) images of Ag₂WO₄; SEM (c, d), TEM (e), and HRTEM (f) images of 0.3AgI/Ag₂WO₄.
  
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3. Figure 3: Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrum of 0.3AgI/Ag₂WO₄.
  
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4. Figure 4: UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra of Ag₂WO₄, AgI, 0.1AgI/Ag₂WO₄, 0.2AgI/Ag₂WO₄, 0.3AgI/Ag₂WO₄, and...
  
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5. Figure 5: (a) The photocatalytic degradation and (b) degradation rate constants of RhB using different cataly...
  
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6. Figure 6: (a) The photocatalytic degradation and (b) degradation rate constants of MO (100 mL, 5 mg L⁻¹) usin...
  
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7. Figure 7: Total organic carbon (TOC) removal during the photocatalytic degradation of RhB in the presence of ...
  
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8. Figure 8: (a) The cycled photocatalytic degradation of RhB over 0.3AgI/Ag₂WO₄; (b) XRD patterns of the fresh ...
  
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9. Figure 9: Active-species trapping tests over 0.3AgI/Ag₂WO₄.
  
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10. Figure 10: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) Nyquist plots of AgI and 0.3AgI/Ag₂WO₄.
  
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11. Figure 11: Schematic diagram of electron–hole pair separation and the possible reaction mechanism over the AgI...
  
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