Intermixing of MoS₂ and WS₂ photocatalysts toward methylene blue photodegradation

• Maryam Al Qaydi,
• Nitul S. Rajput,
• Michael Lejeune,
• Abdellatif Bouchalkha,
• Mimoun El Marssi,
• Steevy Cordette,
• Chaouki Kasmi and
• Mustapha Jouiad

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 817–829, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.68

• microscope (Cs-corrected Titan, Thermo Fisher Scientific). Thin carbon-coated Cu mesh grids were used to prepare TEM samples by the drop-casting method. The surface chemical bonding states and composition of the samples were determined with a scanning XPS microprobe (PHI VersaProbe III, Physical Electronics

Synthesis of silver–palladium Janus nanoparticles using co-sputtering of independent sources: experimental and theorical study

• Maria J. Martínez-Carreón,
• Francisco Solís-Pomar,
• Abel Fundora,
• Claudio D. Gutiérrez-Lazos,
• Sergio Mejía-Rosales,
• Hector N. Fernández-Escamilla,
• Jonathan Guerrero-Sánchez,
• Manuel F. Meléndrez and
• Eduardo Pérez-Tijerina

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 808–816, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.67

• –palladium alloyed nanocrystals are currently materials of high interest in electronics, specifically because they can be used in the building of electrodes for multilayer ceramic capacitors, exhibiting better thermal performance than silver nanocrystals, partly, because Pd has a relatively high critical

Electron-induced ligand loss from iron tetracarbonyl methyl acrylate

• Hlib Lyshchuk,
• Atul Chaudhary,
• Thomas F. M. Luxford,
• Miloš Ranković,
• Jaroslav Kočišek,
• Juraj Fedor,
• Lisa McElwee-White and
• Pamir Nag

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 797–807, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.66

• detected with a channeltron and corresponding counting electronics. Each ion yield curve was obtained individually by scanning the incident electron energy in small steps and measuring the resulting count rate for ions with a given m/z value. The incident electron beam energy scale was calibrated using the

Exploring surface charge dynamics: implications for AFM height measurements in 2D materials

• Mario Navarro-Rodriguez,
• Andres M. Somoza and
• Elisa Palacios-Lidon

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 767–780, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.64

• SI.1 of Supporting Information File 1. Beyond their significance in various applications such as materials science, electronics, and biomedicine [70], these materials serve as benchmark systems for fundamental studies in 2D materials because of their markedly distinct properties [71]. Specifically

Effect of repeating hydrothermal growth processes and rapid thermal annealing on CuO thin film properties

• Monika Ozga,
• Eunika Zielony,
• Aleksandra Wierzbicka,
• Anna Wolska,
• Marcin Klepka,
• Marek Godlewski,
• Bogdan J. Kowalski and
• Bartłomiej S. Witkowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 743–754, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.62

• acknowledge Adrian Gruszecki for his help in the Raman spectroscopy measurements. The results discussed in this paper were partially presented in M. Ozga’s doctoral thesis “Copper(II) oxide films obtained by hydrothermal method – growth technology, characterization and potential applications in electronics

Reduced subthreshold swing in a vertical tunnel FET using a low-work-function live metal strip and a low-k material at the drain

• Kalai Selvi Kanagarajan and
• Dhanalakshmi Krishnan Sadhasivan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 713–718, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.59

• Kalai Selvi Kanagarajan Dhanalakshmi Krishnan Sadhasivan Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India 10.3762/bjnano.15.59 Abstract In this

Elastic modulus of β-Ga₂O₃ nanowires measured by resonance and three-point bending techniques

• Annamarija Trausa,
• Sven Oras,
• Sergei Vlassov,
• Mikk Antsov,
• Tauno Tiirats,
• Andreas Kyritsakis,
• Boris Polyakov and
• Edgars Butanovs

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 704–712, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.58

• , University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia Estonian Military Academy, Riia 12, 51010 Tartu, Estonia 10.3762/bjnano.15.58 Abstract Due to the recent interest in ultrawide bandgap β-Ga2O3 thin films and nanostructures for various electronics and UV device applications, it is important to understand

On the mechanism of piezoresistance in nanocrystalline graphite

• Sandeep Kumar,
• Simone Dehm and
• Ralph Krupke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 376–384, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.34

• , Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.15.34 Abstract Strain sensors are sensitive to mechanical deformations and enable the detection of strain also within integrated electronics. For flexible displays, the use of a seamlessly integrated strain sensor would be beneficial

• sensors are an important factor in moving from rigid to flexible electronics. Graphene, because of its interesting inherent properties, has found its way in many applications [1][2][3]. In particular, it is a promising alternative material as a transparent and conductive coating for future flexible

• electronics. This is because the relative change in resistance of graphene for similar values of applied strain (4%) is just 50%, which is two orders of magnitude lower than that of the flat-screen material indium titanium oxide (ITO). Indeed, from a theoretical point of view, change in resistance due to

Investigating ripple pattern formation and damage profiles in Si and Ge induced by 100 keV Ar⁺ ion beam: a comparative study

• Indra Sulania,
• Harpreet Sondhi,
• Tanuj Kumar,
• Sunil Ojha,
• G R Umapathy,
• Ambuj Mishra,
• Ambuj Tripathi,
• Richa Krishna,
• Devesh Kumar Avasthi and
• Yogendra Kumar Mishra

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 367–375, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.33

• electron microscopy; Introduction Scientific research varying from electronics to photonics, homeland security, high-resolution parallel patterning of magnetic media, biotechnology, and medicine are based upon nanotechnology. These applications require nanopatterning techniques to fabricate devices or

Ultrasensitive and ultrastretchable metal crack strain sensor based on helical polydimethylsiloxane

• Shangbi Chen,
• Dewen Liu,
• Weiwei Chen,
• Huajiang Chen,
• Jiawei Li and
• Jinfang Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 270–278, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.25

• platform for constructing strain sensors with both high sensitivity and stretchability, showing a far-reaching significance and influence for developing next-generation practically applicable soft electronics. Keywords: crack sensors; helical structure; polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); ultrahigh sensitivity

• stretchability, thereby demonstrating significant implications and potential for the advancement of practical soft electronics in the next generation. Experimental Materials Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS, Sylgard 184) was provided by Dow Corning Co. Ltd. (Michigan, USA). The screws and hollow tubes were acquired

CdSe/ZnS quantum dots as a booster in the active layer of distributed ternary organic photovoltaics

• Gabriela Lewińska,
• Piotr Jeleń,
• Zofia Kucia,
• Maciej Sitarz,
• Łukasz Walczak,
• Bartłomiej Szafraniak,
• Jerzy Sanetra and
• Konstanty W. Marszalek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 144–156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.14

• Gabriela Lewinska Piotr Jelen Zofia Kucia Maciej Sitarz Lukasz Walczak Bartlomiej Szafraniak Jerzy Sanetra Konstanty W. Marszalek AGH University of Krakow, Institute of Electronics, 30 Mickiewicza Ave, 30-059 Krakow, Poland AGH University of Krakow, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics

Enhanced feedback performance in off-resonance AFM modes through pulse train sampling

• Mustafa Kangül,
• Navid Asmari,
• Santiago H. Andany,
• Marcos Penedo and
• Georg E. Fantner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 134–143, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.13

• cycle, the sample and the tip are separated by an offset distance, and the controller electronics generate a displacement on the Z axis to establish tip–sample contact (Figure 1A). The displacement is often obtained by actuating the Z piezo with a sinusoidal waveform to avoid exciting the actuator’s

In situ optical sub-wavelength thickness control of porous anodic aluminum oxide

• Aleksandrs Dutovs,
• Raimonds Popļausks,
• Oskars Putāns,
• Vladislavs Perkanuks,
• Aušrinė Jurkevičiūtė,
• Tomas Tamulevičius,
• Uldis Malinovskis,
• Iryna Olyshevets,
• Donats Erts and
• Juris Prikulis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 126–133, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.12

• “Results and Discussion” section. The software source code is available on GitHub [42]. The anodization electronics (marked green in Figure 5) was galvanically isolated from the rest of the system and controlled using the wireless interface of the microcontroller (ESP8266, Espressif Systems). Voltage from

• ) converter and digitized using an analog-to-digital converter (ADS1115, Texas Instruments). The electronics design files (KiCAD) and microcontroller software source code are accessible on GitHub [43]. The two-step anodization procedure in 0.3 M oxalic acid electrolyte at 40 V potential has been described in

Influence of conductive carbon and MnCo₂O₄ on morphological and electrical properties of hydrogels for electrochemical energy conversion

• Sylwia Pawłowska,
• Karolina Cysewska,
• Yasamin Ziai,
• Jakub Karczewski,
• Piotr Jasiński and
• Sebastian Molin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 57–70, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.6

• Sylwia Pawlowska Karolina Cysewska Yasamin Ziai Jakub Karczewski Piotr Jasinski Sebastian Molin Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, and Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza St. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland Institute of Fundamental

• , drugs, metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, or biomolecules. This is a very important advantage that opens ways of designing composite hydrogels with various properties and applications such as biomedical [8][9][10], biosensors [11][12][13], wearable electronics [14][15][16

• , such as environmental engineering [32], renewable energy [22][33][34][35], electronics [36][37][38], medical devices [39][40][41], and drug delivery systems [42][43][44][45]. They combine the properties of a hydrophilic matrix with conductive properties obtained thanks to the use of an appropriate

Spatial variations of conductivity of self-assembled monolayers of dodecanethiol on Au/mica and Au/Si substrates

• Julian Skolaut,
• Jędrzej Tepper,
• Federica Galli,
• Wulf Wulfhekel and
• Jan M. van Ruitenbeek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1169–1177, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.97

• electronics. A common test bed for fundamental investigations on how to acquire this conductivity are alkanethiol layers on gold substrates. A widely used approach in measuring the conductivity of a molecular layer is conductive atomic force microscopy. Using this method, we investigate the influence of a

• /Si; conductive atomic force microscopy; dodecanethiol; self-assembled monolayers; Introduction For decades, the need for miniaturization of electronics has pushed the research field into the direction of bottom-up, rather than top-down, approaches. In this research field, molecular electronics [1][2

• ][3] has always held a central role, as the flexibility and control over the structure of molecules is unmatched. One of the fundamental parts of devices employing a bottom-up approach combined with molecular electronics is comprised of metal electrodes and molecular layers deposited onto them. For

A multi-resistance wide-range calibration sample for conductive probe atomic force microscopy measurements

• François Piquemal,
• Khaled Kaja,
• Pascal Chrétien,
• José Morán-Meza,
• Frédéric Houzé,
• Christian Ulysse and
• Abdelmounaim Harouri

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1141–1148, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.94

• resistances at the nanoscale has attracted recent attention for developing microelectronic components, memory devices, molecular electronics, and two-dimensional materials. Despite the decisive contribution of scanning probe microscopy in imaging resistance and current variations, measurements have remained

• electronics [24][25][26][27][28][29], organic and biological systems [30][31][32][33][34], and quantum devices [35][36][37]. Various technical methods have been developed in C-AFM to cope with the diversity of its applications, including advanced sensors and low-noise preamplifiers [2][38][39][40

A bifunctional superconducting cell as flux qubit and neuron

• Dmitrii S. Pashin,
• Pavel V. Pikunov,
• Marina V. Bastrakova,
• Andrey E. Schegolev,
• Nikolay V. Klenov and
• Igor I. Soloviev

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1116–1126, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.92

• on the principle of quantum annealing and contains a superconducting chip with 128,472 Josephson junctions, 75 percent of which were dedicated to superconducting digital electronics for controlling the processor and reading out the result. The rest was used either for qubit junctions or for

• scientific community to be a good flux qubit. We were also surprised by the possibility of controlling the qubit state using unipolar current pulses, which greatly simplifies all control electronics [51][52]. But won’t such a deliberately non-resonant (broadband) impact lead to a parasitic leakage of the

Density functional theory study of Au-fcc/Ge and Au-hcp/Ge interfaces

• Olga Sikora,
• Małgorzata Sternik,
• Benedykt R. Jany,
• Franciszek Krok,
• Przemysław Piekarz and
• Andrzej M. Oleś

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1093–1105, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.90

• structure; hexagonal gold; interface energy; Introduction Heterophase interfaces are responsible for unique properties of many advanced devices designed for electronics and other applications [1]. Understanding the formation and energetics of interfaces is highly important for the nucleation of new

A visible-light photodetector based on heterojunctions between CuO nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods

• Doan Nhat Giang,
• Nhat Minh Nguyen,
• Duc Anh Ngo,
• Thanh Trang Tran,
• Le Thai Duy,
• Cong Khanh Tran,
• Thi Thanh Van Tran,
• Phan Phuong Ha La and
• Vinh Quang Dang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1018–1027, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.84

• ., temperature, concentrations of chemicals, and annealing time). ZnO nanorods and nanowires have attracted great interest in photodetectors because their chemical and physical properties are exceptional for electronics applications, and their fabrication strategies are more facile than those of other structures

Isolation of cubic Si₃P₄ in the form of nanocrystals

• Polina K. Nikiforova,
• Sergei S. Bubenov,
• Vadim B. Platonov,
• Andrey S. Kumskov,
• Nikolay N. Kononov,
• Tatyana A. Kuznetsova and
• Sergey G. Dorofeev

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 971–979, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.80

• calculations; semiconductor nanocrystals; silicon phosphide; Introduction Advancements in electronics and related fields are calling for new ways of synthesizing compounds. Subsequently, recognizing and utilizing the special properties of nanoparticles (NPs) of new materials using emerging methods offers a

Industrial perspectives for personalized microneedles

• Remmi Danae Baker-Sediako,
• Benjamin Richter,
• Matthias Blaicher,
• Michael Thiel and
• Martin Hermatschweiler

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 857–864, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.70

• (400,000+ USD) for a single device (Figure 4). Custom-built 2PP systems are also an option; these are custom systems either retrofitted onto an existing microscope [44] or developed on optical tables [45][46] in the lab to keep the cost low. Commercial retrofits (e.g., positioning stages or electronics

A wearable nanoscale heart sound sensor based on P(VDF-TrFE)/ZnO/GR and its application in cardiac disease detection

• Yi Luo,
• Jian Liu,
• Jiachang Zhang,
• Yu Xiao,
• Ying Wu and
• Zhidong Zhao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 819–833, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.67

• Yi Luo Jian Liu Jiachang Zhang Yu Xiao Ying Wu Zhidong Zhao School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hangzhou DIANZI University, Hangzhou 310018, China School of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou DIANZI University, Hangzhou 310018, China Academic Affairs Office, Hangzhou DIANZI

Investigations on the optical forces from three mainstream optical resonances in all-dielectric nanostructure arrays

• Guangdong Wang and
• Zhanghua Han

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 674–682, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.53

• Guangdong Wang Zhanghua Han Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices, Center of Light Manipulation and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China 10.3762/bjnano.14.53 Abstract Light can exert radiation pressure on any

Transferability of interatomic potentials for silicene

• Marcin Maździarz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 574–585, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.48

• the “silicon age” because of the great importance of elemental silicon to the modern global economy, mainly concerning electronics. Silicon is one of the most extensively investigated materials, and the quality of its production is impressive. However, this applies to bulk silicon. The success of

Carbon nanotube-cellulose ink for rapid solvent identification

• Tiago Amarante,
• Thiago H. R. Cunha,
• Claudio Laudares,
• Ana P. M. Barboza,
• Ana Carolina dos Santos,
• Cíntia L. Pereira,
• Vinicius Ornelas,
• Bernardo R. A. Neves,
• André S. Ferlauto and
• Rodrigo G. Lacerda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 535–543, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.44

• and other 1D/2D materials have been employed as ink components with great potential for a broad range of applications, for example, in flexible electronics, photoconductors, transparent conductors, and gas sensors [44][45][46][47]. Carbon nanotube ink films have been reported as field-effect