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Serum heat inactivation diminishes ApoE-mediated uptake of D-Lin-MC3-DMA lipid nanoparticles

  • Demian van Straten,
  • Luuk van de Schepop,
  • Rowan Frunt,
  • Pieter Vader and
  • Raymond M. Schiffelers

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 740–748, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.57

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  • to a flowrate of 4 mL/min and a flow rate ratio of 3:1 (aqueous to solvent phase) to mix the phases. For C12 LNPs, the flow rate ratio was set to 2:1 with a total flow rate of 9 mL/min. After mixing, the LNP suspensions were dialyzed against PBS overnight using a dialysis cassette (Thermo Scientific
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Published 30 May 2025

Synthesis of a multicomponent cellulose-based adsorbent for tetracycline removal from aquaculture water

  • Uyen Bao Tran,
  • Ngoc Thanh Vo-Tran,
  • Khai The Truong,
  • Dat Anh Nguyen,
  • Quang Nhat Tran,
  • Huu-Quang Nguyen,
  • Jaebeom Lee and
  • Hai Son Truong-Lam

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 728–739, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.56

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  • particularly notable for their high target specificity. Although MIPs are effective, their synthesis requires exceptional precision and is time-intensive. Meanwhile, magnetic solid-phase extraction columns [15] have been explored for TC removal; however, they are impractical for processing large sample volumes
  • mobile phase consisted of ACN and 0.1% FA, delivered at 0.25 mL·min−1. Factors influencing adsorption capacity Experiments were conducted to evaluate factors affecting the adsorption capacity of PGC and determine optimal conditions. The investigated factors included initial pH, initial concentration and
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Published 27 May 2025

Efficiency of single-pulse laser fragmentation of organic nutraceutical dispersions in a circular jet flow-through reactor

  • Tina Friedenauer,
  • Maximilian Spellauge,
  • Alexander Sommereyns,
  • Verena Labenski,
  • Tuba Esatbeyoglu,
  • Christoph Rehbock,
  • Heinz P. Huber and
  • Stephan Barcikowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 711–727, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.55

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  • phthalocyanines (VOPc and CuPc) in deionized water and other pure solvents but also influences the size and crystal phase via the chosen laser parameters [21][33]. Furthermore, spectroscopic analyses successfully demonstrated that an extinction enhancement occurs with increasing irradiation time and higher
  • ultrashort picosecond laser pulses are used (calculated temperatures of the particle ensemble and individual particles are listed in Table S11, the phase diagram is depicted in Figure S16, Supporting Information File 1) [51][52]. For curcumin (and other organic materials), degradation already takes place in
  • -403 degasser unit, SIL-40C XR autosampler, and SPD-M30A UV detector from Shimadzu Deutschland GmbH. A 100 mm Nucleosil-C18 column incl. precolumn from Macherey-Nagel GmbH & Co. KG with an inner diameter of 4 mm and particle sizes of 3 µm was used. For curcumin, the mobile phase consisted of a 1.36 g·L
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Published 26 May 2025

Nanostructured materials characterized by scanning photoelectron spectromicroscopy

  • Matteo Amati,
  • Alexey S. Shkvarin,
  • Alexander I. Merentsov,
  • Alexander N. Titov,
  • María Taeño,
  • David Maestre,
  • Sarah R. McKibbin,
  • Zygmunt Milosz,
  • Ana Cremades,
  • Rainer Timm and
  • Luca Gregoratti

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 700–710, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.54

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  • the materials formed by similar building blocks, then having similar properties, are called phases from which another possible definition of these heterogeneous materials such as multi-phase materials comes [2][3][4]. Nanostructured materials are the playground for the advancement of some key
  • footprint allows for the combination of different materials with dislocation-free interfaces and to form axial or radial heterostructures of varying material, doping, or crystal phase [17][18][19]. Nanowire heterostructures based on III–V semiconductors are especially promising for electronic
  • composition and the surface potential across InP nanowire p–n junctions for individual nanowire devices. InP nanowires were grown on InP(111) substrates by vapor–liquid–solid growth using nanoimprint lithography for generating catalytic Au nanoparticles in a metal–organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) reactor
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Published 23 May 2025

High-temperature epitaxial growth of tantalum nitride thin films on MgO: structural evolution and potential for SQUID applications

  • Michelle Cedillo Rosillo,
  • Oscar Contreras López,
  • Jesús Antonio Díaz,
  • Agustín Conde Gallardo and
  • Harvi A. Castillo Cuero

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 690–699, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.53

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  • diffusion barrier with potential application for microelectronics were fabricated [10][11]. In contrast, the stoichiometric mononitride TaN phase with face-centered cubic (FCC) structure exhibits superconductivity with a Tc of 8.15 K [12]; when the thin films were grown epitaxially on an FCC substrate, Tc
  • that oxygen can occupy the N sites of the crystal without structural modifications [15]. These findings reinforce the potential of PLD as a viable method for fabricating high-quality TaN superconducting films with controlled stoichiometry and phase purity. The optimal combination of N2 pressure and
  • diffraction database was used for the qualitative search–match phase identification. To determine the epitaxy of the films, TEM was carried out with a Jeol JEM 2100F. Finally, the resistivity, R, was measured as a function of the temperature T using the van der Pauw method in a DynaCool Quantum Design
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Published 22 May 2025

The impact of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane hole transport layer doping on interfacial charge extraction and recombination

  • Konstantinos Bidinakis and
  • Stefan A. L. Weber

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 678–689, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.52

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  • ]. For PTAA, under illumination, a similar mechanism is proposed, whereby the oxidation of PTAA raises the conductivity of the polymer [33]. For both HTLs, the inclusion of tBP promotes a better distribution of the HTL on the perovskite, preventing organic semiconductor/LiTFSI phase segregation [34
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Published 21 May 2025

Colloidal few layered graphene–tannic acid preserves the biocompatibility of periodontal ligament cells

  • Teissir Ben Ammar,
  • Naji Kharouf,
  • Dominique Vautier,
  • Housseinou Ba,
  • Nivedita Sudheer,
  • Philippe Lavalle and
  • Vincent Ball

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 664–677, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.51

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  • determined by the presence of impurities in the graphene structure [9]. Among other GBMs, few-layer graphene (FLG), synthesized through liquid-phase exfoliation (LPE), has emerged as a particularly advantageous option [10][11]. LPE is highly regarded for its simplicity, scalability, and effectiveness in
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Published 20 May 2025

Aprepitant-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles: a novel approach to enhance oral bioavailability

  • Mazhar Hussain,
  • Muhammad Farooq,
  • Muhammad Asad Saeed,
  • Muhammad Ijaz,
  • Sherjeel Adnan,
  • Zeeshan Masood,
  • Muhammad Waqas,
  • Wafa Ishaq and
  • Nabeela Ameer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 652–663, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.50

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  • patients in the delayed phase (days 2 to 5) in their first cycle of high-dose cisplatin [5]. Aprepitant (APT) is a selective antagonist of neurokinin-1 receptor that blocks the substance P emetic effect. NK-1 receptors occur in the gastrointestinal tract on vagal afferents and in the nucleus of the
  • solvents were stronger and minimized the formation of cracks. However, APT-loaded SLNs formulations in the aqueous phase appeared as nonspherical granules. FTIR studies FTIR spectroscopy was applied to estimate any interaction between APT and β-CD or poloxamer 407 in APT-CD-NP4 and APT-PX-NP8. Figure 4a
  • (Figure 5b) were conducted to the study physical state of APT, β-CD, poloxamer 407, and APT-loaded SLNs formulations. APT exhibits an endothermic melting peak at 255 °C, which indicates a phase transition of APT. An endothermic peak of β-CD is seen at 100 °C, which is associated with the release of water
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Published 15 May 2025

Nanoscale capacitance spectroscopy based on multifrequency electrostatic force microscopy

  • Pascal N. Rohrbeck,
  • Lukas D. Cavar,
  • Franjo Weber,
  • Peter G. Reichel,
  • Mara Niebling and
  • Stefan A. L. Weber

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 637–651, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.49

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  • importance of dielectric properties becomes even more pronounced. Many advanced materials exhibit nanoscale structural heterogeneity, where quantum confinement, phase composition, and interfacial effects cause significant deviations in dielectric behavior compared to bulk materials [12][13]. These nanoscale
  • parts [93], leading to a strong nanoscale contrast in the dielectric signal. On the silicon substrate, F14H20 formed groups of spherical particles with a diameter of 40 ± 5 nm (Figure 7a) [94][95]. Simultaneously with the topography, we recorded the C″ amplitude and phase at electrical excitation
  • (compare the insets in Figure 7b,c). Another effect that can be observed in the C′ phase images is that the individual contrast on the particles changes when going towards the center of the particle agglomerate (upper graph in Figure 7f). While there is only a very shallow contrast for the first two to
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A formulation containing Cymbopogon flexuosus essential oil: improvement of biochemical parameters and oxidative stress in diabetic rats

  • Ailton Santos Sena-Júnior,
  • Cleverton Nascimento Santana Andrade,
  • Pedro Henrique Macedo Moura,
  • Jocsã Hémany Cândido dos Santos,
  • Cauãn Torres Trancoso,
  • Eloia Emanuelly Dias Silva,
  • Deise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva,
  • Ênio Pereira Telles,
  • Luiz André Santos Silva,
  • Isabella Lima Dantas Teles,
  • Sara Fernanda Mota de Almeida,
  • Daniel Alves de Souza,
  • Jileno Ferreira Santos,
  • Felipe José Aidar Martins,
  • Ana Mara de Oliveira e Silva,
  • Sandra Lauton-Santos,
  • Guilherme Rodolfo Souza de Araujo,
  • Cristiane Bani Correa,
  • Rogéria De Souza Nunes,
  • Lysandro Pinto Borges and
  • Ana Amélia Moreira Lira

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 617–636, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.48

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  • obtained after consulting the corresponding pseudoternary phase diagram and showed stability, isotropy, Newtonian behavior, nanometric size (15.2 nm), and pH 4.2. Both EOCF and the ME showed high antioxidant activity, but the ME resulted in greater antioxidant activity, potentiating the activity of
  • %), corroborating the findings of the present study. However, other minor components were not identified in this study, showing that the composition of the essential oil can change significantly when obtained from different geographical origins. Development of microemulsions considering the pseudoternary phase
  • 40 (14.1) and Tween® 80 (15) are suitable for O/W formulations. Among various combinations of the components (Supporting Information File 1, Table S2), the pseudoternary phase diagram (PTPD) that best provided transparent liquid systems was obtained with Eumulgin® CO40/Tween® 80, in a ratio of 1:1 (v
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Published 07 May 2025

Focused ion and electron beams for synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials

  • Aleksandra Szkudlarek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 613–616, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.47

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  • deposition techniques, this thematic issue includes studies on low-energy electron interactions with metal(II) bis(acetylacetonate) complexes [5]. Another molecule investigated for its gas-phase fragmentation mechanism via dissociative ionization and dissociative electron attachment is [Au(CH3)2Cl]2. Studies
  • by Oddur Ingólfsson’s group [6], supported by quantum chemical calculations, revealed that chlorine removal during focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) was nearly complete, in contrast to the limited chlorine loss observed in gas-phase experiments. Previous studies have shown that gas
  • -phase investigations of molecular fragmentation by electron beams may not fully predict the behavior of molecules when adsorbed on a surface. This highlights the importance of comparing gas-phase fragmentation results with FEBIP processes. In this issue, the novel iron precursor (i.e., iron
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Published 02 May 2025

Polyurethane/silk fibroin-based electrospun membranes for wound healing and skin substitute applications

  • Iqra Zainab,
  • Zohra Naseem,
  • Syeda Rubab Batool,
  • Muhammad Waqas,
  • Ahsan Nazir and
  • Muhammad Anwaar Nazeer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 591–612, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.46

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  • of clarity never before possible [6][7]. In nanotechnology, different nanofiber production techniques are used such as template synthesis, electrospinning, solution blowing, drawing, thermally induced phase segregation, and self-assembly [8][9]. Among these techniques, electrospinning is the most
  • are cleared by macrophage efferocytosis, apoptosis, or return to blood vessels [40]. Proliferation Granulation tissue development, re-epithelialization, and neovascularization are features of the proliferative phase. This period may last several weeks [41]. Fibroblasts, keratinocytes, macrophages, and
  • [43]. Remodeling phase Remodeling is the last phase of wound healing, which ends with the formation of scars and clearance of immune cells from the epidermis. All processes from the previous stages are completed in this phase [44]. When a wound heals, endothelial cells and myofibroblasts leave behind
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Published 24 Apr 2025

Retrieval of B1 phase from high-pressure B2 phase for CdO nanoparticles by electronic excitations in CdxZn1−xO composite thin films

  • Arkaprava Das,
  • Marcin Zając and
  • Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 551–560, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.43

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  • Abstract This study investigates the recovery of the B1 phase from the high-pressure B2 phase, at atmospheric pressure, in cadmium oxide (CdO) nanoparticles incorporated within sol–gel synthesized CdxZn1−xO (x = 0.40) composite thin films. The recovery process is investigated using electronic excitations
  • as an effective tool. Exposure to 120 MeV silver ion irradiation results in the complete amorphization of the B2 phase in CdO nanoparticles, while the crystalline hexagonal wurtzite phase of zinc oxide (ZnO) remains intact. In contrast, 80 MeV oxygen ion irradiation preserves the B2 phase and
  • facilitates the reemergence of the B1 phase. The partial damage caused by electronic energy loss during oxygen ion irradiation in the willemite Zn2SiO4 phase is identified as a trigger for the B1 to B2 phase transformation in CdO nanoparticles, enabling the recovery of the B1 phase. The diminishing local
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Electron beam-based direct writing of nanostructures using a palladium β-ketoesterate complex

  • Chinmai Sai Jureddy,
  • Krzysztof Maćkosz,
  • Aleksandra Butrymowicz-Kubiak,
  • Iwona B. Szymańska,
  • Patrik Hoffmann and
  • Ivo Utke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 530–539, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.41

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  • to about 3.3 atoms in the FEB deposit. Mass spectrometry studies of gas-phase electron-impact dissociation of [Pd(tbaoac)2] [42] showed the loss of tert-butyl (t-Bu) as (CH3)2CCH2 by dehydrogenation. Furthermore, the chelating ring collapse happens through the formation of O-containing molecular
  • species, such as CH3CHO, which were seen in gas phase dissociation experiments with this precursor [42], as illustrated in Figure 4. Regardless of the exact stoichiometry of volatile species, it is noteworthy that from these large tbaoac ligands (each containing 8 C, 3 O, and 13 H atoms) about 90% of the
  • with other fragments on the surface to form a nonvolatile matrix, or (iii) become embedded by newly arriving molecules from the gas phase [30]. A key factor for rapid desorption is the neutral charge of the generated fragments, which reduces the desorption energy. This applies to the isobutene
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Zeolite materials with Ni and Co: synthesis and catalytic potential in the selective hydrogenation of citral

  • Inocente Rodríguez-Iznaga,
  • Yailen Costa Marrero,
  • Tania Farias Piñeira,
  • Céline Fontaine,
  • Lexane Paget,
  • Beatriz Concepción Rosabal,
  • Arbelio Penton Madrigal,
  • Vitalii Petranovskii and
  • Gwendoline Lafaye

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 520–529, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.40

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  • exchange in conventional solutions, in the solid phase with molten salts, and with gaseous phases. Depending on the chosen modification method, particularities regarding the elemental composition and application of the resulting materials occur [4][5][6]. Cu–Y zeolites were obtained by contacting Na–Y
  • treatments an ion exchange process occurred between the Ni2+ and Co2+ cations from solutions and the Ca2+, Na+, K+, and Mg2+ cations from the zeolite phases (mordenite and clinoptilolite-heulandite) contented within ZSA, as represented by Equation 1: where Z(s) is the solid zeolite phase, and An+ denotes the
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N2+-implantation-induced tailoring of structural, morphological, optical, and electrical characteristics of sputtered molybdenum thin films

  • Usha Rani,
  • Kafi Devi,
  • Divya Gupta and
  • Sanjeev Aggarwal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 495–509, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.38

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  • nitrogen ion implantation on molybdenum thin films. They also examined the phase development and tribological alterations caused by ion implantation. Furthermore, Nakano et al. [26] investigated the deterioration of optical characteristics in polycrystalline Mo mirrors exposed to irradiation with helium or
  • deuterium ions. With increasing fluence and energy of the ions, a greater extent of deterioration was observed in helium-irradiated specimens than in deuterium-irradiated specimens. Mändl et al. [27][28] examined the impact of nitrogen ion implantation on Mo, focusing on nitride phase formation and nitrogen
  • diffusion behavior within a temperature range of 330 to 580 °C. They observed the formation of a new cubic Mo2N phase. In addition, they also examined the impact of high ion fluence and temperature on nitrogen implantation in molybdenum with supplementary heating within the temperature range of 500 to 750
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Impact of adsorbate–substrate interaction on nanostructured thin films growth during low-pressure condensation

  • Alina V. Dvornichenko,
  • Vasyl O. Kharchenko and
  • Dmitrii O. Kharchenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 473–483, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.36

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  • , crystallinity, and surface chemistry of the films is crucial for optimizing performance in these applications. In adsorption–desorption processes, where materials are deposited from the gas phase, experimental techniques enable the study the formation of clusters or islands of adsorbed molecules/atoms, which
  • − x1)(1 − x2), where the adsorption rate ka = ωpexp(−Ea/kBT) is defined through the adsorption energy Ea, the frequency factor ω, and the pressure of the gaseous phase p; kB is the Boltzmann constant; T is the temperature. They require free sites on both first (1 − x1) and second (1 − x2) layers. The
  • adsorbate–substrate interactions results in first-order transitions from a low-density state toward a high-density state. It is found that at extremely low pressures of the gaseous phase, these interactions induce self-organization processes of adatoms leading to the formation of separated adsorbate islands
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Effect of additives on the synthesis efficiency of nanoparticles by laser-induced reduction

  • Rikuto Kuroda,
  • Takahiro Nakamura,
  • Hideki Ina and
  • Shuhei Shibata

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 464–472, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.35

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  • metal ions in the solution to form nanoparticles [25][26]. It has been reported that, due to the short reduction reaction of solvated electrons [29][30], it is possible to form solid–solution alloy nanoparticles with controlled compositions that do not exist in the equilibrium phase diagram [20]. It has
  • Au–Pt alloy (atomic ratio, Au/Pt = 1:1) that has an immiscible gap in the binary phase diagram and is difficult to form a solid–solution alloy in a bulk form. Figure 6 shows a a) TEM image and b) STEM-EDS mappings of the particles produced after laser irradiation. The TEM results (Figure 6a
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Published 27 Mar 2025

Synthetic-polymer-assisted antisense oligonucleotide delivery: targeted approaches for precision disease treatment

  • Ana Cubillo Alvarez,
  • Dylan Maguire and
  • Ruairí P. Brannigan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 435–463, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.34

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  • synthetic approaches, that is, chemical–enzymatic synthesis (CES), solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), and ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) of N-carboxy anhydrides [62]. While CES and SPPS offer access to structural isomers (i.e., α-PLL or ε-PLL) and sequence-controlled ʟ-lysine-rich peptides
  • PLL-based system to enhance ribozyme-catalysed RNA recombination and oligonucleotide assembly within peptide–RNA condensates [27]. This work demonstrated that low-molecular-weight PLL (Mw = 1–5 kDa) facilitated charge-mediated phase separation, significantly shifting the reaction equilibrium from RNA
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Published 27 Mar 2025

Quantification of lead through rod-shaped silver-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles using an electrochemical approach

  • Ravinder Lamba,
  • Gaurav Bhanjana,
  • Neeraj Dilbaghi,
  • Vivek Gupta and
  • Sandeep Kumar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 422–434, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.33

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  • ), (103), (200), (112), (201), (004), (202), (104), and (203) respectively. The pattern of Ag-doped ZnO nanoparticles exhibits three additional diffraction peaks at 2θ values of 38.29°, 44.39°, and 64.58°. These peaks are associated with the metallic FCC phase of Ag. Ag doping at the substitution sites of
  • with XRD results of secondary phase formations [22][23][24]. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of Ag@ZnO nanorods The physical state and chemical compositions of Ag@ZnO NRs were analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Figure 7a represents the scan results of the binding energy. The
  • synthesized nanorods possess a crystalline structure, specifically a wurtzite hexagonal phase structure (space group: 186: P63mc) and exhibit advantageous optical properties. The integration of Ag into ZnO nanostructures enhances their optical characteristics and improves their ability to detect heavy metal
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Size control of nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquids using donut-shaped beams

  • Abdel Rahman Altakroury,
  • Oleksandr Gatsa,
  • Farbod Riahi,
  • Zongwen Fu,
  • Miroslava Flimelová,
  • Andrei Samokhvalov,
  • Stephan Barcikowski,
  • Carlos Doñate-Buendía,
  • Alexander V. Bulgakov and
  • Bilal Gökce

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 407–417, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.31

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  • NP agglomerates [42][43]. The NPs are released from the cavitation bubble mainly during bubble collapse. Jet formation can penetrate the bubble boundary and expels NPs outside the bubble, or the formed shockwave can push NPs into the liquid phase. The modification of the beam shape inherently changes
  • materials is intended to clarify the effect of the donut-shaped beam on NP size and to approve whether factors such as phase and composition can be disregarded. For example, the inertness of gold minimizes its oxidation by laser irradiation, whereas the HEA is composed of elements prone to oxidation
  • phase transformation processes do not seem to have a major impact on the resulting sizes of NPs produced with donut-shaped pulses since the observed trends of size reduction and narrowing the distribution are similar to those for the other studied materials. The peak corresponding to the
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Published 25 Mar 2025

ReactorAFM/STM – dynamic reactions on surfaces at elevated temperature and atmospheric pressure

  • Tycho Roorda,
  • Hamed Achour,
  • Matthijs A. van Spronsen,
  • Marta E. Cañas-Ventura,
  • Sander B. Roobol,
  • Willem Onderwaater,
  • Mirthe Bergman,
  • Peter van der Tuijn,
  • Gertjan van Baarle,
  • Johan W. Bakker,
  • Joost W. M. Frenken and
  • Irene M. N. Groot

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 397–406, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.30

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  • signal analyzer. The tip motion and the feedback loop are controlled by electronics from RHK technology. A phase-locked loop is employed for locking the phase between the AC drive signal to the QTF and the signal input. When the phase is locked, the resonance frequency of the tuning fork will shift as
  • the tip interacts with the surface. Amplitude, frequency, and phase are measured. These signals are then fed into the electronics for monitoring and feedback options. The RHK software (R9 plus) allows for various user controls, that is, setpoint (frequency shift for AFM feedback or current for STM
  • feedback), amplitude, and phase as well as the current images can be recorded separately or in several combined modes and compared in real time. Results and Discussion To demonstrate the capabilities of the combined ReactorAFM/STM, we show results from two different types of experiments. In the first, we
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Published 21 Mar 2025

Vortex lattices of layered HTSCs at different vortex–vortex interaction potentials

  • Valerii P. Lenkov,
  • Anastasia N. Maksimova,
  • Anna N. Moroz and
  • Vladimir A. Kashurnikov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 362–370, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.27

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  • ; Introduction Type-II superconductors, as shown by numerous studies, have a complex phase diagram in a magnetic field. In fields greater than the first critical field Hc1 and less than the second critical field Hc2, at temperatures below the critical temperature the superconductor is in a mixed state, in which
  • ordering of the pancakes, which also enhances the pinning of vortices on defects. In [8], the vortex system in a HgBa2CuO4+δ monocrystal was studied. The measurements were performed in a wide range of temperatures and magnetic fields, and the phase diagram of the vortex system was obtained as a result of
  • with respect to the superconducting planes. The phase diagram of the vortex system becomes even more complex in an inclined magnetic field. As studies [9][10][11] have shown, the structure of the vortex lattice depends on the anisotropy parameter of the superconductor in the form of the Josephson
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Published 13 Mar 2025

Pulsed laser in liquid grafting of gold nanoparticle–carbon support composites

  • Madeleine K. Wilsey,
  • Teona Taseska,
  • Qishen Lyu,
  • Connor P. Cox and
  • Astrid M. Müller

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 349–361, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.26

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  • trapped materials that are not accessible under thermodynamic equilibrium conditions [1]. Pulsed laser grafting permits access to extreme regions of materials phase diagrams by concentrating the laser energy into the region where nanoparticles emerge, followed by rapid cooling. Kinetically trapped
  • , evident from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data (Figure 5B). Impedance, measured in an electrochemical setup, is the time-dependent opposition to alternating current stemming from the combined effect of ohmic resistance, capacitance, and phase elements in an electronic circuit. Impedance is
  • redox species to the electrode, and the ubiquitous capacitance at the interface between the electrode and the electrolyte. This capacitance is non-ideal at the porous, non-flat gold nanoparticle–carbon fiber paper electrode, necessitating incorporation of a constant phase element. In a Nyquist plot
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Tailoring of physical properties of RF-sputtered ZnTe films: role of substrate temperature

  • Kafi Devi,
  • Usha Rani,
  • Arun Kumar,
  • Divya Gupta and
  • Sanjeev Aggarwal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 333–348, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.25

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  • . Comparison with the JCPDS card no. 00-019-1482 reveals that these correspond, respectively, to the (102) and (202) reflections of the hexagonal ZnTe phase. Thus, a mixture of phases exists at this substrate temperature. Other very low-intensity peaks at this temperature are from pure Zn and Te. The
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