Electrostatic pull-in application in flexible devices: A review

• Teng Cai,
• Yuming Fang,
• Yingli Fang,
• Ruozhou Li,
• Ying Yu and
• Mingyang Huang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 390–403, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.32

• encryption capacity by applying different doping levels on the source and drain sides of Si NWs. A NEM-PUF is ideal for outdoor and military applications due to the unique encryption formed by the random stiction of the devices during manufacturing. Microscale energy systems Electrostatically driven switches

• /NEMS devices. Similar to the triboelectric effect, the pyroelectric effect can also be used as an energy source for microscale energy systems with NEM switches for corresponding sensors and actuators. Microscale robotics can be used to navigate and explore narrow spaces and manipulate microscale parts

• ESD protection for integrated circuits, as microvalves and micropumps in microfluidic systems, and as PUFs to implement data encryption for outdoor and defense systems. In addition, NEM switches can also be combined with triboelectricity, pyroelectric, piezoelectric effects into microscale energy

Paper-based triboelectric nanogenerators and their applications: a review

• Jing Han,
• Nuo Xu,
• Yuchen Liang,
• Mei Ding,
• Junyi Zhai,
• Qijun Sun and
• Zhong Lin Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 151–171, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.12

• , and solar power, appear to be the most efficient and effective solutions [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. However, the infrastructure constructions for harvesting energy from renewable sources (e.g., wind power stations and solar photovoltaic energy systems) are huge, expensive, and take a long time to be

Photoactive nanoarchitectures based on clays incorporating TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles

• Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky,
• Pilar Aranda,
• Marwa Akkari,
• Nithima Khaorapapong and
• Makoto Ogawa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1140–1156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.114

• Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky Pilar Aranda Marwa Akkari Nithima Khaorapapong Makoto Ogawa Materials Science Institute of Madrid, CSIC, C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Cantoblanco, 28027 Madrid, Spain Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy Systems. Research and Technology Center of Energy, Borj

Functional materials for environmental sensors and energy systems

• Michele Penza,
• Anita Lloyd Spetz,
• Albert Romano-Rodriguez and
• Meyya Meyyappan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2015–2016, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.201

• Linkoping, Sweden Department of Electronics, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Ames Research Center, NASA, 94035 Moffett Field, CA, USA 10.3762/bjnano.8.201 Keywords: air-quality monitoring; chemical sensors; energy systems; functional materials; sensor materials; Advanced materials and

• ., nanotubes, graphene-based materials), 2D nanostructures, hybrid materials and their related surface modifications in order to enhance the sensing properties. Particular emphasis was placed on rapidly emerging applications in the sector of air-quality monitoring and energy systems for environmental

• original research presented as invited, oral and poster presentations at the 5-day Symposium X [2] at the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting 2016, May 2–6, in Lille, France, which was devoted to advanced functional materials for chemical sensors and energy systems. Nanotechnology

Ultraviolet photodetection of flexible ZnO nanowire sheets in polydimethylsiloxane polymer

• Jinzhang Liu,
• Nunzio Motta and
• Soonil Lee

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 353–359, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.41

• Jinzhang Liu Nunzio Motta Soonil Lee School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Australia Division of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, Republic of Korea 10.3762/bjnano.3.41 Abstract ZnO nanowires are