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Nanoarchitectonics of photothermal materials to enhance the sensitivity of lateral flow assays

  • Elangovan Sarathkumar,
  • Rajasekharan S. Anjana and
  • Ramapurath S. Jayasree

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 988–1003, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.82

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  • materials, including size, shape, and nanoscale composition, plays a significant role in enhancing the photothermal properties of nanomaterials. In this review, we discuss the nanoarchitectonics of nanomaterials regarding enhanced photothermal properties and their application in LFAs. Initially, we discuss
  • advances in photothermal LFAs and their application in detecting analytes. Keywords: lateral flow assay; nanoarchitectonics; photothermal; photothermal nanomaterials; signal amplification; Introduction Lateral flow assays (LFAs) are a versatile and convenient point-of-care testing (POCT) technique used
  • nanoparticles. COF–CuSe can also increase the photothermal conversion efficiency up to 26%, which is higher than that of COF-Fe3O4 [36]. Nanoarchitectonics of photothermal materials The photon-to-heat conversion efficiency of nanomaterials depends on intrinsic factors, such as shape, size, crystallinity, and
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Published 04 Oct 2023

Two-dimensional molecular networks at the solid/liquid interface and the role of alkyl chains in their building blocks

  • Suyi Liu,
  • Yasuo Norikane and
  • Yoshihiro Kikkawa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 872–892, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.72

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  • Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan 10.3762/bjnano.14.72 Abstract Nanoarchitectonics has attracted increasing attention owing to its potential applications in nanomachines, nanoelectronics, catalysis, and nanopatterning, which can contribute to overcoming global problems
  • -assembly; solid/liquid interface; two-dimensional networks; Introduction The fabrication of ordered nanostructures using the concept of nanoarchitectonics [1][2][3][4] for various applications such as nanomachines, nanoelectronics, catalysis, and nanopatterning remains challenging [5][6][7]. Design and
  • using functional organic molecules, based on the concept of nanoarchitectonics. Intermolecular interactions related to the formation of 2D assemblies at the solid/liquid interface. (a) DFT-optimized geometry of n-dodecane adsorbed on C96H24 as a HOPG model. The carbon and hydrogen atoms of adsorbed n
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Published 23 Aug 2023

Nanoarchitectonics for advanced applications in energy, environment and biology: Method for everything in materials science

  • Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 738–740, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.60

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  • Katsuhiko Ariga Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan
  • 10.3762/bjnano.14.60 Keywords: functional materials; materials science; nanoarchitectonics; nanotechnology; The advancement of society depends on functional materials that are available and systems that are generated by the population. We can say that the development of advanced civilizations happens in
  • at the nanoscale level while including various materials chemistry fields, as initiated by nanotechnology. This concept is defined as nanoarchitectonics (Figure 1) [1][2]. Nanoarchitectonics can also be considered a post-nanotechnology concept [3]. Nanotechnology was proposed by Richard Feynman in
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Published 19 Jun 2023

Nanoarchitectonics to entrap living cells in silica-based systems: encapsulations with yolk–shell and sepiolite nanomaterials

  • Celia Martín-Morales,
  • Jorge Fernández-Méndez,
  • Pilar Aranda and
  • Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 522–534, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.43

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  • Biological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), C/ José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain 10.3762/bjnano.14.43 Abstract In the present work, the bottom-up fabrication of biohybrid materials using a nanoarchitectonics approach has been applied to entrap living cells. Unicellular
  • , the concept of nanoarchitectonics, coined by Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), represents an efficient strategy to develop advanced bionanohybrid and bionanocomposite materials exhibiting specific functionalities. According to recent indications by Ariga and Azzaroni [4], the
  • nanoarchitectonics approach involves the manipulation at the nanometre or molecular level, using chemical reactions, processes of self-assembly and self-organization, as well as modulation under external stimuli. This strategy represents a path of great interest to develop new biohybrid materials harbouring
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Published 25 Apr 2023

Conjugated photothermal materials and structure design for solar steam generation

  • Chia-Yang Lin and
  • Tsuyoshi Michinobu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 454–466, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.36

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  • on conjugated organic materials. Conjugated organic materials are processed into fibers, membranes, and porous structures. Therefore, nanostructure design based on the concept of nanoarchitectonics is crucial to achieve high SSG efficiency. We discuss the considerations for designing SSG absorbers
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Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

  • Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 434–453, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.35

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  • Katsuhiko Ariga International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa
  • , Chiba 277-8561, Japan 10.3762/bjnano.14.35 Abstract The development of nanotechnology has provided an opportunity to integrate a wide range of phenomena and disciplines from the atomic scale, the molecular scale, and the nanoscale into materials. Nanoarchitectonics as a post-nanotechnology concept is a
  • methodology for developing functional material systems using units such as atoms, molecules, and nanomaterials. Especially, molecular nanoarchitectonics has been strongly promoted recently by incorporating nanotechnological methods into organic synthesis. Examples of research that have attracted attention
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Published 03 Apr 2023

Cyclodextrins as eminent constituents in nanoarchitectonics for drug delivery systems

  • Makoto Komiyama

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 218–232, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.21

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  • CyDs in nanoarchitectures mostly behave like monomeric molecules, and new functions are additionally envisioned in nanoarchitectonics. This review will cover recent developments of CyD-based nanoarchitectures for advanced DDSs. Essential roles of CyDs for the construction of eminent nanoarchitectures
  • developments in nanoarchitectonics, these excellent properties of CyDs have been further extended to the construction of well-designed nanostructures for advanced drug delivery systems (DDSs). In some nanoarchitectures, their physicochemical and biological properties are successfully modulated by using CyDs as
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Published 09 Feb 2023

A novel approach to pulsed laser deposition of platinum catalyst on carbon particles for use in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

  • Bogusław Budner,
  • Wojciech Tokarz,
  • Sławomir Dyjak,
  • Andrzej Czerwiński,
  • Bartosz Bartosewicz and
  • Bartłomiej Jankiewicz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 190–204, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.19

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  • problem is to use material nanoarchitectonics, a new concept that emerged several years ago and has become widely applicable to material science [8][9][10]. Fabricating functional materials by combining two or more existing materials into one exhibiting unusual and often unpredicted properties is a
  • powerful strategy for materials creation by nanoarchitectonics [10]. Nanoarchitectonics can be used to design and fabricate innovative catalysts by tailoring their molecular composition, surface atomic arrangement, and microstructures [11]. However, it requires harmonizing various techniques and phenomena
  • [12][13][14]. Recently, nanoarchitectonics approaches have been used to fabricate various materials for energy-related applications, including carbon-based composites [15][16], Pt-based nanostructures and composites with carbon materials [17][18][19], and metal alloys deposited on TiO2 [20]. The most
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Gap-directed chemical lift-off lithographic nanoarchitectonics for arbitrary sub-micrometer patterning

  • Chang-Ming Wang,
  • Hong-Sheng Chan,
  • Chia-Li Liao,
  • Che-Wei Chang and
  • Wei-Ssu Liao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 34–44, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.4

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Application of nanoarchitectonics in moist-electric generation

  • Jia-Cheng Feng and
  • Hong Xia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1185–1200, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.99

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  • generator (MEG) has been studied in recent years and may become an energy source that can be utilized in daily life. Along with the advancement of technological means, nanoarchitectonics play an important role in MEG devices. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the fundamentals of the MEG
  • the application status and further potential of MEG devices are discussed in this review. It is expected that this review may provide valuable knowledge for future MEG research. Keywords: electric double layer; energy; moist-electric generators; nanoarchitectonics; Review 1 Introduction The use of
  • nanoarchitectonics concept in functional devices has been a hot research topic in recent years, and nanoarchitectonics has a significant impact on the improvement of mechanical structural strength, electrical conductivity, and optoelectronic properties [1][2][3]. The high porosity of nanostructured materials has a
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Published 25 Oct 2022

Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction activity of AgCoCu oxides on reduced graphene oxide in alkaline media

  • Iyyappan Madakannu,
  • Indrajit Patil,
  • Bhalchandra Kakade and
  • Kasibhatta Kumara Ramanatha Datta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1020–1029, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.89

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  • . Electrocatalytic enhancement of the Ag nanoarchitectonics can be obtained via support structures and amalgamating Ag with one or two additional metals. The work presented here deals with a facile microwave-assisted synthesis to produce bimetallic Ag-Cu and Ag-Co (1:1) oxide nanoparticles (NPs) and trimetallic
  • atomic-level manipulation using established materials chemistry concepts towards the assembly of functional nanoarchitectonics [25][26][27]. The assembly of nanoscale objects through combination and in situ growth routes, leading to high-performance nanoarchitectonics, is an interesting strategy. An
  • , leading to the formation of the bimetallic (Ag-CuO and Ag-Co3O4) and trimetallic (AgCuCo oxide, i.e., ACC-1, ACC-2, and ACC-3) assemblies on rGO. The self-assembled nanoarchitectonics were henceforth utilized as electrode materials for the ORR reaction in alkaline medium. The rationale behind the
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Recent advances in nanoarchitectures of monocrystalline coordination polymers through confined assembly

  • Lingling Xia,
  • Qinyue Wang and
  • Ming Hu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 763–777, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.67

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  • to tailor the properties of coordination polymers to meet practical requirements, which sometimes cannot be achieved through molecular/crystal engineering. Nanoarchitectonics offer unique opportunities to manipulate the properties of materials through integration of the monocrystalline building
  • blocks with other components. Recently, nanoarchitectonics has started to play a significant role in the field of coordination polymers. In this short review, we summarize recent advances in nanoarchitectures based on monocrystalline coordination polymers that are formed through confined assembly. We
  • discuss the properties of the coordination polymer single crystals as well as their performance in energy, environmental, and biomedical applications. Keywords: applications; assembly; coordination polymer; metal-organic frameworks; nanoarchitectonics; Introduction Coordination polymers are hybrid
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Hierarchical Bi2WO6/TiO2-nanotube composites derived from natural cellulose for visible-light photocatalytic treatment of pollutants

  • Zehao Lin,
  • Zhan Yang and
  • Jianguo Huang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 745–762, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.66

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  • prepared by utilizing natural cellulose (e.g., laboratory filter paper) as the structural template. The obtained nanoarchitectonics, namely Bi2WO6/TiO2-NT nanocomposites, displayed three-dimensionally interwoven structures which replicated the initial cellulose template. The composite Bi2WO6/TiO2-NT
  • photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI), while hydroxyl radicals and reactive holes contributed to the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B. Keywords: biomimetic synthesis; cellulose; nanoarchitectonics; nanocomposite; nanotubes; photocatalysis; pollutants; Introduction The direct emission of untreated
  • -responsive semiconductors with suitable band structures provides a pathway for the advancement of highly efficient photocatalysts [9]. It has been demonstrated that the assembly of various nanoscale building blocks to form the corresponding nanoarchitectonics provides an ideal pathway for the syntheses of a
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Nanoarchitectonics of the cathode to improve the reversibility of Li–O2 batteries

  • Hien Thi Thu Pham,
  • Jonghyeok Yun,
  • So Yeun Kim,
  • Sang A Han,
  • Jung Ho Kim,
  • Jong-Won Lee and
  • Min-Sik Park

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 689–698, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.61

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  • for lowering the overpotential of the cathode during cycling, even at the high current density of 2,000 mA·g−1. Keywords: cathode composition; electrochemistry; Li–O2 battery; metal–organic framework; nanoarchitectonics; zeolitic imidazolate framework; Introduction Recently, lithium–oxygen batteries
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Published 21 Jul 2022

Correction: Coordination-assembled myricetin nanoarchitectonics for sustainably scavenging free radicals

  • Xiaoyan Ma,
  • Haoning Gong,
  • Kenji Ogino,
  • Xuehai Yan and
  • Ruirui Xing

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 570–571, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.48

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  • , Beijing, P. R. China School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China 10.3762/bjnano.13.48 Keywords: antioxidant; co-assembly; glutathione; myricetin; nanoarchitectonics; Correction 1: In the abbreviation of the radical cation "ABTS+", the dot indicating
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Tubular glassy carbon microneedles with fullerene-like tips for biomedical applications

  • Sharali Malik and
  • George E. Kostakis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 455–461, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.38

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  • the nanoarchitectonics concept of bottom-up creation of functional materials, we use methane rather than a polymer to form glassy carbon. Here we show that tubular glassy carbon microneedles with fullerene-like tips form when methane undergoes pyrolysis on a curved alumina surface. X-ray diffraction
  • article, we have followed the nanoarchitectonics [10] concept to fabricate our glassy carbon material by using methane as building unit and carbon source rather than polymers. There are earlier works on methane pyrolysis in a flow reactor by F. G. Billaud et al. [11] and Z. Bai and co-workers [12]. Bai et
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Interfacial nanoarchitectonics for ZIF-8 membranes with enhanced gas separation

  • Season S. Chen,
  • Zhen-Jie Yang,
  • Chia-Hao Chang,
  • Hoong-Uei Koh,
  • Sameerah I. Al-Saeedi,
  • Kuo-Lun Tung and
  • Kevin C.-W. Wu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 313–324, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.26

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Coordination-assembled myricetin nanoarchitectonics for sustainably scavenging free radicals

  • Xiaoyan Ma,
  • Haoning Gong,
  • Kenji Ogino,
  • Xuehai Yan and
  • Ruirui Xing

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 284–291, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.23

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  • good hydrophilicity and biocompatibility. However, it is easily metabolized by enzymes. To take advantages of their antioxidation activity and to overcome the abovementioned limitations, GSH, Zn2+, and Myr were selected to co-assemble into Myr-Zn2+-GSH nanoparticles or nanoarchitectonics. This study
  • offers a new design to harness stable, sustainable antioxidant nanoparticles with high loading capacity, high bioavailability, and good biocompatibility as antioxidants. Keywords: antioxidant; co-assembly; glutathione; myricetin; nanoarchitectonics; Introduction Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance
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Nanoarchitectonics: bottom-up creation of functional materials and systems

  • Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 450–452, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.36

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  • synthesis; nanoarchitectonics; nanotechnology; self-assembly; supramolecular; Given the significant and time-critical problems of energy shortage, environmental protection, and biomedical issues, the creation of new functional materials and systems for efficient energy production and storage [1][2
  • other research fields such as atom/molecular manipulation, organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, and bio-related technology. This task is assigned to an emerging concept, nanoarchitectonics (Figure 1) [7][8][9]. The nanoarchitectonics concept was initially proposed by Masakazu Aono [10][11] who
  • the features of the nanoarchitectonics concept are general and applicable to most materials systems, this concept can be applied to many research targets. In fact, the nanoarchitectonics concept has already been applied in various fields, including materials production [12][13], structural fabrication
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Correction: Biocatalytic oligomerization-induced self-assembly of crystalline cellulose oligomers into nanoribbon networks assisted by organic solvents

  • Yuuki Hata,
  • Yuka Fukaya,
  • Toshiki Sawada,
  • Masahito Nishiura and
  • Takeshi Serizawa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 370–371, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.27

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  • Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan DKS Co. Ltd., 5 Ogawaracho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8391, Japan 10.3762/bjnano.11.27 Keywords: cellulose oligomer; gel; nanoarchitectonics; nanoribbon networks
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Molecular architectonics of DNA for functional nanoarchitectures

  • Debasis Ghosh,
  • Lakshmi P. Datta and
  • Thimmaiah Govindaraju

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 124–140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.11

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  • molecular architectonics enabled the creation of novel DNA nanoarchitectures with potential applications, which has been termed as templated DNA nanotechnology or functional DNA nanoarchitectonics. This review highlights the molecular architectonics-guided design principles and applications of the derived
  • DNA nanoarchitectures. The advantages and ability of functional DNA nanoarchitectonics to overcome the trivial drawbacks of classical DNA nanotechnology to fulfill realistic and practical applications are highlighted, and an outlook on future developments is presented. Keywords: DNA nanotechnology
  • ; functional DNA nanoarchitectonics; functional small molecules; molecular architectonics; nucleic acids; templated coassembly; Review Introduction The development of functional molecular systems and materials on a nanoscale through custom design and engineering of molecular organization is a highly
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Advanced hybrid nanomaterials

  • Andreas Taubert,
  • Fabrice Leroux,
  • Pierre Rabu and
  • Verónica de Zea Bermudez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2563–2567, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.247

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  • individual building blocks as well as between different materials. Moreover, the implementation of hybrid systems in devices implies miniaturization. Therefore, nanostructuration or nanoarchitectonics is the core of current research in hybrid materials, and the analysis of advanced hybrid materials needs
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Use of data processing for rapid detection of the prostate-specific antigen biomarker using immunomagnetic sandwich-type sensors

  • Camila A. Proença,
  • Tayane A. Freitas,
  • Thaísa A. Baldo,
  • Elsa M. Materón,
  • Flávio M. Shimizu,
  • Gabriella R. Ferreira,
  • Frederico L. F. Soares,
  • Ronaldo C. Faria and
  • Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr.

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2171–2181, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.210

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  • ; nanoarchitectonics; information visualization; sandwich-type immunosensors; screen-printed electrodes; Introduction The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) used in clinical diagnosis is present in normal prostatic secretions, but its concentration is often elevated in prostate cancer patients. In spite of its lack of
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The importance of design in nanoarchitectonics: multifractality in MACE silicon nanowires

  • Stefania Carapezzi and
  • Anna Cavallini

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2094–2102, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.204

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  • conditions and the capacity dimension of the nanowires was obtained. Keywords: atomic force microscopy (AFM); capillary force; metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE); multifractal analysis; nanoarchitectonics; nanowires; self-assembly; Introduction In the last years, huge progress was made regarding the
  • study and the technological exploitation of materials endowed with new properties deriving from their nanoscale features. In this respect, the field of nanoarchitectonics [1][2] has attracted attention as one of the most promising paradigmatic changes in nanotechnology. In general, the concept of
  • nanoarchitectonics consists in the approach of building up large structures from nanoscaled units by self-assembly. This self-building is driven by the reciprocal interactions among the units, where these interactions are such as van der Waals, electrostatic, magnetic, molecular, and entropic forces [3]. The
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Review of advanced sensor devices employing nanoarchitectonics concepts

  • Katsuhiko Ariga,
  • Tatsuyuki Makita,
  • Masato Ito,
  • Taizo Mori,
  • Shun Watanabe and
  • Jun Takeya

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2014–2030, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.198

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  • , Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan 10.3762/bjnano.10.198 Abstract Many recent advances in sensor technology have been possible due to nanotechnological advancements together with contributions from other research fields. Such interdisciplinary collaborations fit well with the emerging concept of nanoarchitectonics
  • advancements in sensor devices and sensor materials that take advantage of advanced nanoarchitectonics concepts for improved performance. In the first part, recent progress on sensor systems are roughly classified according to the sensor targets, such as chemical substances, physical conditions, and biological
  • advancements in sensor technology are no longer limited by progress in microfabrication and nanofabrication of device structures – opening a new avenue for highly engineered, high performing sensor systems through the application of nanoarchitectonics concepts. Keywords: interface; molecular recognition
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