Sub-wavelength waveguide properties of 1D and surface-functionalized SnO₂ nanostructures of various morphologies

• Venkataramana Bonu,
• Binaya Kumar Sahu,
• Arindam Das,
• Sankarakumar Amirthapandian,
• Sandip Dhara and
• Harish C. Barshilia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 379–388, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.37

• direction [6]. In Figure 6c, the wire was excited in the middle and then the emitted light had travelled towards both sides. When a NB functionalized with octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) was excited in the middle, it showed blue light emission at both ends (Figure 6d). Due to functionalization using OTS, the

Electrospun one-dimensional nanostructures: a new horizon for gas sensing materials

• Muhammad Imran,
• Nunzio Motta and
• Mahnaz Shafiei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2128–2170, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.202

Heterostuctures of 4-(chloromethyl)phenyltrichlorosilane and 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)-21H,23H-porphine prepared on Si(111) using particle lithography: Nanoscale characterization of the main steps of nanopatterning

• Phillip C. Chambers and
• Jayne C. Garno

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1211–1219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.112

• porphyrins and organosilanes. A protocol was developed with particle lithography using steps of immersion in organosilane solutions to selectively passivate the surface of Si(111) with octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS). A methyl-terminated matrix was chosen to direct the growth of CMPS nanostructures to fill

• this investigation, the assembly and mode of growth for attaching 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)-21H,23H-porphine (H2TPyP) was studied as a model for binding porphyrins to 4-(chloromethyl)phenyltrichlorosilane (CMPS) nanostructures within a matrix film of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS). Multilayer

• )-21H,23H-porphine (H2TPyP) (97%) was obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). Anhydrous ethanol (200 proof) was purchased from Pharmco-Aaper (Shelbyville, KY). Chloroform, (HPLC grade) was obtained from Avantor Performance Materials (Center Valley, PA). Octadecyltrichlorosilane (97%) and (p

Interface conditions of roughness-induced superoleophilic and superoleophobic surfaces immersed in hexadecane and ethylene glycol

• Yifan Li,
• Yunlu Pan and
• Xuezeng Zhao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2504–2514, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.250

• Table 1. For the influence of roughness, the Léger group [15] studied slip lengths on octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and incomplete self-assembled monolayers (SAM) immersed in hexadecane by using total internal reflection and fluorescence recovery after photo-bleaching (TIR-FRAP). They reported that the

• 0 nm as the roughness of a partially wetting surface increases at the nano-scale. Zhu and Granick [17] studied boundary slip on chemically modified octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and octadecyltriethoxysilane (OTE) samples with varying degrees of roughness immersed in DI water and tetradecane by

Impact of surface wettability on S-layer recrystallization: a real-time characterization by QCM-D

• Jagoba Iturri,
• Ana C. Vianna,
• Alberto Moreno-Cencerrado,
• Dietmar Pum,
• Uwe B. Sleytr and
• José Luis Toca-Herrera

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 91–98, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.10

• previous studies as developed by our group for different types of hydrophobic alkylsilanes (octadecyltrichlorosilane) [17] and alkylthiols (dodecanethiol and hexanethiol) [18] on silica and gold, respectively. In those cases the real-time analysis differed significantly from the one carried out here

Electroviscous effect on fluid drag in a microchannel with large zeta potential

• Dalei Jing and
• Bharat Bhushan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2207–2216, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.226

• molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. They found that a large surface charge density results in a smaller slip. Jing and Bhushan [13] experimentally studied the coupling relationship between the surface charge and the slip of a smooth and hydrophobic octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) sample immersed in

Hydrophobic interaction governs unspecific adhesion of staphylococci: a single cell force spectroscopy study

• Nicolas Thewes,
• Peter Loskill,
• Philipp Jung,
• Henrik Peisker,
• Markus Bischoff,
• Mathias Herrmann and
• Karin Jacobs

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1501–1512, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.163

• . Following a standard protocol, these hydrophilic surfaces can be rendered hydrophobic by the self-assembly of a monolayer of silane molecules (octadecyltrichlorosilane, OTS, Sigma-Aldrich), featuring a CH3-tailgroup [20][21]. As has been shown in [21] by perfoming AFM, X-ray reflectometry, ellipsometry, and

Organic and inorganic–organic thin film structures by molecular layer deposition: A review

• Pia Sundberg and
• Maarit Karppinen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1104–1136, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.123

• [70]. Recently, Prasittichai et al. [71] achieved a GPC of 5.3 Å per cycle when growing PDIC+ED films at room temperature. In their study self-assembled monolayers fabricated by using octadecyltrichlorosilane were used to prevent the growth of the PDIC+ED polymer, enabling the growth of patterned 3D

The study of surface wetting, nanobubbles and boundary slip with an applied voltage: A review

• Yunlu Pan,
• Bharat Bhushan and
• Xuezeng Zhao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1042–1065, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.117

• force on the probe were measured on an octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) surface with applied voltage. The influence of the surface charge on the boundary slip and drag of fluid flow has been discussed. Finally, the influence of the applied voltage on the surface wetting, nanobubbles, surface charge

• polystyrene (PS) surface is discussed, followed by the study of the nanobubbles on a PS surface with applied voltage. The influence of applied voltage on the surface charge density and boundary slip on an octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) surface is discussed as well. The relationship between nanobubbles at the

Selective surface modification of lithographic silicon oxide nanostructures by organofunctional silanes

• Thomas Baumgärtel,
• Christian von Borczyskowski and
• Harald Graaf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 218–226, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.22

• oxide nanostructures has been investigated in detail. OTS (octadecyltrichlorosilane) has been used for these studies as its large molecular length allows for a reliable detection by AFM measurements, and the resulting layer thickness and smoothness is an indicator of the packing density of the molecules

Polymer blend lithography: A versatile method to fabricate nanopatterned self-assembled monolayers

• Cheng Huang,
• Markus Moosmann,
• Jiehong Jin,
• Tobias Heiler,
• Stefan Walheim and
• Thomas Schimmel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 620–628, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.71

• platform for constructive lithography [1], cell adhesion studies, or the study of other template-induced phenomena. The FDTS-SAM could be replaced by other silanes, such as octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) or polyethylene glycol (PEG) silane, for desired applications [63][64]. The bare silicon surface at the

Parallel- and serial-contact electrochemical metallization of monolayer nanopatterns: A versatile synthetic tool en route to bottom-up assembly of electric nanocircuits

• Jonathan Berson,
• Assaf Zeira,
• Rivka Maoz and
• Jacob Sagiv

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 134–143, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.14

• silicon from n-octadecyltrichlorosilane precursor molecules [22][29]) to –COOH functions [14][16]. The hydrophobic and chemically inert OTS surface is thus locally converted to a hydrophilic and chemically active one. Patterns of such OTSeo (electrooxidized OTS) regions surrounded by the unmodified OTS

Self-assembly of octadecyltrichlorosilane: Surface structures formed using different protocols of particle lithography

• ChaMarra K. Saner,
• Kathie L. Lusker,
• Zorabel M. LeJeune,
• Wilson K. Serem and
• Jayne C. Garno

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 114–122, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.12

• capabilities for the high-throughput fabrication of nanopatterns from organosilane self-assembled monolayers, which offers the opportunity to study surface-based chemical reactions at the molecular level. Nanopatterns of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) were prepared on surfaces of Si(111) using designed

• ; nanopatterning; nanostructures; octadecyltrichlorosilane; particle lithography; self-assembled monolayer; self-assembly; Introduction Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organosilanes have become important as surface resists and functional coatings for micro- and nanopatterning applications [1][2][3][4][5][6][7

• ][8][9]. The surface self-assembly of organosilanes such as octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) is complicated, with multiple steps of hydrolysis, cross-linking and silanation [10][11][12][13]. To develop robust and reproducible lithography procedures with OTS, parameters, such as temperature, humidity

Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS)-coated ionic liquid drops: Micro-reactors for homogenous catalytic reactions at designated interfaces

• Xiaoning Zhang and
• Yuguang Cai

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 33–39, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.4

• octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) film. The chemical pattern controls the position, shape and size of the IL on the surface. After the IL assembly – by incubating IL drops assembled on sample surface in an OTS silane vapor – an OTS layer was coated on the IL drop surface which encapsulated the IL drop. The OTS-coated capsule

• chemical patterns (partially degraded octadecyltrichlorosilane, OTSpd) were fabricated on the self-assembled monolayer of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) film using the scanning probe deep oxidation lithography method [9]. The OTSpd pattern is a high energy, lyophilic surface whereas the OTS background is a

• peroxide) at 125 °C for 15 min. After rinsing the samples in deionized water and drying in an ultrapure nitrogen environment, the cleaned samples were immersed in a 5 mM OTS (octadecyltrichlorosilane, 97%, Gelest, Inc) toluene solution for 12 h at 20 °C in order to form an OTS film on the sample surface

Self-assembled monolayers and titanium dioxide: From surface patterning to potential applications

• Yaron Paz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 845–861, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.94

• been developed. Apart from the sulfonate terminated SAMs and the amine-terminated SAMs, the LPD method was used also for the growth of titanium dioxide of unknown phase on SAMs (octadecyltrichlorosilane, phenyltrichlorosilane, vinyltrichlorosilane and p-tolyltrichlorosilane) that had been partially

• deposition was undesirable [74][75]. Exposure to deep UV through a photomask was also used for partial oxidation of SAMs of octadecyltrichlorosilane, phenyltrichlorosilane, vinyltrichlorosilane and p-tolyltrichlorosilane on an (aminopropyl)triethoxysilane grafted poly(ethylene terephthalate) surface