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16	Letter
12	Review
5	Editorial
1	Commentary

Sonochemical co-deposition of antibacterial nanoparticles and dyes on textiles

Ilana Perelshtein,
Anat Lipovsky,
Nina Perkas,
Tzanko Tzanov and
Aharon Gedanken

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Published 04 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: XRD patterns of sonochemically coated fabrics with: (a) ZnO and (b) CuO NPs.
  
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2. Figure 2: Images of textile fibers (shredded bandages) colored with RO16 and RB5 dyes and functionalized with...
  
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3. Figure 3: Absorption measurements in the visible region of the colored bandages coated with dyes RO16 (a) or ...
  
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4. Figure 4: HRSEM images of (a) RB5 sonochemically deposited on cotton, (b) ZnO coated in the presence of RB5, ...
  
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5. Figure 5: ¹H NMR spectra of the dyes solution of (a) RO16 and (b) RB5 before (i) and after (ii) the sonochemi...
  
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6. Figure 6: Antibacterial properties of ZnO-coated bandages and ZnO/dye-coated bandages.
  
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7. Figure 7: Antibacterial properties of CuO-coated bandages and CuO/dye-coated bandages.
  
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8. Figure 8: Comparison of dye stability after leaching in saline solution for 72 h at 40 °C and shaking at 100 ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1–8, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.1

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Controlled graphene oxide assembly on silver nanocube monolayers for SERS detection: dependence on nanocube packing procedure

Martina Banchelli,
Bruno Tiribilli,
Roberto Pini,
Luigi Dei,
Paolo Matteini and
Gabriella Caminati

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Published 06 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: Procedure A. Formation of AgNC arrays by means of the Langmuir–Blodgett technique. (a) π–A and C_s⁻¹...
  
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2. Figure 2: Procedure B. Formation of AgNC arrays by means of sequential physisorption. Δf₃/3 (black curve, lef...
  
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3. Figure 3: Change in Δf₃/3 (black curve, left y-axis) and ΔD₃ (blues curve, right y-axis) upon addition of gra...
  
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4. Figure 4: Optical images of GO-covered AgNCs prepared with procedure A (a) and B (b).
  
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5. Figure 5: (a) AFM image of GO-covered silver nanocubes obtained from Langmuir–Blodgett transfer at 15 mN/m. (...
  
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6. Figure 6: SERS spectra of Adenine (9 × 10⁻⁷ M) adsorbed on single LB layer of AgNCs (B), on GO/AgNCs obtained...
  
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7. Figure 7: SERS spectra of Adenine (9 × 10⁻⁴ M) adsorbed on GO/AgNCs obtained with procedure A (red curve) and...
  
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8. Figure 8: Checkboard model for AgNCs arrays on SiO₂ obtained with procedure A (surface density = 41 NC/μm²) a...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 9–21, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.2

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Evaluation of gas-sensing properties of ZnO nanostructures electrochemically doped with Au nanophases

Elena Dilonardo,
Michele Penza,
Marco Alvisi,
Cinzia Di Franco,
Francesco Palmisano,
Luisa Torsi and
Nicola Cioffi

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Published 08 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: A scheme of ZnO-based chemiresistive gas sensor.
  
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2. Figure 2: A) XPS spectra of the chemical elements in pristine ZnO: Zn 2p spectrum and O 1s spectra, deconvolu...
  
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3. Figure 3: SEM (left side) and TEM (right side) images of ZnO A) dried at 120 °C, and annealed at B) 300 °C an...
  
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4. Figure 4: A) Time response of chemiresistors based on pristine and Au-doped ZnO annealed at 300 °C, exposured...
  
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5. Figure 5: Calibration curves in terms of the percentage relative electrical resistance change for a chemiresi...
  
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6. Figure 6: Gas sensor resistance of pristine and Au@ ZnO annealed at A) 300 °C and B) 550 °C over time under e...
  
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7. Figure 7: Mean sensitivity of pristine and Au@ZnO annealed at 300 and 550 °C towards H₂S and NO₂ gases at an ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 22–31, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.3

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Effects of electronic coupling and electrostatic potential on charge transport in carbon-based molecular electronic junctions

Richard L. McCreery

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Published 11 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: Structures of azobenzene (AB), 9-ring graphene fragment (G9), AB bonded to a G9 “corner” site (G9–A...
  
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2. Figure 2: Energy level diagram comparing orbital energies for isolated AB and G9, compared to the G9–AB clust...
  
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3. Figure 3: HOMO and H−1 orbitals for G9–AB for a range of dihedral angles between the G9 plane and AB aromatic...
  
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4. Figure 4: Orbitals for G9–AB–G9 added to the orbital energy diagram of Figure 2. All structures are presented in thei...
  
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5. Figure 5: Effect of dihedral angle on orbital electron distributions in G9–AB–G9. In the 0° case, the G9s and...
  
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6. Figure 6: Comparisons of calculated electronic coupling t values in meV for G9–(AB)_n–G9 and edge-oriented G9–...
  
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7. Figure 7: A) t_H−2/H−3 calculated for the planar geometries of the indicated G9–molecule–G9 clusters with vari...
  
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8. Figure 8: A) Isolated AB and G9 molecules showing the calculated HOMO and LUMO energies relative to the exper...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 32–46, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.4

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Charge injection and transport properties of an organic light-emitting diode

Peter Juhasz,
Juraj Nevrela,
Michal Micjan,
Miroslav Novota,
Jan Uhrik,
Lubica Stuchlikova,
Jan Jakabovic,
Ladislav Harmatha and
Martin Weis

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Published 14 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: (a) Schematic diagram of the device ITO/α-NPD/Alq3/Al. Steady-state current–voltage characteristics...
  
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2. Figure 2: Impedance phase frequency spectra recorded in the temperature range from 200 to 325 K with the step...
  
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3. Figure 3: (a) Electrical equivalent circuit model used for data evaluation, (b) the comparison of recorded an...
  
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4. Figure 4: Electric field dependence of the effective mobility at the temperature of 300 K. The solid line rep...
  
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5. Figure 5: (a) Arrhenius plot of conductivities estimated from steady-state current density–voltage measuremen...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 47–52, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.5

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Surface-site reactivity in small-molecule adsorption: A theoretical study of thiol binding on multi-coordinated gold clusters

Elvis C. M. Ting,
Tatiana Popa and
Irina Paci

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Published 18 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: Configurational variables sampled and cluster geometry. In (a) and (b), d is the sulfur–gold distan...
  
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2. Figure 2: The most stable binding configurations for binding sites on the model Au₂₀ cluster. The figures ind...
  
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3. Figure 3: The most stable binding configurations for binding sites on the model Au₂₀ cluster. The figures ind...
  
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4. Figure 4: The importance of dispersive corrections in non-dissociative adsorption. Site symbols are given on ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 53–61, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.6

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Counterion effects on nano-confined metal–drug–DNA complexes

Nupur Biswas,
Sreeja Chakraborty,
Alokmay Datta,
Munna Sarkar,
Mrinmay K. Mukhopadhyay,
Mrinal K. Bera and
Hideki Seto

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Published 19 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: Structure of (a) piroxicam molecule and (b) Cu(II)–piroxicam complex.
  
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2. Figure 2: AFM height image of (a) Cu(II)-piroxicam-DNA film (scan size 5 μm × 5 μm) and (b) Cu(II)–piroxicam–...
  
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3. Figure 3: X-ray reflectivity data at and away from Cu absorption edge (up shifted for clarity). Symbols: expe...
  
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4. Figure 4: (a) Variation of Δρ_Cu^eff along the film depth for both Cu(II)–piroxicam–DNA and Cu(II)–piroxicam–DN...
  
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5. Figure 5: Schematic of (a) metal–drug–DNA film and (b) metal–drug–DNA–buffer film.
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 62–67, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.7

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Current-induced runaway vibrations in dehydrogenated graphene nanoribbons

Rasmus Bjerregaard Christensen,
Jing-Tao Lü,
Per Hedegård and
Mads Brandbyge

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Published 20 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: (a) Structure of the transport setup defining device and symmetric electrode(left shown) regions. T...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) The black solid line shows the phonon density of states excluding the self-energy due to the el...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 68–74, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.8

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Dependence of lattice strain relaxation, absorbance, and sheet resistance on thickness in textured ZnO@B transparent conductive oxide for thin-film solar cell applications

Kuang-Yang Kou,
Yu-En Huang,
Chien-Hsun Chen and
Shih-Wei Feng

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Published 20 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: AFM images (5 × 5 μm) of (a) c-20 (16.603 nm), (b) c-40 (26.756 nm), (c) c-60 (51.531 nm), and (d) c...
  
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2. Figure 2: SEM images of the (a) c-20, (b) c-40, (c) c-60, and (d) c-70 ZnO@B samples and the panchromatic CL ...
  
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3. Figure 3: Cross-sectional SEM images of the (a) c-20, (b) c-40, (c) c-60, and (d) c-70 ZnO@B samples. The thi...
  
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4. Figure 4: CL spectra of the (a) c-20, (b) c-40, (c) c-60, and (d) c-70 ZnO@B samples for excitations of 5, 7,...
  
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5. Figure 5: Absorbance (squared) of the four ZnO@B samples.
  
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6. Figure 6: Raman scattering spectra of the four ZnO@B samples. The spectra display A₁(TO) and A₁(LO) modes for...
  
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7. Figure 7: In-plane strain for the four ZnO@B samples as a function of ZnO thickness.
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 75–80, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.9

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Fabrication and characterization of novel multilayered structures by stereocomplexion of poly(D-lactic acid)/poly(L-lactic acid) and self-assembly of polyelectrolytes

Elena Dellacasa,
Li Zhao,
Gesheng Yang,
Laura Pastorino and
Gleb B. Sukhorukov

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Published 21 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: The NMR spectra for PDLA (a) and PLLA (b).
  
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2. Figure 2: GPC curves of the synthesized PLLA and PDLA.
  
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3. Figure 3: PLL/(PDLA/PLLA)₃ multilayer deposition with (PAH/PSS)₄/PSS precursor (a) and without (b), and (c) c...
  
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4. Figure 4: Kinetics study on the thickness of the PLL/(PDLA/PLLA)₅ multilayer on a silicon substrate with (PAH...
  
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5. Figure 5: PDLA/PLLA stereocomplex spectrum by simple mixing (a) and comparison with PLA capsules with (PAH/PS...
  
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6. Figure 6: The WXRD spectra of PDLA, PLLA, PDLA/PLLA complex film and PDLA/PLLA complex microcapsules.
  
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7. Figure 7: The DSC curves of PDLA, PLLA, PDLA/PLLA complex film and PDLA/PLLA complex microcapsules.
  
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8. Figure 8: (PSS/PAH)₄/PSS/PLL (a), (PSS/PAH)₄/PSS/PLL(PDLA/PLLA)₃ (b) and (PSS/PAH)₄/PSS/PLL(PDLA/PLLA)₃/PSS (...
  
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9. Figure 9: PLL(PDLA/PLLA)₁₀ hollow microcapsules (a) and magnification of the PLL(PDLA/PLLA)₁₀ hollow microcap...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 81–90, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.10

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Single pyrimidine discrimination during voltage-driven translocation of osmylated oligodeoxynucleotides via the α-hemolysin nanopore

Yun Ding and
Anastassia Kanavarioti

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Published 22 Jan 2016

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1. Scheme 1: OsBp with dTMP. Reaction of osmium tetroxide with 2,2’-bipyridine forms a reactive complex (OsBp or...
  
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2. Figure 1: Strategy for sequencing DNA using the osmylated strands. All sequences shown refer to deoxybases; f...
  
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3. Figure 2: Reaction of 12.6 mM OsBp (the highest concentration of OsBp used under our conditions) with 20 μM dA...
  
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4. Figure 3: Capillary electrophoresis (CE) overlapping traces of oligodeoxynucleotides pGEX3’-dA₂₅ intact and p...
  
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5. Figure 4: Translocation time histograms for four different oligos: Three are oligodeoxyadenylates, dA₁₀XdA₉ w...
  
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6. Figure 5: Representation of osmylated DNA strands to illustrate the practically parallel line-up of the OsBp ...
  
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7. Figure 6: Heat plots, normalized residual current, I_r/I₀, vs translocation time, t (ms), for the deoxyoligos ...
  
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8. Figure 7: Sample I–t traces for the control dA₂₀ and for dA₂₅-pGEX3’ R1 (with 4T(OsBp)) to show (a) continuou...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 91–101, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.11

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Chemical bath deposition of textured and compact zinc oxide thin films on vinyl-terminated polystyrene brushes

Nina J. Blumenstein,
Caroline G. Hofmeister,
Peter Lindemann,
Cheng Huang,
Johannes Baier,
Andreas Leineweber,
Stefan Walheim,
Christof Wöll,
Thomas Schimmel and
Joachim Bill

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Published 25 Jan 2016

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1. Scheme 1: a) Structural formula of the α-methyl-ω-p-vinyl-benzoate-polystyrene molecule. b) Schematic represe...
  
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2. Figure 1: AFM height images and corresponding cross sections of a) a Si wafer and b) a PS brush.
  
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3. Figure 2: ζ-potential of the Si wafer and the PS brush before and after modification measured in water.
  
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4. Scheme 2: Mechanism of the proposed transesterification process, which modifies the polystyrene brush in the ...
  
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5. Figure 3: ATR spectra of PS powder used for the preparation of the brushes before and after modification. The...
  
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6. Figure 4: XRD diagrams of ZnO films deposited on a) SiO_x and b) PS brushes after 20 mineralization cycles. Th...
  
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7. Figure 5: a) AFM topography and cross section of ZnO islands deposited on SiO_x after 20 mineralization cycles...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 102–110, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.12

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Linear and nonlinear optical properties of hybrid metallic–dielectric plasmonic nanoantennas

Mario Hentschel,
Bernd Metzger,
Bastian Knabe,
Karsten Buse and
Harald Giessen

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Published 26 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: Artists impression of a gold nanoantenna loaded with a nonlinear optical active material. The nanoa...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) Production steps for the selective filling of gap nanoantennas with LiNbO₃ nanocrystals. (i) In...
  
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3. Figure 3: Linear extinction (1 − T) spectra for bowtie antenna arrays (blue) and bowtie antennas selectively ...
  
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4. Figure 4: Linear and nonlinear properties of a bowtie antenna array and a filled bowtie antenna array. (a) Sp...
  
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5. Figure 5: Linear and nonlinear properties of a bowtie antenna array and a filled bowtie antenna array. (a) Sp...
  
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6. Figure 6: (a,b) Tilted view, close-up SEM images of two, exemplary, selectively filled, lithium niobate bowti...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 111–120, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.13

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Simultaneous cancer control and diagnosis with magnetic nanohybrid materials

Reza Saadat and
Franz Renz

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Published 27 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: Model of a nanohybrid-PET-system. MNP can assemble and disassemble at different pH. The disassemble...
  
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2. Figure 2: Idealized 3D cave structure of a NP cluster. Grey spheres: MNP, lines: [Fe(II)(bzimpy)₂] linking un...
  
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3. Figure 3: Diameter of the unsubstituted and networked MNP.
  
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4. Figure 4: Diameter of the synthesized MNP.
  
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5. Figure 5: MNP after different functionalisation steps.
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 121–125, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.14

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Single-molecule magnet behavior in 2,2’-bipyrimidine-bridged dilanthanide complexes

Wen Yu,
Frank Schramm,
Eufemio Moreno Pineda,
Yanhua Lan,
Olaf Fuhr,
Jinjie Chen,
Hironari Isshiki,
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer,
Wulf Wulfhekel and
Mario Ruben

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Published 28 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: Molecular structure of complex 3 obtained from single-crystal diffraction. Dy(III) ions are marked ...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) Experimental χ_MT(T) and fitting (red trace) for compound 1 (parameters for fitting are describe...
  
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3. Figure 3: Molar magnetic susceptibility (χ_MT) vs T plot for 2–5 under 0.1 T DC field and molar magnetization (...
  
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4. Figure 4: Experimental dynamic magnetic behavior for 3. (a) χ"_M(T) measured under a zero field (3.5 Oe AC fie...
  
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5. Figure 5: Experimental dynamic magnetic behavior for 5. (a) χ"_M(T) measured under an applied DC field of 800 ...
  
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6. Figure 6: Single-crystal measurements of M(H)/M_S vs µ₀H measured on a micro-SQUID array for 3 (a) at 0.03 K a...
  
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7. Figure 7: Magnetic axes obtained through the electrostatic method: (a) side and (b) top view for compound 3. ...
  
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8. Figure 8: STM topography of 2 after deposition on Au(111). Image sizes are (a) 60 × 60 nm² and (c) 20 × 20 nm²...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 126–137, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.15

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Single-molecule mechanics of protein-labelled DNA handles

Vivek S. Jadhav,
Dorothea Brüggemann,
Florian Wruck and
Martin Hegner

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Published 29 Jan 2016

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1. Figure 1: Bead arrangements in different optical force measurements. a) PDHs tethered to an anti-DIG bead (2....
  
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2. Figure 2: Quantitative analysis of labelled and unlabelled DNA. Gel electrophoresis [(1.8% a) (lane 1, 2 and ...
  
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3. Figure 3: Characteristic force–extension curve. The biotin bead interacting with the protein moiety by molecu...
  
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4. Figure 4: Selected force distributions for protein–DNA coupled to anti-DIG beads with the ratio 40:1. a) Comb...
  
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5. Figure 5: Optical force measurements of DIG-DNA-Thiol. Distribution of rupture forces for DIG-DNA-Thiol pulle...
  
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6. Figure 6: Studying the stability and force-induced disruption of streptavidin-labelled DNA handles in TICO bu...
  
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7. Figure 7: Characteristic force–extension curves of double-handle experiments. a) DIG-DNA-Bio and streptavidin...
  
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8. Figure 8: Fluorescence measurements of Qdot–streptavidin conjugates that were attached to freely accessible D...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 138–148, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.16

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Synthesis and applications of carbon nanomaterials for energy generation and storage

Marco Notarianni,
Jinzhang Liu,
Kristy Vernon and
Nunzio Motta

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Published 01 Feb 2016

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1. Figure 1: (a) Global energy consumption growth from 1965 to 2013. (b) The share of different energy sources f...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) Carbon concentration in the energy mixture from 1890–2100 (projected), i.e., kilograms of carbo...
  
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3. Figure 3: Hybridization states of carbon-based nanomaterials. Reprinted with permission from [19]. Copyright (200...
  
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4. Figure 4: Structure of the most significant fullerenes, C₆₀ and the C₇₀. All fullerenes exhibit hexagonal and...
  
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5. Figure 5: Schematic depiction of an auto-loading version of an arc-discharge apparatus used for fullerene pro...
  
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6. Figure 6: Diffusion flame chamber for fullerene production. Reprinted with permission from [31]. Copyright (2000)...
  
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7. Figure 7: Formation of C₆₀ through dehydrogenation/dehydrochlorination. Reprinted with permission from [32]. Copy...
  
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8. Figure 8: Synthesis of PC₆₁BM by reaction between C₆₀ and diazoalacane with subsequent refluxing with o-dichl...
  
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9. Figure 9: Graphene and carbon nanotubes as a (a) single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) and (b) multiwall carb...
  
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10. Figure 10: Schematic models for SWCNTs with the nanotube axis normal to the chiral vector, which, in turn, is ...
  
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11. Figure 11: Schematic representation of methods used for carbon nanotube synthesis: (a) arc discharge; (b) chem...
  
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12. Figure 12: Honeycomb lattice of graphene. Graphene layers can be stacked into graphite or rolled up into carbo...
  
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13. Figure 13: (a) Representation of the electronic band structure and Brillouin zone of graphene; (b) The two gra...
  
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14. Figure 14: Several methods for the mass production of graphene that allow a wide choice in terms of size, qual...
  
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15. Figure 15: Graphene-based display and electronic devices. Display applications are shown in green; electronic ...
  
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16. Figure 16: (a) Schematic illustration and photo of the electrochemical exfoliation process for graphite. (b) P...
  
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17. Figure 17: Chemical structure of graphene oxide with functional groups. A: Epoxy bridges, B: hydroxy groups, C...
  
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18. Figure 18: Atomic resolution, aberration-corrected TEM image of a single layer, H-plasma-reduced GO membrane. ...
  
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19. Figure 19: (a) Low magnification and (b) high magnification SEM images of graphite oxide flakes [112].
  
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20. Figure 20: High resolution C 1s XPS spectra: deconvoluted peaks with increasing reduction temperature (T_r). (a...
  
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21. Figure 21: Plot of sheet resistance against annealing temperature with a comparison to key carbon and oxygen r...
  
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22. Figure 22: CVD graphene. (a) Schematic of the transfer of graphene produced on Cu using the roll-to-roll metho...
  
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23. Figure 23: Millimeter-sized graphene grains produced on polished and annealed Cu foils. (a) Schematic of the c...
  
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24. Figure 24: Millimeter-sized graphene grains produced on the inside of enclosure-like Cu structures. (a) Schema...
  
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25. Figure 25: Millimeter-sized graphene grains made on resolidified Cu. (a) Schematic of the Cu resolidification ...
  
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26. Figure 26: The characteristic tetrahedron building block of all SiC crystals. Four carbon atoms are covalently...
  
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27. Figure 27: Schematic representation of the stacking sequence of hexagonal SiC bilayers for 2H, 3C, 4H and 6H p...
  
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28. Figure 28: Number of graphene layers grown by annealing 3C-SiC for 10 h in UHV as a function of temperature. R...
  
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29. Figure 29: TEM images of MLG on the C-face. (a) A cross-sectional TEM image. (b) A low-magnification TEM image...
  
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30. Figure 30: High frequency graphene transistor. (a) and (b) Structure of a graphene-based FET for an analogue r...
  
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31. Figure 31: Record solar cell efficiencies, worldwide, as reported by NREL in 2014 [180].
  
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32. Figure 32: Photocurrent generation steps in an organic solar cell. Step 1: photon absorption in the conducting...
  
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33. Figure 33: (a) Electron transfer from P3HT to PCBM after generation of the exciton at the interface of the two...
  
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34. Figure 34: (a) Schematic of a regular organic solar cell structure. (b) Schematic of an inverted organic solar...
  
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35. Figure 35: Simple equivalent circuit for a solar cell.
  
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36. Figure 36: I–V curves of a solar cell. I_L indicates the current under illumination. V_oc and I_sc represent the ...
  
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37. Figure 37: Detailed equivalent circuit for a solar cell.
  
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38. Figure 38: UV–vis spectra of PC₇₁BM and PC₆₁BM, both in toluene. To illustrate the contribution of MDMO-PPV to...
  
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39. Figure 39: (a) Molecular dynamics simulations of P3HT wrapped around a SWNT (15,0). Reprinted with permission ...
  
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40. Figure 40: (a) and (b) TEM images of P3HT wrapping around a SWNT (7,6) (images taken at QUT, not yet published...
  
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41. Figure 41: Schematic of an organic solar cell with a transparent graphene electrode. Reprinted with permission...
  
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42. Figure 42: (a) Schematic of a photovoltaic device with a P3HT/GO–PITC thin film as the active layer and the st...
  
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43. Figure 43: (a) Schematic illustration of a device structure with GO as the buffer layer. (b) Energy level diag...
  
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44. Figure 44: Device structures (a) and energy level diagrams (b) of the normal device and the inverted device wi...
  
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45. Figure 45: Addition of a small amount of SWCNTs into the GO buffer layer can increase the FF and JSC of device...
  
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46. Figure 46: (a) Structure of carbon solar cells where TFB and PEDOT/PSS are the electron-blocking and hole-cond...
  
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47. Figure 47: Schematic of the two basic all carbon nanomaterial-based solar cell device structures: (a) a typica...
  
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48. Figure 48: Energy density vs power density (Ragone plot) for various energy storage devices [257].
  
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49. Figure 49: Hierarchical classification of supercapacitors and related types [259].
  
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50. Figure 50: Charge and discharge processes of an EDLC.
  
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51. Figure 51: Models of the electrical double layer at a positively charged surface: (a) the Helmholtz model, (b)...
  
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52. Figure 52: Simple equivalent circuit.
  
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53. Figure 53: CV curve of an ideal supercapacitor.
  
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54. Figure 54: Simulation of CV curves with increasing internal resistance (1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 Ω) at 20 mV/s scan...
  
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55. Figure 55: Simulation of the charge/discharge curves with increasing internal resistance (0, 1, 5, 10 and 25 Ω...
  
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56. Figure 56: Schematic representation of the Nyquist impedance plot of an ideal capacitor (vertical thin line) a...
  
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57. Figure 57: Schematic illustration of the space in a carbon nanotube bundle available for the storage of electr...
  
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58. Figure 58: Comparison of conducting paths for electron and electrolyte ions in aligned carbon nanotubes and gr...
  
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59. Figure 59: CV curves of the EDLC using the SWNT solid sheet (red) and as-grown forest (black) as electrodes, c...
  
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60. Figure 60: SEM images of CNT–carbon aerogel nanocomposites. Reprinted with permission from [289]. Copyright (2008) ...
  
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61. Figure 61: Graphene-based EDLCs utilizing chemically modified graphene as electrode materials. (a) Scanning el...
  
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62. Figure 62: Morphology of graphene oxide and graphene-based materials. (a) Tapping-mode AFM image of graphene o...
  
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63. Figure 63: (a–d) Schematic illustration of the process to make laser-scribed graphene-based electrochemical ca...
  
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64. Figure 64: (a–c) Schematic diagram showing the fabrication process for a laser-scribed graphene micro-supercap...
  
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65. Figure 65: (a) SEM image of the interior microstructure of a graphene hydrogel. (b) Photograph of the flexible...
  
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66. Figure 66: (a) Schematic illustration of a supercapacitor cell fabricated from reduced graphite oxide (rGO) an...
  
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67. Figure 67: (a) and (b) are schematic, equivalent circuit illustrations for a polymer solar cell and a supercap...
  
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3D solid supported inter-polyelectrolyte complexes obtained by the alternate deposition of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)

Eduardo Guzmán,
Armando Maestro,
Sara Llamas,
Jesús Álvarez-Rodríguez,
Francisco Ortega,
Ángel Maroto-Valiente and
Ramón G. Rubio

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1. Figure 1: The reduced frequency of the quartz crystal for the different overtones measured (overtones ν = 3, ...
  
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2. Figure 2: AFM images and height profiles taken along the diagonal of the images for multilayers (PDADMAC + PS...
  
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3. Figure 3: (a) Weight fraction of water as a function of N, obtained following the methodology proposed by Vör...
  
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4. Figure 4: (a) Multilayer thickness of (PDADMAC + PSS)_N films formed at an ionic strength of 0.10 M as a funct...
  
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5. Figure 5: (a) Dependence on the salt concentration of the atomic fraction of nitrogen in (PDADMAC + PSS)_N fil...
  
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6. Figure 6: (a) Variation of thickness, obtained using ellipsometry for the adsorption of single layers, as a f...
  
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7. Figure 7: Atomic ratios obtained from XPS measurements at an angle of electron emission of 0°. (a) Ratios of ...
  
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8. Figure 8: (a) Changes in the surface potential, ΔV, as a function of N for (PDADMAC + PSS)_N films formed at d...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 197–208, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.18

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Characterisation of thin films of graphene–surfactant composites produced through a novel semi-automated method

Nik J. Walch,
Alexei Nabok,
Frank Davis and
Séamus P. J. Higson

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Published 08 Feb 2016

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1. Figure 1: A schematic diagram of the apparatus used to synthesis graphene. (A) surfactant solution, (B) peris...
  
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2. Figure 2: Effect of the initial graphite suspension concentration in water on the final graphene concentratio...
  
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3. Figure 3: ¹H NMR spectra of the graphene–surfactant complexes (blue) stabilized with SDS (top) and CTAB (bott...
  
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4. Figure 4: The Raman spectrum of surfactant-stabilised graphene (red) compared with the spectrum of graphite (...
  
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5. Figure 5: Surface pressure/area isotherms of graphene(+)CTAB monolayers on the water surface. Numbers 1, 2, a...
  
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6. Figure 6: AFM images of the same sample of a graphene(+)CTAB layer deposited onto a silicon substrate using t...
  
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7. Figure 7: (a) SEM image of PAH/graphene(−)SDS layer on a silicon surface; (b) EDX spectra recorded on a graph...
  
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8. Figure 8: (a) AFM image (tapping mode) of a PEI/graphene(−)SDS film, and (b) a corresponding sectional analys...
  
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9. Figure 9: (a) Spectra of ellipsometric parameters Ψ and Δ recorded on a bare silicon surface (*) and on PAH/g...
  
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10. Figure 10: The variation of the film thickness upon deposition of alternating graphene(−)SDS and graphene(+)CT...
  
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11. Figure 11: (a) Ψ, Δ and (b) δΨ, δΔ spectra of PEI/graphene(−)SDS films deposited on gold-coated glass slides.
  
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12. Figure 12: TIRE spectra of (a) Ψ, and (b) Δ recorded on a bare gold-coated glass slide (*) and after depositio...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 209–219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.19

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Mismatch detection in DNA monolayers by atomic force microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Maryse D. Nkoua Ngavouka,
Pietro Capaldo,
Elena Ambrosetti,
Giacinto Scoles,
Loredana Casalis and
Pietro Parisse

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Published 09 Feb 2016

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1. Figure 1: Schematics of the atomic force microscopy-based assay. We graft two sets of ssDNA nanostructures, w...
  
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2. Figure 2: Schematic view and AFM topographic images of HS-SNP-C and HS-SNP-T nanografted patches (a) before a...
  
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3. Figure 3: Schematic representation of the electrode/electrolyte interface. The first layer in contact with th...
  
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4. Figure 4: Differential capacitance measurements of the kinetics of DNA hybridization in presence of multiple ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 220–227, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.20

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Plasticity-mediated collapse and recrystallization in hollow copper nanowires: a molecular dynamics simulation

Amlan Dutta,
Arup Kumar Raychaudhuri and
Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta

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Published 10 Feb 2016

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1. Figure 1: Simulation snapshots at 700 K, taken at different points in time (0, 4, 12 and 20 ps) spanning the ...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) Simulation snapshots at 700 K, taken at different points in time (24, 46 and 54 ps) spanning th...
  
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3. Figure 3: (a) Simulation snapshots at 700 K, taken at different points in time (80, 360, 800 and 1230 ps) spa...
  
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4. Figure 4: Snapshot of the nanostructure at 575 K temperature taken at t = 68 ps. As the snapshot shows, at th...
  
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5. Figure 5: The potential energy of the simulated nanostructures as a function of the time at (a) low-temperatu...
  
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6. Figure 6: Radius of gyration plotted as a function of the simulation time for several temperatures belonging ...
  
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7. Figure 7: (a) Double exponential fit to the mean atomic volume of the simulated nanostructure as a function o...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 228–235, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.21

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Influence of calcium on ceramide-1-phosphate monolayers

Joana S. L. Oliveira,
Gerald Brezesinski,
Alexandra Hill and
Arne Gericke

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1. Figure 1: Chemical structure of fully protonated C1P.
  
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2. Figure 2: Surface pressure–area isotherms at (a) pH 9 without calcium (borax buffer with 150 mM NaCl and 1 mM...
  
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3. Figure 3: BAM pictures obtained at pH 4 without calcium (citric buffer with 150 mM NaCl and 1 mM EDTA) at sel...
  
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4. Figure 4: Wavenumbers of the CH₂ asymmetric stretching vibration band (incidence angle 40° and s-polarization...
  
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5. Figure 5: IRRAS spectra (incidence angle 40°, s-polarization) of C1P monolayers on the different subphases (r...
  
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6. Figure 6: Contour plots of the corrected X-ray intensities plotted versus the in-plane (Q_xy) and out-of-plane...
  
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7. Figure 7: 1/cos(t) as a function of the surface pressure of C1P monolayers at 20 °C on (red circle) pH 9 with...
  
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8. Figure 8: Lattice distortion as a function of sin²(t) of C1P monolayers at 20 °C on (red circle) pH 9 with ca...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 236–245, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.22

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Surface coating affects behavior of metallic nanoparticles in a biological environment

Darija Domazet Jurašin,
Marija Ćurlin,
Ivona Capjak,
Tea Crnković,
Marija Lovrić,
Michal Babič,
Daniel Horák,
Ivana Vinković Vrček and
Srećko Gajović

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1. Figure 1: Experimental setup for stability evaluation of differently coated metallic nanoparticles in differe...
  
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2. Figure 2: Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of different silver nanoparticles coated with trisodium cit...
  
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3. Figure 3: Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of differently coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanopart...
  
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4. Figure 4: Zeta-potential (ζ) values of differently coated silver (AgNPs) and superparamagnetic iron oxide nan...
  
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5. Figure 5: Temporal evolution of the hydrodynamic diameter (d_H) obtained from size distributions by volume of ...
  
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6. Figure 6: Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) and corresponding size distributions by volume of different...
  
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7. Figure 7: Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of different silver nanoparticles coated with trisodium cit...
  
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8. Figure 8: Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of different silver nanoparticles coated with sodium bis(2-...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 246–262, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.23

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Case studies on the formation of chalcogenide self-assembled monolayers on surfaces and dissociative processes

Yongfeng Tong,
Tingming Jiang,
Azzedine Bendounan,
Makri Nimbegondi Kotresh Harish,
Angelo Giglia,
Stefan Kubsky,
Fausto Sirotti,
Luca Pasquali,
Srinivasan Sampath and
Vladimir A. Esaulov

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1. Figure 1: The main molecule–metal combinations discussed in this report: alkane chalcogenides (CnT), 1,4-benz...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) S 2p XPS spectra for a small dose of BDMT evaporated [26] onto Cu(100). (b,c) S 2p spectra for S ad...
  
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3. Figure 3: (a) XPS spectra [48] in the S 2p region before (blue, normal emission; red, grazing emission) and after...
  
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4. Figure 4: (a) XPS in the Se 3d region [48] after initial selenization of Pd with atomic selenium and heating to 5...
  
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5. Figure 5: XPS in the Se 3d region after (a) initial selenization of Ni with atomic selenium and heating to 50...
  
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6. Figure 6: (A) EDOT-related molecules and XPS S 2p spectra for these cases [62]. Figure adapted with permission fr...
  
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7. Figure 7: XPS S 2p spectra for 1T, 2T and DH4T adsorption on Au films on mica. The DT spectra are shown for t...
  
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8. Figure 8: Se adsorption on Cu(111) from a Na₂Se solution and after heating to the indicated temperatures.
  
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9. Figure 9: Selenophene (Seph) adsorption on Cu(111). (a,c) Se 3d spectra and (b,d) NEXAFS spectra for the indi...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 263–277, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.24

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Determination of Young’s modulus of Sb₂S₃ nanowires by in situ resonance and bending methods

Liga Jasulaneca,
Raimonds Meija,
Alexander I. Livshits,
Juris Prikulis,
Subhajit Biswas,
Justin D. Holmes and
Donats Erts

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1. Figure 1: In situ resonance excitation of Sb₂S₃ NW. SEM images of NW with dimensions: length L = 10 μm and ra...
  
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2. Figure 2: SEM images of resonantly excited Sb₂S₃ NW with rectangular cross-section, showing two mutually orth...
  
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3. Figure 3: Young’s modulus of Sb₂S₃ NWs as a function of their size. Data points represent the measured Young’...
  
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4. Figure 4: a) Schematic of the static bending of a single Sb₂S₃ NW. SEM images of the NW b) in a relaxed state...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 278–283, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.25

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High-bandwidth multimode self-sensing in bimodal atomic force microscopy

Michael G. Ruppert and
S. O. Reza Moheimani

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1. Figure 1: Simplified cross-section schematic of a beam with bonded piezoelectric layer. An electric field E₃ ...
  
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2. Figure 2: (a) Annotated photo, (b) schematic and (c) electrical circuit model of the piezoelectric cantilever....
  
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3. Figure 3: Block diagram representing the transfer function from voltage actuation and tip disturbance to char...
  
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4. Figure 4: Block diagram of the self-sensing scheme with dual feedforward compensator to cancel the capacitive...
  
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5. Figure 5: Photo of the implemented PCB circuit for bimodal charge sensing.
  
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6. Figure 6: (a) Frequency response measured with the OBD sensor (−) of an NT-MDT NSG01 base-excited cantilever ...
  
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7. Figure 7: (a) Frequency response of the first flexural mode measured with the charge sensor before (−) and af...
  
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8. Figure 8: (a) Voltage noise density estimate of demodulated amplitude obtained from LIA with low-pass filter ...
  
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9. Figure 9: Approach (red, −) and retract (blue, −) curves obtained on a TGZ1 calibration grating with OBD sens...
  
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10. Figure 10: AFM Experiment on a TGZ1 calibration grating showing the 3D images of topography and fundamental mo...
  
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11. Figure 11: Bimodal experiment with the first and fifth eigenmode of the piezoelectric cantilever on a PS/LPDE ...
  
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 284–295, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.26

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Functional fusion of living systems with synthetic electrode interfaces

Oskar Staufer,
Sebastian Weber,
C. Peter Bengtson,
Hilmar Bading,
Joachim P. Spatz and
Amin Rustom

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Published 26 Feb 2016

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1. Figure 1: (a) Fabrication of nanoelectrode interfaces (NEIs). Track-etched, polycarbonate (PC) filter membran...
  
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2. Figure 2: “Symbionic” slime mold/NEI unions. A fragment of Physarum p. was placed between a PGE and an NEI (a...
  
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3. Figure 3: Membrane potential oscillations of Physarum p. measured with NEIs. Typical recordings from Physarum...
  
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4. Figure 4: Physarum p.-based, autonomous humidity sensing. Physarum p. sandwiched between NEI/PGE or PGE/PGE s...
  
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Volume No. 7

2016

Pages 1 - 2131

Table of Contents

Sonochemical co-deposition of antibacterial nanoparticles and dyes on textiles

Controlled graphene oxide assembly on silver nanocube monolayers for SERS detection: dependence on nanocube packing procedure

Evaluation of gas-sensing properties of ZnO nanostructures electrochemically doped with Au nanophases

Effects of electronic coupling and electrostatic potential on charge transport in carbon-based molecular electronic junctions

Charge injection and transport properties of an organic light-emitting diode

Surface-site reactivity in small-molecule adsorption: A theoretical study of thiol binding on multi-coordinated gold clusters

Counterion effects on nano-confined metal–drug–DNA complexes

Current-induced runaway vibrations in dehydrogenated graphene nanoribbons

Dependence of lattice strain relaxation, absorbance, and sheet resistance on thickness in textured ZnO@B transparent conductive oxide for thin-film solar cell applications

Fabrication and characterization of novel multilayered structures by stereocomplexion of poly(D-lactic acid)/poly(L-lactic acid) and self-assembly of polyelectrolytes

Single pyrimidine discrimination during voltage-driven translocation of osmylated oligodeoxynucleotides via the α-hemolysin nanopore

Chemical bath deposition of textured and compact zinc oxide thin films on vinyl-terminated polystyrene brushes

Linear and nonlinear optical properties of hybrid metallic–dielectric plasmonic nanoantennas

Simultaneous cancer control and diagnosis with magnetic nanohybrid materials

Single-molecule magnet behavior in 2,2’-bipyrimidine-bridged dilanthanide complexes

Single-molecule mechanics of protein-labelled DNA handles

Synthesis and applications of carbon nanomaterials for energy generation and storage

3D solid supported inter-polyelectrolyte complexes obtained by the alternate deposition of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)

Characterisation of thin films of graphene–surfactant composites produced through a novel semi-automated method

Mismatch detection in DNA monolayers by atomic force microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Plasticity-mediated collapse and recrystallization in hollow copper nanowires: a molecular dynamics simulation

Influence of calcium on ceramide-1-phosphate monolayers

Surface coating affects behavior of metallic nanoparticles in a biological environment

Case studies on the formation of chalcogenide self-assembled monolayers on surfaces and dissociative processes

Determination of Young’s modulus of Sb₂S₃ nanowires by in situ resonance and bending methods

High-bandwidth multimode self-sensing in bimodal atomic force microscopy

Functional fusion of living systems with synthetic electrode interfaces

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