Ionic supramolecular bonds preserve mechanical properties and enable synergetic performance at high humidity in water-borne, self-assembled nacre-mimetics

Nanoscale , 2013, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02983B, Paper

Paramita Das, Andreas Walther

Although tremendous effort has been focused on enhancing the mechanical properties of nacre mimetic materials, conservation of high stiffness and strength against hydration-induced decay of mechanical properties at high humidity...

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Pure Shape Effect with Removing Facet Effect of Single-Crystalline Anatase TiO2 (101) for Photocatalytic Application

Nanoscale , 2013, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02273K, Paper

Liqun Ye, Jinyan Liu, Zhuo Jiang, Tianyou Peng, Ling Zan

3D TiO2 nanobipyramids (TiO2-NP) and 1D TiO2 nanoblets (TiO2-NB) were synthesized potassium titanate K2Ti6O13 and characterized by X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy...

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Quantitative Analysis of the Temperature Dependency in Raman Active Vibrational Modes of Molybdenum Disulfide Atomic Layers

Nanoscale , 2013, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02567E, Paper

Sina Najmaei, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Jun Lou

Raman Spectroscopy is utilized to quantify the temperature dependency of the vibrational modes in Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) atomic layers. These analyses are essential for understanding the structural properties and phononic...

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Deep tissue optical imaging of upconverting nanoparticles enabled by exploiting higher intrinsic quantum yield through using millisecond single pulse excitation with high peak power

Nanoscale , 2013, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR01917A, Paper

Haichun Liu, Can T. Xu, Gokhan Dumlupinar, Ole Bjarlin Jensen, Peter E. Andersen, Stefan Andersson-Engels

We have accomplished deep tissue optical imaging of upconverting nanoparticles at 800 nm, using millisecond single pulse excitation with high peak power. This is achieved by carefully choosing the pulse...

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Fluorescent organic nanocrystals and non-doped nanoparticles for biological applications

Nanoscale , 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02657D, Review Article

Suzanne Fery-Forgues

FONs show high potentialities for biochemical sensing, cell staining, drug-delivery control, in vivo bio-imaging and nanomedicine.

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Application of Solvent Modified PEDOT:PSS to Graphene Electrodes in Organic Solar Cells

Nanoscale , 2013, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR00611E, Communication

Hyesung Park, Yumeng Shi, Jing Kong

Graphene has been proposed as a promising transparent conducting electrode material in organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells to substitute the widely used indium tin oxide (ITO). Various studies have reported...

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Nanoscale structural and functional mapping of nacre by scanning probe microscopy techniques

Nanoscale , 2013, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02731G, Paper

Xilong Zhou, Hongchen Miao, Faxin Li

Nacre has received great attentions due to its nanoscale hierarchical structures and extraordinary mechanical properties. Meanwhile, the nanoscale piezoelectric properties of nacre have also been investigated but the structure-function relationship...

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A single-stage functionalization and exfoliation method for the production of graphene in water: stepwise construction of 2D-nanostructured composites with iron oxide nanoparticles

Nanoscale , 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02684A, Paper

Dris Ihiawakrim, Ovidiu Ersen, Frederic Melin, Petra Hellwig, Izabela Janowska, Dominique Begin, Walid Baaziz, Sylvie Begin-Colin, Cuong Pham-Huu, Rachid Baati

His₆ @graphene: a smart functional multivalent platform for hierarchical self-assembly with magnetic nanoparticles.

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'Inorganics-in-Organics': recent developments and outlook for 4G polymer solar cells

Nanoscale , 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02733C, Review Article

K. D. G. Imalka Jayawardena, Lynn J. Rozanski, Chris A. Mills, Michail J. Beliatis, N. Aamina Nismy, S. Ravi P. Silva

With the recent advances in polymer solar cells, this review covers the future of next generation (4G) inorganics-in-organics solar cells.

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Nanomagnet-based removal of lead and digoxin from living rats

Nanoscale , 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02468G, Paper

Inge K. Herrmann, Andrea Schlegel, Rolf Graf, Christoph M. Schumacher, Nico Senn, Melanie Hasler, Sabrina Gschwind, Ann-Marie Hirt, Detlef Gunther, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Wendelin J. Stark, Beatrice Beck-Schimmer

We present an in vivo magnetic-separation-based blood purification technology that offers rapid blood cleaning with relevance to various clinical conditions.

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Tuning nanostructure of graphene oxide/polyelectrolyte LbL assemblies by controlling pH of GO suspension to fabricate transparent and super gas barrier films

Nanoscale , 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02845C, Paper

Jung-Tsai Chen, Ywu-Jang Fu, Quan-Fu An, Shen-Chuan Lo, Shu-Hsien Huang, Wei-Song Hung, Chien-Chieh Hu, Kueir-Rarn Lee, Juin-Yih Lai

Super gas barrier and transparent graphene oxide/polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer (LbL) films are prepared by tuning the GO suspension pH.

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Block copolymer/ferroelectric nanoparticle nanocomposites

Nanoscale , 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR03036A, Paper

Xinchang Pang, Yanjie He, Beibei Jiang, James Iocozzia, Lei Zhao, Hanzheng Guo, Jin Liu, Mufit Akinc, Nicola Bowler, Xiaoli Tan, Zhiqun Lin

BaTiO₃ NPs permanently capped with PS chains were synthesized. Vertically oriented PS nanocylinders containing PS-capped BaTiO₃ NPs were then yielded. The dielectric properties of ferroelectric nanocomposites are dependent on the molecular weight of PS-b-PMMA and the size of BaTiO₃ NPs.

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Enhanced upconversion luminescence in NaGdF4:Yb,Er nanocrystals by Fe3+ doping and their application in bioimaging

Nanoscale , 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR01608K, Paper

Parthiban Ramasamy, Prakash Chandra, Seog Woo Rhee, Jinkwon Kim

The visible green and red upconversion emissions in Er³⁺ /Yb³⁺ doped [small beta]-NaGdF₄ nanoparticles were enhanced by tridoping with Fe³⁺ ions (0-40 mol%).

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Visible-light photocatalytic degradation performances and thermal stability due to the synergetic effect of TiO2 with conductive copolymers of polyaniline and polypyrrole

Nanoscale , 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02502K, Paper

Fang Deng, Lujuan Min, Xubiao Luo, Shaolin Wu, Shenglian Luo

Visible-light photocatalytic degradation performances of PPy-PANI/TiO₂ due to the synergetic effect of TiO₂ with conductive copolymers of polyaniline and polypyrrole.

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Hybrid Au–Fe3O4 Nanoparticles: Plasmonic, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering, and Phase Transition Properties

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

DOI: 10.1021/jp4040826

Amine Mezni, Imen Balti, Adnen Mlayah, Noureddine Jouini and Leila Samia Smiri

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Temperature-Driven Reversible Rippling and Bonding of a Graphene Superlattice

ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/nn402178u

Andrea Locatelli, Chun Wang, Cristina Africh, Nataša Stojić, Tevfik Onur Menteş, Giovanni Comelli and Nadia Binggeli

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Electronic Nose Based on Multipatterns of ZnO Nanorods on a Quartz Resonator with Remote Electrodes

ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/nn4027245

Wooree Ko, Namchul Jung, Moonchan Lee, Minhyuk Yun and Sangmin Jeon

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Mode and Bond Selectivities in Methane Dissociative Chemisorption: Quasi-Classical Trajectory Studies on Twelve-Dimensional Potential Energy Surface

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

DOI: 10.1021/jp405720c

Bin Jiang and Hua Guo

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Multidoping of Si Cages: High Spin States beyond the Single-Dopant Septet Limit

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

DOI: 10.1021/jp4057863

Dennis Palagin, Tobias Teufl and Karsten Reuter

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Size and Shape Effects of Pd@Pt Core–Shell Nanoparticles: Unique Role of Surface Contraction and Local Structural Flexibility

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

DOI: 10.1021/jp4057785

Wei An and Ping Liu

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