A quantitative model for a nanoscale switch accurately predicts thermal actuation behavior

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR02873A, PaperKyle Crocker, Joshua Johnson, Wolfgang Pfeifer, Carlos Ernesto Castro, Ralf BundschuhManipulation of temperature can be used to actuate DNA origami nano-hinges containing gold nanoparticles. We develop a physical model of this system that uses partition function analysis of the interaction...The...

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Achieving Complementary Resistive Switching and Multi-bit Storage Goals by Modulating Dual-ion Reaction through Supercritical Fluid-assisted Ammoniation

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR03356E, PaperLei Li, Tianjiao Dai, Kuan-Chang Chang, Rui Zhang, Xinnan Lin, Heng-Jui Liu, Ying-Chih Lai, Tzu-Peng KuoComplementary resistive switching (CRS) is a core requirement in memristor crossbar array construction for neuromorphic computing in view of its capability to avoid sneak path current....

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Extracting interface correlations from the pair distribution function of composite materials

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR01922H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Harry Geddes, Henry Hutchinson, Alex R Ha, Nicholas P Funnell, Andrew GoodwinUsing a non-negative matrix factorisation (NMF) approach, we show how the pair distribution function (PDF)...

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Industrially promising NiCoP nanorod arrays tailored with trace W and Mo atoms for boosting large-current-density overall water splitting

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR03186D, PaperXin Guo, Menggang Li, Lin He, Shuo Geng, Fenyang Tian, Ying Song, Weiwei Yang, Yongsheng YuNanoarray catalysts supported on the substrates provide an opportunity for industrially promising overall water splitting at large-current-densities. However, most of the present electrocatalysts...

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Unusual interlayer coupling in layered Cu-based ternary chalcogenides CuMCh2(M=Sb, Bi; Ch=S, Se)

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR04045F, CommunicationDan-Dong Wang, Xin-Gao Gong, Jihui YangInterlayer interactions play important roles in manipulating the electronic properties of layered semiconductors. One common mechanism is that the valance band maximum (VBM) and the conduction band minimum (CBM) in...The content of this RSS...

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Recent Advances in Plasmon-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopies for Catalytic Reactions on Bifunctional Metallic Nanostructures

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR04009J, MinireviewHai-Sheng Su, Hui-Shu Feng, Xiang Wu, Juan-Juan Sun, Bin RenMetallic nanostructures exhibit superior catalytic performance for diverse chemical reactions and the in-depth understanding of reaction mechanism requires versatile characterization methods. Plamon-enhanced Raman spectroscopies...

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Near-Infrared Emitting Dual-Stimuli-Responsive Carbon Dots from Endogenous Bile Pigments

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR01295A, PaperParinaz Fathi, Parikshit Moitra, Madeleine M. McDonald, Mandy Brigitte Esch, Dipanjan PanCarbon dots are biocompatible nanoparticles suitable for a variety of biomedical applications. Careful selection of carbon dot precursors and surface modification techniques has allowed for the development...

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Correction: Structural insights into fusion mechanisms of small extracellular vesicles with model plasma membranes

Nanoscale, 2021, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D1NR90151F, Correction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Fabio Perissinotto, Valeria Rondelli, Beatrice Senigagliesi, Paola Brocca, László Almásy, László Bottyán, Dániel Géza Merkel, Heinz Amenitsch, Barbara Sartori, Karin Pachler, Magdalena Mayr,...

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Spiral- and Meridian-Patterned Spheres Self-Assembled from Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Binary Systems

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR02674G, CommunicationWenheng Xu, Zhanwen Xu, Chunhua Cai, Jiaping Lin, Liang Gao, Huimin Qi, Shaoliang LinThe spiral nanostructures, mainly in 2D form, have been observed in polymer self-assembly, while well-defined 3D spirals are rarely reported. Here we report that a binary system containing polypeptide-based...

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Improving performance of luminescent nanothermometers based on non-thermally and thermally coupled levels of lanthanides by modulating laser power

Nanoscale, 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1NR01395E, PaperNatalia Stopikowska, Marcin Runowski, Małgorzata Skwierczyńska, Stefan LisThis work sheds the light on the pump power impact on the performance of luminescent thermometers, which is often underestimated by researchers. The up-converting, inorganic nanoluminophore YVO4:Yb3+, Er3+ (nanothermometer)...

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