RSC Advances  

The microstructure and physical properties of reflective and black aluminum were compared for layers of different thicknesses deposited by magnetron sputtering on fused silica substrates.

CeO₂ nanoparticles modified WO₃ nanocube materials were prepared. CeO₂ nanoparticles endowed the WO₃ with good hydrophobic properties and dissociative oxygen adsorption. The response and moisture resistance were synchronized.

This work explores one centrosymmetric binuclear Cu(II)-Salen complex synthesis, characterization, photosensitive Schottky barrier diode (PSBD) function, and DFT spectrum.

Vibration of Br⁻ during the Na⁺ ion migration can significantly reduce ion migration activation energy. Therefore, compared to chlorides, bromide should be able to achieve lower migration activation energy and higher Na⁺ ion conduction.

A Co₂P hybrid, containing Co₂P nanoparticles anchored on a P, N-doped porous carbon matrix, was synthesized and modified on a screen-printed electrode (SPE) as Co₂P hybrid-SPE for the simultaneous detection of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid.

ZnO nanoparticles impregnated polymer for the degradation of methyl blue dye with H₂O₂ sensing colorimetrically and fluorometrically.

This study developed a modified polyacrylonitrile (PAN) membrane controlled by a phenol–amine network and enhanced with a sulfonated covalent organic framework (SCOF), aimed at improving the efficiency of textile wastewater treatment.

Systematic comparison of electrochemical sensing performance between CuO nanospheres and CuO nanochains with similar diameter using a dual-working electrode system.

The potentiality of the aluminium phosphide (Al₁₂P₁₂) nanocage as a prospective sensor material towards methanol (MeOH) and ethanol (EtOH) molecules was investigated using density functional theory computations.

A patterned, stretchable, and fully elastomeric multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/silver nanowire (Ag NW)/silicone rubber (SR) composite have been developed.

In this article synthesis, characterization and DFT study of two polynuclear zinc(II) complexes with reduced Schiff base have been reported.

The novel nanosystem composed of ZnO@polydopamine nanomaterial and deoxyribozyme probe can be applied for ratiometric fluorescence assay for microRNA-21, which is helpful for cancer diagnosis and prognosis.

A colorimetric method was designed for Hg²⁺ detection based on the enhanced oxidase-mimic activity of CuO/Au@Cu₃(BTC)₂.

Scientists have established a connection between environmental exposure to toxins like β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and a heightened risk of neurodegenerative disorders.

We present a VO₂-silicon metamaterial with Q factor up to 165 198 that can be used for terahertz sensing. By adjusting the conductivity of VO₂, an optical switching function with a modulation depth of 98.9% can be realized.

Sputtered films of Si-doped WO₃ showed a good selective sensing for isoprene with rapid response/recovery times, which were less than 1.5 and 3.0 seconds, respectively.

Moxifloxacin (MFX) has attracted increasing public concern recently, and the development of a simple and effective analysis method has become a research focus.

The simple-structured Fabry–Perot interferometric biosensor is capable of rapid and quantitative detection of DNA hybridization.

[Pt(TAG-κC,κN)(acac)] (TAG = triarylguanidinate(1−) ligands) were isolated and fully characterized. These complexes are bluish green light emitters and the origin of absorption/emission in selected complexes were studied by TD-DFT calculations.

Formation of hydrogen bonding network in a trinuclear linear mixed-valence centrosymmetric cobalt(III)–cobalt(II)–cobalt(III) complex has been analyzed using DFT calculations.

The mechanochemical synthesis of AIE-active amide, as well as the application of the title compound as molecular receptor of monovalent anions and nucleotides, are described.

A novel hydrocyanine-based turn-on fluorescence probe HCy-Lyso, with excellent lysosome-targeting ability and ˙OH-responsive efficiency, has been applied for monitoring the variation in lysosomal ˙OH levels during ferroptosis.

This work involves fluorescent probe which is composed of carbon dots (CD) and cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS QD) for the sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of chromium(VI) ions.

Despite of all the developments in DNA microarray technology, there is not sufficient knowledge about protein abundance or their function in processes such as proteolysis, phosphorylation.

The ternary component consisting of SnO₂ nanowires/Pd–NiO nanorods is employed to enhance the acetone gas sensor performance utilizing the synergistic effects of the p–n heterojunction between the p-type NiO and the n-type SnO₂, as well as the catalytic spillover effect of Pd nanoparticles.