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We investigate the principal elements affecting the properties of bimetallic oxide electrodes to reveal the relevant energy storage mechanisms.

This mini-review presents a summary of recent developments in supercapacitor research and technology, including all kinds of supercapacitor design techniques using various electrode materials and production methods for addressing energy storage and harvesting issues.

Ball milling, an efficient method to obtain cellulose nanofibers and nanocrystals.

The supercapacitive charge storage as a function of electrolyte factors are critically reviewed.

The use of titanium dioxide nanotubes in the powder form (TNTP) has been a hot topic for the past few decades in many applications.

Iron with carbonaceous materials, conducting polymers, dielectric materials or insulating polymers is reviewed.

Summary and perspective on gas-sensing applications of ordered macroporous oxide nanostructures have been outlined in this review.

In the development of perovskite solar cells, a new version of Don Quixote is needed if scientists are to keep on seeking the most celebrated works of literature, according to the evaluation criterion of ‘THE FIRST’ and ‘THE BEST’.

Bimetallic Au_xAg_1−x nanoparticles, prepared using sodium borohydride as the sole reducing and capping agent for various NaBH₄:metal molar ratios, were investigated as catalysts for 4-nitrophenol reduction.

The present study highlights the potential of using hydrochromic carbon dots as probes for sensing water contamination in organic solvents.

We present a broad-spectrum antibacterial nanoparticle that works by structurally mimicking bacteria-killing viruses (phages) at the nanoscale to combat the increasing frequency of nosocomial infections caused by antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.

Anisotropic rGO/PI thermally insulating nanocomposite foam with highly ordered structures.

Halide perovskite nanocrystals of cesium bismuth iodide (Cs₃Bi₂I₉) were prepared by a facile sonication-assisted method using a green solvent. The photoluminescence properties were tuned by anion exchange with tetraalkylammonium halides.

Aqueous zinc ion secondary batteries (ZIBs) have recently attracted considerable attention and global interest due to their low cost, aqueous-based nature and great safety.

Polydiacetylene micelles, bearing different cationic head groups, were systematically investigated for their ability to efficiently deliver functional siRNAs to cells.

In situ SAXS and population balance modeling (PBM) are used to discover the mechanism(s) of size focusing during Pd nanoparticle synthesis.

Nanometer-sized luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have been utilized as imaging and therapeutic agents in a variety of disease settings, including diseases of the central nervous system.

A mesoporous silica-based drug delivery device potentially useful for bone-specific drug delivery has been designed, developed and characterized starting from MSU-type mesoporous silica.

A site-selective functionalization method in a plasmonic nanopore demonstrates how it is possible to modulate FRET at the nanoscale level.

Heterojunctions of the low bandgap semiconductor bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) with bulk multilayered graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) and few layered graphitic carbon nitride sheets (g-C₃N₄-S) are synthesized and investigated as an active photoanode material for sunlight driven water splitting.

A novel biogenic-deposition-precipitation (BDP) approach has been presented for the preparation of stable binary composites using fennel seed extract.

2D monolayer molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂) has been the focus of intense research due to its direct bandgap compared with the indirect bandgap of its bulk counterpart; however its photoluminescence (PL) intensity is limited due to its low absorption efficiency.