Themed collection Celebrating the 10th anniversary of INST Mohali

Ultrathin Ni-btc MOF NS showed “turn-on” fluorescence in presence of NH₃ and aliphatic amines in water. Different dipole-dipole interactions between MOF NS and analytes, resulted in different fluorescence behaviour in order NH₃ > MA > DIPA > TEA.

Self-assembly of gold nanorods is facilitated by plasmon–molecule interactions between gold and BODIPY, and the chemical structure of BODIPY plays a crucial role in forming a linear chain.

Each additional graphene layer leads to stronger fluorescence quenching, indicating enhanced GET efficiency and a potential extension of the dynamic working range of GET.

The unpaired electron in the odd gold clusters is solely responsible for the magnetic behaviour of the Au nano-clusters. These magnetic clusters can be ordered ferro- and antiferro-magnetically through an organic spacer.

Two-step melting of DNA–DNA–DNA triplex vs. one-step cooperative melting of PNA–DNA–PNA triplex.

Ascorbic acid functionalized Bio-MOF-1 selectively captures and detects Cr(VI). The presence of Cr(VI) induces a fluorescence recovery and this method can detect Cr(VI) of up to 0.01 ng mL⁻¹.

In this study, the in situ electrochemical phase transformation of MnCo₂O₄–Ni₃N into MnCo₂O₄–NiOOH is described. The catalyst has an exceptional overpotential of 224 mV to drive a current density of 10 mA cm⁻². Strong contact between MnCo₂O₄ and Ni₃N is responsible for the phase trasformation.

A chemoresistive sensor is developed that selectively identify stress signature volatile methyl jasmonate.

We studied the electronic properties of a high-temperature superconductor in proximity to a ferromagnetic material in a bilayer film of La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ (LSMO)/YBa₂Cu₃O₇ (YBCO).

In this study, we report on the synthesis of CsPbBr₃ nanocrystals (NCs) doping with transition metal ion Ni²⁺ with high photoluminescence. The fabricated fluorescent ink of Ni²⁺ doped NCs showsthe water resistivity and thermal stability.

A novel GO-hoisted SnO₂–BiOBr bifunctional catalyst for the remediation of organic dyes under illumination by visible light and electrocatalytic water splitting.

Strategic design of VO₂ encapsulated in N-doped carbon shows efficient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia under both acidic and neutral pH, with very high faradaic efficiency.

A schematic representation of collagen-induced rheumatoiad arthritis (RA) before and after treatment.

The twisted structure of two-dimensional heterostructure improved thermoelectric properties by enhancing electrical properties and reducing thermal conductivity.

The environmental stability of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers is of great importance for their applications in electronic, photonic, and energy storage devices.

Schematic representation of pathway for the drug loaded nanomicelles through the intestinal lymphatic system.

Downshifting and upconversion photoluminescence properties of Ba₂V₂O₇:Er³⁺ nanosheets are investigated. Temperature-dependent luminescence intensity ratios of thermally coupled as well as non-thermally coupled levels are used for temperature sensing.

Odd–even WS₂ layer number dependent ultrafast demagnetization and damping are studied by varying the pump fluence.

The bimetallic nanocluster catalyst (Au₄Cu₂/MoS₂) exhibits remarkable efficiency and durability with enhanced charge transfer, highlighting the structure–property relationship crucial for atomic-level understanding of electrocatalysis.