Themed collection Nanoscale 10th Anniversary: Top Authors

A biomedical perspective is used to assess micro/nanomotor-based anticancer drug delivery systems with recommendations for their effective future development.

The most significant routes associated with occupational exposure to graphene-based materials (GBMs) are the inhalation, cutaneous, ocular and oral ones. The manuscript presents a review of the in vivo toxicity data of GBMs after these exposure routes.

Au₂₅(SR)₁₈, as the captain of the great nanocluster ship, is capable of reviewing the history and guiding the future of the nanoclusters.

Diamond nanoparticles (nanodiamonds) are unique among carbon nanomaterials, and are quickly establishing a niché in the biomedical application domain.

The typical structures, types, principle, application, and prospects of different kinds of spectroelectrochemistry.

Benefiting from the synergetic effect between NiO and NiCo₂O₄ and the heterostructure, urchin-like NiO–NiCo₂O₄ microspheres exhibited favorable electrocatalytic performance for Li–O₂ batteries.

Hierarchical cobaltosic oxide frames with enriched oxygen vacancies and finely tuned nanostructures are prepared by one-step calcination in air.

Ultrafine PtCo nanoparticles decorated Co nanowires on Ti mesh deliver an ultrahigh current density of 46.5 mA cm⁻² at an overpotential of 70 mV in 1.0 M KOH.

We present the first example of polymorphism (cubic & trigonal) in single crystals of an atomically precise monolayer protected cluster, Ag₂₉(BDT)₁₂(TPP)₄³⁻.

We report a facile and general strategy for the preparation of aqueous colloidally stable block-copolymer grafted perovskite quantum dots with remarkable long-term thermo-, photo-, and pH-stability.

Ultrathin and holey nickel hydroxide nanosheets are synthesized and embedded in carbon nanotube fiber for high performance wearable supercapacitors.

This paper demonstrates multi-functional optical properties of organosilane-polymerized carbon dot inverse opals, such as tricolor-fluorescence, fluorescence enhancement, multi-color micro-patterns for anti-fake applications and a thermally-induced blueshift of the bandgaps.

Selective CVD synthesis of phosphorene isomers by choosing different metal substrates—black phosphorene on Sn surface and blue phosphorene on Au or Ag surface.

We report a plasmon modulated silicon nanostripe PTE detector with an open-circuit photovoltage responsivity of ∼82 mV μW⁻¹.

Highly efficient aqueous quantum wells are obtained from composition-tuned gradient shells with monolayer precision.

An integrated experimental and modeling study reveals the contributions of intra- and inter-band transitions and the size and surface ligand effects on plasmonic absorption.

A high-performance anode material of Cu₃Si-SCG is developed with outstanding rate capability and cycle stability for lithium-ion batteries.

We first developed a green, mild and rapid method for the preparation of hierarchical manganese dioxide nanoflowers (MnO₂ NFs) as nanozymes with intrinsic oxidase-like activity using citric acid for the reduction of potassium permanganate.

Herein, the properties of quasi-1D MoS₂ nanoscrolls are systemically studied via experiment and theoretical simulation demonstrating that MoS₂ can transit from semiconductor to metal by self-scrolling.

We have fabricated a high-performance Sb anode, applied it for use in PIBs, and explored its reversible potassiation/depotassiation mechanism.

We present a facile method to visualize miRNAs at the subcellular level, benefiting the precise localization of miRNAs in single cells.

Three-dimensional hollow Fe₂O₃ nanorod/CNT microspheres for lithium ion batteries were successfully prepared by a novel strategy.

Coke-resistant defect-confined Ni-based nanosheet-like catalysts derived from halloysites were developed for CO₂ reforming of methane.

Porous, conductive and flexible membranes, composed of MoSe₂ NSs, MoO₂ NBs and CNTs, were successfully prepared and possessed remarkable electrocatalytic performance for full water splitting in acidic electrolyte.

Center-iodized graphene (CIG) exhibiting distinctly higher Li-storage activity than edge-iodized graphene (EIG) is a promising anode material in high-power LIBs.

Herein, the synthesis, photophysics and electrochemistry of new pentacenes, which are applied in dye-sensitized solar cells, are presented. The electrolyte is optimized using Li⁺ as an additive to enhance electron injection, giving rise to a unique injection event. This leads to a 3-fold increase from previous efficiencies in pentacene-based DSSCs.

Nanotechnology-mediated anti-inflammatory therapy is emerging as a novel strategy for the treatment of inflammation-induced injury.

We systematically studied the interactions between graphene oxide (GO) and siRNA. The siRNA secondary structure is damaged by the interaction with GO sheets. Functionalization of GO with polyethyleneimine is able to protect siRNA from structural modifications.

An antenna–reactor hybrid coupling plasmonic antenna with catalytic nanoparticles is a new strategy to optimize photocatalytic activity.

Highly sensitive and reproducible suface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates were fabricated by growing multiple silver nanocrystals inside periodically arrayed gold nanobowls.

A straightforward gas-based bottom-up method VMFAIP was used to fabricate meter-scale uniform g-CN nanorod arrays directly on FTO glass.

Gateway states in Au/single-molecule/Au junctions profoundly attenuate the conductance decay with length for thiol-contacted alkyl-aromatic-alkyl systems.

CoP nanoparticles anchored on N,P-dual-doped graphene-like carbon as efficient bifunctional water splitting catalyst in non-acidic media.

Chiral CDs synthesized by an alkali-assisted method have been demonstrated to tune the activity of laccase selectively for the first time.

The hematite based photocatalyst exhibits overall water splitting under visible light without any external bias or scavenger.

Taking advantage of the cooperation between the excitonic transition of the CsPbCl₃ perovskite NC host and the intrinsic emissions from Bi³⁺ and Mn²⁺ ions, white light emission was developed in the codoped CsPbCl₃ NCs.

The bottom-up self-assembly of protein subunits into supramolecular nanoarchitectures is ubiquitously exploited to recapitulate and expand features of natural proteins to advance nanoscience in medicine.

Proteins adsorbed on the protein corona-coated NPs through protein–protein interaction undergo less structural changes than those directly attach to the surface of NP.

A detailed study is presented of in vivo protein corona formation on anisotropic gold nanoparticles, after blood circulation in mice.

Biodegradable MoO_x nanoparticles not only can convert light into heat but also generate ROS which realized synergic mild PTT and PDT under NIR-II laser (1064 nm) irradiation.

Upconverting hybrid nanocomposites consisting of gold nanorod cores and decorated with upconverting nanoparticles were prepared for photothermal and photodynamic applications.

The origin of the formation of the unexpected ferroelectric orthorhombic phase is systematically examined based on both thermodynamics and kinetics.

A rationally assembled interconnected MoO₃/WO₃-graphene framework as a highly efficient anode for lithium-ion batteries is fabricated through a one-step template-free strategy.

ZnO/GQD nanocomposites exhibit markedly enhanced antimicrobial activity under UV photoirradiation as compared to that in ambient room light, due to photo-induced generation of reactive oxygen species. The activity of the nanocomposite is also higher than that with the individual components.

Staircase superstructures of nanocuboids are achieved using two-stage droplet evaporation and SERS performances are demonstrated with layer dependency.

We fabricate a Janus wire mesh by laser structuring and subsequent fluorosilane/graphene oxide modification for efficient oil/water separation.

A facile active structure preservation (ASP) method was developed to prepare self-functional graphitic carbon dots that integrate the features of antibiosis, pH-sensitive emission and detection of Al(III).

High-performance photothermal agents have become particularly fascinating, however, the influence of crystallization nature on their photothermal performance remains elusive.

A facile dissolution–regeneration strategy is proposed to construct large-scale flexible SnS₂/sulfur-doped graphene composites as anodes for LIBs and SIBs.

The semiconductor and metallic conductivities can be co-realized in homogeneous 2D-PANI simply by controlling the thickness.

A novel multifunctional platform based on MoS₂ nanosheets was designed for photothermal enhanced CpG delivery and cancer immunotherapy.

1T/2H Mo_1−xW_xS₂ phase-heterostructures were prepared via a one-step liquid-phase method, and showed composition- and phase-dependent electrochemical and electronic properties.

We develop a series of sensors for targeting mitochondria and microbes based on luminescent nanomaterials, which consist of TPE peripheries and N-heterocycles and are excited by one- or two-photon excitation.

Double PEGylated RGO-IONP exhibited ultra-long circulation half-life and high tumor accumulation for multimodality imaging.

For the first time a label- and enzyme-free platform for the operation of a series of advanced logic devices is constructed; introducing negative logic, a label- and enzyme-free comparator was also successfully realized.