Themed collection Nanoscale Covers

Classification of different LIG precursors, along with a plot of speed vs. resolution highlighting the typical trade-off that exists in LIG microelectrode manufacturing and state-of-the-art printing technologies.

Multifunctional conductive MOFs with engineered charge-transport pathways enable broad utility from energy storage to catalysis and electronics.

This review summarizes the material properties, device structure, integration design, and the latest optical communication application scenarios of perovskite photodetectors.

Advancing clean energy catalysis, nanozymes deliver robust, low-cost, tunable activity; this review outlines applications, design strategies, challenges, and prospects.

Electrospray ionisation coupled with mass spectrometry provides atomic-level insights into the composition, structure, and properties of nanoclusters while also serving as a versatile methodology for material synthesis.

Post-synthetic incorporation of amino acids into the Zr-based metal–organic framework DUT-67 via relatively green methods yields materials with enhanced CO₂ affinity.

Ultrathin inorganic oxide coatings can improve selectivity in photo- and electrocatalysis, but they also bury active sites and impede transport of the desired reactants.

Tailoring the structural properties of heavy-metal-free CuInSe₂ nanoparticles via Response Surface Analysis.

Electrospun polymer mats embedding a Ni–Fe molecular chain magnet exhibit reversible thermo- and vapochromism with enhanced mechanical robustness.

Endohedral Eu doping modulated Y₆Y₈B₆₀, imparting a magnetic moment of 7μ_B.

Low aspect ratio nanopillars fail via brittle fracture, while high aspect ratio nanopillars are resilient, exhibiting recoverable deformation by buckling. Sapphire nanopillars are scratch-resistant and mechanically superior to silicon nanopillars.

Light-activated Au–SiO₂ Janus nanoparticles demonstrate tunable self-thermophoretic propulsion, overcoming Brownian diffusion through optical excitation—a minimal, fuel-free system to study active matter at the nanoscale.

MoSe₂/SWNT core–shell hybrids enable space-charge-limited conduction-based physical reservoir computing, achieving 90% NARMA2 accuracy and robust harmonic-rich waveform reconstruction.

The photocatalytic nitrogen fixation activity of V-doped NaNbO₃ and oxygen vacancy rich NaNbO₃ was compared under visible light illumination illustrating the effect of doping and oxygen vacancies on ammonia yield.

A novel photocatalytic shear-thickening chemical mechanical polishing (PSTCMP) method was developed using a custom-made polisher with a slurry containing ceria, corn starch, sodium bicarbonate, and deionized water.

A rapid one-step photochemical strategy yields either solid or hollow Au–polymer nanogels. The nanogels exhibit thermoresponsive catalytic activity, highlighting the potential of this approach for designing functional hybrid materials.

Deterministic mode identification in InP plasmonic nanowire lasers is realized by matching measured spectra with simulated effective indices, revealing mode evolution on SiO₂, Au, and graphene/Au for reliable nanolaser design.

The development of vaccine platforms that enable sustained codelivery of antigens and adjuvants remains a major challenge in modern vaccinology.

Magnetic particle imaging is an emerging imaging modality that can be used for non-radioactive, quantitative detection of lymph nodes. Here, we evaluate various SPION formulations to determine the optimal tracers for this application.

Nanocrossbar ferroelectric tunnel junctions (FTJs) with TiO_x/Y-doped HfO₂/Pt were fabricated at 25 nm. Direct tunneling was observed in the high-resistance state, achieving a TER ratio of 2.2 × 10³ for non-volatile memory for CMOS back-end integration.

A trilayer coaxial heterogeneous flexible neuronal electrode was reported, enabling precise and long-term electrophysiological signal recording and exhibiting great potential for neuroscience research, neural prosthetics, and diagnostic technologies.

This work introduces a sensor-array based on nano-graphene oxide and fluorophore conjugates, capable of detecting and identifying different microplastic compositions.

Using 4D STEM we observed that the interfacial electric field of GaN/AlN/AlGaN heterojunctions varies with the thickness of AlN. The phenomenon is related to the strain of the sample, and the corresponding performance of GaN HEMTs can be compared.

This study first reports a novel one-step microwave synthesis of MoO_3−x-TpTTA COF nanocomposite (NC). The NC enabled SERS detection of methylene blue (EF 7.76 × 10⁴) and demonstrated high reproducibility for Mancozeb detection with a 12.5 ppm LOD.

We determine the factors that influence nucleation and growth of VOOH with star morphology and evaluate its performance in Na-ion batteries, revealing how precursor chemistry and reaction kinetics shape structural evolution in this system.

This study employs a multiscale approach to investigate the interaction dynamics between the West Nile virus (WNV) envelope (E) protein and gold nanoclusters functionalized with DNA aptamers.

The variety of mesopores arising during dealumination in Y zeolites is characterized using 3D TEM. The formation of the mesopore architecture begins with isolated pores in defective regions and expands along preferential directions of propagation.