Themed collection 2024 Nanoscale HOT Article Collection

Recent progress on nickel phthalocyanine-based electrocatalysts is reviewed, focusing on their specific strategies, structure–performance relationship and CO₂-to-CO reaction mechanism.

The technique of Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy (SECCM) has been expanded in recent years, with new categories of materials being tested, implementation of new instrumental capabilities, and the rapid adoption of the technique worldwide.

This minireview covers recent advances in photoelectrochemical hydrogen production using I–III–VI QDs, detailing the material design strategies.

This minireview summarizes recent applications of machine learning interatomic potentials for predicting the stability and structures of solid-state surfaces.

This review has focused on the up-to-date development of targeted drug delivery systems to GBM, with specific emphasis on the utilization of nanorobotic delivery systems for active targeting.

This review delves into enzyme-mimic catalysis of metal nanoclusters based on a hierarchical structure scheme reminiscent of proteins. Biomedical applications established by the enzyme-mimic catalysis of clusters have also been outlined.

Changes in the atomic structure of nanoparticles, core-to-shell ratio and composition lead to fine tuning of the catalytic properties.

A systematic summary of recent disinfection developments based on inorganic nanomaterials, which hold great potential for future photocatalytic antibacterial applications, has been exhibited.

The development of UES is summarized from the kinetics and thermodynamics viewpoint. Challenges and future development are also discussed.

In situ peptide assemblies have attracted considerable attention as promising alternatives in bacterial infection imaging and treatment.

Advances in functional biomaterial designs for assisting CAR-T therapy against solid tumors.

This work demonstrated that the stability of a nanocluster-based crystalline system should be assessed from both the cluster individual and the cluster collective aspects.

Three structurally new polyoxometalate-templated silver clusters have been synthesized using a facile solvothermal approach, the resulting three clusters exhibit distinct temperature-dependent photoluminescence and photothermal conversion properties.

Inorganic cesium lead bromide nanocrystals (CsPbBr₃ NCs) hold promising prospects for high performance green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) due to their exceptional color purity and high luminescence efficiency.

We report the synthesis of nanoporous Cu/Ag bimetallic triangular nanoprisms (BTNPs) using a galvanic replacement method.

Nutritional metal element-fusion peptide heterostructured nanocoating-decorated PEEK implants were fabricated for photoactivated pathogen disinfection, enhanced angiogenesis, and osteogenesis, promoting improved osseointegration.

The unbiased fluorescence monitoring of exciton–exciton annihilation kinetics reveals an exciton diffusion length exceeding 70 nm in highly concentrated, disordered, dye-loaded organic nanoparticles.

Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations show that a previously unreported two-dimensional ice-like water adlayer structure, termed Ice-AL-II, can form on mica surfaces under ambient conditions.

Illustration of FCM nanoparticles synthesis and its anticancer mechanism, highlighting its high microwave sensitivity and thermal conversion efficiency for synergistic microwave thermal therapy (MTT) and microwave dynamic therapy (MDT).

Magnetic coordination complexes interact strongly with maghemite nanoparticles, increasing their magnetic anisotropy and remaining coupled up to room temperature.

The BSNT ferroelectric submicron powder tribocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen with rate of 200 μmol/h/g and tribocatalytic degradation of RhB dyes with efficiency 96% in 2 hours, •OH and •O₂⁻ play crucial roles in tribocatalysis.

Study of three antimony-based nanomaterials' behaviour in biological conditions and the influence of the synthesis on their oxidation state and stability in this environment.

Gold nanoparticle-induced endothelial leakiness and paracellular transport can be controlled or partially negated by preformed plasma protein coronas.

Two superatomic silver nanoclusters (Ag₁₇ and Ag₃₂) with similar outer shells were constructed by adjusting phosphine ligands, and their PL intensity and QY varied greatly because of the different surface rigidity.

The a-NbS₄/20%VGCF@15%Li₇P₃S₁₁ nanocomposite shows superior electronic/ionic conductivity by five and two orders of magnitude of those of NbS₄, enabling all-solid-state lithium batteries with enhanced electrochemical performances.

By combining monolayer MoSe₂ with plasmonic nanostructure, the photodetector demonstrates a high photocurrent circular dichroism (CD) of 0.35 at 810 nm and a linear polarization (LP) of 0.4 at 633 nm.

We developed monolayer Dy₂O₃-PMA nanosheets and nanotubes based on microwave-assisted synthesis, with which high-energy input enabling faster and dynamically driven growth of nanomaterials, resulting in high-purity and narrow size distribution.

A novel nanodrug constructed from hydrophobic drug-inhibitor conjugates through a protonated strategy to synergistically reverse MDR and inhibit tumor growth.

A highly luminescent Au₃₉(SR)₂₉ nanocluster is obtained, with its emission at 915 nm and 19% quantum yield in solution and 32% in films at room temperature.

An innovative, low-temperature, post-liftoff-free, seed-confined fabrication strategy is developed to achieve designated patterns of flower-shaped AgBiS₂ nanostructures on rigid or flexible substrates for broadband and eco-friendly photodetectors.

The S-scheme heterojunction formed by C₃N₄ and CuO effectively improves the degradation and mineralization efficiency of tetracycline.

We demonstrate a phototransistor based on a PdSe₂/Si heterojunction on a SOI substrate, which exhibits high photoelectric performance. The photoelectric performance of the device can be further improved under gate voltage regulation.

An approach to image 3D stray-field components by using a Fe₃O₄ nanoparticle sensor is provided. This technique offers a way to observe the out-of-plane and in-plane stray-field components, and paves a way for the development of spintronic devices.

Boron nanosheets improve evaporation rates of hydrogel-based solar vapour generators. The extensive B–O bonds lead to high energy conversion efficiency and reduce water evaporation enthalpy. The system also shows high salt resistance and high durability.

Gradient oxygen doping triggered a microscale built-in electric field in CdIn₂S₄ for highly efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting.

Iron–chromium flow batteries (ICRFBs) are regarded as one of the most promising large-scale energy storage devices with broad application prospects in recent years. In this work, active learning is used to explore the most optimized cases considering the highest energy efficiency and capacity.

We present an approach to prepare Pd₅₈Ni₄₂/N-TBA-V₂CT_x electrocatalysts for highly efficient hydrogen evolution through in situ growth nanodendritic PdNi nanosheets on nitrogen-doped V₂CT_x supports.

The interlayer bond polarizability model is improved to quantitatively understand the twist-angle and excitation-energy dependent Raman intensity profile of layer-breathing modes in polynary van der Waals heterostructures.

FeCoP nanosheets anchored by Ru NPs (r-Ru/FeCoP) were synthesized using an oxygen defect-assisted-gas-phase phosphorization strategy. The η₁₀₀ values of r-Ru/FeCoP are 0.8 and 0.58 times those of Pt/C and RuO₂ during the alkaline HER and OER.

Sn_0.2Mo_0.8S₂ nanorings with a mixed 1T/2H phase were synthesized by etching SnS₂ cores from Sn_1−xMo_xS₂/SnS₂ lateral heterostructures. Flexible electronic sensors based on these nanorings exhibited excellent temperature and strain sensing performance.

Investigation on the electronic and second harmonic generation (SHG) properties of Moiré superlattices in 2D bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) with varying twist angles using first-principles calculations.

We propose a multifunctional electrolyte additive, sodium gluconate (SG), which induces the growth of Zn (002) crystal plane by preferentially adsorbing on other crystal planes and thus inhibiting the growth of Zn dendrite.

CoP₃ is used to induce growth of the CoTiO₃ electronic attraction center. It acts as the active reduction site for HER and enhances the photocatalytic performance of the pristine catalyst. The resulting catalyst has a higher redox capability.

Superchiral resonances of silicon metasurfaces are controlled by manipulation of their excited electric and magnetic multipoles.

In this work, we designed a microenvironment-responsive nano-delivery system to enhance the therapeutic effect of chemotherapy, which provided a feasible scheme to solve drug resistance and achieve targeted therapy.