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Genç A, Patarroyo J, Sancho-Parramon J, Arenal R, Bastús NG, Puntes V, Arbiol J. Asymmetrical Plasmon Distribution in Hybrid AuAg Hollow/Solid Coded Nanotubes. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:992. [PMID: 36985887 PMCID: PMC10051431 DOI: 10.3390/nano13060992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Morphological control at the nanoscale paves the way to fabricate nanostructures with desired plasmonic properties. In this study, we discuss the nanoengineering of plasmon resonances in 1D hollow nanostructures of two different AuAg nanotubes, including completely hollow nanotubes and hybrid nanotubes with solid Ag and hollow AuAg segments. Spatially resolved plasmon mapping by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) revealed the presence of high order resonator-like modes and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) modes in both nanotubes. The experimental findings accurately correlated with the boundary element method (BEM) simulations. Both experiments and simulations revealed that the plasmon resonances are intensely present inside the nanotubes due to plasmon hybridization. Based on the experimental and simulated results, we show that the novel hybrid AuAg nanotubes possess two significant coexisting features: (i) LSPRs are distinctively generated from the hollow and solid parts of the hybrid AuAg nanotube, which creates a way to control a broad range of plasmon resonances with one single nanostructure, and (ii) the periodicity of the high-order modes are disrupted due to the plasmon hybridization by the interaction of solid and hollow parts, resulting in an asymmetrical plasmon distribution in 1D nanostructures. The asymmetry could be modulated/engineered to control the coded plasmonic nanotubes.
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- Aziz Genç
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragon (INMA), CSIC-U de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas (LMA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- ARAID Foundation, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Kim J, Kim JM, Ha M, Oh JW, Nam JM. Polysorbate- and DNA-Mediated Synthesis and Strong, Stable, and Tunable Near-Infrared Photoluminescence of Plasmonic Long-Body Nanosnowmen. ACS NANO 2021; 15:19853-19863. [PMID: 34807582 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c07319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Direct photoluminescence (PL) from metal nanoparticles (NPs) without chemical dyes is promising for sensing and imaging applications since this offers a highly tunable platform for controlling and enhancing the signals in various conditions and does not suffer from photobleaching or photoblinking. It is, however, difficult to synthesize metal NPs with a high quantum yield (QY), particularly in the near-infrared (NIR) region where deep penetration and reduced light scattering are advantageous for bioimaging. Herein, we designed and synthesized Au-Ag long-body nanosnowman structures (LNSs), facilitated by polysorbate 20 (Tween 20). The DNA-engineered conductive junction between the head and body parts results in a charge transfer plasmon (CTP) mode in the NIR region. The junction morphology can be controlled by the DNA sequence on the Au core, and polythymine and polyadenine induced thick and thin junctions, respectively. We found that the LNSs with a thicker conductive junction generates the stronger CTP peak and PL signal than the LNSs with a thinner junction. The Au-Ag LNSs showed much higher intensities in both PL and QY than widely studied Au nanorods with similar localized surface plasmon resonance wavelengths, and notably, the LNSs displayed high photostability and robust, sustainable PL signals under continuous laser exposure for >15 h. Moreover, the PL emission from Au-Ag LNSs could be imaged in a deeper scattering medium than fluorescent silica NPs. Finally, highly robust PL-based cell images can be obtained using Au-Ag LNSs without significant signal change while repetitively imaging cells. The results offer the insights in plasmonic NIR probe design, and show that chemical dye-free LNSs can be a very promising candidate with a high QY and a robust, reliable NIR PL signal for NIR sensing and imaging applications.
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- Jiyeon Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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Visheratina A, Kumar P, Kotov N. Engineering of inorganic nanostructures with hierarchy of chiral geometries at multiple scales. AIChE J 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Biointerfaces Institute University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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Bukhari SNA. Nanotherapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease with Preclinical Evaluation and Clinical Trials: Challenges, Promises and Limitations. Curr Drug Deliv 2021; 19:17-31. [PMID: 34514990 DOI: 10.2174/1567201818666210910162750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common form of dementia worldwide. Currently, there is no disease-modifying AD drug, and the development of effective treatments is made even harder by the highly selective nature of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) that allows the passage only of molecules with specific chemical-physical properties. In this context, nanomedicine and its nanoparticles (NPs) offer potential solutions to the challenge of AD therapy, in particular, the requirements for i) BBB crossing, ii) multitarget therapy iii) enhancement of pharmacokinetics; and iv) more precise delivery. In addition, the possibility to optimize NP biophysical and biological (i.e. target-specific ligands) properties allows for highly tailored delivery platforms. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that nanotherapeutics provide superior pharmacokinetics and brain uptake than free drugs and, on the other hand, these are also able to mitigate the side-effects of the symptomatic treatments approved by the FDA. Among the plethora of potential AD nanodrugs, multitarget nanotherapeutics are considered the most promising strategy due to their ability to hit simultaneously multiple pathogenic factors, while nano-nutraceuticals are emerging as interesting tools in the treatment/prevention of AD. This review provides a comprehensive overview of nanomedicine in AD therapy, focusing on key optimization of NPs properties, most promising nanotherapeutics in preclinical studies and difficulties that are limiting the efficient translation from bench to bedside.
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- Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Aljouf, Sakaka, 2014. Saudi Arabia
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Wang X, Liu C, Gao C, Yao K, Masouleh SSM, Berté R, Ren H, Menezes LDS, Cortés E, Bicket IC, Wang H, Li N, Zhang Z, Li M, Xie W, Yu Y, Fang Y, Zhang S, Xu H, Vomiero A, Liu Y, Botton GA, Maier SA, Liang H. Self-Constructed Multiple Plasmonic Hotspots on an Individual Fractal to Amplify Broadband Hot Electron Generation. ACS NANO 2021; 15:10553-10564. [PMID: 34114794 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c03218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Plasmonic nanoparticles are ideal candidates for hot-electron-assisted applications, but their narrow resonance region and limited hotspot number hindered the energy utilization of broadband solar energy. Inspired by tree branches, we designed and chemically synthesized silver fractals, which enable self-constructed hotspots and multiple plasmonic resonances, extending the broadband generation of hot electrons for better matching with the solar radiation spectrum. We directly revealed the plasmonic origin, the spatial distribution, and the decay dynamics of hot electrons on the single-particle level by using ab initio simulation, dark-field spectroscopy, pump-probe measurements, and electron energy loss spectroscopy. Our results show that fractals with acute tips and narrow gaps can support broadband resonances (400-1100 nm) and a large number of randomly distributed hotspots, which can provide unpolarized enhanced near field and promote hot electron generation. As a proof-of-concept, hot-electron-triggered dimerization of p-nitropthiophenol and hydrogen production are investigated under various irradiations, and the promoted hot electron generation on fractals was confirmed with significantly improved efficiency.
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- Xi Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80539 München, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80539 München, Germany
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80539 München, Germany
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80539 München, Germany
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901 Recife-PE, Brazil
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80539 München, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710061, P R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Power Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P.R. China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Weijin Road 94, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron, and Ion Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- Division of Materials Science, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, S-97187 Luleå, Sweden
- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, I-30172 Venezia Mestre, Italy
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- State Key Lab of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80539 München, Germany
- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, England
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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Liu J, Huang J, Niu W, Tan C, Zhang H. Unconventional-Phase Crystalline Materials Constructed from Multiscale Building Blocks. Chem Rev 2021; 121:5830-5888. [PMID: 33797882 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Crystal phase, an intrinsic characteristic of crystalline materials, is one of the key parameters to determine their physicochemical properties. Recently, great progress has been made in the synthesis of nanomaterials with unconventional phases that are different from their thermodynamically stable bulk counterparts via various synthetic methods. A nanocrystalline material can also be viewed as an assembly of atoms with long-range order. When larger entities, such as nanoclusters, nanoparticles, and microparticles, are used as building blocks, supercrystalline materials with rich phases are obtained, some of which even have no analogues in the atomic and molecular crystals. The unconventional phases of nanocrystalline and supercrystalline materials endow them with distinctive properties as compared to their conventional counterparts. This Review highlights the state-of-the-art progress of nanocrystalline and supercrystalline materials with unconventional phases constructed from multiscale building blocks, including atoms, nanoclusters, spherical and anisotropic nanoparticles, and microparticles. Emerging strategies for engineering their crystal phases are introduced, with highlights on the governing parameters that are essential for the formation of unconventional phases. Phase-dependent properties and applications of nanocrystalline and supercrystalline materials are summarized. Finally, major challenges and opportunities in future research directions are proposed.
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- Jiawei Liu
- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P.R. China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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S. S. dos Santos P, M. M. M. de Almeida J, Pastoriza-Santos I, C. C. Coelho L. Advances in Plasmonic Sensing at the NIR-A Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:2111. [PMID: 33802958 PMCID: PMC8002678 DOI: 10.3390/s21062111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) are among the most common and powerful label-free refractive index-based biosensing techniques available nowadays. Focusing on LSPR sensors, their performance is highly dependent on the size, shape, and nature of the nanomaterial employed. Indeed, the tailoring of those parameters allows the development of LSPR sensors with a tunable wavelength range between the ultra-violet (UV) and near infra-red (NIR). Furthermore, dealing with LSPR along optical fiber technology, with their low attenuation coefficients at NIR, allow for the possibility to create ultra-sensitive and long-range sensing networks to be deployed in a variety of both biological and chemical sensors. This work provides a detailed review of the key science underpinning such systems as well as recent progress in the development of several LSPR-based biosensors in the NIR wavelengths, including an overview of the LSPR phenomena along recent developments in the field of nanomaterials and nanostructure development towards NIR sensing. The review ends with a consideration of key advances in terms of nanostructure characteristics for LSPR sensing and prospects for future research and advances in this field.
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- Paulo S. S. dos Santos
- INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, and Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal;
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal;
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Universitario Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain;
- SERGAS-UVIGO, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), 36312 Vigo, Spain
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- INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, and Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal;
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Han M, Wang N, Zhang B, Xia Y, Li J, Han J, Yao K, Gao C, He C, Liu Y, Wang Z, Seifitokaldani A, Sun X, Liang H. High-Valent Nickel Promoted by Atomically Embedded Copper for Efficient Water Oxidation. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Mei Han
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal H3A 0C5, Canada
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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Sun S, Kong D, Li D, Liao X, Liu D, Mao S, Zhang Z, Wang L, Han X. Atomistic Mechanism of Stress-Induced Combined Slip and Diffusion in Sub-5 Nanometer-Sized Ag Nanowires. ACS NANO 2019; 13:8708-8716. [PMID: 31318525 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b00474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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With continuous minimization of nanodevices, the dimensions of metallic materials used in nanodevices decrease to a few nanometers. Understanding the structural stability and deformation behavior of these small-sized metallic materials is important for their practical applications. Here we report our atomic-resolution observation of the deformation processes of Ag nanowires with widths of ∼3 nm. The nanowires under tension experienced plastic deformation via partial dislocation activities, which led to deformation twinning in and homogeneous elongation of the nanowires, and surface atom diffusion that reduced the nanowires' width but did not contribute to the nanowire elongation. The diffusion of surface atoms was initiated at surface steps introduced by the partial dislocation activities, leading to fracture of the nanowires with relatively low homogeneous elongation.
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- Shiduo Sun
- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids , Beijing University of Technology , Beijing 100124 , China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids , Beijing University of Technology , Beijing 100124 , China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids , Beijing University of Technology , Beijing 100124 , China
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- School of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Mechatronic Engineering , University of Sydney , Sydney 2006 , Australia
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids , Beijing University of Technology , Beijing 100124 , China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids , Beijing University of Technology , Beijing 100124 , China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids , Beijing University of Technology , Beijing 100124 , China
- Department of Materials Science , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids , Beijing University of Technology , Beijing 100124 , China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids , Beijing University of Technology , Beijing 100124 , China
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Liang H, Ren H, Guo Y, Fang Y. Shape-engineered silver nanocones for refractive index plasmonic nanosensors. OPTICS LETTERS 2019; 44:3713-3716. [PMID: 31368950 DOI: 10.1364/ol.44.003713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Silver nanocones with tunable plasmon resonances and high refractive index (RI) sensitivity have attracted much attention. Herein, through systematic measuring of the RI sensitivities of silver nanocones with different geometric parameters, the size and shape effects are investigated. The results show that RI sensitivities increase as silver nanocones become longer and the widths of their heads become smaller. Through engineering of the outline symmetry, the silver nanocones exhibit RI sensitivity as high as 910 nm/RIU (RI unit) and the figure of merit arrives at 3.8.
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Zhou Y, Zhao H, Ma D, Rosei F. Harnessing the properties of colloidal quantum dots in luminescent solar concentrators. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:5866-5890. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00701a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This review summarizes the recent progress, challenges and perspectives of luminescent solar concentrators based on colloidal quantum dots via harnessing their properties.
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- Yufeng Zhou
- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Varennes
- Canada
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- College of Physics & The Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory
- Qingdao University
- P. R. China
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- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Varennes
- Canada
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- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Varennes
- Canada
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences
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Castagnola V, Cookman J, de Araújo JM, Polo E, Cai Q, Silveira CP, Krpetić Ž, Yan Y, Boselli L, Dawson KA. Towards a classification strategy for complex nanostructures. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2017; 2:187-198. [PMID: 32260640 DOI: 10.1039/c6nh00219f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The range of possible nanostructures is so large and continuously growing, that collating and unifying the knowledge connected to them, including their biological activity, is a major challenge. Here we discuss a concept that is based on the connection of microscopic features of the nanomaterials to their biological impacts. We also consider what would be necessary to identify the features that control their biological interactions, and make them resemble each other in a biological context.
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- V Castagnola
- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Gao J, Wu X, Li Q, Du S, Huang F, Liang L, Zhang H, Zhuge F, Cao H, Song Y. Template-Free Growth of Well-Ordered Silver Nano Forest/Ceramic Metamaterial Films with Tunable Optical Responses. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1605324. [PMID: 28218442 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201605324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Currently, the limitations of conventional methods for fabricating metamaterials composed of well-aligned nanoscale inclusions either lack the necessary freedom to tune the structural geometry or are difficult for large-area synthesis. In this Communication, the authors propose a fabrication route to create well-ordered silver nano forest/ceramic composite single-layer or multi-layer vertically stacked structures, as a distinctive approach to make large-area nanoscale metamaterials. To take advantage of direct growth, the authors fabricate single-layer nanocomposite films with a well-defined sub-5 nm interwire gap and an average nanowire diameter of ≈3 nm. Further, artificially constructed multilayer metamaterial films are easily fabricated by vertical integration of different single-layer metamaterial films. Based upon the thermodynamics as well as thin film growth dynamics theory, the growth mechanism is presented to elucidate the formation of such structure. Intriguing steady and transient optical properties in these assemblies are demonstrated, owing to their nanoscale structural anisotropy. The studies suggest that the self-organized nanocomposites provide an extensible material platform to manipulate optical response in the region of sub-5 nm scale.
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- Junhua Gao
- Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protection Technologies of Zhejiang Province Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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Xu Z, Liu Y, Ren F, Yang F, Ma D. Development of functional nanostructures and their applications in catalysis and solar cells. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Tong X, Liang H, Liu Y, Tan L, Ma D, Zhao Y. Anisotropic optical properties of oriented silver nanorice and nanocarrots in stretched polymer films. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:8858-8863. [PMID: 25909511 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr01782c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Stretching-induced orientation of both silver nanorice and silver nanocarrots dispersed in or deposited on the surface of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) films was investigated using polarized UV-visible-near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results show that the film stretching not only aligns the long axis of individual nanorice or nanocarrots preferentially along the stretching direction, but also induces assembly of these nanostructures into oriented arrays of random lengths in the deformation process. Consequently, the longitudinal surface plasmon resonance peaked at 820 nm for nanorice and 1050 nm for nanocarrots before stretching can be replaced by continuous extinction over the entire 800-1800 nm NIR spectral range after stretching. Stretched PVA films containing either silver nanorice or nanocarrots thus display polarization-dependent transmission of NIR light.
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- Xia Tong
- Département de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1.
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Zhan Z, Xu R, Mi Y, Zhao H, Lei Y. Highly Controllable Surface Plasmon Resonance Property by Heights of Ordered Nanoparticle Arrays Fabricated via a Nonlithographic Route. ACS NANO 2015; 9:4583-4590. [PMID: 25812724 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b01226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Perfectly ordered nanoparticle arrays are fabricated on large-area substrates (>cm(2)) via a cost-effective nonlithographic route. Different surface plasmon resonance (SPR) modes focus consequently on their own positions due to the identical shape and uniform size and distance of these plasmonic metallic nanoparticles (Ag and Au). On the basis of this and FDTD (finite-difference time-domain) simulation, this work reveals the variation of all SPR parameters (position, intensity, width, and mode) with nanoparticle heights, which demonstrates that the effect of heights are different in various stages. On increasing the heights, the major dipole SPR mode precisely blue-shifts from the near-infrared to the visible region with intensity strengthening, a peak narrowing effect, and multipole modes excitation in the UV-vis range. The intensity of multipole modes can be manipulated to be equal to or even greater than the major dipole SPR mode. After coating conformal TiO2 shells on these nanoparticle arrays by atomic layer deposition, the strengthening of the SPR modes with increasing the heights results in the multiplying of the photocurrent (from ∼2.5 to a maximum 90 μA cm(-2)) in this plasmonic-metal-semiconductor-incorporated system. This simple but effective adjustment for all SPR parameters provides guidance for the future design of plasmonic metallic nanostructures, which is significant for SPR applications.
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Lv W, Zhu Y, Niu Y, Huo W, Li K, Zhu G, Liang Y, Wu W, He W. Assembly of anisotropic one dimensional Ag nanostructures through orientated attachment: on-axis or off-axis growth? RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra02018b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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van der Waals interaction (vdW) in both on-axis and off-axis attachments of 1D Ag nano-structures are investigated by molecular static calculations to understand the thermodynamics of 1D OA growth from an energy point of view.
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- Weiqiang Lv
- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Chengdu 611731
- PR China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Chengdu 611731
- PR China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Chengdu 611731
- PR China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Chengdu 611731
- PR China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Chengdu 611731
- PR China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Chengdu 611731
- PR China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Chengdu 611731
- PR China
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- Department of Chemistry
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Hong Kong SAR
- PR China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Chengdu 611731
- PR China
- Interdisciplinary Program in Materials Science
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Merlen A, Plathier J, Ruediger A. A near field optical image of a gold surface: a luminescence study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:21176-81. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05000b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have used the luminescence from a gold tip to study the optical near field properties of a gold surface.
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- A. Merlen
- IM2NP
- UMR 7334
- Site de l'Université de Toulon
- 83957 La Garde Cedex
- France
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- INRS
- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications
- Varennes
- J3X 1S2 Canada
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- INRS
- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications
- Varennes
- J3X 1S2 Canada
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Ivanov VK, Fedorov PP, Baranchikov AY, Osiko VV. Oriented attachment of particles: 100 years of investigations of non-classical crystal growth. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2014. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sun W, Boulais E, Hakobyan Y, Wang WL, Guan A, Bathe M, Yin P. Casting inorganic structures with DNA molds. Science 2014; 346:1258361. [PMID: 25301973 DOI: 10.1126/science.1258361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We report a general strategy for designing and synthesizing inorganic nanostructures with arbitrarily prescribed three-dimensional shapes. Computationally designed DNA strands self-assemble into a stiff "nanomold" that contains a user-specified three-dimensional cavity and encloses a nucleating gold "seed." Under mild conditions, this seed grows into a larger cast structure that fills and thus replicates the cavity. We synthesized a variety of nanoparticles with 3-nanometer resolution: three distinct silver cuboids with three independently tunable dimensions, silver and gold nanoparticles with diverse cross sections, and composite structures with homo- and heterogeneous components. The designer equilateral silver triangular and spherical nanoparticles exhibited plasmonic properties consistent with electromagnetism-based simulations. Our framework is generalizable to more complex geometries and diverse inorganic materials, offering a range of applications in biosensing, photonics, and nanoelectronics.
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- Wei Sun
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Zhan Z, Lei Y. Sub-100-nm nanoparticle arrays with perfect ordering and tunable and uniform dimensions fabricated by combining nanoimprinting with ultrathin alumina membrane technique. ACS NANO 2014; 8:3862-3868. [PMID: 24611800 DOI: 10.1021/nn500713h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This work reports a nonlithographic nanopatterning approach to fabricate perfectly ordered nanoparticle arrays with tunable and uniform dimensions from about 30 to 80 nm and strict periods of 100 nm in a square lattice on large-area substrates by combining nanoimprinting with ultrathin alumina membrane technique. There is no requirement of any organic layer to support an ultrathin membrane in our novel route, which totally addressed the problems of nonuniform pores in prepatterned alumina templates and contamination during sample preparation, and thus is indispensable for our fabrication of ideally regular nanoparticle arrays on various kinds of substrates (such as flexible plastic). The effect of imprinted pressure on the prepatterning of Al foil was also studied in order to ensure the reusability of the precious imprinting stamps. This simple but efficient method provides a cost-effective platform for the fabrication of perfectly ordered nanostructures on substrates for various applications in nanotechnology.
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- Zhibing Zhan
- Institute of Physics & Institute of Micro- and Nanotechnologies (ZIK MacroNano), Technische Universität Ilmenau , 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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