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Fan J, Wang L, Xiang X, Liu Y, Shi N, Lin Y, Xu D, Jiang J, Lai Y, Bao J, Han M. Porous Flower-Like Nanoarchitectures Derived from Nickel Phosphide Nanocrystals Anchored on Amorphous Vanadium Phosphate Nanosheet Nanohybrids for Superior Overall Water Splitting. Small Methods 2024:e2301279. [PMID: 38189527 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Abstract
Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) and phosphates (TM-Pis) nanostructures are promising functional materials for energy storage and conversion. Nonetheless, controllable synthesis of crystalline/amorphous heterogeneous TMPs/TM-Pis nanohybrids or related nanoarchitectures remains challenging, and their electrocatalytic applications toward overall water splitting (OWS) are not fully explored. Herein, the Ni2 P nanocrystals anchored on amorphous V-Pi nanosheet based porous flower-like nanohybrid architectures that are self-supported on carbon cloth (CC) substrate (Ni2 P/V-Pi/CC) are fabricated by conformal oxidation and phosphorization of pre-synthesized NiV-LDH/CC. Due to the unique microstructures and strong synergistic effects of crystalline Ni2 P and amorphous V-Pi components, the obtained Ni2 P/V-Pi/CC owns abundant active sites, suitable surface/interface electronic structure and optimized adsorption-desorption of reaction intermediates, resulting in outstanding electrocatalytic performances toward hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions in alkaline media. Correspondingly, the assembled Ni2 P/V-Pi/CC||Ni2 P/V-Pi/CC electrolyzer only needs an ultralow cell voltage (1.44 V) to deliver 10 mA cm-2 water-splitting currents, exceeding its counterparts, recently reported bifunctional catalysts-based devices, and Pt/C/CC||IrO2 /CC pairs. Moreover, the Ni2 P/V-Pi/CC||Ni2 P/V-Pi/CC manifests remarkable stability. Also, such device shows a certain prospect for OWS in acidic media. This work may spur the development of TMPs/TMPis-based nanohybrid architectures by combining structure and phase engineering, and push their applications in OWS or other clean energy options.
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- Jiayao Fan
- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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Benedet M, Gallo A, Maccato C, Rizzi GA, Barreca D, Lebedev OI, Modin E, McGlynn R, Mariotti D, Gasparotto A. Controllable Anchoring of Graphitic Carbon Nitride on MnO 2 Nanoarchitectures for Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:47368-47380. [PMID: 37769189 PMCID: PMC10571007 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
Abstract
The design and fabrication of eco-friendly and cost-effective (photo)electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key research goal for a proper management of water splitting to address the global energy crisis. In this work, we focus on the preparation of supported MnO2/graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) OER (photo)electrocatalysts by means of a novel preparation strategy. The proposed route consists of the plasma enhanced-chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD) of MnO2 nanoarchitectures on porous Ni scaffolds, the anchoring of controllable g-CN amounts by an amenable electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process, and the ultimate thermal treatment in air. The inherent method versatility and flexibility afforded defective MnO2/g-CN nanoarchitectures, featuring a g-CN content and nano-organization tunable as a function of EPD duration and the used carbon nitride precursor. Such a modulation had a direct influence on OER functional performances, which, for the best composite system, corresponded to an overpotential of 430 mV at 10 mA/cm2, a Tafel slope of ≈70 mV/dec, and a turnover frequency of 6.52 × 10-3 s-1, accompanied by a very good time stability. The present outcomes, comparing favorably with previous results on analogous systems, were rationalized on the basis of the formation of type-II MnO2/g-CN heterojunctions, and yield valuable insights into this class of green (photo)electrocatalysts for end uses in solar-to-fuel conversion and water treatment.
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- Mattia Benedet
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Padova University
and INSTM, 35131 Padova, Italy
- CNR-ICMATE
and INSTM, Department of Chemical Sciences, Padova University, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Padova University
and INSTM, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Padova University
and INSTM, 35131 Padova, Italy
- CNR-ICMATE
and INSTM, Department of Chemical Sciences, Padova University, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Padova University
and INSTM, 35131 Padova, Italy
- CNR-ICMATE
and INSTM, Department of Chemical Sciences, Padova University, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- CNR-ICMATE
and INSTM, Department of Chemical Sciences, Padova University, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Laboratoire
CRISMAT, UMR 6508 CNRS/ENSICAEN/UCBN, 14050 Caen Cedex 4, France
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- CIC
nanoGUNE BRTA, Donostia, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- School
of Engineering, Ulster University, 2-24 York Street, Belfast BT15 1AP, Northern Ireland
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- School
of Engineering, Ulster University, 2-24 York Street, Belfast BT15 1AP, Northern Ireland
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Padova University
and INSTM, 35131 Padova, Italy
- CNR-ICMATE
and INSTM, Department of Chemical Sciences, Padova University, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Ahmad W, Hou Y, Khan R, Wang L, Zhou S, Wang K, Wan Z, Zhou S, Yan W, Ling M, Liang C. V-Integration Modulates t 2g -Electrons of a Single Crystal Ir 1- x (Ir 0.8 V 0.2 O 2 ) x -BHC for Boosted and Durable OER in Acidic Electrolyte. Small Methods 2023:e2201247. [PMID: 37086116 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Realizing efficacious π-donation from the O 2p orbital to electron-deficient metal (t2g ) d-orbitals along with separately tuned adsorption of *O and *OOH, is an imperious pre-requisite for an electrocatalyst design to demonstrate boosted oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance. To regulate the π-donation and the adsorption ability for *O and *OOH, herein, a facile strategy to modulate the electron transfer from electron-rich t2g -orbitals to electron-deficient t2g -orbitals, via strong π-donation from the π-symmetry lone pairs of the bridging O2- , and the d-band center of a biomimetic honeycomb (BHC)-like nanoarchitecture (Ir1- x (Ir0.8 V0.2 O2 )x -BHC) is introduced. The suitable integration of V heteroatoms in the single crystal system of IrO2 decreases the electron density on the neighboring Ir sites, and causes an upshift in the d-band center of Ir1- x (Ir0.8 V0.2 O2 )x -BHC, weakening the adsorption of *O while strengthening that of *OOH, lowers the energy barrier for OER. Therefore, BHC design demonstrates excellent OER performance (shows a small overpotential of 238 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 39.87 mV dec-1 ) with remarkable stability (130 h) in corrosive acidic electrolyte. This work opens a new corridor to design robust biomimetic nanoarchitectures of modulated π-symmetry (t2g ) d-orbitals and the band structure, to achieve excellent activity and durability in acidic environment.
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- Waqar Ahmad
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, 78 Jinhua Boulevard, Quzhou, 324000, China
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Anil Kumar Y, Koyyada G, Ramachandran T, Kim JH, Sajid S, Moniruzzaman M, Alzahmi S, Obaidat IM. Carbon Materials as a Conductive Skeleton for Supercapacitor Electrode Applications: A Review. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:1049. [PMID: 36985942 PMCID: PMC10057628 DOI: 10.3390/nano13061049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Supercapacitors have become a popular form of energy-storage device in the current energy and environmental landscape, and their performance is heavily reliant on the electrode materials used. Carbon-based electrodes are highly desirable due to their low cost and their abundance in various forms, as well as their ability to easily alter conductivity and surface area. Many studies have been conducted to enhance the performance of carbon-based supercapacitors by utilizing various carbon compounds, including pure carbon nanotubes and multistage carbon nanostructures as electrodes. These studies have examined the characteristics and potential applications of numerous pure carbon nanostructures and scrutinized the use of a wide variety of carbon nanomaterials, such as AC, CNTs, GR, CNCs, and others, to improve capacitance. Ultimately, this study provides a roadmap for producing high-quality supercapacitors using carbon-based electrodes.
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- Yedluri Anil Kumar
- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
- National Water and Energy Center, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 214-1 Daehak-ro 280, Gyeongsan 712-749, Gyeongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- National Water and Energy Center, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Physics, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 214-1 Daehak-ro 280, Gyeongsan 712-749, Gyeongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
- National Water and Energy Center, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
- National Water and Energy Center, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- National Water and Energy Center, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Physics, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
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Kagias M, Lee S, Friedman AC, Zheng T, Veysset D, Faraon A, Greer JR. Metasurface-Enabled Holographic Lithography for Impact-Absorbing Nanoarchitected Sheets. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2209153. [PMID: 36649979 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Nanoarchitected materials represent a class of structural meta-materials that utilze nanoscale features to achieve unconventional material properties such as ultralow density and high energy absorption. A dearth of fabrication methods capable of producing architected materials with sub-micrometer resolution over large areas in a scalable manner exists. A fabrication technique is presented that employs holographic patterns generated by laser exposure of phase metasurface masks in negative-tone photoresists to produce 30-40 µm-thick nanoarchitected sheets with 2.1 × 2.4 cm2 lateral dimensions and ≈500 nm-wide struts organized in layered 3D brick-and-mortar-like patterns to result in ≈50-70% porosity. Nanoindentation arrays over the entire sample area reveal the out-of-plane elastic modulus to vary between 300 MPa and 4 GPa, with irrecoverable post-elastic material deformation commencing via individual nanostrut buckling, densification within layers, shearing along perturbation perimeter, and tensile cracking. Laser induced particle impact tests (LIPIT) indicate specific inelastic energy dissipation of 0.51-2.61 MJ kg-1 , which is comparable to other high impact energy absorbing composites and nanomaterials, such as Kevlar/poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) composite, polystyrene, and pyrolized carbon nanolattices with 23% relative density. These results demonstrate that holographic lithography offers a promising platform for scalable manufacturing of nanoarchitected materials with impact resistant capabilities.
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- Matias Kagias
- Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
- Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
- Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
- Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
- Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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Ojha GP, Kang GW, Kuk YS, Hwang YE, Kwon OH, Pant B, Acharya J, Park YW, Park M. Silicon Carbide Nanostructures as Potential Carbide Material for Electrochemical Supercapacitors: A Review. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 13:150. [PMID: 36616060 PMCID: PMC9824291 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Silicon carbide (SiC) is a very promising carbide material with various applications such as electrochemical supercapacitors, photocatalysis, microwave absorption, field-effect transistors, and sensors. Due to its enticing advantages of high thermal stability, outstanding chemical stability, high thermal conductivity, and excellent mechanical behavior, it is used as a potential candidate in various fields such as supercapacitors, water-splitting, photocatalysis, biomedical, sensors, and so on. This review mainly describes the various synthesis techniques of nanostructured SiC (0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D) and its properties. Thereafter, the ongoing research trends in electrochemical supercapacitor electrodes are fully excavated. Finally, the outlook of future research directions, key obstacles, and possible solutions are emphasized.
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- Gunendra Prasad Ojha
- Carbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju-Gun, Chonbuk 55338, Republic of Korea
- Woosuk Institute of Smart Convergence Life Care (WSCLC), Woosuk University, Wanju, Chonbuk 55338, Republic of Korea
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- Research and Development Division, Korea Institute of Convergence Textile, Iksan, Chonbuk 54588, Republic of Korea
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- Convergence Research Division, Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency (KCARBON), Jeonju, Chonbuk 54853, Republic of Korea
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- Research and Development Division, Korea Institute of Convergence Textile, Iksan, Chonbuk 54588, Republic of Korea
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- Research and Development Division, Korea Institute of Convergence Textile, Iksan, Chonbuk 54588, Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju-Gun, Chonbuk 55338, Republic of Korea
- Woosuk Institute of Smart Convergence Life Care (WSCLC), Woosuk University, Wanju, Chonbuk 55338, Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju-Gun, Chonbuk 55338, Republic of Korea
- Woosuk Institute of Smart Convergence Life Care (WSCLC), Woosuk University, Wanju, Chonbuk 55338, Republic of Korea
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- Research and Development Division, Korea Institute of Convergence Textile, Iksan, Chonbuk 54588, Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju-Gun, Chonbuk 55338, Republic of Korea
- Woosuk Institute of Smart Convergence Life Care (WSCLC), Woosuk University, Wanju, Chonbuk 55338, Republic of Korea
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Woloszyn K, Vecchioni S, Ohayon YP, Lu B, Ma Y, Huang Q, Zhu E, Chernovolenko D, Markus T, Jonoska N, Mao C, Seeman NC, Sha R. Augmented DNA Nanoarchitectures: A Structural Library of 3D Self-Assembling Tensegrity Triangle Variants. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2206876. [PMID: 36100349 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The DNA tensegrity triangle is known to reliably self-assemble into a 3D rhombohedral crystalline lattice via sticky-end cohesion. Here, the library of accessible motifs is expanded through covalent extensions of intertriangle regions and sticky-end-coordinated linkages of adjacent triangles with double helical segments using both geometrically symmetric and asymmetric configurations. The molecular structures of 18 self-assembled architectures at resolutions of 3.32-9.32 Å are reported; the observed cell dimensions, cavity sizes, and cross-sectional areas agree with theoretical expectations. These data demonstrate that fine control over triclinic and rhombohedral crystal parameters and the customizability of more complex 3D DNA lattices are attainable via rational design. It is anticipated that augmented DNA architectures may be fine-tuned for the self-assembly of designer nanocages, guest-host complexes, and proscriptive 3D nanomaterials, as originally envisioned. Finally, designer asymmetric crystalline building blocks can be seen as a first step toward controlling and encoding information in three dimensions.
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- Karol Woloszyn
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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Han HJ, Cho SH, Han S, Jang JS, Lee GR, Cho EN, Kim SJ, Kim ID, Jang MS, Tuller HL, Cha JJ, Jung YS. Synergistic Integration of Chemo-Resistive and SERS Sensing for Label-Free Multiplex Gas Detection. Adv Mater 2021; 33:e2105199. [PMID: 34569647 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Practical sensing applications such as real-time safety alerts and clinical diagnoses require sensor devices to differentiate between various target molecules with high sensitivity and selectivity, yet conventional devices such as oxide-based chemo-resistive sensors and metal-based surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensors usually do not satisfy such requirements. Here, a label-free, chemo-resistive/SERS multimodal sensor based on a systematically assembled 3D cross-point multifunctional nanoarchitecture (3D-CMA), which has unusually strong enhancements in both "chemo-resistive" and "SERS" sensing characteristics is introduced. 3D-CMA combines several sensing mechanisms and sensing elements via 3D integration of semiconducting SnO2 nanowire frameworks and dual-functioning Au metallic nanoparticles. It is shown that the multimodal sensor can successfully estimate mixed-gas compositions selectively and quantitatively at the sub-100 ppm level, even for mixtures of gaseous aromatic compounds (nitrobenzene and toluene) with very similar molecular structures. This is enabled by combined chemo-resistive and SERS multimodal sensing providing complementary information.
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- Hyeuk Jin Han
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale West Campus, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Environment and Sustainable Resources Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 141 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34114, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale West Campus, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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Ruiz-Hitzky E, Ruiz-García C, Fernandes FM, Lo Dico G, Lisuzzo L, Prevot V, Darder M, Aranda P. Sepiolite-Hydrogels: Synthesis by Ultrasound Irradiation and Their Use for the Preparation of Functional Clay-Based Nanoarchitectured Materials. Front Chem 2021; 9:733105. [PMID: 34485248 PMCID: PMC8414812 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.733105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sepiolite and palygorskite fibrous clay minerals are 1D silicates featuring unique textural and structural characteristics useful in diverse applications, and in particular as rheological additives. Here we report on the ability of grinded sepiolite to generate highly viscous and stable hydrogels by sonomechanical irradiation (ultrasounds). Adequate drying of such hydrogels leads to low-density xerogels that show extensive fiber disaggregation compared to the starting sepiolite—whose fibers are agglomerated as bundles. Upon re-dispersion in water under high-speed shear, these xerogels show comparable rheological properties to commercially available defibrillated sepiolite products, resulting in high viscosity hydrogels that minimize syneresis. These colloidal systems are thus very interesting as they can be used to stabilize many diverse compounds as well as nano-/micro-particles, leading to the production of a large variety of composites and nano/micro-architectured solids. In this context, we report here various examples showing how colloidal routes based on sepiolite hydrogels can be used to obtain new heterostructured functional materials, based on their assembly to solids of diverse topology and composition such as 2D and 1D kaolinite and halloysite aluminosilicates, as well as to the 2D synthetic Mg,Al-layered double hydroxides (LDH).
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.,Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Faculté de Sciences, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.,IMDEA Materials Institute, Getafe, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.,Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.,Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, ICCF, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Khan I. Strategies for Improved Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Value-added Products by Highly Anticipated Copper-based Nanoarchitectures. CHEM REC 2021; 22:e202100219. [PMID: 34480411 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Uncontrolled CO2 emission from various industrial and domestic sources is a considerable threat to environmental sustainability. Scientists are trying to develop multiple approaches to not only reduce CO2 emissions but also utilize this potent pollutant to get economically feasible products. The electrochemical reduction of CO2 (ERC) is one way to effectively convert CO2 to more useful products (ranging from C1 to C5). Nevertheless, this process is kinetically hindered and less selective towards a specific product and, consequently, requires an efficient electrocatalyst with characteristics like selectivity, stability, reusability, low cost, and environmentally benign. Owing to specified commercial features, copper (Cu)-based materials are highly anticipated and widely investigated for the last two decades. However, their non-modified polycrystalline Cu forms usually lack selectivity and lower overpotential of CO2 reduction. Therefore, extensive research is in progress to induce various alterations ranging from morphological and surface chemistry tuning to structural and optoelectrical characteristics modifications. This review provides an overview of those strategies to improve the CO2 conversion efficiency through Cu-based ERC into valuable C1, C2, and higher molecular weight hydrocarbons. The thermodynamics and kinetics of CO2 reduction via Cu-based electrocatalysts are discussed in detail with the support of the first principle DFT-based models. In the last portion of the review, the reported mechanisms for various products are summarized, with a short overview of the outlook. This review is expected to provide important basics as well as advanced information for experienced as well as new researchers to develop various strategies for Cu and related materials to achieve improved ERC.
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- Ibrahim Khan
- School of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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Liu A, Zhang H, Xing C, Wang Y, Zhang J, Zhang X, Zhang S. Intensified Energy Storage in High-Voltage Nanohybrid Supercapacitors via the Efficient Coupling between TiNb 2O 7/Holey-rGO Nanoarchitectures and Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:21349-21361. [PMID: 33905225 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c03266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the energy storage mechanisms, interface compatibility, electrode-electrolyte coupling, and synergistic effects in carefully programmed nanoarchitectural electrodes and complicated electrolyte systems will provide a shortcut for designing better supercapacitors. Here, we report the intrinsic relationships between the electrochemical performances and microstructures or composition of complex nanoarchitectures and formulated electrolytes. We observed that isolated TiNb2O7 nanoparticles provided both a Faradaic intercalation contribution and a surface pseudocapacitance. The holey graphenes partitioned by nanoparticles not only fostered the fast transport of both electrons and ions but also provided additional electrical double-layer capacitance. The charge contributions from the diffusion-controlled intercalation process and capacitive behaviors, double-layer charging, and pseudocapacitance, were quantitatively distinguished in different electrolytes including a formulated ionic-liquid mixture, various nanocomposite ionogel electrolytes, and an organic LiPF6 electrolyte. A steered molecular dynamics simulation method was used to unveil the underlying principles governing the high-rate capability of holey nanoarchitectures. High energy density and high rate capability in solid-state supercapacitors were achieved using the Faradaic contributions from the lithium-ion insertion process and its surface charge-transfer process in combination with the non-Faradaic contribution from the double-layer effects. The work suggests that practical high-voltage supercapacitors with programmed performances and high safety can be realized via the efficient coupling between emerging nanoarchitectural electrodes and formulated high-voltage electrolytes.
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- Ao Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Division of Physical Science & Engineering, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Division of Physical Science & Engineering, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Park S, Shviro M, Hartmann H, Besmehn A, Mayer J, Stolten D, Carmo M. Nickel Structures as a Template Strategy to Create Shaped Iridium Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:13576-13585. [PMID: 33706507 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c23026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Low-cost, highly active, and highly stable catalysts are desired for the generation of hydrogen and oxygen using water electrolyzers. To enhance the kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction in an acidic medium, it is of paramount importance to redesign iridium electrocatalysts into novel structures with organized morphology and high surface area. Here, we report on the designing of a well-defined and highly active hollow nanoframe based on iridium. The synthesis strategy was to control the shape of nickel nanostructures on which iridium nanoparticles will grow. After the growth of iridium on the surface, the next step was to etch the nickel core to form the NiIr hollow nanoframe. The etching procedure was found to be significant in controlling the hydroxide species on the iridium surface and by that affecting the performance. The catalytic performance of the NiIr hollow nanoframe was studied for oxygen evolution reaction and shows 29 times increased iridium mass activity compared to commercially available iridium-based catalysts. Our study provides novel insights to control the fabrication of iridium-shaped catalysts using 3d transition metal as a template and via a facile etching step to steer the formation of hydroxide species on the surface. These findings shall aid the community to finally create stable iridium alloys for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyzers, and the strategy is also useful for many other electrochemical devices such as batteries, fuel cells, sensors, and solar organic cells.
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- Seongeun Park
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Electrochemical Process Engineering (IEK-14), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Electrochemical Process Engineering (IEK-14), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- ER-C 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- GFE, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Chair for Fuel Cells, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Electrochemical Process Engineering (IEK-14), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Ung C, Tsoli M, Liu J, Cassano D, Pocoví-Martínez S, Upton DH, Ehteda A, Mansfeld FM, Failes TW, Farfalla A, Katsinas C, Kavallaris M, Arndt GM, Vittorio O, Cirillo G, Voliani V, Ziegler DS. Doxorubicin-Loaded Gold Nanoarchitectures as a Therapeutic Strategy against Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:1278. [PMID: 33805713 PMCID: PMC7999568 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13061278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPGs) are highly aggressive paediatric brain tumours. Currently, irradiation is the only standard treatment, but is palliative in nature and most patients die within 12 months of diagnosis. Novel therapeutic approaches are urgently needed for the treatment of this devastating disease. We have developed non-persistent gold nano-architectures (NAs) functionalised with human serum albumin (HSA) for the delivery of doxorubicin. Doxorubicin has been previously reported to be cytotoxic in DIPG cells. In this study, we have preclinically evaluated the cytotoxic efficacy of doxorubicin delivered through gold nanoarchitectures (NAs-HSA-Dox). We found that DIPG neurospheres were equally sensitive to doxorubicin and doxorubicin-loaded NAs. Colony formation assays demonstrated greater potency of NAs-HSA-Dox on colony formation compared to doxorubicin. Western blot analysis indicated increased apoptotic markers cleaved Parp, cleaved caspase 3 and phosphorylated H2AX in NAs-HSA-Dox treated DIPG neurospheres. Live cell content and confocal imaging demonstrated significantly higher uptake of NAs-HSA-Dox into DIPG neurospheres compared to doxorubicin alone. Despite the potency of the NAs in vitro, treatment of an orthotopic model of DIPG showed no antitumour effect. This disparate outcome may be due to the integrity of the blood-brain barrier and highlights the need to develop therapies to enhance penetration of drugs into DIPG.
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- Caitlin Ung
- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
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- Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy; (D.C.); (S.P.-M.); (V.V.)
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- Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy; (D.C.); (S.P.-M.); (V.V.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash University, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- ACRF Drug Discovery Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.W.F.); (G.M.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (A.F.); (G.C.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
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- ACRF Drug Discovery Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.W.F.); (G.M.A.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (A.F.); (G.C.)
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- Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy; (D.C.); (S.P.-M.); (V.V.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia; (C.U.); (J.L.); (D.H.U.); (A.E.); (F.M.M.); (C.K.); (M.K.); (O.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia
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The ability to create nanoengineered silicon carbide (SiC) architectures is important for the diversity of optical, electronic, and mechanical applications. Here, we report a fabrication of periodic three-dimensional (3D) SiC nanoscale architectures using a self-assembled and designed 3D DNA-based framework. The assembly is followed by the templating into silica and subsequent conversion into SiC using a lower temperature pathway (<700 °C) via magnesium reduction. The formed SiC framework lattice has a unit size of about 50 nm and domains over 5 μm, and it preserves the integrity of the original 3D DNA lattice. The spectroscopic and electron microscopy characterizations reveal SiC crystalline morphology of 3D nanoarchitectured lattices, whereas electrical probing shows 2 orders of magnitude enhancements of electrical conductivity over the precursor silica framework. The reported approach offers a versatile methodology toward creating highly structured and spatially prescribed SiC nanoarchitectures through the DNA-programmable assembly and the combination of templating processes.
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- Aaron Michelson
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 United States
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 United States
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 United States
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 United States
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Park M, Gu M, Kim BS. Tailorable Electrocatalytic 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidation and H 2 Production: Architecture-Performance Relationship in Bifunctional Multilayer Electrodes. ACS Nano 2020; 14:6812-6822. [PMID: 32490662 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Water electrocatalytic splitting is considered as an ideal process for generating H2 without byproducts. However, in the water-splitting reaction, a high overpotential is needed to overcome the high-energy barrier due to the slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, we selected the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) oxidation reaction, which is thermodynamically favored, to replace the OER in the water-splitting process. We fabricated three-dimensional hybrid electrocatalytic electrodes via layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly for simultaneous HMF conversion and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) to investigate the effect of the nanoarchitecture of the electrode on the electrocatalytic activity. Nanosized graphene oxide was used as a negatively charged building block for LbL assembly to immobilize the two electroactive components: positively charged Au and Pd nanoparticles (NPs). The internal architecture of the LbL-assembled multilayer electrodes could be precisely controlled and their electrocatalytic performance could be modified by changing the nanoarchitecture of the electrode, including the thickness and position of the metal NPs. Even with a composition of the identical constituent NPs, the electrodes exhibited highly tunable electrocatalytic performance depending on the reaction kinetics as well as a diffusion-controlled process due to the sequential HMF oxidation and the HER. Furthermore, a bifunctional two-electrode electrolyzer for both the anodic HMF oxidation and the cathodic HER, which had an optimized LbL-assembled electrode for each reaction, exhibited the best full-cell electrocatalytic activity.
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- Minju Park
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Chen G, Huang S, Kou X, Zhu F, Ouyang G. Embedding Functional Biomacromolecules within Peptide-Directed Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Nanoarchitectures Enables Activity Enhancement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13947-13954. [PMID: 32400001 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Rationally tailoring a robust artificial coating can enhance the life-time of fragile biomacromolecules. However, the coating also can restrain the activity of the guest because of the decreased substrate accessibility. Herein, we report a peptide-directed strategy that enables in situ tailoring of the MOF-shrouded biohybrids into controllable nanoarchitectures. The MOF biohybrid can be shaped from different 3D microporous architectures into a 2D mesoporous layer by a peptide modulator. Using this mild strategy, we show that the nanoarchitectures of the MOF coatings significantly affect the biological functions of the contained biomacromolecules. The biomacromolecules entrapped within the novel 2D mesoporous spindle-shaped MOFs (2D MSMOFs) have significantly increased bioactivity compared to when encased within the hitherto explored 3D microporous MOFs. The improvement results from the shortened diffusion path and enlarged pore channel in 2D MSMOFs. Meanwhile, the thin 2D MSMOF layer also can provide excellent protection of the hosted biomacromolecules or protein-scaffolded biominerals through structural confinement.
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- Guosheng Chen
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Zhao B, Yu H, Pan K, Tan Z, Deng J. Multifarious Chiral Nanoarchitectures Serving as Handed-Selective Fluorescence Filters for Generating Full-Color Circularly Polarized Luminescence. ACS Nano 2020; 14:3208-3218. [PMID: 32022541 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A series of full-color circularly polarized luminescence (CPL)-active materials are fabricated by judiciously combining multifarious chiral nanoarchitectures with achiral fluorescence dyes. The investigated nanoarchitectures include organic polymer nanofibers, organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers, and inorganic nanoflowers. The as-prepared chiral nanoarchitectures all can act as handed-selective fluorescence filters to powerfully transform unpolarized fluorescent light into circularly polarized luminescence. Also notable, no interaction is required between chiral and fluorescent components for achieving CPL emission. The present study provides a convenient and universal approach for preparing full-color CPL materials. Following the strategy, numerous chiroptical materials with CPL performance can be expected due to the abundant chiral matters and achiral fluorophores.
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- Biao Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Kang Y, Henzie J, Gu H, Na J, Fatehmulla A, Shamsan BSA, Aldhafiri AM, Farooq WA, Bando Y, Asahi T, Jiang B, Li H, Yamauchi Y. Mesoporous Metal-Metalloid Amorphous Alloys: The First Synthesis of Open 3D Mesoporous Ni-B Amorphous Alloy Spheres via a Dual Chemical Reduction Method. Small 2020; 16:e1906707. [PMID: 32022431 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Selective hydrogenation of nitriles is an industrially relevant synthetic route for the preparation of primary amines. Amorphous metal-boron alloys have a tunable, glass-like structure that generates a high concentration of unsaturated metal surface atoms that serve as active sites in hydrogenation reactions. Here, a method to create nanoparticles composed of mesoporous 3D networks of amorphous nickel-boron (Ni-B) alloy is reported. The hydrogenation of benzyl cyanide to β-phenylethylamine is used as a model reaction to assess catalytic performance. The mesoporous Ni-B alloy spheres have a turnover frequency value of 11.6 h-1 , which outperforms non-porous Ni-B spheres with the same composition. The bottom-up synthesis of mesoporous transition metal-metalloid alloys expands the possible reactions that these metal architectures can perform while simultaneously incorporating more Earth-abundant catalysts.
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- Yunqing Kang
- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, No. 11 Building, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
- Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446-701, Republic of Korea
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Du M, Zhou K, Wang X, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Dong J, Wu L, Qiao Z, Chen G, Wang Q. Precise Fabrication of De Novo Nanoparticle Lattices on Dynamic 2D Protein Crystalline Lattices. Nano Lett 2020; 20:1154-1160. [PMID: 31874042 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The science of protein self-assembly has experienced significant development, from discrete building blocks of self-assembled nanoarchitectures to advanced nanostructures with adaptive functionalities. Despite the prominent achievements in the field, the desire of designing de novo protein-nanoparticle (NP) complexes and constructing dynamic NP systems remains highly challenging. In previous works, l-rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase (C98RhuA) tetramers were self-assembled into two-dimensional (2D) lattices via disulfide bond interactions. These interactions provided 2D lattices with high structural quality and a sophisticated assembly mode. In this study, we devised a rational design for RhuA building blocks to fabricate 2D functionalized protein lattices. More importantly, the lattices were used to direct the precise assembly of NPs into highly ordered and diverse nanoarchitectures. These structures can be employed as an excellent tool to adequately verify the self-assembly mode and structural quality of the designed RhuA crystals. The subsequent redesign of RhuA building blocks enabled us to predictably produce a novel protein lattice whose conformational dynamics can be controllably regulated. Thus, a dynamic system of AuNP lattices was achieved. Transmission electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering indicated the presence of these diverse NP lattices. This contribution enables the fabrication of future NP structures in a more programmable manner with more expected properties for potential applications in nanoelectronics and other fields.
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- Mingming Du
- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab , Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab , Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology , ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab , Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab , Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab , Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology , ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology , ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology , ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab , Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123 , China
- College of Materials Sciences and Optoelectronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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Ziarati A, Badiei A, Grillo R, Burgi T. 3D Yolk@Shell TiO 2- x/LDH Architecture: Tailored Structure for Visible Light CO 2 Conversion. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:5903-5910. [PMID: 30648384 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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CO2 photoconversion into hydrocarbon solar fuels by engineered semiconductors is considered as a feasible plan to address global energy requirements in times of global warming. In this regard, three-dimensional yolk@shell hydrogenated TiO2/Co-Al layered double hydroxide (3D Y@S TiO2- x/LDH) architecture was successfully assembled by sequential solvothermal, hydrogen treatment, and hydrothermal preparation steps. This architecture revealed a high efficiency for the photoreduction of CO2 to solar fuels, without a noble metal cocatalyst. The time-dependent experiment indicated that the production of CH3OH was almost selective until 2 h (up to 251 μmol/gcat. h), whereas CH4 was produced gradually by increasing the time of reaction to 12 h (up to 63 μmol/gcat. h). This significant efficiency can be ascribed to the engineering of 3D Y@S TiO2- x/LDH architecture with considerable CO2 sorption ability in mesoporous yolk@shell structure and LDH interlayer spaces. Also, oxygen vacancies in TiO2- x could provide excess sites for sorption, activation, and conversion of CO2. Furthermore, the generated Ti3+ ions in the Y@S TiO2 structure as well as connecting of structure with LDH plates can facilitate the charge separation and decrease the band gap of nanoarchitecture to the visible region.
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- Abolfazl Ziarati
- School of Chemistry, College of Science , University of Tehran , Tehran 1417614418 , Iran
- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Geneva , 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet , Geneva 4 1211 , Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry, College of Science , University of Tehran , Tehran 1417614418 , Iran
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- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Geneva , 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet , Geneva 4 1211 , Switzerland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Geneva , 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet , Geneva 4 1211 , Switzerland
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Ruiz-Hitzky E, Aranda P, Akkari M, Khaorapapong N, Ogawa M. Photoactive nanoarchitectures based on clays incorporating TiO 2 and ZnO nanoparticles. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2019; 10:1140-1156. [PMID: 31293852 PMCID: PMC6604728 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Thought as raw materials clay minerals are often disregarded in the development of advanced materials. However, clays of natural and synthetic origin constitute excellent platforms for developing nanostructured functional materials for numerous applications. They can be easily assembled to diverse types of nanoparticles provided with magnetic, electronic, photoactive or bioactive properties, allowing to overcome drawbacks of other types of substrates in the design of functional nanoarchitectures. Within this scope, clays can be of special relevance in the production of photoactive materials as they offer an advantageous way for the stabilization and immobilization of diverse metal-oxide nanoparticles. The controlled assembly under mild conditions of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles with clay minerals to give diverse clay-semiconductor nanoarchitectures are summarized and critically discussed in this review article. The possibility to use clay minerals as starting components showing different morphologies, such as layered, fibrous, or tubular morphologies, to immobilize these types of nanoparticles mainly plays a role in i) the control of their size and size distribution on the solid surface, ii) the mitigation or suppression of the nanoparticle aggregation, and iii) the hierarchical design for selectivity enhancements in the catalytic transformation and for improved overall reaction efficiency. This article tries also to present new steps towards more sophisticated but efficient and highly selective functional nanoarchitectures incorporating photosensitizer elements for tuning the semiconductor-clay photoactivity.
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- Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky
- Materials Science Institute of Madrid, CSIC, C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Cantoblanco, 28027 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Institute of Madrid, CSIC, C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Cantoblanco, 28027 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Institute of Madrid, CSIC, C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Cantoblanco, 28027 Madrid, Spain
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy Systems. Research and Technology Center of Energy, Borj-Cedria Science and Technology Park, BP 95, 2050 Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Materials Chemistry Research Center, Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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Stavitskaya AV, Novikov AA, Kotelev MS, Kopitsyn DS, Rozhina EV, Ishmukhametov IR, Fakhrullin RF, Ivanov EV, Lvov YM, Vinokurov VA. Fluorescence and Cytotoxicity of Cadmium Sulfide Quantum Dots Stabilized on Clay Nanotubes. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2018; 8:E391. [PMID: 29857546 PMCID: PMC6026934 DOI: 10.3390/nano8060391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Quantum dots (QD) are widely used for cellular labeling due to enhanced brightness, resistance to photobleaching, and multicolor light emissions. CdS and CdxZn₁-xS nanoparticles with sizes of 6⁻8 nm were synthesized via a ligand assisted technique inside and outside of 50 nm diameter halloysite clay nanotubes (QD were immobilized on the tube's surface). The halloysite⁻QD composites were tested by labeling human skin fibroblasts and prostate cancer cells. In human cell cultures, halloysite⁻QD systems were internalized by living cells, and demonstrated intense and stable fluorescence combined with pronounced nanotube light scattering. The best signal stability was observed for QD that were synthesized externally on the amino-grafted halloysite. The best cell viability was observed for CdxZn₁-xS QD immobilized onto the azine-grafted halloysite. The possibility to use QD clay nanotube core-shell nanoarchitectures for the intracellular labeling was demonstrated. A pronounced scattering and fluorescence by halloysite⁻QD systems allows for their promising usage as markers for biomedical applications.
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- Anna V Stavitskaya
- Functional Aluminosilicate Nanomaterials Lab, Gubkin University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Functional Aluminosilicate Nanomaterials Lab, Gubkin University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Functional Aluminosilicate Nanomaterials Lab, Gubkin University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Functional Aluminosilicate Nanomaterials Lab, Gubkin University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Bionanotechnology Lab, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.
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- Bionanotechnology Lab, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.
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- Bionanotechnology Lab, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russia.
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- Functional Aluminosilicate Nanomaterials Lab, Gubkin University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Functional Aluminosilicate Nanomaterials Lab, Gubkin University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
- Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272, USA.
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- Functional Aluminosilicate Nanomaterials Lab, Gubkin University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Bauer J, Meza LR, Schaedler TA, Schwaiger R, Zheng X, Valdevit L. Nanolattices: An Emerging Class of Mechanical Metamaterials. Adv Mater 2017; 29. [PMID: 28873250 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201701850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In 1903, Alexander Graham Bell developed a design principle to generate lightweight, mechanically robust lattice structures based on triangular cells; this has since found broad application in lightweight design. Over one hundred years later, the same principle is being used in the fabrication of nanolattice materials, namely lattice structures composed of nanoscale constituents. Taking advantage of the size-dependent properties typical of nanoparticles, nanowires, and thin films, nanolattices redefine the limits of the accessible material-property space throughout different disciplines. Herein, the exceptional mechanical performance of nanolattices, including their ultrahigh strength, damage tolerance, and stiffness, are reviewed, and their potential for multifunctional applications beyond mechanics is examined. The efficient integration of architecture and size-affected properties is key to further develop nanolattices. The introduction of a hierarchical architecture is an effective tool in enhancing mechanical properties, and the eventual goal of nanolattice design may be to replicate the intricate hierarchies and functionalities observed in biological materials. Additive manufacturing and self-assembly techniques enable lattice design at the nanoscale; the scaling-up of nanolattice fabrication is currently the major challenge to their widespread use in technological applications.
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- Jens Bauer
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
- Institute for Applied Materials, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344, Germany
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- Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK
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- Institute for Applied Materials, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 635 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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Zhang L, Wang T, Shen Z, Liu M. Chiral Nanoarchitectonics: Towards the Design, Self-Assembly, and Function of Nanoscale Chiral Twists and Helices. Adv Mater 2016; 28:1044-59. [PMID: 26385875 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201502590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Helical structures such as double helical DNA and the α-helical proteins found in biological systems are among the most beautiful natural structures. Chiral nanoarchitectonics, which is used here to describe the hierarchical formation and fabrication of chiral nanoarchitectures that can be observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), or transmission electron microscopy (TEM), is one of the most effective ways to mimic those natural chiral nanostructures. This article focuses on the formation, structure, and function of the most common chiral nanoarchitectures: nanoscale chiral twists and helices. The types of molecules that can be designed and how they can form hierarchical chiral nanoarchitectures are explored. In addition, new and unique functions such as amplified chiral sensing, chiral separation, biological effects, and circularly polarized luminescence associated with the chiral nanoarchitectures are discussed.
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- Li Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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Liu L, Niu Z, Zhang L, Zhou W, Chen X, Xie S. Nanostructured graphene composite papers for highly flexible and foldable supercapacitors. Adv Mater 2014; 26:4855-4862. [PMID: 24838633 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201401513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and polyaniline (PANI) assemble onto the surface of cellulose fibers (CFs) and into the pores of CF paper, to form a hierarchical nanostructured PANI-rGO/CF composite paper. Based on these composite papers, flexible and foldable all-solid-state supercapacitors are achieved.
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- Lili Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798
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Sander F, Fluch U, Hermes JP, Mayor M. Dumbbells, trikes and quads: organic-inorganic hybrid nanoarchitectures based on "clicked" gold nanoparticles. Small 2014; 10:349-359. [PMID: 23881793 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201300839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The controlled assembly of gold nanoparticles in terms of the spatial arrangement and number of particles is essential for many future applications like electronic devices, sensors and labeling. Here an approach is presented to build up oligomers of mono functionalized gold nanoparticles by the use of 1,3-bipolar azide alkyne cycloaddition click chemistry. The gold nanoparticles of 1.3 nm diameter are stabilized by one dendritic thioether ligand comprising an alkyne function. Together with di-, tri- and tetra-azide linker molecules the gold nanoparticle can be covalently coupled by a wet chemical protocol. The reaction is tracked with IR and UV-vis spectroscopy and the yielded organic-inorganic hybrid structures are analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. To evaluate the success of this click chemistry reaction statistical analysis of the formed oligomers is performed. The geometric and spatial arrangements of the found oligomers match perfectly the calculated values for the used linker molecules. Dimers, trimers and tetramers could be identified after the reaction with the corresponding linker molecule. The results of this model reaction suggest that the used click chemistry protocol is working well with mono functionalized gold nanoparticles.
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- Fabian Sander
- University of Basel, Department of Chemistry, St. Johannsring 19, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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