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Oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous porous NiFe(OH)x derived from Ni(OH)x/Prussian blue as highly efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysts

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9557-9568
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00607F, Paper
Shuang Wang, Xingbo Ge, Chao Lv, Cun Hu, Hongtai Guan, Jing Wu, Zhengnan Wang, Xianhui Yang, Yan Shi, Jiangfeng Song, Zhi Zhang, Akira Watanabe, Jinguang Cai
Oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous porous NiFe(OH)x on carbon paper is prepared through a two-step electrochemical depostion of Prussian blue nanocrystal layer and Ni(OH)x layer followed by an alkaline etching process for efficient OER catalysis.
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A solution-processed zero-dimensional all-inorganic perovskite scintillator for high resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy detection

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9727-9732
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00772B, Paper
Qiang Xu, Juan Wang, Wenyi Shao, Xiao Ouyang, Xiang Wang, Xinlei Zhang, Yong Guo, Xiaoping Ouyang
A zero-dimensional all-inorganic CsPbBr3 nanocrystal embedded Cs4PbBr6 scintillator has been achieved. Owing to the low dimensional quantum effect, this all-inorganic scintillator exhibits desirable scintillation performance.
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N- & S-co-doped carbon nanofiber network embedded with ultrafine NiCo nanoalloy for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis and Zn–air batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9581-9589
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01516D, Paper
Chaojun Liu, Zhuang Wang, Xin Zong, Yingmin Jin, Dong Li, Yueping Xiong, Gang Wu
A 3D carbon nanofiber network embedded with ultrafine nanoparticles is prepared by electrospinning. Thioacetamide is used to prevent the aggregation of active sites.
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Plasmonic nanopapers: flexible, stable and sensitive multiplex PUF tags for unclonable anti-counterfeiting applications

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9471-9480
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01223H, Paper
Hongrui Cheng, Yongfeng Lu, Dongyan Zhu, Lorenzo Rosa, Fei Han, Mingguo Ma, Wenyue Su, Paul S. Francis, Yuanhui Zheng
Highly flexible and stable plasmonic nanopaper comprised of silver nanocubes and cellulose nanofibres was fabricated through a self-assembly-assisted vacuum filtration method.
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Designing transition-metal-boride-based electrocatalysts for applications in electrochemical water splitting

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9327-9351
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01279C, Review Article
Yuanyuan Jiang, Yizhong Lu
Recent progresses made in transition metal boride (TMB)-based electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting are summarized.
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An ultra-broadband terahertz metamaterial coherent absorber using multilayer electric ring resonator structures based on anti-reflection coating

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9769-9775
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10668E, Paper
Chao Du, Di Zhou, Huan-Huan Guo, Yong-Qiang Pang, Hong-Yu Shi, Wen-Feng Liu, Jin-Zhan Su, Charanjeet Singh, Sergei Trukhanov, Alex Trukhanov, Larissa Panina, Zhuo Xu
We propose a method for achieving THz ultra-broadband coherent absorption using the anti-reflection theory of metamaterials.
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In situ growth of well-aligned Ni-MOF nanosheets on nickel foam for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of typical volatile organic compounds

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9462-9470
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01027H, Paper
Xin Ding, Hongli Liu, Jiangyao Chen, Meicheng Wen, Guiying Li, Taicheng An, Huijun Zhao
Well-aligned Ni-MOF nanosheet arrays vertically grown on nickel foam were synthesized via a facile in situ solvothermal strategy, which exhibited remarkably improved photocatalytic activities to typical VOCs under visible light irradiation.
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Modulated podosome patterning in osteoclasts by fullerenol nanoparticles disturbs the bone resorption for osteoporosis treatment

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9359-9365
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01625J, Communication
Kui Chen, Huan Geng, Wei Liang, Haojun Liang, Yujiao Wang, Jianglong Kong, Jiaxin Zhang, Yuelan Liang, Ziteng Chen, Jiacheng Li, Ya-nan Chang, Juan Li, Gengyan Xing, Gengmei Xing
Fullerenol hampers podosome patterning in osteoclasts, results in the failure of bone resorption.
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Trace metals dramatically boost oxygen electrocatalysis of N-doped coal-derived carbon for zinc–air batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9628-9639
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10800A, Paper
Huimin Liu, Xinning Huang, Zhenjie Lu, Tao Wang, Yaming Zhu, Junxia Cheng, Yue Wang, Dongling Wu, Zhenyu Sun, Alex W. Robertson, Xingxing Chen
The commercialization of metal–air batteries requires efficient, low-cost, and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for reversible electrocatalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
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Flexible pressure sensors with a highly pressure- and strain-sensitive layer based on nitroxyl radical-grafted hollow carbon spheres

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9375-9384
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01192D, Communication
Jie Chu, Jueping Cai
The flexible sensor based on free radical-modified hollow carbon spheres is highly sensitive to both compression and tension.
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High charge carrier mobility in solution processed one-dimensional lead halide perovskite single crystals and their application as photodetectors

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9688-9695
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01495H, Paper
Tianjun Liu, Weidong Tang, Sally Luong, Oliver Fenwick
Large space-charge limited mobility and a fast optical response is reported in low dimensional halide perovskite crystals. A transition between hopping transport and band-like transport is observed at 200 K.
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Exploring the direct synthesis of exchange-spring nanocomposites by reduction of CoFe2O4 spinel nanoparticles using in situ neutron diffraction

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9440-9451
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00912A, Paper
Jakob Voldum Ahlburg, Cecilia Granados-Miralles, Frederik Holm Gjørup, Henrik Lyder Andersen, Mogens Christensen
In situ neutron powder diffraction (NPD) was employed for investigating gram-scale reduction of hard magnetic CoFe2O4 (spinel) nanoparticles into CoFe2O4/CoFe2 exchange-spring nanocomposites via H2 partial reduction.
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2D molybdenum disulphide nanosheets incorporated with single heteroatoms for the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01295E, Minireview
Thomas H. M. Lau, John S. Foord, S. C. Edman Tsang
2D nanosheets give enhanced surface area to volume ratios in particle morphology and they can also provide defined surface sites to disperse foreign atoms.
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Clear observation of the formation of nanoparticles inside the ablation bubble through a laser-induced flat transparent window by laser scattering

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9640-9646
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10560C, Paper
Kota Ando, Takashi Nakajima
We demonstrate the clear observation of laser-scattering signals from Ag nanoparticles (NPs) inside an ablation bubble.
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Size-dependent aggregation of hydrophobic nanoparticles in lipid membranes

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9452-9461
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00868K, Paper
Open Access
Enrico Lavagna, Jonathan Barnoud, Giulia Rossi, Luca Monticelli
Aggregation of hydrophobic spherical nanoparticles in lipid membranes depends on nanoparticle size. Nanoparticles of ∼3 nm sense and induce membrane curvature.
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Cyclodextrin-based superparamagnetic host vesicles as ultrasensitive nanobiocarriers for electrosensing

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9884-9889
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01702G, Paper
Jose Muñoz, Núria Crivillers, Bart Jan Ravoo, Marta Mas-Torrent
Magnetic cyclodextrin vesicles (mCDVs) have been used as novel electrochemical biorecognition probes for the picomolar determination of thyroxine (T4), using a magneto nanocomposite carbon-paste electrode (mNC-CPE) as a transducer platform.
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Emerging pnictogen-based 2D semiconductors: sensing and electronic devices

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02932G, Review Article
Pradip Kumar Roy, Jan Luxa, Zdeněk Sofer
Pnictogens have drawn tremendous attention due to their electronic structure and semiconducting character. Their fascinating features provide a novel platform for new devices in 2D materials which will pave the way for new nanodevices.
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Tuning the electronic structure of transition metals embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: a first-principles study

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9696-9707
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00072H, Paper
Xiaonan Zheng, Yuan Yao, Ya Wang, Yang Liu
The Fe/Mn–N–C catalyst is a promising candidate for the NRR as it shows significantly improved NRR catalytic activity and strong selectivity against the HER.
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Elucidating the relationship between nanoparticle morphology, nuclear/magnetic texture and magnetic performance of sintered SrFe12O19 magnets

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9481-9494
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01728K, Paper
Matilde Saura-Múzquiz, Anna Zink Eikeland, Marian Stingaciu, Henrik Lyder Andersen, Cecilia Granados-Miralles, Maxim Avdeev, Vladimir Luzin, Mogens Christensen
The relationship between nanoparticle morphology, self-induced atomic/magnetic texture and magnetic properties of high-performance hexaferrite magnets is elucidated using neutron/X-ray pole figure analysis and neutron/synchrotron powder diffraction.
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Triplet photosensitizer-nanotube conjugates: synthesis, characterization and photochemistry of charge stabilizing, palladium porphyrin/carbon nanotube conjugates

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9890-9898
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02136A, Paper
Luis M. Arellano, Habtom B. Gobeze, María J. Gómez-Escalonilla, José Luis G. Fierro, Francis D'Souza, Fernando Langa
SWCNTs covalently modified with a triplet photosensitizer, palladium porphyrin, have been newly prepared and photoinduced charge separation is reported.
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Actuated plasmonic nanohole arrays for sensing and optical spectroscopy applications

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9756-9768
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00761G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Daria Kotlarek, Stefan Fossati, Priyamvada Venugopalan, Nestor Gisbert Quilis, Jiří Slabý, Jiří Homola, Médéric Lequeux, Frédéric Amiard, Marc Lamy de la Chapelle, Ulrich Jonas, Jakub Dostálek
We report a new approach to rapidly actuate the plasmonic characteristics of thin gold films perforated with nanohole arrays by thermo-responsive hydrogel and demonstrate its utilization to sensing with flow-through format and SPR/SERS readout.
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Whispering gallery mode emission from dye-doped polymer fiber cross-sections fabricated by near-field electrospinning

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9873-9883
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00147C, Paper
Joseph E. Cheeney, Stephen T. Hsieh, Nosang V. Myung, Elaine D. Haberer
Near-field electrospun polymer microfibers were utilized to support whispering gallery mode resonances. The fibers were utilized for water–ethanol sensing.
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High brightness blue light-emitting diodes based on CsPb(Cl/Br)3 perovskite QDs with phenethylammonium chloridesynonym passivation.

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02597F, Paper
He Shao, Yue Zhai, Xiufeng Wu, Wen Xu, Lin Xu, Biao Dong, Xue Bai, Haining Cui, Hongwei Song
All inorganic perovskite quantum dots (QDs) (CsPbX3, X=Cl, Br, I) have been applied on the light-emitting devices (LEDs) in recent years due to their excellent optical and optoelectronic properties. However,...
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A unique synthesis of rare-earth-Co-based single crystal particles by “self-aligned” Co nano-arrays

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00490A, Paper
Qiong Wu, Liying Cong, Yue Ming, Chenglin Li, Zhenhui Ma, Xiangyu Ma, Yatao Wang
In this study, anisotropic SmCo5 magnets were prepared by a distinctive method, which is the high-temperature reductive annealing of Co@Sm2O3 with specially designed nanostructure. High resolution transmission electron microscope and...
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Single-wavelength phototheranostics for colon cancer via thiolytic reaction

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02393K, Paper
Yucheng Zhu, Chao Chen, Qinghua Wu, Guoliang Yang, Zhiyong Liu, Erhong Hao, Hongliang Cao, Yun Gao, Weian Zhang
It’s a huge challenge to develop effective nanosystems combined the capabilities of diagnoses and therapies together for colon cancer in clinic. Herein, we constructed a far-red absorbing phototheranostic nanosystem (FR-H2S)...
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Electric field triggered release of gas from a quasi-one-dimensional hydrate in the carbon nanotube

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01113D, Paper
Jiaxian Li, Hangjun Lu, Xiaoyan Zhou
We systematically investigate the effects of an axial electric field on the formation and decomposition of quasi-one-dimensional nitrogen gas hydrates within a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) by using molecular dynamics...
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MnV2O6/Graphene Nanocomposite as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02325F, Communication
Kyeong-Ho Kim, Yun-Hyuk Choi, Seong-Hyeon Hong
MnV2O6/graphene nanocomposite was fabricated through hydrothermal synthesis and high energy mechanical milling as an electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). MnV2O6/graphene (20 wt%) nanocomposite deposited on carbon fiber paper (CFP)...
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Exploring the Limits of Sensitivity for Strain Gauges of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Decorated with Metallic Nanoislands

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02270E, Paper
Julian Ramirez, Armando Urbina, Andrew T Kleinschmidt, Mickey Finn, Samuel J. Edmunds, Guillermo L. Esparza, Darren J Lipomi
The purpose of this work is to clarify the mechanism of piezoresistance in a class of ultra-sensitive strain gauges based on metallic films on 2D substrates (“2D/M” films). The metals...
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Unexpectedly high stability and surface reconstruction of PdAuAg nanoparticles for formate oxidation electrocatalysis

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01358G, Paper
Bowei Pan, Fuyi Chen, Kou Bo, Junpeng Wang, Quan Tang, Longfei Guo, Qiao Wang, Zhen Li, Weiqi Bian, Jiali Wang
High-performance Pd-based nanocatalysts for alkaline methanol and formate fuel cells have aroused wide attention. Hence, a series of ternary Pd-Au-Ag nanoalloys are synthesized on the carbon nanotubes and demonstrate a...
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The influence of surface roughness on the adhesive interactions and phase behavior of suspensions of calcite nanoparticles

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00834F, Paper
Open Access
Juan D. Olarte-Plata, Goran Svaland, Fernando Bresme
We investigate the impact of nanoparticle roughness on the phase behaviour of suspensions lue{in models} of calcium carbonate nanoparticles. We use a Derjaguin approach that incorporates roughness effects and interactions...
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Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Vertical Ferroelectric Tunneling Junction based on CuInP2S6 Monolayer

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01475C, Paper
Min Zhao, Gaoyang Gou, Xiangdong Ding, Jun Sun
Ferroelectric (FE) materials, especially ABO3 FE perovskite oxides have been extensively studied for their important applications in memories, electronics and sensors. However, the integration of FE perovskite oxides into minimized...
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Modulation engineering of in-situ cathodic activation of FePx based on W-incorporation for hydrogen evolution

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02661A, Paper
Min Yang, Yu-Ran Zhu, Zhong-Yuan Lin, Xin-Tong Yan, Bin Dong, Ya-Nan Zhou, Qingzhong Li, Yulu Zhou, Jun Nan, Yongming Chai
In-situ electrochemical activation as a new pretreating method to adjust electrocatalytic performance attracts extensive attention. However, the activation mechanisms of electrocatalysts are still ambiguous. Herein, we propose a facile modulation...
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Topological semimetal Li2CrN2 sheet as a promising hydrogen storage material

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02180F, Paper
Lijuan Ma, Qiang Sun
An ideal electrode for electrochemical storage of hydrogen needs to be conductive for electron. The robust conductivity protected by topology in topological quantum materials just meets this requirement. However, such...
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Synthesis of monodisperse water-stable surface Pb-rich CsPbCl3 nanocrystals for efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02917C, Communication
Jingrun Zhu, Yihua Zhu, Jianfei Huang, Lu Hou, Jianhua Shen, Chunzhong Li
Surface Pb-rich lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) with high stability and monodispersity in water have been synthesized using a general and convenient liquid-solid-interpenetration (LSI) method. In this process, water molecules...
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The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud


 
Since the first edition was published in 2009, Patrik Wikström's The Music Industry has become a go-to text for students and scholars. This thoroughly updated third edition provides an international overview of the music industry and its future prospects in the world of global entertainment.

The music industry has experienced two turbulent decades of immense change brought about in part by the digital revolution. How has the industry been transformed

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Informality Revisited: Latin American Perspectives on Housing, the State and the Market


 

Informality Revisited offers an overview of recent debates about Latin American government programmes for the formalisation of informal settlements and housing provision in a neo-liberal context. Contributions from Latin American researchers analyse the contradictions in government actions and evaluate the consequences for urban poverty.



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Report on the University of Lethbridge Research Data Management Survey, October 2018

Report on the University of Lethbridge Research Data Management Survey, October 2018 Ayers, Sheilah; Scott, Emma; Stevens, Rhys M. G.




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How to find a postdoc position that’s right for you

Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists share insights into the postdoc application process




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To appreciate my role as a scientist, I had to step outside academia

This Ph.D. student learned that science policy work satisfies her desire to make an impact




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As COVID-19 forces conferences online, scientists discover upsides of virtual format

The scientific community is “making lemonade out of lemons,” one researcher says




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How to handle rejection in your professional life

In this installment of Your Unicorn Career, our columnist writes about the power of persistence




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I evacuated my fieldwork site because of COVID-19. What now?

This Ph.D. student wonders when she’ll be able to graduate




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Batra gets extension as FIH president

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State arsenal site has ancient background