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Boosting the photocatalytic CO2 reduction of metal–organic frameworks by encapsulating carbon dots

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9533-9540
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01696A, Paper
Shumin Li, Kang Ji, Meng Zhang, Cangshuang He, Jin Wang, Zhengquan Li
Small carbon dots as cocatalysts were loaded in MOF particles for CO2 reduction and their location effect was explored.
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Ligand exchange on Au38(SR)24: substituent site effects of aromatic thiols

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9423-9429
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01430C, Paper
Yingwei Li, Rosalba Juarez-Mosqueda, Yongbo Song, Yuzhuo Zhang, Jinsong Chai, Giannis Mpourmpakis, Rongchao Jin
Ligand exchange on Au38(SR)24 with 21 different thiols reveals the substituent site effects of ligands on nanocluster transformation, and “anagostic” interactions are observed.
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MOF-derived lithiophilic CuO nanorod arrays for stable lithium metal anodes

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9416-9422
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01091J, Paper
Lei Wei, Li Li, Teng Zhao, Nanxiang Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Feng Wu, Renjie Chen
MOF-derived CuO nanorod arrays with lithiophilic groups were fabricated on a Cu foil current collector (CuO NAs/CF) to produce stable lithium metal batteries with uniform, dendrite-free Li deposition.
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Ionic liquid assisted preparation and modulation of the photoluminescence kinetics for highly efficient CsPbX3 nanocrystals with improved stability

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9569-9580
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00579G, Paper
Ting Chen, Yanqiao Xu, Zhixiang Xie, Weihui Jiang, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang
A facile approach was performed to synthesize CsPbBr3 NCs with the assistance of ionic liquid [Bmim]Br, which could modulate the surface property and enhace the stability of NCs effectively.
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Analysis of sparse molecular distributions in fibrous arrangements based on the distance to the first neighbor in single molecule localization microscopy

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9495-9506
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10805J, Paper
Alan M. Szalai, Lucía F. Lopez, Miguel Ángel Morales-Vásquez, Fernando D. Stefani, Pedro F. Aramendía
We introduce a robust and sensitive metric to characterize the underlying structure responsible for the molecular distribution, even at a very low labeling density.
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Facile synthesis of core–shell structured Si@graphene balls as a high-performance anode for lithium-ion batteries

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9616-9627
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01346C, Paper
Anif Jamaluddin, Bharath Umesh, Fuming Chen, Jeng-Kuei Chang, Ching-Yuan Su
Encapsulating silicon (Si) nanoparticles with graphene nanosheets in a microspherical structure is proposed to increase electrical conductivity and solve stability issues when using Si as an anode material in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).
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The CpG molecular structure controls the mineralization of calcium phosphate nanoparticles and their immunostimulation efficacy as vaccine adjuvants

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9603-9615
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09782A, Paper
Razieh Khalifehzadeh, Hamed Arami
Effects of the CpG molecular structure on the mineralization and immunostimulation efficacy of calcium phosphate nanoparticles are explored for vaccine delivery applications.
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A new perspective of lanthanide metal–organic frameworks: tailoring Dy-BTC nanospheres for rechargeable Li–O2 batteries

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9524-9532
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00866D, Paper
Dan Liu, Xinmin Zhang, Yan-Jie Wang, Shuyan Song, Lifeng Cui, Hongbo Fan, Xiaochang Qiao, Baizeng Fang
Nanoscaled lanthanide metal–organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs), Dy-BTC nanospheres, are explored as an O2 electrode, which demonstrate an ultrahigh discharge capacity and long cycling life.
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N- & S-co-doped carbon nanofiber network embedded with ultrafine NiCo nanoalloy for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis and Zn–air batteries

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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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Enhanced motility in a binary mixture of active nano/microswimmers

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9717-9726
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01765E, Paper
Debajyoti Debnath, Pulak Kumar Ghosh, Vyacheslav R. Misko, Yunyun Li, Fabio Marchesoni, Franco Nori
The proposed mechanism of motility transfer from more active to less active species allows enhancing the motility of active nano-/microswimmers, e.g., Janus particles, as agents of chemical reactions, or weak sperm cells, for better fertilization.
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Enhanced type I photoreaction of indocyanine green via electrostatic-force-driven aggregation

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9517-9523
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01208D, Paper
Huizhen Fan, Yu Fan, Wenna Du, Rui Cai, Xinshuang Gao, Xinfeng Liu, Hao Wang, Lei Wang, Xiaochun Wu
ICG forms aggregates in positively charged mesoporous silica, which show an enhanced type I photoreaction pathway.
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Reply to the ‘Comment on “Hierarchically porous, ultra-strong reduced graphene oxide–cellulose nanocrystal sponges for exceptional adsorption of water contaminants”’ by J. Ma, Y. Xiong and F. Yu, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, DOI: 10.1039/C8NR08780F

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9899-9901
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01846E, Comment
Nariman Yousefi, Nathalie Tufenkji
We respond to the comments of Ma et al. and clarify the rationale behind our methodology and why it is suitable for our work.
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CVD growth of large-area InS atomic layers and device applications

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9366-9374
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01104E, Communication
Chien-Liang Tu, Kuang-I Lin, Jiang Pu, Tsai-Fu Chung, Chien-Nan Hsiao, An-Ci Huang, Jer-Ren Yang, Taishi Takenobu, Chang-Hsiao Chen
Indium sulfide (InS) atomic layers made by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) are synthesized onto a mica substrate, producing a highly crystalline, large-area, and atomically thin-film InS flakes.
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Binding patterns and dynamics of double-stranded DNA on the phosphorene surface

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9430-9439
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01403F, Paper
Baoyu Li, Xuejie Xie, Guangxin Duan, Serena H. Chen, Xuan-Yu Meng, Ruhong Zhou
Molecular dynamics simulations and electrophoresis experiments show that dsDNA can form a stable binding on the phosphorene surface through the terminal base pairs and adopt an upright orientation regardless of its initial configurations.
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Characteristics of crystalline sputtered LaFeO3 thin films as photoelectrochemical water splitting photocathodes

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9653-9660
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01762K, Paper
Min-Kyu Son, Hyunwoong Seo, Motonori Watanabe, Masaharu Shiratani, Tatsumi Ishihara
A transparent crystalline sputtered LaFeO3 photocathode with an early onset potential for stable photoelectrochemical water splitting.
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Neuron-like cell differentiation of hADSCs promoted by a copper sulfide nanostructure mediated plasmonic effect driven by near-infrared light

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9833-9841
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02319A, Paper
Shan Zhang, Min Hao, Wenqiang Gao, Feng Liu, Jiazhi Duan, Ying Kong, Duo Liu, Hong Liu
Neuron-like cell differentiation of hADSCs promoted by a CuS nanostructure mediated plasmonic effect driven by near-infrared light.
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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

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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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Trace metals dramatically boost oxygen electrocatalysis of N-doped coal-derived carbon for zinc–air batteries

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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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Point defect induced intervalley scattering for the enhancement of interlayer electron transport in bilayer MoS2 homojunctions

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9859-9865
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01339K, Paper
Yang Ou, Zhuo Kang, Qingliang Liao, Shihan Gao, Zheng Zhang, Yue Zhang
The interlayer transport of MoS2 homojunctions can be enhanced by point defect induced K–Q intervalley scattering.
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Supramolecular chemistry of carbon nano-onions

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9352-9358
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01713B, Minireview
Michał Bartkowski, Silvia Giordani
An exhaustive and succinct minireview of the various reported approaches to the non-covalent surface modification of carbon nano-onions (CNOs).
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Exploring the direct synthesis of exchange-spring nanocomposites by reduction of CoFe2O4 spinel nanoparticles using in situ neutron diffraction

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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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Clear observation of the formation of nanoparticles inside the ablation bubble through a laser-induced flat transparent window by laser scattering

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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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A novel split mode TFBAR device for quantitative measurements of prostate specific antigen in a small sample of whole blood

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9647-9652
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00416B, Paper
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Ewelina Wajs, Girish Rughoobur, Keith Burling, Anne George, Andrew J. Flewitt, Vincent J. Gnanapragasam
TFBAR technology demonstrates a cost-effective means for point-of-care diagnostics and monitoring of PSA.
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Size-dependent aggregation of hydrophobic nanoparticles in lipid membranes

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9452-9461
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00868K, Paper
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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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Fluorescent nanoparticle-based Internet of things

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9817-9823
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01365J, Paper
Luca Fichera, Giovanni Li-Destri, Nunzio Tuccitto
The first working molecular-IoT prototype, based on a chemical communication network, was developed by employing three different carbon nanoparticles.
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Dynamics of lattice defects in mixed DNA origami monolayers

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9733-9743
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01252A, Paper
Yang Xin, Xueyin Ji, Guido Grundmeier, Adrian Keller
DNA origami lattice formation at solid–liquid interfaces is surprisingly resilient toward the incorporation of DNA origami impurities with different shapes.
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DNA-directed arrangement of soft synthetic compartments and their behavior in vitro and in vivo

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9786-9799
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00361A, Paper
Open Access
Juan Liu, Ioana Craciun, Andrea Belluati, Dalin Wu, Sandro Sieber, Tomaz Einfalt, Dominik Witzigmann, Mohamed Chami, Jörg Huwyler, Cornelia G. Palivan
Soft flexible DNA-linked polymersome clusters selectively interact with the cell membrane in vitro and in vivo.
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Quantitative encapsulation and retention of 227Th and decay daughters in core–shell lanthanum phosphate nanoparticles

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9744-9755
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01172J, Paper
M. Toro-González, A. N. Dame, C. M. Foster, L. J. Millet, J. D. Woodward, J. V. Rojas, S. Mirzadeh, S. M. Davern
La(227Th)PO4 core +2 shells nanoparticles retained >99.75% of activity from 227Th and decay daughters (223Ra, 211Pb) for targeted alpha therapy.
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Tuning the electronic structure of transition metals embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: a first-principles study

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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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Molecular dynamics investigation on the nano-mechanical behaviour of C60 fullerene and its crystallized structure

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Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9849-9858
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00584C, Paper
Kuk-Jin Seo, Dae-Eun Kim
C60 fullerene has been utilized in various applications due to its unique structure. In this work, molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to assess the nano-mechanical behaviour of a single C60 fullerene and its crystallized structure.
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Elucidating the relationship between nanoparticle morphology, nuclear/magnetic texture and magnetic performance of sintered SrFe12O19 magnets

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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

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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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Theoretical Anchoring Effect of New Phosphorus Allotropes for Lithium-sulfur Batteries

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Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02359K, Paper
Chunmei Li, Linxin He, Jianglei Luo, Jianfeng Tang, Nanpu Cheng, Zhiqian Chen
Lithium-sulfur battery system has appeared as a new-generation alternative to lithium-ion batteries with 5-7 times higher specific energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. But its commercial implementation is still impeded...
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Mild generation of surface oxygen vacancy on CeO2 for improved CO2 photoreduction activity.

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Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00717J, Paper
Min Wang, Meng Shen, Xixiong Jin, Jianjian Tian, Yajun Zhou, Yiran Shao, Lingxia Zhang, Yongsheng Li, Jianlin Shi
The vacancy defects of semiconductor photocatalysts play a key role in enhancing their photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity. In this work, CeO2 was chosen as a model catalyst and oxygen vacancy...
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A unique synthesis of rare-earth-Co-based single crystal particles by “self-aligned” Co nano-arrays

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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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Bad Neighbour, Good Neighbour: How Magnetic Dipole Interactions Between Soft and Hard Ferrimagnetic Nanoparticles Affect Macroscopic Magnetic Properties in Ferrofluids

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Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02023K, Paper
Niéli Daffé, Jovana Zecevic, Kalliopi Trohidou, Marcin Sikora, Mauro Rovezzi, Claire Carvallo, Marianna Vasilakaki, Sophie Neveu, Johannes D. Meeldijk, Nadejda Bouldi, Veronica Gavrilov, Yohan Guyodo, Fadi Choueikani, Vincent Dupuis, Dario Taverna, Philippe Sainctavit, Amélie JUHIN
Fluids responding to magnetic fields (ferrofluids) offer a scene with no equivalent in nature to explore long-range magnetic dipole interactions. Here, we studied the very original class of binary ferrofluids,...
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Electric field triggered release of gas from a quasi-one-dimensional hydrate in the carbon nanotube

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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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Formation and manipulation of domain walls with 2-nm domain periodicity in BaTiO3 without contact electrodes

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Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01747G, Paper
Maya Barzilay, Yachin Ivry
Interfaces at the two-dimensional limit in oxide materials exhibit a rich span of functionality that differs significantly from the bulk behavior. Among such interfaces, domain walls in ferroelectrics draw special...
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Exploring the Limits of Sensitivity for Strain Gauges of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Decorated with Metallic Nanoislands

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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

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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

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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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Direct carbonization of organic solvent toward graphene quantum dots

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Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01903H, Communication
Hongji Liu, Xiaotong Lv, Changwei Li, Yong Qian, Xingyu Wang, Lin Hu, Yu-Cai Wang, Wenchu Lin, Hui Wang
The bottom-up synthesis of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) using solvothermal method has attracted considerable attention because of their fewer defects and controllable size/ morphology. However, the influence of organic solvent...
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Modulation engineering of in-situ cathodic activation of FePx based on W-incorporation for hydrogen evolution

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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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Synthesis of monodisperse water-stable surface Pb-rich CsPbCl3 nanocrystals for efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction

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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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Black in America: The Paradox of the Color Line

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Published On :: 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z


 
At the start of the twentieth century, the pre-eminent black sociologist, W.E.B. DuBois, identified the color line as America's great problem. While the color line is increasingly variegated beyond black and white, and more openly discussed than ever before as more racial and ethnic groups call America home, his words still ring true.
 
Today, post-racial and colorblind ideals dominate the American narrative, obscuring the reality of racism and discrimination

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Black in America: The Paradox of the Color Line

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Published On :: 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z


 
At the start of the twentieth century, the pre-eminent black sociologist, W.E.B. DuBois, identified the color line as America's great problem. While the color line is increasingly variegated beyond black and white, and more openly discussed than ever before as more racial and ethnic groups call America home, his words still ring true.
 
Today, post-racial and colorblind ideals dominate the American narrative, obscuring the reality of racism and discrimination

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Digitalization of Society and Socio-political Issues 1: Digital, Communication, and Culture

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Published On :: 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z


 
Digitalization is a long and constant sociohistoric process in which all areas of society s activities are reconfigured. Digitalization of Society and Socio-political Issues 1 examines the transformations linked to the development of digital platforms and social media, which affect the cultural and communicational industries. It analyzes the formation of Big Data, their algorithmic processing and the societal changes which result

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Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me

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Published On :: 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z


 
It had never been attempted before, and might never be done again. One man watching another man write a novel from beginning to end.
 
On September 1, 2014, in an 11th floor apartment in New York, Lee Child embarked on the twentieth book in his globally successful Jack Reacher series. Andy Martin was there to see him do it, sitting a couple of yards behind him, peering over his shoulder as the writer took another drag of a Camel cigarette and tapped

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Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me

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Published On :: 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z


 
It had never been attempted before, and might never be done again. One man watching another man write a novel from beginning to end.
 
On September 1, 2014, in an 11th floor apartment in New York, Lee Child embarked on the twentieth book in his globally successful Jack Reacher series. Andy Martin was there to see him do it, sitting a couple of yards behind him, peering over his shoulder as the writer took another drag of a Camel cigarette and tapped

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Understanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasy, 2nd Edition

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Published On :: 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z


 
Since the 1930s, the Walt Disney Company has produced characters, images, and stories that have captivated audiences around the world. How can we understand the appeal of Disney products? What is it about the Disney phenomenon that attracts so many children, as well as adults?
 
In this updated second edition, with new examples provided throughout, Janet Wasko examines the processes by which the Disney company – one of the largest media and entertainment

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