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Editor’s Choice: Nanoscale devices

06 Feb 2012

Nanoscale is delighted to announce that Andrea Ferrari, Xiaogang Liu and Hongxing Xu have joined our Editorial Board.

All three along with co-Editor-in-chief Wei Lu are experts in the field of nanoscale devices, and they have picked some of their favourite articles recently published in this field in Nanoscale.

Read these exciting devices articles for free for a limited period:

Reviews:

Tin and germanium monochalcogenide IV–VI semiconductor nanocrystals for use in solar cells
Priscilla D. Antunez, Jannise J. Buckley and Richard L. Brutchey
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10084J

Structure sensitivity and nanoscale effects in electrocatalysis
Marc T. M. Koper
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00857E

Solution-phase synthesis of metal and/or semiconductor homojunction/heterojunction nanomaterials
Xiumei Feng, Guanqi Hu and Jianqiang Hu
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR00004G

Graphene edges: a review of their fabrication and characterization
Xiaoting Jia, Jessica Campos-Delgado, Mauricio Terrones, Vincent Meunier and Mildred S. Dresselhaus
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00600A

Original research:

Simultaneous synthesis and functionalization of water-soluble up-conversion nanoparticles for in-vitro cell and nude mouse imaging
Zhen-Ling Wang, Jianhua Hao, Helen L. W. Chan, Ga-Lai Law, Wing-Tak Wong, Ka-Leung Wong, Margaret B. Murphy, T. Su, Z. H. Zhang and S. Q. Zeng
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10090D

Site-selective localization of analytes on gold nanorod surface for investigating field enhancement distribution in surface-enhanced Raman scattering
Tao Chen, Chaoling Du, Li Huey Tan, Zexiang Shen and Hongyu Chen
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00845A

Striped nanowires and nanorods from mixed SAMS
Chetana Singh, Ying Hu, Bishnu P. Khanal, Eugene R. Zubarev, Francesco Stellacci and Sharon C. Glotzer
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10215J

Scanning Near-Field Ellipsometry Microscopy: imaging nanomaterials with resolution below the diffraction limit
Davide Tranchida, Jordi Diaz, Peter Schön, Holger Schönherr and G. Julius Vancso
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00530D

From stochastic single atomic switch to nanoscale resistive memory device
Attila Geresdi, András Halbritter, András Gyenis, Péter Makk and György Mihály
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00951B

Conductive indium-tin oxide nanowire and nanotube arrays made by electrochemically assisted deposition in template membranes: switching between wire and tube growth modes by surface chemical modification of the template
Nina I. Kovtyukhova and Thomas E. Mallouk
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00789G

Large area flexible SERS active substrates using engineered nanostructures
Aram J. Chung, Yun Suk Huh and David Erickson
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10265F

Multicolored nanometre-resolution mapping of single protein–ligand binding complexes using far-field photostable optical nanoscopy (PHOTON)
Tao Huang and Xiao-Hong Nancy Xu
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10182J

Nano-optical information storage induced by the nonlinear saturable absorption effect
Jingsong Wei, Shuang Liu, Yongyou Geng, Yang Wang, Xiaoyi Li, Yiqun Wu and Aihuan Dun
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10395D

Facile production of up-converted quantum dot lasers
Raffaella Signorini, Ilaria Fortunati, Francesco Todescato, Samuele Gardin, Renato Bozio, Jacek J. Jasieniak, Alessandro Martucci, Gioia Della Giustina, Giovanna Brusatin and Massimo Guglielmi
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10801H

Nonvolatile resistive switching in single crystalline ZnO nanowires
Yuchao Yang, Xiaoxian Zhang, Min Gao, Fei Zeng, Weiya Zhou, Sishen Xie and Feng Pan
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10096C

Structure and photoelectrochemistry of a virus capsid–TiO₂ nanocomposite
Craig Jolley, Michael Klem, Richard Harrington, John Parise and Trevor Douglas
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00378F

Device and SPICE modeling of RRAM devices
Patrick Sheridan, Kuk-Hwan Kim, Siddharth Gaba, Ting Chang, Lin Chen and Wei Lu
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10557D

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Superior Li battery materials

02 Feb 2012

Scientists working in China, the USA and Korea have reported a new material – tungsten-doped MoO₂– which displays enhanced lithium storage capability. The material takes the best attributes of of MoO₂ and WO₂– high capacity and superior electroactivity, respectively – to give a material with an overall improved performance, and with great potential for use in lithium ion batteries.

Read this HOT Nanoscale communication today:

Enhanced Li storage performance of ordered mesoporous MoO₂ via tungsten doping
Xiangpeng Fang , Bingkun Guo , Yifeng Shi , Bin Li , Chunxiu Hua , Chaohua Yao , Yichi Zhang , Yong-Sheng Hu , Zhaoxiang Wang , Galen D. Stucky and Liquan Chen
DOI: 10.1039/C2NR12017H

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Light on the nanoscale: Feature article hits the news!

25 Jan 2012

A recent Nanoscale Feature article by Svetlana V. Boriskina and Björn M. Reinhard has been highlighted in the Nanotimes magazine, Nanowerk News , R&D Magazine, and Energy Harvesting Journal. The article describes a new way to efficiently trap and enhance light in nanoscale structures and nanopatterned thin films, which could have exciting applications in biosensing, photovoltaics and quantum computing.

Read this fascinating Nanoscale article today!

Molding the flow of light on the nanoscale: from vortex nanogears to phase-operated plasmonic machinery
Svetlana V. Boriskina and Björn M. Reinhard
Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 76-90
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR11406A

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Call for papers: Metallic clusters themed issue

10 Jan 2012

Nanoscale themed issue: Metallic Clusters

Guest Editors: Rongchao Jin (Carnegie Mellon University), Sang-Kee Eah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yong Pei (Xiangtan University, China)

We are delighted to announce a high-profile themed issue on “Metallic Clusters”, to be published in the exciting new high-impact journal Nanoscale in 2012. We invite you to contribute to this themed issue.

The aim of this issue is to address the fascinating field and recent discoveries in metallic nanoclusters. The themed issue will include high quality articles on metal nanocluster synthesis, properties (experimental and theoretical work), and applications.

Deadline for Submission: 29^th February 2012

Submissions for the themed issue should be high quality manuscripts of original, unpublished research.
Both Communications and Full Papers can be submitted for consideration.
All submissions to the journal are subject to rigorous, fair peer review against our usual very high standards, and if accepted for publication will benefit from high exposure.
Manuscripts for this Nanoscale themed issue can be submitted in any reasonable format via our website. Please indicate upon submission that your manuscript is intended for this themed issue.

It is anticipated that the themed issue will be published in June 2012. Accepted papers will be published online as soon as they are ready, to avoid any delay.

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Exciting graphene research in Nanoscale

04 Jan 2012

We would like to share with you some of the latest exciting research on graphene published in Nanoscale.

You can browse our recent reviews listed below, or read some high impact graphene research papers in our themed collection on graphene.

Nanoscale publishes community-spanning research across the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The journal will get its first full Impact Factor in June 2012 and it’s expected to be very high.

On behalf of the Editors-in-Chief Chunli Bai (NCNST, Beijing), Jie Liu (Duke), Wei Lu (Michigan), Markus Niederberger (ETH Zurich), and Francesco Stellacci (EPFL), we invite you to submit your research today.

Graphene: nanoscale processing and recent applications
László P. Biró, Péter Nemes-Incze and Philippe Lambin
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR11067E

Excitonic properties of graphene-based materials
Min Wang and Chang Ming Li
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10885A

Inorganic nanostructures grown on graphene layers
Won Il Park, Chul-Ho Lee, Jung Min Lee, Nam-Jung Kim and Gyu-Chul Yi
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10370A

Graphene edges: a review of their fabrication and characterization
Xiaoting Jia, Jessica Campos-Delgado, Mauricio Terrones, Vincent Meunier and Mildred S. Dresselhaus
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00600A

2D materials: to graphene and beyond
Rubén Mas-Ballesté, Cristina Gómez-Navarro, Julio Gómez-Herrero and Félix Zamora
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00323A

Effect of N/B doping on the electronic and field emission properties for carbon nanotubes, carbon nanocones, and graphene nanoribbons
Shan-Sheng Yu and Wei-Tao Zheng
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00002G

Cu₂ZnSnS₄ nanocrystals and graphene quantum dots for photovoltaics
Jun Wang, Xukai Xin and Zhiqun Lin
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10425J

Low-toxic and safe nanomaterials by surface-chemical design, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, metallofullerenes, and graphenes
Liang Yan, Feng Zhao, Shoujian Li, Zhongbo Hu and Yuliang Zhao
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00647E

Making silica nanoparticle-covered graphene oxide nanohybrids as general building blocks for large-area superhydrophilic coatings
Liang Kou and Chao Gao
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00609B

Liquid-phase exfoliation, functionalization and applications of graphene
Xu Cui, Chenzhen Zhang, Rui Hao and Yanglong Hou
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10127G

Why not check out Issue 1 of Nanoscale in 2012 today.

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Nanoparticles detect food poisoning bug

14 Dec 2011

HOT Nanoscale Communication

Scientists in China have developed a sensitive method for detecting the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus which is a major cause of food poisoning as well as community- and hospital-acquired infections.

The researchers functionalized gold nanoparticles with phenylboronic acid which could react with the cis-diol groups found on the bacteria’s surface, causing a detectable colour change.

Using this method they could detect the bacteria down to a concentration of 50 cells per mL.

Read the full exciting Nanoscale communication now:

Phenylboronic acid functionalized gold nanoparticles for highly sensitive detection of Staphylococcus aureus
Jine Wang, Jingqing Gao, Dianjun Liu, Dongxue Han and Zhenxin Wang
DOI: 10.1039/C2NR11657J

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Andrea Ferrari joins Nanoscale Editorial Board

12 Dec 2011

Nanoscale is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Andrea Ferrari to our Editorial Board. Prof. Ferrari is Professor of Nanotechnology and Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award Holder, and is the head of the Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group at the University of Cambridge Engineering Department and Nanoscience Centre. He is Professorial Fellow of Pembroke College.

Prof. Ferrari’s wide range of research interests cover graphene electronics, devices, and carbon nanotubes.

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Professor Hongxing Xu joins Nanoscale Board

09 Dec 2011

We are delighted to announce that Professor Hongxing Xu of the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences has joined the Editorial Board of Nanoscale.

Professor Xu completed his BA in Physics at Peking University, China in 1992 and then studied for his MA and PhD at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. He worked as Assistant Professor at Lund University in Sweden before returning to China to take up his current position in 2005.

Professor Xu’s research interests cover surface-enhanced spectroscopy, nanophotonics, plasmonics and devices.

Read Prof. Xu’s recent communication in Nanoscale:

Can information of chemical reaction propagate with plasmonic waveguide and be detected at remote terminal of nanowire?
Mengtao Sun, Yanxue Hou and Hongxing Xu
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10981B

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Nanoscale welcomes Prof. Xiaogang Liu to the Editorial Board

08 Dec 2011

Nanoscale is delighted to announce that Professor Xiaogang Liu of the National University of Singapore has joined our Editorial Board.

His research interests cover a wide range of topics from chemistry to materials science and bioinorganic chemistry. The work in his group covers the assembly of nanoscale building blocks into complex integrated systems through to the applications of these materials in catalysis and nanotechnology.

You can read some of Professor Liu’s recent articles in Nanoscale:

Self-aligned nanolithography by selective polymer dissolution
Huijuan Zhang, Chee-Leong Wong, Yufeng Hao, Rui Wang, Xiaogang Liu, Francesco Stellacci and John T. L. Thong
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00398K

Tuning the shape and thermoelectric property of PbTe nanocrystals by bismuth doping
Qian Zhang, Ting Sun, Feng Cao, Ming Li, Minghui Hong, Jikang Yuan, Qingyu Yan, Huey Hoon Hng, Nianqiang Wu and Xiaogang Liu
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00115E

Nanocontact-induced catalytic activation in palladium nanoparticles
Changlong Jiang, Sadananda Ranjit, Zhongyu Duan, Yu Lin Zhong, Kian Ping Loh, Chun Zhang and Xiaogang Liu
DOI: 10.1039/B9NR00093C

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Jie Liu joins Nanoscale as Editor-in-Chief

07 Dec 2011

Nanoscale is delighted to announce that Professor Jie Liu of Duke University has joined the Nanoscale Editorial Board as co- Editor-in-Chief for North America, and will be handling submissions from early next year.

His research interests include controlled growth of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) for nanoelectronics, the synthesis, purification and applications of few walled carbon nanotubes (FWNTs), the optical properties of ZnO nanostructures and the study of microporous carbon (MPC) materials for energy applications.

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