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Open Call for Papers – Optical Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Environmental applications

17 Oct 2024

Open Call for Papers – Optical Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

Guest Edited by Yun Suk Huh, Mingdong Dong, Zegao Wang , Marzieh Ramezani Farani, Shuai Zhang and Mohammad Tavakkoli Yaraki.

Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances are pleased to announce an open call for papers to an upcoming themed collection on optical nanomaterials for biomedical and environmental applications. This collection is guest edited by Professor Yun Suk Huh (Inha University, South Korea), Professor Mingdong Dong (Aarhus University, Denmark), Professor Zegao Wang (Sichuan University, China), Dr. Marzieh Ramezani Farani (Inha University, South Korea), Dr.Shuai Zhang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA), and Dr. Mohammad Tavakkoli Yaraki (Macquarie University, Australia).

To achieve high selectivity and sensitivity in detecting and quantifying analytes, biosensors with a high signal-to-noise ratio are essential. Optical biosensors have gained significant attention over the past decade. Fluorescent and plasmonic nanomaterials are two key types of optical nanomaterials used in various biomedical and environmental applications. Advances in this field are driven by the discovery of new nanomaterials and techniques. These ultrasensitive optical probes are employed for monitoring and detecting pollutants, as well as for in-vitro and in-vivo diagnosis, visualization, and treatment of severe diseases. They are utilized in both colloidal and planar systems, contributing to improved quality of life and a promising future for research.

The current special issue aims to highlight the significance of optical nanomaterials in detecting, quantifying, visualizing, and analyzing biomedical and environmental topics. It will cover a range of materials and techniques, including:

Fluorescent nanomaterials (e.g., organic molecules, metal nanoclusters, carbon dots, quantum dots)
Plasmonic nanostructures (e.g., metal nanoparticles, planar metal structures)
Various biosensing technologies (e.g., fluorescent and colorimetric biosensors, SERS-based probes, SRS microscopy, microfluidic devices, lateral flow assays)
Drug delivery
Cancer treatment

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

Full papers
Review Articles

Open for submissions until 27 February 2025

How to submit

Articles can be submitted at any time before the deadline via the journal’s online submission system for Nanoscale or Nanoscale Advances. Accepted articles will be published in a citeable format in regular journal issues as soon as possible and collated into the themed collection online. We are looking forward to receiving your submission, which is welcomed any time before the 27 February 2025 so that this collection can become available to you and the community as soon as possible.

Please note that Nanoscale is a hybrid (transformative) journal, and articles can be published either via the usual subscription model or open access (article processing charges are required). Nanoscale Advances is gold open access and requires article processing charges. Your institution may have a read & publish deal in place with the RSC which means you may be able to publish open access in our hybrid journals with fees covered by the institution. Check our journal finder to see if you are eligible.

When ready, please submit your article directly to the submission system for Nanoscale or Nanoscale Advances. Please mention that your submission is a contribution to the “Optical Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Environmental Applications“ collection in the “Themed Issues” section of the submission form and is in response to the Open Call.

Please note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of Nanoscale or Nanoscale Advances. In some cases, the Associate Editors may offer authors a transfer to Nanoscale Advances from Nanoscale if more appropriate. All articles featured in the collection must be in scope and as such final inclusion is not guaranteed and will be up to the discretion of the guest editors.

We look forward to receiving your latest work and considering it for this collection. Please do get in touch at nanoscale-rsc@rsc.org if you have any questions at all.

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Call For Papers: Advanced semiconductor nanocrystals

28 Aug 2024

Call For Papers: Advanced semiconductor nanocrystals

Guest edited by Jannika Lauth, Indranath Chakraborty, Klaus Boldt and Angshuman Nag

We are delighted to announce a call for papers for our latest online themed collection in Nanoscale on advanced semiconductor nanocrystals, guest edited by Professors Jannika Lauth (University of Tübingen, Germany), Indranath Chakraborty (IIT Kharagpur, India), Klaus Boldt (University of Rostock, Germany) and Angshuman Nag (IISER Pune, India).

Semiconductor nanocrystals open call for papers promotional graphic. Includes photos of the guest editors Jannika Lauth, Indranath Chakraborty, Klaus Boldt and Angshuman Nag. Open for submissions until 12 November 2024.

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals are among the most captivating and influential nanomaterials due to their versatility and wide range of applications. Today, advanced nanocrystals are accessible, with high control over size, shape, and anisotropy, complex structures, exceptional purity, controlled doping, and more. These nanoscale materials exhibit unique optical and electronic properties because of their quantum confinement effects. They are used in light emitters, photodetectors, catalysis, energy harvesting, and components crucial for quantum computing endeavours. With continued research and innovation, these nanomaterials promise to revolutionize various technological fields and address pressing societal challenges. A better grasp of existing processes and uncovering unknown phenomena are crucial for practical applications.

This unique compilation in Nanoscale seeks to explore emerging phenomena in semiconductor nanocrystals. We welcome ground-breaking research that sheds light on fundamental processes in advanced nanocrystals, as well as exciting and future-oriented applications of these materials. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to:

Quantum dots
Perovskite nanocrystals
2D semiconductors
Fundamental studies in light-matter interactions
Luminescent nanocrystals
Charge carrier dynamics
Nanophotonics
Quantum emitters
Photodetectors
Photovoltaics
Photocatalysis
Theranostics

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

Communications
Full papers

Open for submissions until 12 November 2024

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the Nanoscale online submission system. Please mention that this submission is an open call contribution to the advanced semiconductor nanocrystals collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Please also note that all submissions will undergo the normal peer review processes including an initial assessment prior to peer review, and that peer review and acceptance are not guaranteed.

If you have any questions about the journal or the collection, then Edward Gardner, the Development Editor for Nanoscale, would be happy to answer them. You can contact him by emailing the journal inbox.

With best wishes,

Professor Jannika Lauth, University of Tübingen, Germany (ORCID: 0000-0002-6054-9615)
Professor Indranath Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur, India (ORCID: 0000-0003-4195-9384)
Professor Klaus Boldt, University of Rostock, Germany (ORCID: 0000-0002-0035-2490)
Professor Angshuman Nag, IISER Pune, India (ORCID: 0000-0003-2308-334X)

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Call For Papers: Superwetting nanoelectrodes for renewable energy

28 Aug 2024

Call For Papers: Superwetting nanoelectrodes for renewable energy

Guest edited by Zuankai Wang, Alex Bell, Alberto Vomiero and Xiaoming Sun

We are delighted to announce a call for papers for our latest online themed collection in Nanoscale on Superwetting nanoelectrodes for renewable energy, guest edited by Professors Zuankai Wang (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong), Alex Bell (University of California, Berkeley, USA), Alberto Vomiero (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden) and Xiaoming Sun (Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China).

Superwetting nanoelectrodes open call for papers promotional graphic. Includes photos of the guest editors Zuankai Wang, Alex Bell, Alberto Vomiero and Xiaoming Sun . Open for submissions until 8 December 2024.

Concerns about global warming from fossil fuels and high oil prices are driving up demand for renewable energy, including wind or solar powers, which currently generates about one-fifth of the electricity used worldwide and is continuously growing. Owing to the intermittent characteristic of distributed renewable energy such as wind power and photovoltaic cell, electricity powered production including hydrogen production, is put forward as the strategy of energy carrier and suppressing the power fluctuations, which lead to the demands for designing better electrode with higher stability and efficiency.

Biomimetic surfaces, which generally show regular micro/nanostructures, offer new insights to address this issue because the intrinsic activity can determine the electrocatalytic behaviours at low overpotentials near the onset, but management on bubbles have a significant influence on the slope under high overpotential where diffusion and mass transfer are more important. Although a series of nanoarray-based structured electrodes have been constructed and demonstrated with excellent performances for gas-involving electrochemical reactions, understanding of bubble wetting behaviour remains elusive. The design of nature-inspired superwetting surface topography for unique functions will spur new thinking and provide paradigm shift in the development of next-generation of new materials and devices, and dramatically extend the boundaries of renewable energy.

This special issue in Nanoscale aims to publish papers focusing on the fundamental understanding and practical applications of superwetting nanoelectrodes, covering broad topics such as:

Construction of superwetting electrodes
Understanding and controlling three-phase boundaries
Mass transfer dynamics during electrocatalysis
Bubble/droplet movement on solid surfaces
Electrochemical reactions between different phases

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

Communications
Full papers

Open for submissions until 8 December 2024

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the Nanoscale online submission system. Please mention that this submission is an open call contribution to the Superwetting nanoelectrodes for renewable energy collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Please also note that all submissions will undergo the normal peer review processes including an initial assessment prior to peer review, and that peer review and acceptance are not guaranteed.

With best wishes,

Professor Zuankai Wang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (ORCID: 0000-0002-3510-1122)
Professor Alex Bell, University of California, Berkeley, USA (ORCID: 0000-0002-5738-4645)
Professor Alberto Vomiero, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden (ORCID: 0000-0003-2935-1165)
Professor Xiaoming Sun, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China (ORCID: 0000-0002-3831-6233)

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Open call for papers: Upconversion Nanomaterials

08 Aug 2024

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers for a special collection based on UPCON24 which took place in (Montréal, Canada) to be published in Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances.

In keeping with the program of the UPCON 2024 conference, the following upconversion-related topics are welcome:

Fundamental aspects and modeling of upconversion photophysics and photochemistry
Research, design, and synthesis of upconversion materials and compositions
Molecular upconversion
Triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) upconversion
Photophysical characterization of upconversion materials and molecules
Material and toxicity characterization
Surface functionalization and aqueous transfer of upconversion materials and molecules
Instrument development (both spectroscopy and microscopy)
Biological and chemical sensing
Imaging (in vitro and in vivo)
Photon upconversion enhancement (e.g., using plasmonic nanostructures)
Dye sensitized upconversion
Novel upconversion excitation schemes
Thermometry
Therapeutics and theranostics

Submit before 31 December 2024.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office.

Please note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of each journal. Submissions will be assessed and handled through peer review by our expert Associate Editors.

No costs are associated with a submission to Nanoscale. Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication, unless your institute has an existing agreement with the RSC that covers publications in our gold open access journals. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits.

This themed collection is Guest Edited by:

Niko Hildebrandt

McMaster University, Canada

ORCID: 0000-0001-8767-9623

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Nano-Optical Biosensing and Molecular Diagnostics since September 2023. His nanoFRET group comprises chemists, physicists, and biochemists who work together to create and develop novel biosensing technologies, integrating them into real-life bioapplications. Mainly focusing on Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) with lanthanide complexes, lanthanide nanoparticles, quantum dot nanocrystals, and organic dyes. More information can be found here.

Eva Hemmer

University of Ottawa, Canada

ORCID: 0000-0002-9222-1219

Eva Hemmer is an Associate Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Ottawa. She received her PhD (2008) in materials science from Saarland University, Germany. After a postdoctoral experience at Tokyo University of Science, Japan, with Prof. K. Soga (2009-2012), she moved to Canada to become a joint Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow with Profs. F. Vetrone and F. Légaré at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-EMT, Montreal, 2012-2015). In the winter of 2016, Eva came to Ottawa where her research team focused on new designs of upconverting and near-infrared-emitting rare-earth-based nanoparticles for bioimaging, optoelectronic, and optomagnetic applications, accompanied by chemically controlled synthesis via microwave-assisted routes, surface chemistry, and understanding of structure-property relationships. She received the 2021 Jubilee Global Diversity Award of the American Ceramic Society (Engineering Ceramics Division) and the 2021 Early-career Achievement Award in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology by NanoOntario.

Fiorenzo Vetrone

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada

ORCID: 0000-0002-3222-3052

Professor Vetrone received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Concordia University followed by postdoctoral fellowships funded by the Royal Society (UK) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Nanobiotechnology at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (INRS-EMT) in October 2010 and promoted to Associate Professor in June 2015. He was hired to develop an ambitious and vigorous research programme at the vanguard of nanomaterials research and their implementation in the life sciences and nanomedicine. The overarching theme of his research group is to develop multifunctional nanoplatforms, excited by near-infrared light, to simultaneously trigger other light activated modalities.

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Call For Papers: MXene chemistries in biology, medicine and sensing

17 Jul 2024

Call For Papers: MXene chemistries in biology, medicine and sensing

Guest edited by Yury Gogotsi, Lucia Gemma Delogu, Acelya Yilmazer and Maksym Pogorielov

We are delighted to announce a call for papers for our latest online themed collection in Nanoscale on MXene chemistries in biology, medicine and sensing that is being guest edited by Professors Yury Gogotsi (Drexel University, USA), Lucia Gemma Delogu (University of Padua, Italy and Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates), Acelya Yilmazer (Ankara University, Turkey) and Maksym Pogorielov (Sumy State University, Ukraine and University of Latvia, Latvia).

The submissions deadline has been extended to 30 November 2024

Materials play a pivotal role in driving the progress of humanity. From the silicon age, when electronic and computer technologies revolutionized our lives, to the present, where we stand on the cusp of the age of nanomaterials, such as MXenes. MXenes represent a very large class of inorganic materials with an unparalleled diversity of structures and compositions. This sets them apart as one of the most significant recent discoveries in materials science.

These two-dimensional inorganic compounds consist of atomically thin layers of transition metal carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides. Their versatile chemistry and unique and highly tuneable physicochemical properties have propelled them into myriad applications across various fields, ranging from energy storage to electronics and medicine.

Multiple studies have demonstrated that several MXenes are biocompatible and non-toxic to living organisms, thereby opening a door for various biomedical applications. MXene-based materials offer unique advantages in biosensing, cancer research, and regenerative medicine. The list of medical scenarios is growing every day, from the treatment of cardiovascular diseases to immunology and neuroscience.

This special-themed collection aims to provide a platform to showcase the recent progress and challenges in the field of MXenes chemistries addressing the exciting current challenges in biology, medicine and sensing. The scope of the collection is broad, including but are not limited to:

MXene biocompatibility
MXenes for sensing (optical sensors, chemical sensors, biosensors, gas sensors, SERS, etc)
MXenes in cancer research
MXenes in immunology
MXenes for drug delivery
MXenes as diagnostic tools
MXenes in regenerative medicine
MXenes in microbiology and virology
MXenes in bioelectronics

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

Communications
Full papers

Open for submissions until 30 November 2024

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the Nanoscale online submission system. Please mention that this submission is an open call contribution to the MXene chemistries in biology, medicine and sensing collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Please also note that all submissions will undergo our normal rigorous peer review processes including an initial assessment prior to peer review, and that peer review and acceptance are not guaranteed.

With best wishes,

Professor Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, USA (ORCID: 0000-0001-9423-4032)
Professor Lucia Gemma Delogu, University of Padua, Italy and Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates (ORCID: 0000-0002-2329-7260)
Professor Acelya Yilmazer, Ankara University, Turkey (ORCID: 0000-0003-2712-7450)
Professor Maksym Pogorielov, Sumy State University, Ukraine and University of Latvia, Latvia (ORCID: 0000-0001-9372-7791)

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Congratulations to the winners of the RSC poster prizes at ISMPC 2024

11 Jul 2024

The 7th International Symposium on Monolayer-Protected Clusters (ISMPC 2024) took place in State College, PA, USA from 12–14 June 2024. Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances were pleased to support best poster awards at this event and we would like to congratulate our winners!

Photos of the poster prizes being awarded at ISMPC. Left photo shows Christine Aikens (left) and Maya Khatun (right). Right photo shows Christine Aikens (left) and Yuto Fukumoto (right).

Learn more about our poster prize awardees below:

Nanoscale Horizons Poster Prize

Maya Khatun (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Poster Title: “Eﬀect of Water on the Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Inosine Mutant DNA Stabilized Silver Cluster”

Maya Khatun was born in West Bengal, India. She received her bachelor’s (2014) and master’s (2016) degrees in chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, India. In 2017, she joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, as a PhD student under Dr. Anoop Ayyappan. Her PhD research focuses on implementing a cluster-building algorithm using random search and the Tabu-Search algorithm to optimize atomic clusters, specifically studying nanoclusters of Pd, Au, and Pt. She also assesses various DFT and ab initio methods to identify efficient approaches for studying boron group clusters and gold thiolates. In 2023, she joined the Department of Physics at Jyväskylä University, Finland, as a postdoctoral researcher under Prof. Hannu Häkkinen. Her current research focuses on NIR-emitting, biocompatible nanosystems like DNA-wrapped silver clusters, emphasizing their electronic structure and physical properties for biomedical applications.

Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances Poster Prize

Yuto Fukumoto (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Poster Title: “Synthesis of diphosphine-protected IrAu₁₂ cluster with open site(s) and linkage by diisocyanide linker”

Yuto Fukumoto received his B.S. degree from the University of Tokyo in 2023 and is currently a master’s student at the University of Tokyo under the supervision of Professor Tatsuya Tsukuda. He is interested in the synthesis of well-defined assemblies of metal clusters and the exploration of novel properties arising from these assemblies. He is currently developing a targeted synthesis of ligand-bridged assemblies of gold clusters with predefined open sites for bridging.

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Celebrating Professor Geoffrey Ozin’s 80th Birthday

25 Jun 2024

Read the cross-journal collection celebrating Professor Ozin’s birthday

We are delighted to introduce our themed collection celebrating the 80th birthday of Professor Geoffrey Ozin!

Guest edited by Professor Wei Sun (Zhejiang University, China), Professor Le He (Soochow University, China), Professor Wendong Wang (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China), Professor Lu Wang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Professor Georg von Freymann (RPTU Kaiserlautern-Landau, Germany) and Professor Bettina Lotsch (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany).

This special collection marks the 80th birthday of Professor Geoffrey Ozin, serving as a tribute to his outstanding contributions to materials chemistry and his lasting impact on the scientific community. Widely considered the father of nanochemistry, his work includes pioneering studies of new classes of nanomaterials, mesoporous materials, photonic crystals and nanomachines. This collection aims to reflect the breadth and depth of Professor Ozin’s research interests, inspiring future generations of scientists to continue to push the boundaries of materials chemistry.

A small selection of the papers are featured below, with many more in the collection. All papers are free to access until the end of July, if not already Open Access.

Manganese oxide-based mesoporous thin-film electrodes: manganese disproportionation reaction in alkaline media
Irmak Karakaya Durukan, Işıl Ulu and Ömer Dag
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 6359-6375 DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07973B

Magnetic assembly of plasmonic chiral superstructures with dynamic chiroptical responses
Chaolumen Wu, Qingsong Fan, Zhiwei Li, Zuyang Ye and Yadong Yin
Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11, 680-687, DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01597A

Amine functionalised surface frustrated Lewis pairs boost CO₂ photocatalysis
Qinhui Guan, Chengzhe Ni, Tingjiang Yan, Na Li, Lu Wang, Zhe Lu, Weiguang Ran, Yipin Zhang, Wenjuan Li, Lulu Zhang, Dapeng Zhang, Baibiao Huang and Geoffrey A. Ozin
EES. Catal., 2024, 2, 573-584, DOI: 10.1039/D3EY00261F

We hope you enjoy reading this themed collection!

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Themed collection: Fundamental processes in optical nanomaterials

21 Jun 2024

Fundamental processes in optical nanomaterials

Guest edited by Arindam Chowdhury, Alison Funston, Eva Hemmer and Jonathan Veinot

Advanced optical nanomaterials are the building block to innovative technologies that have the potential to address societal challenges from energy to health. Optical nanomaterials offer solutions to more efficient energy harvesting and energy conversion technologies, to enhanced data storage and fast and secure telecommunication, or to more efficient and personalized biomedical approaches, to name just a few examples. To achieve the goal of real-life applications, better understanding of known processes and the discovery of new fundamental phenomena is key. We are delighted to share this special collection in Nanoscale, and ChemComm featuring the latest processes, phenomena, applications, and fundamental science in optical nanomaterials.

You can explore the collection and read the introductory editorial from our guest editors below, with all articles free to access until the end of July 2024.

Read the collection

Professors Alison Funston, Eva Hemmer, Arindam Chowdhury and Jonathan Veinot served as guest editors for this collection and highlight the vast potential for optical nanomaterials and the significance of their properties and applications in their introductory editorial.

Read the introductory editorial

All of the articles in the collection are free to access until the end of July 2024. Read some of the featured articles below.

Graphical abstract image for Plasmonic quenching and enhancement: metal–quantum dot nanohybrids for fluorescence biosensing.

Plasmonic quenching and enhancement: metal–quantum dot nanohybrids for fluorescence biosensing
Niko Hildebrandt, Mihye Lim, Namjun Kim, Da Yeon Choi and Jwa-Min Nam
Chem. Commun., 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D2CC06178C

Graphical abstract images for Progress in the design of portable colorimetric chemical sensing devices

Progress in the design of portable colorimetric chemical sensing devices
Tushar Kant, Kamlesh Shrivas, Ankita Tejwani, Khushali Tandey, Anuradha Sharma and Shashi Gupta
Nanoscale, 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3NR03803C

Graphical abstract image for Heat, pH, and salt: synthesis strategies to favor formation of near-infrared emissive DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters.

Heat, pH, and salt: synthesis strategies to favor formation of near-infrared emissive DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters
Rweetuparna Guha, Malak Rafik, Anna Gonzàlez-Rosell and Stacy M. Copp
Chem. Commun., 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3CC02896H

Graphical abstract image for Exploring the intra-4f and the bright white light upconversion emissions of Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+-based materials for thermometry.

Exploring the intra-4f and the bright white light upconversion emissions of Gd₂O₃:Yb³+,Er³+-based materials for thermometry
Talita J. S. Ramos, Ricardo L. Longo, Carlos D. S. Brites, Rute A. S. Ferreira, Oscar L. Malta and Luís D. Carlos
Nanoscale, 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3NR01764H

Nanoscale is a high-impact international journal, publishing high-quality experimental and theoretical work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Our broad scope covers cross-community research that bridges the various disciplines involved with nanoscience and nanotechnology. ChemComm is the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal for short communications of outstanding significance from across the chemical sciences. The RSC’s most cited journal, ChemComm has been one of the most trusted chemistry journals for over 60 years. Our scope covers all topics in chemistry, and research at the interface of chemistry and other disciplines (such as materials science, nanoscience, physics, engineering and biology) where there is significant novelty in the chemistry aspects. We hope you will consider Nanoscale and ChemComm for your future submissions.

We hope you enjoy reading this collection and look forward to showcasing more work on optical nanomaterials in the future. Please continue to submit your exciting work to Nanoscale and ChemComm.

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Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Vanderbilt University

15 May 2024

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Vanderbilt University

Guest edited by De-en Jiang, Janet E. Macdonald and Sharon M. Weiss

Piran R. Kidambi et al’s cover for their article on ultra-thin proton conducting carrier layers for scalable integration of atomically thin 2D materials with proton exchange polymers for next-generation PEMs.

We were delighted to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Vanderbilt University at the end of last year and into the start of 2024 with a special collection in Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances highlighting the breadth of high-quality work from the institute and commemorating the university’s sesquicentennial. We’re pleased to share this excellent collection of research and reviews with you, providing a snapshot of the nanoscale science and engineering research from Vanderbilt faculty, alumni, and collaborators in 2023 and 2024.

We’re also delighted to showcase the work of Piran R. Kidambi et al, which featured on the cover of Nanoscale!

You can explore the collection and read the introductory editorial from our guest editors below, with all articles free to access until the end of August 2024.

Read the collection

Professors De-en Jiang, Janet Macdonald and Sharon Weiss served as guest editors for this collection and highlight the history of Vanderbilt University and the significance of the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) in their introductory editorial.

Read the introductory editorial

All of the articles in the collection are free to access until the end of August 2024. Read some of the featured articles below.

Graphical abstract image for ‘Phonon vortices at heavy impurities in two-dimensional materials’.

Phonon vortices at heavy impurities in two-dimensional materials
De-Liang Bao, Mingquan Xu, Ao-Wen Li, Gang Su, Wu Zhou and Sokrates T. Pantelides
Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D3NH00433C

Graphical abstract image for ‘Role of carboxylates in the phase determination of metal sulfide nanoparticles’.

Role of carboxylates in the phase determination of metal sulfide nanoparticles
Andrey A. Shults, Guanyu Lu, Joshua D. Caldwell and Janet E. Macdonald
Nanoscale Horiz., 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3NH00227F

Graphical abstract image for ‘Engineering endosomolytic nanocarriers of diverse morphologies using confined impingement jet mixing’.

Engineering endosomolytic nanocarriers of diverse morphologies using confined impingement jet mixing
Hayden M. Pagendarm, Payton T. Stone, Blaise R. Kimmel, Jessalyn J. Baljon, Mina H. Aziz, Lucinda E. Pastora, Lauren Hubert, Eric W. Roth, Sultan Almunif, Evan A. Scott and John T. Wilson
Nanoscale, 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3NR02874G

Graphical abstract image for ‘Hyperspectral mapping of nanoscale photophysics and degradation processes in hybrid perovskite at the single grain level’.

Hyperspectral mapping of nanoscale photophysics and degradation processes in hybrid perovskite at the single grain level
Ethan J. Taylor, Vasudevan Iyer, Bibek S. Dhami, Clay Klein, Benjamin J. Lawrie and Kannatassen Appavoo
Nanoscale Adv., 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3NA00529A

Nanoscale Horizons and Nanoscale are high-impact international journals, publishing high-quality experimental and theoretical work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nanoscale Advances is our gold open access member of the nanoscale journal family. Our broad scope covers cross-community research that bridges various disciplines, and the journal series allows full coverage of interdisciplinary advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology. We hope you will consider Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances for your future submissions.

We hope you enjoy reading this collection and look forward to showcasing more work from Vanderbilt faculty and alumni in the future. Please continue to submit your exciting work to Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances.

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Open Call for Papers: Advanced Nanocrystalline Materials

09 May 2024

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection on Synthesis, physical properties and applications of advanced nanocrystalline materials.

Loosely connected to the Spring E-MRS 2024 Symposium by the same name (more information here) the following topics are welcome:

Magnetic, Luminescent, Electrical, and Structural Properties of Nanoparticles
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystals
Magnetic Nanoparticles
Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Nanocrystalline Metals
Two-dimensional Nanostructures Such as Graphene, MXene, etc.
Biomedical applications of Nanoparticles
Nanocrystalline Material-based Sensors, Actuators, and Other Devices
Theory and Simulation of Nanocrystalline Materials
Nanocrystal Thin Films and Their Applications
Advanced Nanocrystalline Materials for Environmental Applications
Advanced Nanocrystalline Materials for Energy Applications

This collection welcomes fundamental and applied works including process-structure-property relationships of advanced nanocrystalline materials exhibiting efficient magnetic, luminescent, optical, electrical, dielectric, thermoelectric, piezoelectric and other physical characteristics.

Submit before 1st December 2024.

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This themed collection is Guest Edited by:

	Aurora Rizzo University of Salento – CNR NANOTEC, Italy ORCID: 0000-0002-4570-7777 Aurora received a Ph.D. degree in innovative materials and technologies from National Nanotechnology Laboratory (NNL), Università del Salento, CNR-INFM, Lecce. In the period 2008−2009, she joined the group of Prof. Olle Inganäs at the University of Linköping (Sweden), working on “Bio-Organic Light Emitting Diodes.” She is currently a researcher at the Nanotechnology Institute of the National Research Council (CNR), Lecce, Italy. Aurora Rizzo research interests include the design and developed of innovative hybrid inorganic–organic and 2D materials, such as metal halide perovskites, colloidal nanocrystals, and transition metal dichalcogenides for third generation solar cells, optic and optoelectronic devices.
	Ermelinda M. S. Macoas University of Lisbon, Portugal ORCID: 0000-0001-8506-7025 Ermelinda received her PhD in Chemistry in 2005, in the field of physical-chemistry, by the University of Coimbra. She then took on a post-doc fellowship at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Coimbra (2008) and a Marie-Curie fellow at the University of Jyväskylä (2006-2007, Finland). Since 2009, she has been a senior researcher at the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon. As a young researcher she received the scientific investigation stimulus prize of the Gulbenkian Foundation (2005). Her research field is in fundamental photochemistry and photophysics with special relevance to practical aspects of energy and charge transfer processes, such as: selective photochemistry connected to isomerization and molecular photocontrol issues, nonlinear fluorescent molecular materials tailored for applications as dyes in bioimaging, FRET based 3D-data storage media, photophysics and photoconductivity of molecular single crystals and single crystal interfaces with applications in solar energy conversion and organic electronics, intramolecular proton tunneling and excited state dynamics of organic molecules and metal complexes. The tools used to address these topics are steady-state and time resolved optical spectroscopy (including UV-Vis, NIR and mid-IR; from fs to microseconds), fluorescence microscopy and electronic structure calculations.
	Raghvendra Singh Yadav Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic ORCID: 0000-0003-1773-3596 Dr. Raghvendra Singh Yadav is a Senior Scientist at Tomas Bata University in Zlin. He has published more than 74 publications in reputed international journals, as well as six books and two book chapters in the field of materials science and nanotechnology. Dr.Yadav has been also involved as Editorial Board Member in several journals, namely Crystals, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Nanomaterials, Frontiers in Materials. His research activities are focused on ‘‘Lightweight, Flexible, Low-dimensional Electromagnetic Functional Nanocomposite Materials (MXene, MBene, Graphene, magnetic nanoparticles as nanofillers in a polymer matrix) and its Applications’’
	Renjie Chen Beijing Institute of Technology, P. R. China ORCID: 0000-0002-7001-2926 Renjie Chen is a Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). His research focuses on electrochemical energy storage and conversion technology. He was a post-doctoral fellow in Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University and a visiting professor in Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at University of Cambridge. As the principal investigator, Prof. Chen successfully hosted the National Key Research and Development Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National High Tech 863 project etc. He has (co-) authored more than 200 research papers and filed 50 patents and patent applications.
	Tayebeh Ameri University of Kiel, Germany ORCID: 0000-0002-8928-3697 Tayebeh Ameri conducted her Ph.D. research on printed tandem organic photovoltaics at Konarka GmbH Austria and received her Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science from Johannes Kepler University Linz in 2010. Afterwards, she conducted her postdoctoral and Habilitation research, where she pioneered the development of ternary organic and hybrid photovoltaics at the Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Department of Material Science and Engineering at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). From 2018 to 2020, Ameri served as a team leader and lecturer (Privatdozent) in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the University of Munich (LMU). From December 2020 to July 2023, Ameri worked as a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the Institute for Materials and Processes, Chemical Engineering discipline at the University of Edinburgh. During this period, her research focused on the development of emerging energy harvesting, energy storage, and detection/sensing technologies, including photovoltaics, supercapacitors, and photo-/IR-detectors. Since September 2023, Ameri has been a full Heisenberg professor and holds the Chair for Composite Materials in the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials Science at Kiel University. She has the honor of furthering her research as an honorary lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Ameri is also the co-founder and scientific mentor of the start-up SERINO, founded by the Medical Valley Award in 2021 and expanded by EXIST grant in 2023 to develop the next generation of IR-detectors for food and medical applications.

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