Nanomaterials for printed electronics

Guest edited by Cinzia Casiraghi, Oana Jurchescu, Shlomo Magdassi and Wenming Su

Printed electronics have witnessed significant interest within the last few decades, in particular in conjunction with the development of the Internet of Things (IoTs). The digitization of machines, vehicles, and elements of the physical world could completely change the way we interact with objects and collect and get access to data, leading to improved quality of life and reduced costs. This collection explores a multitude of applications within the field and aims to exhibit new and exciting prospects for nanomaterials in printed electronics.

We are delighted to introduce a new online collection published in Nanoscale that explores a multitude of applications within the field and aims to exhibit new and exciting prospects for nanomaterials in printed electronics. All of the articles in the collection are free to access until the end of August 2023.

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The guest editors, Professor Cinzia Casiraghi (University of Manchester, UK), Professor Oana Jurchescu (Wake Forest University, USA), Professor Shlomo Magdassi (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and Professor Wenming Su (Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, China), introduce this collection in their editorial.

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A sprayed graphene transistor platform for rapid and low-cost chemical sensing
Benji Fenech-Salerno, Martin Holicky, Chengning Yao, Anthony E. G. Cass and Felice Torrisi
Nanoscale, 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR05838C

High performance printed organic electrochromic devices based on an optimized UV curable solid-state electrolyte
Chenchao Huang, Zishou Hu, Yuan-Qiu-Qiang Yi, Xiaolian Chen, Xinzhou Wu, Wenming Su and Zheng Cui
Nanoscale, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR03209K

Visualisation of individual dopants in a conjugated polymer: sub-nanometre 3D spatial distribution and correlation with electrical properties
Gustav Persson, Emmy Järsval, Magnus Röding, Renee Kroon, Yadong Zhang, Stephen Barlow, Seth Marder, Christian Müller and Eva Olsson
Nanoscale, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR03554E

Ionic dielectrics for fully printed carbon nanotube transistors: impact of composition and induced stresses
Brittany N. Smith, Hope Meikle, James L. Doherty, Shiheng Lu, Gianna Tutoni, Matthew L. Becker, Michael J. Therien and Aaron D. Franklin
Nanoscale, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR04206A

Plasmon enhanced fluorescence from meticulously positioned gold nanoparticles, deposited by ultra sonic spray coating on organic light emitting diodes
Rachith Shanivarasanthe Nithyananda Kumar, Maarten Eerdekens, Yovan de Coene, Veda Sandeep Nagaraja, Shabnam Ahadzadeh, Melissa Vanlandeghem, Thierry Verbiest and Wim Deferme
Nanoscale Adv., 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D2NA00753C

Nanoscale is always interested in considering high-quality articles on nanomaterials for printed electronics and we would be delighted if you would consider the journal for your next submission, which can be made via our online submission service. All submissions will be subject to initial assessment and peer review as appropriate according to the journal’s guidelines.

We hope you enjoy reading this collection and look forward to seeing how this field progresses! Please continue to submit your exciting work on printed electronics to Nanoscale.

CO₂ capture and conversion

Guest edited by Elena Shevchenko, Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Shouheng Sun and Tierui Zhang

We are delighted to introduce a new online collection published in Nanoscale on carbon dioxide capture and conversion, featuring exciting exciting research on advanced nanoscale materials and reactions!

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Understanding CO₂ capture and conversion has been essential in our efforts to build a carbon neutral/negative society and to achieve energy sustainability. Recent studies have shown that CO₂ can be captured from industry waste in more energy efficient manners and be converted more selectively via various catalytic processes to reusable chemicals and fuels. This collection focuses on theoretical and experimental CO₂  capture and reduction through thermochemical, electrochemical, photochemical, photo/electrocatalytic, biological and inorganic carbonate-based approaches, and aims to collect the latest state-of-the-art progress made in CO₂ capture and conversion into a single online collection.

The guest editors, Professor Elena Shevchenko (Argonne National Laboratory, USA), Professor A.-H. Alissa Park (Columbia University, USA), Professor Shouheng Sun (Brown University, USA) and Professor Tierui Zhang (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), introduce this collection in their editorial.

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All articles in the collection are free to access until the end of March 2023. Read some of the featured articles below.

Recent advances in CO₂ capture and reduction
Kecheng Wei, Huanqin Guan, Qiang Luo, Jie He and Shouheng Sun
Nanoscale, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR02894H

A review on ZnS-based photocatalysts for CO₂ reduction in all-inorganic aqueous medium
Yuxuan Meng, Guoping Liu, Guifu Zuo, Xianguang Meng, Tao Wang and Jinhua Ye
Nanoscale, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR03703C

Enhancing the capacity of supercapacitive swing adsorption CO₂ capture by tuning charging protocols
Trevor B. Binford, Grace Mapstone, Israel Temprano and Alexander C. Forse
Nanoscale, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR00748G

Yolk–shell-type CaO-based sorbents for CO₂ capture: assessing the role of nanostructuring for the stabilization of the cyclic CO2 uptake
Maximilian Krödel, Alexander Oing, Jan Negele, Annelies Landuyt, Agnieszka Kierzkowska, Alexander H. Bork, Felix Donat and Christoph R. Müller
Nanoscale, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR04492G

Bimetallic RuNi-decorated Mg-CUK-1 for oxygen-tolerant carbon dioxide capture and conversion to methane
Timothy Zurrer, Emma Lovell, Zhaojun Han, Kang Liang, Jason Scott and Rose Amal
Nanoscale, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NR03338K

We hope you enjoy reading this collection and look forward to seeing how this field progresses! Please continue to submit your exciting work on carbon dioxide capture and conversion to Nanoscale.

A collection highlighting 2022’s rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology research

Nanoscale is proud to present our 2022 Emerging Investigators collection, recognising the rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology by gathering some of the very best work from researchers in the early stages of their independent careers. Each contributor was recommended by experts in their fields for carrying out work with the potential to influence future directions in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Congratulations to all the featured researchers on their important work so far!

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Best wishes,

Dr Heather Montgomery

Managing Editor, Nanoscale

Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage

Guest edited by Wee-Jun Ong, Markus Antonietti and Nanfeng Zheng

We are delighted to introduce a new themed online collection on the application of nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage. This collection focuses on the use of advanced strategies such as rational size/facet control, structural/defect engineering, atomic modification, and construction of nanohybrids that can regulate the geometric and/or electronic property of the active sites to improve the performance of nanomaterials toward energy conversion and storage.

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Here is a selection of articles from this collection. All articles are free to access until the end of July 2021.

Recent advances in engineering active sites for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Yanan Bo, Chao Gao and Yujie Xiong

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02596H

Inducing rapid polysulfide transformation through enhanced interfacial electronic interaction for lithium–sulfur batteries

Chao Shen, Kun Zhang, You You, Hui Wang, Ruiqi Ning, Yaqin Qi, Nan Li, Cuimin Ding, Keyu Xie and Bingqing Wei

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02429E

The role of carbon dots – derived underlayer in hematite photoanodes

Qian Guo, Hui Luo, Jifang Zhang, Qiushi Ruan, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Yuanxing Fang, Zailai Xie, Xuanhua Li, Xinchen Wang, Junwang Tang, Joe Briscoe, Magdalena Titirici and Ana Belen Jorge

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06139E

Tubular assemblies of N-doped carbon nanotubes loaded with NiFe alloy nanoparticles as efficient bifunctional catalysts for rechargeable zinc-air batteries

Xiaoying Xie, Lu Shang, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02486D

We hope you enjoy reading this collection.

A collection highlighting 2021’s rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology research

Nanoscale is proud to present our inaugural Emerging Investigators themed collection. The collection recognises the rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology by gathering some of the very best work from researchers in the early stages of their independent careers. Each contributor was recommended by experts in their fields for carrying out work with the potential to influence future directions in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Congratulations to all the featured researchers on their important work so far in the field.

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Meet the scientists

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Best wishes,

Dr Michaela Mühlberg

Executive Editor, Nanoscale

Advances in plasmonics and its applications

Guest edited by Xing Yi Ling, Ramón Álvarez-Puebla and Jian-Feng Li

We are delighted to introduce a new themed online collection on the recent advances in plasmonics. This collection is dedicated to the integration of experimental and in silico studies for the advances in plasmonics and for innovative development of efficient plasmonic-based applications in a variety of different fields.

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Here is a selection of articles from this collection. All articles are free to access until the end of May 2021.^*

Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles into 2D arrays at water–oil interfaces: rational construction of stable SERS substrates with accessible enhancing surfaces and tailored plasmonic response

Ziwei Ye, Chunchun Li, Qinglu Chen, Yikai Xu and Steven E. J. Bell

Nanoscale, 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR08803J

Electrochemical coating of different conductive polymers on diverse plasmonic metal nanocrystals

Wenzheng Lu, Tsz Him Chow, Yao Lu and Jianfang Wang

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR05715K

Addressing molecular optomechanical effects in nanocavity-enhanced Raman scattering beyond the single plasmonic mode

Yuan Zhang, Ruben Esteban, Roberto A. Boto, Mattin Urbieta, Xabier Arrieta, ChongXin Shan, Shuzhou Li, Jeremy J. Baumberg and Javier Aizpurua

Nanoscale, 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06649D

Microporous silica membranes promote plasmonic nanoparticle stability for SERS detection of uranyl

Hoa T. Phan, Shenghao Geng and Amanda J. Haes

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06296K

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