Nanoscale & Nanoscale Advances Blog

Two-dimensional materials research is an emerging topic area, in particular their application in electronic devices. To help our readers stay up to date we have collected papers published in Nanoscale into one online web collection entitled 2D materials for electronic devices.

Editor’s Choice selection from Associate Editor, Professor Andrea Ferarri

A highly conducting graphene film with dual-side molecular n-doping
Youngsoo Kim, Jaesung Park, Junmo Kang, Je Min Yoo, Kyoungjun Choi, Eun Sun Kim, Jae-Boong Choi, Chanyong Hwang, K. S. Novoselov and Byung Hee Hong
Nanoscale, 2014,6, 9545-9549

“Graphene has many record properties. It is transparent like (or better than) plastic, but conducts heat and electricity better than any metal, it is an elastic film, behaves as an impermeable membrane, and it is chemically inert and stable. Thus it seems ideal as the next generation transparent conductor. There is a need to find a substitute for indium tin oxide (ITO) in the manufacturing of various types of displays and touch screens, due to the brittleness of indium that makes it difficult to use them when flexibility is a requirement. Graphene is an ideal candidate for such a task. Thus, coupled with carbon’s abundance, this presents a more sustainable alternative to ITO. Prototypes of graphene-based displays have been produced and commercial products seem imminent.

One drawback is that, in order to beat ITO’s conductivity, graphene needs to be doped. Kim et al. report a dual-side molecular doping method, demonstrating effective work function modulation, high carrier density and significant reduction of sheet resistance in large area graphene samples grown by chemical vapour deposition. With further optimization, their approach may enable a variety of practical applications of graphene films requiring low sheet resistance comparable to indium tin oxide (ITO), as well as high transparency and flexibility.”

Here are some popular articles from the collection:

Graphene-analogue carbon nitride: novel exfoliation synthesis and its application in photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical selective detection of trace amount of Cu²⁺
Hui Xu, Jia Yan, Xiaojie She, Li Xu, Jiexiang Xia, Yuanguo Xu, Yanhua Song, Liying Huang and Huaming Li
Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 1406-1415

Electrochemical properties of CVD grown pristine graphene: monolayer- vs. quasi-graphene
Dale A. C. Brownson, Sarah A. Varey, Fiazal Hussain, Sarah J. Haigh and Craig E. Banks
Nanoscale, 2014,6, 1607-1621

Transparent conductors composed of nanomaterials
Michael Layani, Alexander Kamyshny and Shlomo Magdassi
Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 5581-5591

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Nanoscale is delighted to present its current issue which includes an excellent collection of articles celebrating the 10th anniversary of NCNST, Guest Edited by Chen Wang . Read his Editorial to find out more.

The outside front cover features an article on An ingenious replica templated from the light trapping structure in butterfly wing scales by Zhiwu Han, Shichao Niu, Meng Yang, Junqiu Zhang, Wei Yin and Luquan Ren

Precision synthesis of colloidal inorganic nanocrystals using metal and metalloid amides is the article highlighted on the inside front cover by Maksym Yarema, Riccarda Caputo and Maksym V. Kovalenko.  

Issue 18 contains the following Review and Feature articles: 

Nanostructure-induced DNA condensation
Ting Zhou, Axel Llizo, Chen Wang, Guiying Xu and Yanlian Yang

Innovative pharmaceutical development based on unique properties of nanoscale delivery formulation
Anil Kumar, Fei Chen, Anbu Mozhi, Xu Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Xiangdong Xue, Yanli Hao, Xiaoning Zhang, Paul C. Wang and Xing-Jie Liang

Visible light driven type II heterostructures and their enhanced photocatalysis properties: a review
Yajun Wang, Qisheng Wang, Xueying Zhan, Fengmei Wang, Muhammad Safdar and Jun He

Multiple strategies to activate gold nanoparticles as antibiotics
Yuyun Zhao and Xingyu Jiang  

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We are pleased to present a web collection of articles from publications across the RSC journal portfolio demonstrating the use of (nano)technology in the diagnosis, imaging and treatment of cancer.

This web collection will be free to access from today until the 28^th July, so register for an RSC Publishing personal account and read this cutting edge research for free this week!

Here are just a few of the cancer nanotechnology articles from Nanoscale:

Magnetic particle imaging: advancements and perspectives for real-time in vivo monitoring and image-guided therapy
Michele H. Pablico-Lansigan, Shu F. Situ and Anna Cristina S. Samia
DOI: 10.1039/C3NR00544E

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as antigen carriers and adjuvants for vaccine delivery
Karishma T. Mody, Amirali Popat, Donna Mahony, Antonino S. Cavallaro, Chengzhong Yu and Neena Mitter
DOI: 10.1039/C3NR00357D

Surface-engineered nanomaterials as X-ray absorbing adjuvant agents for Auger-mediated chemo-radiation
Sang-Min Lee, De-Hao Tsai, Vincent A. Hackley, Martin W. Brechbiel and Robert F. Cook
DOI: 10.1039/C3NR00333G

Quantitative analysis of dendron-conjugated cisplatin-complexed gold nanoparticles using scanning particle mobility mass spectrometry
De-Hao Tsai, Tae Joon Cho, Sherrie R. Elzey, Julien C. Gigault and Vincent A. Hackley
DOI: 10.1039/C3NR00543G

See the full web collection here…

We are delighted to announce a high-profile themed issue on “Helical Micro- and Nanostructures”. This will be Guest Edited by Li Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Lixin Dong (Michigan State University) and Peer Fischer (Max-Planck-Institute). The themed issue will be published in Nanoscale in 2014.

The helix is one of the most fundamental geometrical shapes in nature, which can be found at all length scales: from the structure of DNA to planetary helix nebula. During the last three decades, novel nanotechnologies have been developed that have provided various means for fabricating helices. Based on their unique shape micro and nanohelices are poised to play an important role in nanoelectronics, optics, MEMS/NEMS, micro-/nanorobotics, new materials, biology and nanomedicine, which this special issue will highlight. This themed issue aims to bring together exciting research from scientists who are working on these fascinating structures at small scales, and to review the recent advance of helical micro-and nanostructures from the fabrication technology to their applications.

Please contact the Nanoscale Editorial Office (nanoscale-rsc@rsc.org) if you are interested in contributing to this themed issue. The deadline for submissions to this themed issue is the 17^th January 2014.

Nanoscale themed collection: Hybrid Materials
Dedicated to Professor Avnir on his 65^th Birthday
Guest Editors: Mario Pagliaro and Jean-Marie Nedelec

We are delighted to announce a high-profile Nanoscale collection of review articles on hybrid materials to be published in 2014. The themed collection will be guest edited by Mario Pagliaro (CNR, Italy) and Jean-Marie Nedelec, (Institute de Chemie de Clermont Ferrand, France), two leading researchers in the the topic of the themed issue.

The articles will be dedicated to Professor David Avnir on his 65^th Birthday. Professor Avnir is well known for his research in the areas of organically doped metals and sol-gel organic hybrid materials and biomaterials, and the collection will include exciting articles in these areas.

Please email the editorial office if you are interested in submitting an article for this themed collection at nanoscale-rsc@rsc.org.

Submission Deadline: 29^th November 2013