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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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Dr Michaela Mühlberg

Executive Editor, Nanoscale

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Editor’s Choice: Recent breakthroughs in nanobiotechnology

23 Apr 2021

Recent breakthroughs in nanobiotechnology

A collection of articles selected by Yves Dufrêne

Professor Yves Dufrêne, UCLouvain, Belgium, an Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, presents an online article collection featuring his highlights of the latest research published in these journals on nanobiotechnology.

Professor Yves Dufrêne

“Nanobiotechnology is an exciting, rapidly evolving research field, which is predicted to have a dramatic impact on human activities, whether scientific, economical or societal. Nanomedicine, the medical application of nanotechnology, offers new opportunities to fight a range of diseases, including cancers and microbial infections. Progress in nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine strongly relies on the development of advanced tools and approaches for probing and manipulating biosystems, from single molecules to cells and tissues.

Proceeding from fundamental studies to medical applications, this collection of research and review articles published in Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances provides a snapshot of recent progress made in the nanobio field, covering the development of innovative methodologies, nanotechniques and nanomaterials, such as biosensors, nanoscale and single-molecule characterization techniques, nanoparticles, drug encapsulation, biomedical nanomaterials, and micro- and nanopatterning, as well as the application of these new developments to DNA, proteins, microbes, cells, and to the design of novel therapies against cancer, bacteria and viruses.”

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Professor Yves Dufrêne

UCLouvain, Belgium

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Editor’s Choice: Thermoelectric nanostructures

16 Apr 2021

Thermoelectric nanostructures

A collection of articles selected by Jin Zou

Professor Jin Zou, University of Queensland, Australia and Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, presents an online article collection featuring his highlights of the latest research published in the journals on thermoelectric nanostructures.

Professor Jin Zou “The development of thermoelectric materials has been considered as a key sustainable solution in dealing with the global energy dilemma by harvesting electricity from waste heat. Nanostructuring is a critical approach to enhance thermoelectric properties and coupled with other strategies, the development of thermoelectric nanostructures has been an active research discipline in exploring high-performance energy materials.

In this online collection, we have selected an array of thermoelectric nanomaterials related research articles and reviews recently published in Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, providing informative examples on the design and realization of thermoelectric materials with improved performance through theoretical modelling and/or experiments. In these articles, rich strategies have been demonstrated or proposed to enhance thermoelectric performance. Detailed correlations between observed properties with determined structural and chemical characteristics of thermoelectric materials allow the fundamental understanding of the nature of these materials, which, we hope, may inspire our readers in our wider nanocommunity.”

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Professor Jin Zou

University of Queensland, Australia

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Themed collection: Advances in plasmonics and its applications

08 Apr 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

Advances in plasmonics and its applications

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

Professor Xing Yi Ling, Professor Ramón Álvarez-Puebla and Professor 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.^*

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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Editor’s Choice: Single-atom and nanocluster catalysis

17 Mar 2021

Single-atom and nanocluster catalysis

A collection of articles selected by Manzhou Zhu

Professor Manzhou Zhu, Anhui University, China and Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, presents an online article collection featuring his highlights of the latest research published in the journals on single-atom and nanocluster catalysis.

Professor Manzhou Zhu

“Owing to their atomically precise structures and highly specific surface areas, continuing research on single-atom and nanocluster-based catalysts has been performed. This online themed collection focuses on single-atom and nanocluster catalysis, which is of major significance in elucidating the catalytic mechanisms as well as investigating new types of high-efficiency catalysts. We hope that the readers find this themed collection informative and useful.”

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Professor Manzhou Zhu

Anhui University, China

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Introducing the new Nanoscale Advances “Welcome to the community” article collection

08 Mar 2021

This month we are celebrating authors who chose Nanoscale Advances as the destination for their research in 2020. The “Welcome to the community” collection highlights authors who published with the RSC for the first time, and joined the Nanoscale Advances community. We look forward to seeing the new research these authors will publish with the RSC in the months and years to come.

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Below is a snapshot of some of the articles included.

Review

Single-nanostructure bandgap engineering enabled by magnetic-pulling thermal evaporation growth
Jinyou Xu, Xingyu Wang and Richard Nötzel
Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 4305-4322
DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00595A

Communication

Quenching of nonlinear photoacoustic signal generation in gold nanoparticles through coating
Genny A. Pang, Christoph Haisch and Jan Laufer
Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 2699-2704
DOI: 10.1039/C9NA00205D

Paper

Evaluating the chemical exfoliation of lithium cobalt oxide using UV-Vis spectroscopy
Kevin Pachuta, Emily Pentzer and Alp Sehirlioglu
Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 5362-5374
DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00755B

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Nanoscale Advances is an international open access journal, publishing research across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology. As a gold open access journal, we will offer readers free access to all content.

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Nanoscale Advances ‘Popular Advances’ collection

02 Mar 2021

‘Popular Advances’ collection – May additions

The Nanoscale Advances ‘Popular Advances’ collection recognises the most well received papers published in the journal so far. New papers are added monthly, and we will keep you up to date here with new additions each month.

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May highlights

Review
	Folding and self-assembly of short intrinsically disordered peptides and protein regions Pablo G. Argudo and Juan J. Giner-Casares *Nanoscale Adv.*, 2021, 3, 1789-1812 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00941E
Paper
	Surface passivation of organometal halide perovskites by atomic layer deposition: an investigation of the mechanism of efficient inverted planar solar cells Ran Zhao, Kai Zhang, Jiahao Zhu, Shuang Xiao, Wei Xiong, Jian Wang, Tanghao Liu, Guichuan Xing, Kaiyang Wang, Shihe Yang and Xinwei Wang *Nanoscale Adv.*, 2021, 3, 2305-2315 DOI: 10.1039/D1NA00075F

April highlights

Mini review
	Recent advances in plasmonic nanocavities for single-molecule spectroscopy Nicolò Maccaferri, Grégory Barbillon, Alemayehu Nana Koya, Guowei Lu, Guillermo P. Acuna and Denis Garoli *Nanoscale Adv.*, 2021, 3, 633-642 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00715C
Paper
	Phosphorescent MoS2 quantum dots as a temperature sensor and security ink Manivannan Madhu, Chi-Yu Lu and Wei-Lung Tseng *Nanoscale Adv.*, 2021, 3, 661-667 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00730G

March highlights

Review
	Progress in polymers and polymer composites used as efficient materials for EMI shielding Ján Kruželák, Andrea Kvasničáková, Klaudia Hložeková and Ivan Hudec Nanoscale Adv., 2021, 3, 123-172 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00760A
Mini review
	Peptide-based nanomaterials for gene therapy Wei Zhang, Qing Chen, Feng Wu, Jun Dai, Defang Ding, Jun Wu, Xiaoding Lou and Fan Xia Nanoscale Adv., 2021, 3, 302-310 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00899K
Paper
	Synthesis of high quality 2D carbide MXene flakes using a highly purified MAX precursor for ink applications Shi-Hyun Seok, Seungjun Choo, Jinsung Kwak, Hyejin Ju, Ju-Hyoung Han, Woo-Seok Kang, Joonsik Lee, Se-Yang Kim, Do Hee Lee, Jungsoo Lee, Jaewon Wang, Seunguk Song, Wook Jo, Byung Mun Jung, Han Gi Chae, Jae Sung Son and Soon-Yong Kwon Nanoscale Adv., 2021, 3, 517-527 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00398K

February highlights

Review
	Synthesis, characterisation and applications of core–shell carbon–hexagonal boron nitride nanotubes Ruth Sang Jones, Barbara Maciejewska and Nicole Grobert *Nanoscale Adv*., 2020, 2, 4996-5014 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00583E
Communication
	Core@shell Sb@Sb2O3 nanoparticles anchored on 3D nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets as advanced anode materials for Li-ion batteries Xian Chen, Liang Wang, Feng Ma, Tanyuan Wang, Jiantao Han, Yunhui Huang and Qing Li *Nanoscale Adv*., 2020, 2, 5578-5583 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00711K
Communication
	High power Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 )3 symmetric full cell for sodium-ion batteries Milan K. Sadan, Anupriya K. Haridas, Huihun Kim, Changhyeon Kim, Gyu-Bong Cho, Kwon-Koo Cho, Jou-Hyeon Ahn and Hyo-Jun Ahn *Nanoscale Adv*., 2020, 2, 5166-5170 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00729C

January highlights

Review
	Development of biological metal–organic frameworks designed for biomedical applications: from bio-sensing/bio-imaging to disease treatment Huai-Song Wang, Yi-Hui Wang and Ya Ding *Nanoscale Adv*., 2020, 2, 3788-3797 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00557F
Communication
	Disulfide exchange assisted self-healing epoxy/PDMS/graphene oxide nanocomposites Balaji Krishnakumar, Manjeet Singh, Vijay Parthasarthy, Chanwook Park, Nanda Gopal Sahoo, Gun Jin Yun and Sravendra Rana *Nanoscale Adv*., 2020, 2, 2726-2730 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00282H
Paper
	Thermally induced intra-molecular transformation and metalation of free-base porphyrin on Au(111) surface steered by surface confinement and ad-atoms Dipayan Sen, Piotr Błoński, Bruno de la Torre, Pavel Jelínek and Michal Otyepka *Nanoscale Adv*., 2020, 2, 2986-2991 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00401D

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Introducing the new Nanoscale Advances “Quantum and carbon dots” article collection

21 Jan 2021

We are continuing to share with you a selection of articles from the most popular topics in Nanoscale Advances so far. Our previously announced topical collections featuring articles on “Photocatalysis and Photoelectrochemistry” and “Supercapacitors”, are both free to access online.

Today we are announcing a new collection exploring the work published so far in Nanoscale Advances on “Quantum and carbon dots”.

Below is a selection of articles featured in the collection. Access the full collection for free here.

Review

A review on the cytotoxicity of graphene quantum dots: from experiment to simulation
Lijun Liang, Xiangming Peng, Fangfang Sun, Zhe Kong and Jiawei Shen
Nanoscale Adv., 2021, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00904K

Communication

The quantum dot-FRET-based detection of vitamin B12 at a picomolar level
Sabyasachi Pramanik, Shilaj Roy and Satyapriya Bhandari
Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 3809-3814
DOI: 10.1039/C9NA00521H

Paper

Surface vs. core N/S/Se-heteroatom doping of carbon nanodots produces divergent yet consistent optical responses to reactive oxygen species
Xu Geng, Thomas R. Congdon, Palapuravan Anees, Andrea A. Greschner, Fiorenzo Vetrone and Marc A. Gauthier
Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 4024-4033
DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00439A

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Introducing the new Nanoscale Advances “Supercapacitors” article collection

07 Dec 2020

With 2020 well underway we thought to look back and share with you a selection of articles from the most popular topics in Nanoscale Advances so far. Our first collection featured articles exploring “Photocatalysis and Photoelectrochemistry”, and are all free to access online.

Today we are announcing a new collection exploring the work published so far in Nanoscale Advances on “Supercapacitors”.

Below is a selection of articles featured in the collection. Access the full collection for free here.

Review

Progress in supercapacitors: roles of two dimensional nanotubular materials
Pritam Kumar Panda, Anton Grigoriev, Yogendra Kumar Mishra and Rajeev Ahuja
Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 70-108
DOI: 10.1039/C9NA00307J

Communication

Engineering doping-vacancy double defects and insights into the conversion mechanisms of an Mn–O–F ultrafine nanowire anode for enhanced Li/Na-ion storage and hybrid capacitors
Yongfa Huang, Rui Ding, Danfeng Ying, Wei Shi, Yuxi Huang, Caini Tan, Xiujuan Sun, Ping Gao and Enhui Liu
Nanoscale Adv., 2019, 1, 4669-4678
DOI: 10.1039/ C9NA00521H

Paper

Phytic acid controlled in situ synthesis of amorphous cobalt phosphate/carbon composite as anode materials with a high mass loading for symmetrical supercapacitor: amorphization of the electrode to boost the energy density
Taewoo Kim, Arjun Prasad Tiwari, Kisan Chhetri, Gunendra Prasad Ojha, Hyoju Kim, Su-Hyeong Chae, Bipeen Dahal, Byoung Min Lee, Tanka Mukhiya and Hak Yong Kim
Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 4918-4929
DOI: 10.1039/ D0NA00670J

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