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Kammarchedu V, Asgharian H, Zhou K, Soltan Khamsi P, Ebrahimi A. Recent advances in graphene-based electroanalytical devices for healthcare applications. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:12857-12882. [PMID: 38888429 PMCID: PMC11238565 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06137j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Graphene, with its outstanding mechanical, electrical, and biocompatible properties, stands out as an emerging nanomaterial for healthcare applications, especially in building electroanalytical biodevices. With the rising prevalence of chronic diseases and infectious diseases, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for point-of-care testing and remote patient monitoring has never been greater. Owing to their portability, ease of manufacturing, scalability, and rapid and sensitive response, electroanalytical devices excel in these settings for improved healthcare accessibility, especially in resource-limited settings. The development of different synthesis methods yielding large-scale graphene and its derivatives with controllable properties, compatible with device manufacturing - from lithography to various printing methods - and tunable electrical, chemical, and electrochemical properties make it an attractive candidate for electroanalytical devices. This review article sheds light on how graphene-based devices can be transformative in addressing pressing healthcare needs, ranging from the fundamental understanding of biology in in vivo and ex vivo studies to early disease detection and management using in vitro assays and wearable devices. In particular, the article provides a special focus on (i) synthesis and functionalization techniques, emphasizing their suitability for scalable integration into devices, (ii) various transduction methods to design diverse electroanalytical device architectures, (iii) a myriad of applications using devices based on graphene, its derivatives, and hybrids with other nanomaterials, and (iv) emerging technologies at the intersection of device engineering and advanced data analytics. Finally, some of the major hurdles that graphene biodevices face for translation into clinical applications are discussed.
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- Vinay Kammarchedu
- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Sood Y, Mudila H, Chamoli P, Saini P, Kumar A. Exploring the efficacy and future potential of polypyrrole/metal oxide nanocomposites for electromagnetic interference shielding: a review. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024. [PMID: 38958665 DOI: 10.1039/d4mh00594e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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With recent advancements in technology, the emission of electromagnetic radiation has emerged as a significant issue due to electromagnetic interferences. These interferences include various undesirable emissions that can degrade the performance of equipment and structures. If left unresolved, these complications can create extra damage to the security operations and communication systems of numerous electronic devices. Various studies have been conducted to address these issues. In recent years, electrically conductive polypyrrole has gained a unique position because of its many advantageous properties. The absorption of microwaves and the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding characteristics of electrically conductive polypyrrole can be described in relation to its great electrical conductivity with strong relaxation and polarization effects due to the existence of strong bonds or localized charges. In the present review, advancements in electromagnetic interference shielding with conjugated polypyrrole and its nanocomposites with metal oxides are discussed and correlated with various properties such as dielectric properties, magnetic properties, electrical conductivity, and microwave adsorption properties. This review also focuses on identifying the most suitable polypyrrole-based metal oxide nanocomposites for electromagnetic interference shielding applications.
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- Yuvika Sood
- Department of Chemistry, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India.
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- Department of Physics, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, India
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- Conjugated Polymers, Graphene Technology and Waste Management Lab, Advance Materials and Devices Metrology Division, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Delhi-110012, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India.
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Li M, Zhou Y, Liu B, Wei Q, Yuan K, Zhao Y, Shao S, Wei B, Zhang J. A wide-bandgap graphene-like structure C 6BN with ultra-low dielectric constant. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:18302-18310. [PMID: 38910568 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01511h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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This study introduces a new wide-bandgap graphene-like structure, denoted as C6BN, achieved by incorporating an eight-electron BN pair, substantially modifying its electronic properties. Utilizing extensive density functional calculations, we comprehensively analyzed the stability, electronic structure, mechanical properties, and optical-electrical characteristics of C6BN. Our investigations reveal the material's exceptional thermodynamic, mechanical, and dynamic stability. Notably, the calculated wide bandgap of 2.81 eV in C6BN, supported by analyses of energy levels, band structures, and density of states, positions it as a promising two-dimensional wide-bandgap semiconductor. Additionally, C6BN exhibits isotropic mechanical features, highlighting its inherent flexibility. Remarkably, our calculations indicate an ultra-low dielectric constant (k = 1.67) for C6BN, surpassing that of well-established third-generation semiconductors. Further exploration into the thermoelectric properties of C6BN demonstrates its promising performance, as evidenced by calculations of thermal conductivity (κ), power factor (P), and Seebeck coefficient (S). In summary, our findings underscore the significant potential of the proposed C6BN structure as a flexible two-dimensional material poised to drive future advancements in electronic and energy-related technologies.
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- Mengyang Li
- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China.
- National Key Laboratory of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China.
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- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China.
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- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China.
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- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianshui Normal University, Tianshui 741001, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China.
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- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China.
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Porto JAS, Beserra DJP, de Vasconcelos FM, Silva PV, Girão EC. Electronic properties and carrier mobilities of nanocarbons formed by non-benzoidal building blocks. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:27053-27064. [PMID: 37791620 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01436c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Exotic 1D and 2D carbon nanostructures have been grown in the laboratory in the last few years by means of surface-assisted chemical routes. In these processes, the strategical choice of a molecular precursor plays a dominant role in the determination of the synthesized nanocarbon. Further variations of these techniques are able to produce non-benzoidal carbon quantum-dots (QDs). Considering this experimental scenario as motivation, we propose a series of nanoribbon systems based on concatenating recently synthesized carbon QDs containing pentagonal, hexagonal, and heptagonal rings. We use density functional theory (DFT) simulations to reveal their properties can range from metallic to semiconducting depending on the concatenation hierarchy used to form the nanoribbons. This DFT implementation is based on a LCAO approach to describe valence wavefunctions and most of the simulations employ the PBE-GGA functional. Since this functional is known to underestimate band gaps, we also use the B3LYP functional in a plane-wave DFT approach for a selected case for comparison purposes. These systems show a different gap versus width relationship compared to conventional graphene nanoribbons setups and a particular set of carrier mobility values. We further discuss the interplay between the QD's frontier states and the electronic properties of the nanoribbons in light of their structural details.
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- João Alberto Santos Porto
- Programa de Pós-Graduacão em Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, CEP 64049-550, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - UEMA, Departamento de Matemática e Física - Campus Caxias, CEP 65604-380, Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão - Campus Buriticupu, CEP 65393-000, Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí - Campus São João do PI, CEP 64760-000, São João do PI, Piauí, Brazil
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- Coordenação do Curso de Licenciatura em Educação do Campo/Ciências da Natureza, Universidade Federal do Piauí, CEP 64808-605, Floriano, Piauí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduacão em Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, CEP 64049-550, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Piauí, CEP 64049-550, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
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Huang PC, Sun H, Sarker M, Caroff CM, Girolami GS, Sinitskii A, Lyding JW. Sub-5 nm Contacts and Induced p-n Junction Formation in Individual Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons. ACS NANO 2023; 17:17771-17778. [PMID: 37581379 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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This paper demonstrates the fabrication of nanometer-scale metal contacts on individual graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and the use of these contacts to control the electronic character of the GNRs. We demonstrate the use of a low-voltage direct-write STM-based process to pattern sub-5 nm metallic hafnium diboride (HfB2) contacts directly on top of single GNRs in an ultrahigh-vacuum scanning tunneling microscope (UHV-STM), with all the fabrication performed on a technologically relevant semiconductor silicon substrate. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) data not only verify the expected metallic and semiconducting character of the contacts and GNR, respectively, but also show induced band bending and p-n junction formation in the GNR due to the metal-GNR work function difference. Contact engineering with different work function metals obviates the need to create GNRs with different characteristics by complex chemical doping. This is a demonstration of the successful fabrication of precise metal contacts and local p-n junction formation on single GNRs.
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Yu Y, Hu Y, Song X, Chen J, Kang J, Cao Y, Xiang M. Investigation on Nanocomposites of Polysulfone and Different Ratios of Graphene Oxide with Structural Defects Repaired by Cellulose Nanocrystals. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:3821. [PMID: 37765675 PMCID: PMC10536655 DOI: 10.3390/polym15183821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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In this manuscript, nanofillers of graphene oxide (GO) and cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) with different weight ratios (G/C ratios), named GC 2:1, GC 4:1, GC 8:1, GC 16:1, and GC 32:1, were successfully prepared. Characterization methods such as Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were performed. Additionally, the effects of these samples on the thermal stability, mechanical properties, and gas barrier properties of polysulfone (PSF) nanocomposites were investigated. A hydrophilic interaction took place between CNC and GO; as a consequence, CNCs were modified on the surface of GO, thus repairing the structural defects of GO. With the increase in G/C ratios, the repair effect of insufficient CNCs on the defects of GO decreased. The G/C ratio had a great influence on the improvement of mechanical properties, thermal stability, and gas barrier properties of nanocomposites. Compared with PSF/GC 2:1 and PSF/GC 32:1, the differences in the growth rates of tensile strength, elongation at break, and Young's modulus were 30.0%, 39.4%, and 15.9%, respectively; the difference in Td 3% was 7 °C; the difference in decline rate of O2 permeability was 40.0%.
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- Yansong Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China (J.C.); (Y.C.); (M.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Combustion and Explosion Technology, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Combustion and Explosion Technology, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China (J.C.); (Y.C.); (M.X.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China (J.C.); (Y.C.); (M.X.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China (J.C.); (Y.C.); (M.X.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China (J.C.); (Y.C.); (M.X.)
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Abdelsalam H, Sakr MA, Saroka VA, Abd-Elkader OH, Zhang Q. Nanoporous graphene quantum dots constructed from nanoribbon superlattices with controllable pore morphology and size for wastewater treatment. SURFACES AND INTERFACES 2023; 40:103109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Xavier NF, Payne AJR, Bauerfeldt GF, Sacchi M. Theoretical insights into the methane catalytic decomposition on graphene nanoribbons edges. Front Chem 2023; 11:1172687. [PMID: 37324559 PMCID: PMC10267404 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1172687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Catalytic methane decomposition (CMD) is receiving much attention as a promising application for hydrogen production. Due to the high energy required for breaking the C-H bonds of methane, the choice of catalyst is crucial to the viability of this process. However, atomistic insights for the CMD mechanism on carbon-based materials are still limited. Here, we investigate the viability of CMD under reaction conditions on the zigzag (12-ZGNR) and armchair (AGRN) edges of graphene nanoribbons employing dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT). First, we investigated the desorption of H and H2 at 1200 K on the passivated 12-ZGNR and 12-AGNR edges. The diffusion of hydrogen atom on the passivated edges is the rate determinant step for the most favourable H2 desorption pathway, with a activation free energy of 4.17 eV and 3.45 eV on 12-ZGNR and 12-AGNR, respectively. The most favourable H2 desorption occurs on the 12-AGNR edges with a free energy barrier of 1.56 eV, reflecting the availability of bare carbon active sites on the catalytic application. The direct dissociative chemisorption of CH4 is the preferred pathway on the non-passivated 12-ZGNR edges, with an activation free energy of 0.56 eV. We also present the reaction steps for the complete catalytic dehydrogenation of methane on 12-ZGNR and 12-AGNR edges, proposing a mechanism in which the solid carbon formed on the edges act as new active sites. The active sites on the 12-AGNR edges show more propensity to be regenerated due lower free energy barrier of 2.71 eV for the H2 desorption from the newly grown active site. Comparison is made between the results obtained here and experimental and computational data available in the literature. We provide fundamental insights for the engineering of carbon-based catalysts for the CMD, showing that the bare carbon edges of graphene nanoribbons have performance comparable to commonly used metallic and bi-metallic catalysts for methane decomposition.
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- Neubi F. Xavier
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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Bi J, Du Z, Sun J, Liu Y, Wang K, Du H, Ai W, Huang W. On the Road to the Frontiers of Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Review and Outlook of Graphene Anodes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210734. [PMID: 36623267 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Graphene has long been recognized as a potential anode for next-generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The past decade has witnessed the rapid advancement of graphene anodes, and considerable breakthroughs are achieved so far. In this review, the aim is to provide a research roadmap of graphene anodes toward practical LIBs. The Li storage mechanism of graphene is started with and then the approaches to improve its electrochemical performance are comprehensively summarized. First, morphologically engineered graphene anodes with porous, spheric, ribboned, defective and holey structures display improved capacity and rate performance owing to their highly accessible surface area, interconnected diffusion channels, and sufficient active sites. Surface-modified graphene anodes with less aggregation, fast electrons/ions transportation, and optimal solid electrolyte interphase are discussed, demonstrating the close connection between the surface structure and electrochemical activity of graphene. Second, graphene derivatives anodes prepared by heteroatom doping and covalent functionalization are outlined, which show great advantages in boosting the Li storage performances because of the additionally introduced defect/active sites for further Li accommodation. Furthermore, binder-free and free-standing graphene electrodes are presented, exhibiting great prospects for high-energy-density and flexible LIBs. Finally, the remaining challenges and future opportunities of practically available graphene anodes for advanced LIBs are highlighted.
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- Jingxuan Bi
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Bao K, Zhu J. Realization of quasi-1D topological magnetism at the V-alloyed MoS 2 zigzag edge. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:8843-8852. [PMID: 36916321 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp06025f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Topological magnetism in quasi-1D systems can be interesting because of the significant quantum confinement. However, the realization is missing. In this letter, we propose the use of 3× periodicities related edge reconstructions of MoS2 zigzag edges to construct a topological quasi-1D spin chain. Specifically, a trimer Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model can be applied to illustrate the topological and spin order when the inter-cell hopping integral is larger than the intra-cell ones. As a result, topological ferromagnetic order is achieved for S-oriented edge states magnetized by V atoms and confirmed by first-principles calculations and Wannier functions analysis. Finally, gap opening and spin-polarized end states are realized.
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- Kejie Bao
- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Miranda LP, da Costa DR, Peeters FM, Costa Filho RN. Vacancy clustering effect on the electronic and transport properties of bilayer graphene nanoribbons. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 34:055706. [PMID: 36322965 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac9f50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Experimental realizations of two-dimensional materials are hardly free of structural defects such as e.g. vacancies, which, in turn, modify drastically its pristine physical defect-free properties. In this work, we explore effects due to point defect clustering on the electronic and transport properties of bilayer graphene nanoribbons, for AA and AB stacking and zigzag and armchair boundaries, by means of the tight-binding approach and scattering matrix formalism. Evident vacancy concentration signatures exhibiting a maximum amplitude and an universality regardless of the system size, stacking and boundary types, in the density of states around the zero-energy level are observed. Our results are explained via the coalescence analysis of the strong sizeable vacancy clustering effect in the system and the breaking of the inversion symmetry at high vacancy densities, demonstrating a similar density of states for two equivalent degrees of concentration disorder, below and above the maximum value.
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- L P Miranda
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Abu UO, Akter S, Nepal B, Pitton KA, Guiton BS, Strachan DR, Sumanasekera G, Wang H, Jasinski JB. Ultra-Narrow Phosphorene Nanoribbons Produced by Facile Electrochemical Process. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2203148. [PMID: 36068163 PMCID: PMC9631066 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202203148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) have inspired strong research interests to explore their exciting properties that are associated with the unique two-dimensional (2D) structure of phosphorene as well as the additional quantum confinement of the nanoribbon morphology, providing new materials strategy for electronic and optoelectronic applications. Despite several important properties of PNRs, the production of these structures with narrow widths is still a great challenge. Here, a facile and straightforward approach to synthesize PNRs via an electrochemical process that utilize the anisotropic Na+ diffusion barrier in black phosphorus (BP) along the [001] zigzag direction against the [100] armchair direction, is reported. The produced PNRs display widths of good uniformity (10.3 ± 3.8 nm) observed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and the suppressed B2g vibrational mode from Raman spectroscopy results. More interestingly, when used in field-effect transistors, synthesized bundles exhibit the n-type behavior, which is dramatically different from bulk BP flakes which are p-type. This work provides insights into a new synthesis approach of PNRs with confined widths, paving the way toward the development of phosphorene and other highly anisotropic nanoribbon materials for high-quality electronic applications.
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- Usman O. Abu
- Conn Center for Renewable Energy ResearchUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40292USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40292USA
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40292USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Kentucky125 Chemistry–Physics BuildingLexingtonKY40506‐0055USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Kentucky125 Chemistry–Physics BuildingLexingtonKY40506‐0055USA
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of Kentucky177 Chemistry–Physics BuildingLexingtonKY40506‐0055USA
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40292USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40292USA
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- Conn Center for Renewable Energy ResearchUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40292USA
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Ma R, Wang K, Li C, Wang C, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Shan G. N-doped graphene for electrocatalytic O 2 and CO 2 reduction. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:4197-4209. [PMID: 36321144 PMCID: PMC9552757 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00348a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are important approaches to realize energy conversion and sustainable development. However, sluggish reaction kinetics severely hinders the practical application of devices related to these reactions. N-doped graphene (NG) with unique properties exhibits great potential in catalyzing the CO2RR and ORR, which is attributed to the electron redistribution. In this review, we start from the fundamental properties of NG, especially emphasizing the changes caused by N doping. Then the synthetic methods are summarized by classifying them into top-down strategies and bottom-up strategies. Subsequently, the applications of NG in the ORR and CO2RR are discussed and the effects of electronic structure on the electrocatalytic activity are highlighted. Finally, we give our own perspective on the future research direction of NG in the applications of the ORR and CO2RR.
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- Ruguang Ma
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology 99 Xuefu Road Suzhou 215011 China
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- Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, Laboratory of New Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, Growing Basis for State Key Laboratory, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University Qingdao 266071 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology 99 Xuefu Road Suzhou 215011 China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Optics Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Ardabil Iran
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- School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Beihang University No. 37 XueYuan Road Beijing 100083 China
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Dynamic exfoliation of graphene in various solvents: All-atom molecular simulations. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kumar S, Pratap S, Kumar V, Mishra RK, Gwag JS, Chakraborty B. Electronic, transport, magnetic and optical properties of graphene nanoribbons review. LUMINESCENCE 2022. [PMID: 35850156 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Low dimensional materials have attracted great research interest from both theoretical and experimental point of view. These materials exhibit novel physical and chemical properties due to the confinement effect in low dimensions. The experimental observations of graphene open a new platform to study the physical properties of materials restricted to two dimensions. This featured article provides a review on the novel properties of quasi one-dimensional (1D) material known as graphene nanoribbon. Graphene nanoribbons can be obtained by unzipping carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or cutting the graphene sheet. Alternatively, it is also called the finite termination of graphene edges. It gives rise different edge geometries namely zigzag and armchair among others. There are various physical and chemical techniques to realize these materials. Depending on the edge type termination, these are called the zigzag and armchair graphene nanoribbons (ZGNR and AGNR). These edges play an important role in controlling the properties of graphene nanoribbons. The present review article provides an overview of the electronic, transport, optical and magnetic properties of graphene nanoribbons. However, there are different ways to tune these properties for device applications. Here, some of them are highlighted such as external perturbations and chemical modifications. Few applications of graphene nanoribbon have and chemical modifications. Few applications of graphene nanoribbon have also been briefly discussed.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Department of Physics and astronomical Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, H.P, India
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- Department of Physics and astronomical Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, H.P, India
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- Department of Physics, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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- Department of Physics, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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Forero‐Martinez NC, Lin K, Kremer K, Andrienko D. Virtual Screening for Organic Solar Cells and Light Emitting Diodes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200825. [PMID: 35460204 PMCID: PMC9259727 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The field of organic semiconductors is multifaceted and the potentially suitable molecular compounds are very diverse. Representative examples include discotic liquid crystals, dye-sensitized solar cells, conjugated polymers, and graphene-based low-dimensional materials. This huge variety not only represents enormous challenges for synthesis but also for theory, which aims at a comprehensive understanding and structuring of the plethora of possible compounds. Eventually computational methods should point to new, better materials, which have not yet been synthesized. In this perspective, it is shown that the answer to this question rests upon the delicate balance between computational efficiency and accuracy of the methods used in the virtual screening. To illustrate the fundamentals of virtual screening, chemical design of non-fullerene acceptors, thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters, and nanographenes are discussed.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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Yang X, Elbert SM, Rominger F, Mastalerz M. A Series of Soluble Thieno-Fused Coronene Nanoribbons of Precise Lengths. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:9883-9892. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Xuan Yang
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Nanoribbons of 2D materials: A review on emerging trends, recent developments and future perspectives. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Kitao T, Zhang X, Uemura T. Nanoconfined synthesis of conjugated ladder polymers. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00809b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review highlights recent advances in controlled synthesis of conjugated ladder polymers using templates.
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- Takashi Kitao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- JST-PRESTO, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Burdanova MG, Kharlamova MV, Kramberger C, Nikitin MP. Applications of Pristine and Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Graphene Nanoribbons in Biomedicine. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:3020. [PMID: 34835783 PMCID: PMC8626004 DOI: 10.3390/nano11113020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This review is dedicated to a comprehensive description of the latest achievements in the chemical functionalization routes and applications of carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and graphene nanoribbons. The review starts from the description of noncovalent and covalent exohedral modification approaches, as well as an endohedral functionalization method. After that, the methods to improve the functionalities of CNMs are highlighted. These methods include the functionalization for improving the hydrophilicity, biocompatibility, blood circulation time and tumor accumulation, and the cellular uptake and selectivity. The main part of this review includes the description of the applications of functionalized CNMs in bioimaging, drug delivery, and biosensors. Then, the toxicity studies of CNMs are highlighted. Finally, the further directions of the development of the field are presented.
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- Maria G. Burdanova
- Center for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskii Pereulok 9, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia;
- Department of Physics, Moscow Region State University, Very Voloshinoy Street, 24, 141014 Mytishi, Russia
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- Phystech School of Biological and Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskii Pereulok 9, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia;
- Institute of Materials Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9/BC/2, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Strudlhofgasse 4, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Phystech School of Biological and Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskii Pereulok 9, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia;
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Yadav A, Kangsabanik J, Singh N, Alam A. Novel Two-Dimensional MA 2N 4 Materials for Photovoltaic and Spintronic Applications. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:10120-10127. [PMID: 34636577 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We have systematically investigated a family of newly proposed two-dimensional MA2N4 materials (M = Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W; A = Si, Ge) using first-principles calculation. We categorize the potential of these materials into three different applications based on accurate simulation of band gap (using Hybrid HSE06 functional) and the associated descriptors. Three candidate materials (MoGe2N4, HfSi2N4, and NbSi2N4) turn out to be extremely promising for three different applications. MoGe2N4 and HfSi2N4 monolayers show strong optical absorption in the visible range, including high transition probability from the valence to conduction band. The GW+BSE calculations confirm a strong excitonic effect in both the systems. With a band gap of 1.42 eV, multilayer MoGe2N4 shows reasonably large simulated efficiency (∼15.40%) and hence can be explored for possible photovoltaic applications. High optical absorption, suitable band gap/edge positions, and the CO2 activation make HfSi2N4 monolayer a promising candidate for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. NbSi2N4, on the other hand, belongs to a new class of spintronic material called a bipolar magnetic semiconductor, recommended for spin-transport-based applications.
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- Asha Yadav
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Center for Catalyst and Separation, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi-127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Bo W, Zou Y, Wang J. Novel electrical properties and applications in kaleidoscopic graphene nanoribbons. RSC Adv 2021; 11:33675-33691. [PMID: 35497508 PMCID: PMC9042372 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05902e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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As one of the representatives of nano-graphene materials, graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have more novel electrical properties, highly adjustable electronic properties, and optoelectronic properties than graphene due to their diverse geometric structures and atomic precision configurations. The electrical properties and band gaps of GNRs depend on their width, length, boundary configuration and other elemental doping, etc. With the improvement of the preparation technology and level of GNRs with atomic precision, increasing number of GNRs with different configurations are being prepared. They all show novel electrical properties and high tunability, which provides a broad prospect for the application of GNRs in the field of microelectronics. Here, we summarize the latest GNR-based achievements in recent years and summarize the latest electrical properties and potential applications of GNRs.
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- Wenjing Bo
- College of Science, Liaoning Petrochemical University Fushun 113001 China
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- College of Science, Liaoning Petrochemical University Fushun 113001 China
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- College of Science, Liaoning Petrochemical University Fushun 113001 China
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A DFT Investigation on the Electronic Structures and Au Adatom Assisted Hydrogenation of Graphene Nanoflake Array. Chem Res Chin Univ 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-021-1163-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Anantharaman SB, Jo K, Jariwala D. Exciton-Photonics: From Fundamental Science to Applications. ACS NANO 2021; 15:12628-12654. [PMID: 34310122 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Semiconductors in all dimensionalities ranging from 0D quantum dots and molecules to 3D bulk crystals support bound electron-hole pair quasiparticles termed excitons. Over the past two decades, the emergence of a variety of low-dimensional semiconductors that support excitons combined with advances in nano-optics and photonics has burgeoned an advanced area of research that focuses on engineering, imaging, and modulating the coupling between excitons and photons, resulting in the formation of hybrid quasiparticles termed exciton-polaritons. This advanced area has the potential to bring about a paradigm shift in quantum optics, as well as classical optoelectronic devices. Here, we present a review on the coupling of light in excitonic semiconductors and previous investigations of the optical properties of these hybrid quasiparticles via both far-field and near-field imaging and spectroscopy techniques. Special emphasis is given to recent advances with critical evaluation of the bottlenecks that plague various materials toward practical device implementations including quantum light sources. Our review highlights a growing need for excitonic material development together with optical engineering and imaging techniques to harness the utility of excitons and their host materials for a variety of applications.
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- Surendra B Anantharaman
- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Chaudhary K, Yadav N, Venkatesu P, Masram DT. Evaluation of Utilizing Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanoribbons as Compatible Biomaterial for Lysozyme. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:6112-6124. [PMID: 35006873 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Graphene oxide nanoribbons with superior physicochemical properties acquired from graphene and carbon nanotubes have been used in various applications including biomedical applications. For biomedical applications, it is of utmost importance to understand how these graphene oxide nanoribbons interact with proteins and the influence they have on protein conformation and function. In this regard, an attempt has been made to evaluate the utility of graphene oxide nanoribbons as a compatible biomaterial for lysozyme (Lys) protein. In this study, graphene oxide nanoribbons (GONRs) synthesized from multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were first functionalized with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) and further modified with vanillin (Val) to obtain Val-APTES-GONRs. On characterization, it was found that the Val-APTES-GONRs material had a ribbonlike morphology with abundant functionalities for interaction with protein. On evaluation of Val-APTES-GONRs as a compatible biomaterial for Lys, studies revealed that a lower concentration of the as-synthesized material has less influence on the conformation and the structure of Lys with better activity, whereas higher concentrations of the as-synthesized material had a greater influence on conformation and the structure of Lys with decreased activity. Overall, the thermal stability of Lys was maintained after introducing the Val-APTES-GONRs material. In addition, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopies were performed for Lys composites with Val-APTES-GONRs for further understanding biomolecular interactions. This study is beneficial for designing advanced graphene-based materials for numerous bioinspired applications and better biomaterials for biotechnological use.
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- Karan Chaudhary
- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
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Luo S, Chen X, He Y, Gu Y, Zhu C, Yang GH, Qu LL. Recent advances in graphene nanoribbons for biosensing and biomedicine. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:6129-6143. [PMID: 34291262 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00871d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In recent years, a new type of quasi-one-dimensional graphene-based material, graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), has attracted increasing attention. The limited domain width and rich edge configurations of GNRs endow them with unique properties and wide applications in comparison to two-dimensional graphene. This review article mainly focuses on the electrical, chemical and other properties of GNRs, and further introduces the typical preparation methods of GNRs, including top-down and bottom-up strategies. Then, their biosensing and biomedical applications are highlighted in detail, such as biosensors, photothermal therapy, drug delivery, etc. Finally, the challenges and future prospects in the synthesis and application of functionalized GNRs are discussed. It is expected that GNRs will have significant practical use in biomedical applications in the future.
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- Siyu Luo
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China.
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Johnson AP, Sabu C, Swamy NK, Anto A, Gangadharappa H, Pramod K. Graphene nanoribbon: An emerging and efficient flat molecular platform for advanced biosensing. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 184:113245. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chen M, Qi X, Zhang W, Yang N, Yang D, Wang Y, Zhang L, Yang W, Huang L, Zhang M, Wang S, Strizhak P, Tang J. Self-Photoluminescence of Unzipped Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1632. [PMID: 34206221 PMCID: PMC8304215 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Unzipping of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been widely explored to obtain new nanocarbon structures with promising properties. In this work, we report that unzipping of CNTs according to the well-established modified Hummers method produces unzipped CNTs (uCNTs) that exhibit self-photoluminescence that depends on the diameter of pristine CNTs. The uCNTs were characterized using FTIR spectroscopy, XRD, XPS, and Raman spectroscopy indicating that unzipping is accompanied by the introduction of defects and oxygen-containing functional groups. The morphology of CNTs and uCNTs was determined by TEM showing longitude unzipping of CNTs. Our study shows that increasing the diameter of pristine CNTs results in decreasing the edge etching effect and decreasing the functionality of uCNTs. Based on the UV-Vis spectra, the band gap of uCNTs was calculated using the Kubelka-Munk function. The band gap of uCNTs increased with decreasing diameter of pristine CNTs. The uCNTs exhibited photoluminescence with a good emission in the visible light region. The uCNTs with the largest band gap and the highest oxygen content had the strongest fluorescence intensity. Moreover, different metal ions produced different degrees of fluorescence quenching for uCNT-15, which verified the self-photoluminescence of uCNTs.
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- Mengyao Chen
- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
- L.V. Pysarzhevsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 31 Prosp. Nauky, 03028 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Base of International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation on Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; (M.C.); (X.Q.); (W.Z.); (N.Y.); (D.Y.); (Y.W.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (L.H.); (M.Z.); (S.W.)
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Zhang Q, Wu TC, Kuang G, Xie A, Lin N. Investigation of edge states in artificial graphene nano-flakes. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:225003. [PMID: 33607633 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abe819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Graphene nano-flakes (GNFs) are predicted to host spin-polarized metallic edge states, which are envisioned for exploration of spintronics at the nanometer scale. To date, experimental realization of GNFs is only in its infancy because of the limitation of precise cutting or synthesizing methods at the nanometer scale. Here, we use low temperature scanning tunneling microscope to manipulate coronene molecules on a Cu(111) surface to build artificial triangular and hexagonal GNFs with either zigzag or armchair type of edges. We observe that an electronic state at the Dirac point emerges only in the GNFs with zigzag edges and localizes at the outmost lattice sites. The experimental results agree well with the tight-binding calculations. Our work renders an experimental confirmation of the predicated edge states of the GNFs.
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- Qiushi Zhang
- Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Lin Z, Kuang Y, Hu N. Intrinsic bending stiffness of narrow graphene nanoribbons from quantum mechanics lattice dynamics calculations. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2020.1869734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Z. Lin
- School of Mechanics and Construction Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Disaster Forecast and Control in Engineering, Jinan University Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Mechanics and Construction Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Disaster Forecast and Control in Engineering, Jinan University Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Mechanics and Construction Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Disaster Forecast and Control in Engineering, Jinan University Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Rouhani M. Computational evaluation of B(OH)-doped graphene efficiency for detecting of Methyl isocyanate (MIC). INORG CHEM COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Haastrup MJ, Mammen MHR, Rodríguez-Fernández J, Lauritsen JV. Lateral Interfaces between Monolayer MoS 2 Edges and Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons on Au(111). ACS NANO 2021; 15:6699-6708. [PMID: 33750101 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The realization of electronic devices based on heterostructures of metallic, semiconducting, or insulating two-dimensional materials relies on the ability to form structurally coherent and clean interfaces between them, vertically or laterally. Lateral two-dimensional heterostructures that fuse together two different materials in a well-controlled manner have attracted recent attention, but the methods to form seamless interfaces between structurally dissimilar materials, such as graphene and transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), are still limited. Here, we investigate the structure of the lateral interfaces that arise between monolayer MoS2 flakes on Au(111) and two families of armchair graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) created through on-surface assisted Ullmann coupling using regular organobromine precursors for GNR synthesis. We find that parallel alignment between the GNR armchair edge and MoS2 leads to van der Waals bonded nanoribbons, whereas a perpendicular orientation is characterized by a single phenyl-group of the GNR covalently bonded to S on the edge. The edge-on bonding is facilitated by a hydrogen treatment of the MoS2, and temperature control during growth is shown to influence the nanoribbon width and the yield of covalently attached nanoribbons. Interestingly, the temperatures needed to drive the intramolecular dehydrogenation during GNR formation are lowered significantly by the presence of MoS2, which we attribute to enhanced hydrogen recombination at the MoS2 edges. These results are a demonstration of a viable method to make laterally bonded graphene nanostructures to TMDCs to be used in further investigations of two-dimensional heterostructure junctions.
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- Mark J Haastrup
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Nag A, Alahi MEE, Mukhopadhyay SC, Liu Z. Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes-Based Sensors for Strain Sensing Applications. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:1261. [PMID: 33578782 PMCID: PMC7916448 DOI: 10.3390/s21041261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The use of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-based sensors for strain-strain applications is showcased in this paper. Extensive use of MWCNTs has been done for the fabrication and implementation of flexible sensors due to their enhanced electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties. These nanotubes have been deployed both in pure and composite forms for obtaining highly efficient sensors in terms of sensitivity, robustness, and longevity. Among the wide range of applications that MWCNTs have been exploited for, strain-sensing has been one of the most popular ones due to the high mechanical flexibility of these carbon allotropes. The MWCNT-based sensors have been able to deduce a broad spectrum of macro- and micro-scaled tensions through structural changes. This paper highlights some of the well-approved conjugations of MWCNTs with different kinds of polymers and other conductive nanomaterials to form the electrodes of the strain sensors. It also underlines some of the measures that can be taken in the future to improve the quality of these MWCNT-based sensors for strain-related applications.
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- Anindya Nag
- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 251600, China;
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- The Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China;
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 251600, China;
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Bandeira NS, da Costa DR, Chaves A, Farias GA, Filho RNC. Gap opening in graphene nanoribbons by application of simple shear strain and in-plane electric field. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:065503. [PMID: 33108780 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abc4f0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The effects of shear strain and applied in plane electric field on the electronic properties of monolayer graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are theoretically investigated. Band structures and the probability densities are calculated within the tight-binding model and the mechanical stresses submitted to the GNRs are taken into account by using the theory of linear elasticity with joint modifications in the elongation of the nearest-neighbor vectors and the modification of the hopping parameters. The energy gaps for specific widths of (semiconducting) armchair nanoribbons are verified also in the presence of either strain or field, whereas zigzag nanoribbons are metallic for any value of strain and exhibit a small gap for any value of field. However, our results demonstrate that when both strain and electric field are combined, a significant energy gap is always observed in the band structure, for any width or edge type of the ribbon. Moreover, the obtained total wave function is asymmetric along the ribbon width due to the applied electric field that pushes the electrons to one side of the ribbon and, under shear strain, a peak at the center of the ribbon in the spatial distribution is also observed owing to the preferable localization around the almost undeformed carbon bonds at ribbon center.
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- N S Bandeira
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6030, Campus do Pici, 60455-900 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6030, Campus do Pici, 60455-900 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6030, Campus do Pici, 60455-900 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6030, Campus do Pici, 60455-900 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6030, Campus do Pici, 60455-900 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Baier DM, Grätz S, Jahromi BF, Hellmann S, Bergheim K, Pickhardt W, Schmid R, Borchardt L. Beyond the Scholl reaction – one-step planarization and edge chlorination of nanographenes by mechanochemistry. RSC Adv 2021; 11:38026-38032. [PMID: 35498103 PMCID: PMC9044044 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07679e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The edge chlorination of the benchmark nanographenes triphenylene and hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene is conducted mechanochemically. This approach overcomes solubility limitations and eliminates the need for elaborate chlorination conditions. Additionally, the planarization of oligophenylenes and their edge-chlorination can be combined in a one-pot approach requiring as little as 60 minutes. The edge chlorination of the benchmark nanographenes triphenylene and hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene is conducted mechanochemically. Planarization and edge chlorination are combined which allows the preparation of chlorinated nanographenes in one step.![]()
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- Daniel M. Baier
- Mechanochemistry Group, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Mechanochemistry Group, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Computational Materials Chemistry Group, Faculty for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Professur für Anorganische Chemie I, TU Dresden, Bergstraße 66, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Mechanochemistry Group, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Mechanochemistry Group, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Computational Materials Chemistry Group, Faculty for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Mechanochemistry Group, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Zhang X, Zhao M, Qu H, Shang J, Ma Y, Li H. Fabrication of 3D Ni/NiO/MoS 2/rGO foam for enhancing sensing performance. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj05962e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The accurate electrochemical detection of dopamine (DA) is hard to achieve due to the serious interference of a substance with similar redox properties.
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- Xiaomin Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- People's Republic of China
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- Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies Engineering Laboratory of Shandong
- Physics Department
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
- Qingdao
- People's Republic of China
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Li M, Zhao Y, Gao Z, Yuan K, Zhao X. Theoretically modelling graphene-like carbon matryoshka with strong stability and particular three-center two-electron π bonds. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:11907-11916. [PMID: 33998642 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01307f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Carbon materials based on different hybridization of carbon atoms have drawn great attention because of their unique configurations and physical and chemical properties. Here, a previously unknown 2D carbon allotrope named L-2Gy, graphene-like carbon matryoshka graphynes (Gy) with two alkynyls (C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C) inserted into the three-fold carbon atoms of graphene, has been constructed with considerable thermal, dynamical, and mechanical stability by using ab initio density functional theory. With the increasing number of alkynyls between the three-fold carbon atoms of graphene, the stability of Gy will seriously decrease. L-2Gy has a fascinating chemical bond environment consisting of sp- and sp2-hybridized carbon atoms, and delocalized π electrons derived from the 27 three-center two-electron π bonds. This particular electronic structure plays a vital role in chemically stabilizing L-2Gy. The electronic band structure reveals the semi-metallic features of L-2Gy mainly contributed by the px/z orbitals of carbon atoms. Furthermore, compared with the acknowledged catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), L-2Gy, as a 2D carbon allotrope, shows excellent catalytic activity for the HER.
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- Mengyang Li
- Institute of Molecular Science & Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment & MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science & Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment & MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianshui Normal University, Tianshui, 741001, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science & Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment & MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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Ngqalakwezi A, Nkazi D, Seifert G, Ntho T. Effects of reduction of graphene oxide on the hydrogen storage capacities of metal graphene nanocomposite. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hoat DM, Van On V, Nguyen DK, Naseri M, Ponce-Pérez R, Vu TV, Rivas-Silva JF, Hieu NN, Cocoletzi GH. Structural, electronic and optical properties of pristine and functionalized MgO monolayers: a first principles study. RSC Adv 2020; 10:40411-40420. [PMID: 35520824 PMCID: PMC9057461 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05030j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In this paper, we present a detailed investigation of the structural, electronic, and optical properties of pristine, nitrogenated, and fluorinated MgO monolayers using ab initio calculations. The two dimensional (2D) material stability is confirmed by the phonon dispersion curves and binding energies. Full functionalization causes notable changes in the monolayer structure and slightly reduces the chemical stability. The simulations predict that the MgO single layer is an indirect semiconductor with an energy gap of 3.481 (4.693) eV as determined by the GGA-PBE (HSE06) functional. The electronic structure of the MgO monolayer exhibits high sensitivity to chemical functionalization. Specifically, nitrogenation induces metallization of the MgO monolayer, while an indirect–direct band gap transition and band gap reduction of 81.34 (59.96)% are achieved by means of fluorination. Consequently, the functionalized single layers display strong optical absorption in the infrared and visible regimes. The results suggest that full nitrogenation and fluorination may be a quite effective approach to enhance the optoelectronic properties of the MgO monolayer for application in nano-devices. In this paper, we present a detailed investigation of the structural, electronic, and optical properties of pristine, nitrogenated, and fluorinated MgO monolayers using ab initio calculations.![]()
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- D M Hoat
- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University Hanoi 100000 Vietnam .,Faculty of Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University Da Nang 550000 Vietnam
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- Group of Computational Physics and Simulation of Advanced Materials, Institute of Applied Technology, Thu Dau Mot University Binh Duong Province Vietnam
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- Group of Computational Physics and Simulation of Advanced Materials, Institute of Applied Technology, Thu Dau Mot University Binh Duong Province Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University P.O. Box 6718997551 Kermanshah Iran
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología Apartado Postal 14 Ensenada Baja California Código Postal 22800 México
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- Division of Computational Physics, Institute for Computational Science, Ton Duc Thang University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam .,Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Instituto de Física Apartado Postal J-48 Puebla 72570 Mexico
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University Da Nang 550000 Vietnam.,Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University Da Nang 550000 Vietnam
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- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Instituto de Física Apartado Postal J-48 Puebla 72570 Mexico
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Nazir H, Muthuswamy N, Louis C, Jose S, Prakash J, Buan MEM, Flox C, Chavan S, Shi X, Kauranen P, Kallio T, Maia G, Tammeveski K, Lymperopoulos N, Carcadea E, Veziroglu E, Iranzo A, M Kannan A. Is the H 2 economy realizable in the foreseeable future? Part III: H 2 usage technologies, applications, and challenges and opportunities. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY 2020; 45:28217-28239. [PMID: 32863546 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.05.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Energy enthusiasts in developed countries explore sustainable and efficient pathways for accomplishing zero carbon footprint through the H2 economy. The major objective of the H2 economy review series is to bring out the status, major issues, and opportunities associated with the key components such as H2 production, storage, transportation, distribution, and applications in various energy sectors. Specifically, Part I discussed H2 production methods including the futuristic ones such as photoelectrochemical for small, medium, and large-scale applications, while Part II dealt with the challenges and developments in H2 storage, transportation, and distribution with national and international initiatives. Part III of the H2 economy review discusses the developments and challenges in the areas of H2 application in chemical/metallurgical industries, combustion, and fuel cells. Currently, the majority of H2 is being utilized by a few chemical industries with >60% in the oil refineries sector, by producing grey H2 by steam methane reforming on a large scale. In addition, the review also presents the challenges in various technologies for establishing greener and sustainable H2 society.
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- Hassan Nazir
- US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Sem Sælands Vei 4, N-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, TN, India
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- School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai 625021, TN, India
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- The Polytechnic School, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, 85212, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Espoo, Finland
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- The Polytechnic School, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, 85212, USA
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- The Polytechnic School, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, 85212, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Espoo, Finland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, University City, Senador Filinto Müller Avenue No. 1555, 79074-460, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, Avenue de La Toison D'Or 56-60, B-1060, Brussels, Belgium
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- National Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICSI, 4 Uzinei Street, Ramnicu Valcea, 240050, Romania
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- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, International Association for Hydrogen Energy, USA
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- School of Engineering, Universidad de Sevilla, Camino de Los Descubrimientos, S/n, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- The Polytechnic School, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, 85212, USA
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Choi Y, Kim SS, Kim JH, Kang J, Choi E, Choi SE, Kim JP, Kwon O, Kim DW. Graphene Oxide Nanoribbon Hydrogel: Viscoelastic Behavior and Use as a Molecular Separation Membrane. ACS NANO 2020; 14:12195-12202. [PMID: 32885959 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The preparation of carbon materials based hydrogels and their viscoelastic properties are essential for their broad application and scale-up. However, existing studies are mainly focused on graphene derivatives and carbon nanotubes, and the behavior of graphene nanoribbon (GNR), a narrow strip of graphene, remains elusive. Herein, we demonstrate the concentration-driven gelation of oxidized GNR (graphene oxide nanoribbon, GONR) in aqueous solvents. Exfoliated individual GONRs sequentially assemble into strings (∼1 mg/mL), nanoplates (∼20 mg/mL), and a macroporous scaffold (50 mg/mL) with increasing concentration. The GONR hydrogels exhibit viscoelastic shear-thinning behavior and can be shear-coated to form large-area GONR films on substrates. The entangled and stacked structure of the GONR film contributed to outstanding nanofiltration performance under high pressure, cross-flow, and long-term filtration, while the precise molecular separation with 100% rejection rate was maintained for sub-nanometer molecules.
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- Yunkyu Choi
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, YONSEI University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (03722), Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 92 Chudong-ro Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, YONSEI University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (03722), Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, YONSEI University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (03722), Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, YONSEI University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (03722), Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, YONSEI University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (03722), Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, YONSEI University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (03722), Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, YONSEI University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (03722), Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, YONSEI University, Yonsei-ro 50, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, (03722), Republic of Korea
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Johnson AP, Gangadharappa H, Pramod K. Graphene nanoribbons: A promising nanomaterial for biomedical applications. J Control Release 2020; 325:141-162. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Xie X, Persson KA, Small DW. Incorporating Electronic Information into Machine Learning Potential Energy Surfaces via Approaching the Ground-State Electronic Energy as a Function of Atom-Based Electronic Populations. J Chem Theory Comput 2020; 16:4256-4270. [PMID: 32502350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Machine learning (ML) approximations to density functional theory (DFT) potential energy surfaces (PESs) are showing great promise for reducing the computational cost of accurate molecular simulations, but at present, they are not applicable to varying electronic states, and in particular, they are not well suited for molecular systems in which the local electronic structure is sensitive to the medium to long-range electronic environment. With this issue as the focal point, we present a new machine learning approach called "BpopNN" for obtaining efficient approximations to DFT PESs. Conceptually, the methodology is based on approaching the true DFT energy as a function of electron populations on atoms; in practice, this is realized with available density functionals and constrained DFT (CDFT). The new approach creates approximations to this function with neural networks. These approximations thereby incorporate electronic information naturally into a ML approach, and optimizing the model energy with respect to populations allows the electronic terms to self-consistently adapt to the environment, as in DFT. We confirm the effectiveness of this approach with a variety of calculations on LinHn clusters.
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- Xiaowei Xie
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Molecular Graphics and Computation Facility, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720, California United States
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Li C, Hu R, Lu X, Bashir S, Liu JL. Efficiency enhancement of photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline using reduced graphene oxide coordinated titania nanoplatelet. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Dyck O, Jesse S, Delby N, Kalinin SV, Lupini AR. Variable voltage electron microscopy: Toward atom-by-atom fabrication in 2D materials. Ultramicroscopy 2020; 211:112949. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2020.112949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Suman H, Srivastava R, Shrivastava S, Srivastava A, Jacob A, Malvi C. DFT analysis of H2S adsorbed zigzag and armchair graphene nanoribbons. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Riss A, Richter M, Paz AP, Wang XY, Raju R, He Y, Ducke J, Corral E, Wuttke M, Seufert K, Garnica M, Rubio A, V Barth J, Narita A, Müllen K, Berger R, Feng X, Palma CA, Auwärter W. Polycyclic aromatic chains on metals and insulating layers by repetitive [3+2] cycloadditions. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1490. [PMID: 32198456 PMCID: PMC7083871 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15210-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The vast potential of organic materials for electronic, optoelectronic and spintronic devices entails substantial interest in the fabrication of π-conjugated systems with tailored functionality directly at insulating interfaces. On-surface fabrication of such materials on non-metal surfaces remains to be demonstrated with high yield and selectivity. Here we present the synthesis of polyaromatic chains on metallic substrates, insulating layers, and in the solid state. Scanning probe microscopy shows the formation of azaullazine repeating units on Au(111), Ag(111), and h-BN/Cu(111), stemming from intermolecular homo-coupling via cycloaddition reactions of CN-substituted polycyclic aromatic azomethine ylide (PAMY) intermediates followed by subsequent dehydrogenation. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry demonstrates that the reaction also takes place in the solid state in the absence of any catalyst. Such intermolecular cycloaddition reactions are promising methods for direct synthesis of regioregular polyaromatic polymers on arbitrary insulating surfaces.
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- Alexander Riss
- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
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- Department for Molecular Functional Materials, Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, Mommsenstr. 4, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, Yachay Tech University, 100119, Urcuquí, Ecuador
- Chemistry Department, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group and ETSF, Universidad del País Vasco, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA-Nanociencia), 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group and ETSF, Universidad del País Vasco, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science and Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department for Molecular Functional Materials, Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, Mommsenstr. 4, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Department for Molecular Functional Materials, Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, Mommsenstr. 4, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Kitao T, MacLean MWA, Nakata K, Takayanagi M, Nagaoka M, Uemura T. Scalable and Precise Synthesis of Armchair-Edge Graphene Nanoribbon in Metal-Organic Framework. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:5509-5514. [PMID: 32148033 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), narrow and straight-edged stripes of graphene, attract a great deal of attention because of their excellent electronic and magnetic properties. As of yet, there is no fabrication method for GNRs to satisfy both precision at the atomic scale and scalability, which is critical for fundamental research and future technological development. Here, we report a methodology for bulk-scale synthesis of GNRs with atomic precision utilizing a metal-organic framework (MOF). The GNR was synthesized by the polymerization of perylene (PER) or its derivative within the nanochannels of the MOF. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that PER was uniaxially aligned along the nanochannels of the MOF through host-guest interactions, which allowed for regulated growth of the nanoribbons. A series of characterizations of the GNR, including NMR, UV/vis/NIR, and Raman spectroscopy measurements, confirmed the formation of the GNR with well-controlled edge structure and width.
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- Takashi Kitao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.,Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.,The Center for Data Science Education and Research, Shiga University, 1-1-1 Banba, Hikone, Shiga 522-8522, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, 1-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027, Japan
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- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.,Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.,Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Chen J, Dai F, Zhang L, Xu J, Liu W, Zeng S, Xu C, Chen L, Dai C. Molecular insights into the dispersion stability of graphene oxide in mixed solvents: Theoretical simulations and experimental verification. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 571:109-117. [PMID: 32192935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Improving the dispersion stability of graphene oxide (GO) suspensions is of great importance in many potential applications of GO, such as GO-based laminated membranes used for separation, printable electronics, and aqueous liquid crystals. EXPERIMENTS Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and quantum chemistry (QC) calculations along with complementary experiments were performed to study the dispersion stability of GO in the mixtures of water and polar organic solvents (dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), ethanol, and acetone). FINDINGS GO exhibits better dispersion stability in a solvent mixture than in pure water. The MD simulations uncover the underlying mechanism that mixed solvent layers are formed steadily on the surface of GO sheets and screen the interactions between them. QC calculations reveal that both DMSO and water form hydrogen bonds with the oxidized regions of GO. X-ray diffraction experiments confirm that the GO sheets are intercalated by DMSO and water molecules. Furthermore, the optimal ratio of the organic solvent to water is determined to achieve the best dispersion stability of GO through MD simulations. And such ratio is also verified by ultraviolet absorption spectral experiments. Thus, our findings provide a facile method to prepare GO suspensions with high dispersion stability.
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- Junlang Chen
- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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- School of Information and Industry, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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- Key Lab for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of MOE, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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Nguyen GD, Oyedele AD, Haglund A, Ko W, Liang L, Puretzky AA, Mandrus D, Xiao K, Li AP. Atomically Precise PdSe 2 Pentagonal Nanoribbons. ACS NANO 2020; 14:1951-1957. [PMID: 32023412 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We report atomically precise pentagonal PdSe2 nanoribbons (PNRs) fabricated on a pristine PdSe2 substrate with a hybrid method of top-down and bottom-up processes. The PNRs form a uniform array of dimer structure with a width of 2.4 nm and length of more than 200 nm. In situ four-probe scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) reveals metallic behavior of PNRs with ballistic transport for at least 20 nm in length. Density functional theory calculations produce a semiconducting density of states of isolated PNRs and find that the band gap narrows and disappears quickly once considering coupling between PNR stacking layers or interaction with the PdSe2 substrate. The coupling of PNRs is further corroborated by Raman spectroscopy and field-effect transistor measurements. The facile method of fabricating atomically precise PNRs offers an air-stable functional material for dimensional control.
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- Giang D Nguyen
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
- Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia V6T 1Z4 , Canada
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee 37996 , United States
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- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee 37996 , United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee 37996 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee 37996 , United States
- Materials Science and Technology Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee 37996 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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