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Lucherelli MA, Oestreicher V, Alcaraz M, Abellán G. Chemistry of two-dimensional pnictogens: emerging post-graphene materials for advanced applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:6453-6474. [PMID: 37084083 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06337a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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The layered allotropes of group 15 (P, As, Sb and Bi), also called two-dimensional (2D) pnictogens, have emerged as one of the most promising families of post-graphene 2D-materials. This is mainly due to the great variety of properties they exhibit, including layer-dependent bandgap, high charge-carrier mobility and current on/off ratios, strong spin-orbit coupling, wide allotropic diversity and pronounced chemical reactivity. These are key ingredients for exciting applications in (opto)electronics, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomedicine or energy storage and conversion, to name a few. However, there are still many challenges to overcome in order to fully understand their properties and bring them to real applications. As a matter of fact, due to their strong interlayer interactions, the mechanical exfoliation (top-down) of heavy pnictogens (Sb & Bi) is unsatisfactory, requiring the development of new methodologies for the isolation of single layers and the scalable production of high-quality flakes. Moreover, due to their pronounced chemical reactivity, it is necessary to develop passivation strategies, thus preventing environmental degradation, as in the case of bP, or controlling surface oxidation, with the corresponding modification of the interfacial and electronic properties. In this Feature Article we will discuss, among others, the most important contributions carried out in our group, including new liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) processes, bottom-up colloidal approaches, the preparation of intercalation compounds, innovative non-covalent and covalent functionalization protocols or novel concepts for potential applications in catalysis, electronics, photonics, biomedicine or energy storage and conversion. The past years have seen the birth of the chemistry of pnictogens at the nanoscale, and this review intends to highlight the importance of the chemical approach in the successful development of routes to synthesise, passivate, modify, or process these materials, paving the way for their use in applications of great societal impact.
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- Matteo Andrea Lucherelli
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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Mahiuddin M, Ochiai B. Comprehensive Study on Lemon Juice-Based Green Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Bismuth Nanoparticles. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:35626-35634. [PMID: 36249355 PMCID: PMC9558247 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Bismuth nanoparticles have gained considerable interest in catalysis because of their small size, large surface-to-volume ratio, and low toxicity. In spite of these advantages, the toxic reagents and solvents used in the synthetic process are significant limitations to their development and utilization. In this study, a green approach employing easily accessible lemon juice was applied for the synthesis of bismuth nanoparticles (BiNPs) as a green alternative to conventional chemical ones. This study clarified the formation and growing process of green-synthesized BiNPs using lemon juice as a reducing and capping agent. The reaction time and amounts of lemon juice significantly affect the growth, morphology, and stability of BiNPs, as confirmed from XRD, DLS, SEM, and TEM analyses. The synthesized BiNPs effectively catalyzed the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol in the presence of NaBH4, and the reduction was significantly accelerated by sunlight and the removal of the fibrous coating layer around BiNPs. Moreover, the synthesized BiNPs also show excellent catalytic efficacy toward the reduction of organic dyes, namely, methyl orange, methylene blue, and rhodamine B. All catalytic reductions followed the pseudo-first-order kinetics, and the rate constants are in the order of k MB > k RhB > k MO > k 4-NP. The stated biogenic synthetic route paves the way for the green industrial fabrication of BiNPs and their uses in catalysis for wastewater treatment.
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- Md. Mahiuddin
- Chemistry
Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science
and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16, Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science
and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16, Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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Mourdikoudis S, Sofer Z. Colloidal chemical bottom-up synthesis routes of pnictogen (As, Sb, Bi) nanostructures with tailored properties and applications: a summary of the state of the art and main insights. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce01766c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Adjusting the colloidal chemistry synthetic parameters for pnictogen nanostructures leads to a fine control of their physical properties and the resulting performance in applications. Image adapted from Slidesgo.com.
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- Stefanos Mourdikoudis
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Vazquez-Munoz R, Arellano-Jimenez MJ, Lopez-Ribot JL. Bismuth nanoparticles obtained by a facile synthesis method exhibit antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. BMC Biomed Eng 2020; 2:11. [PMID: 33073175 PMCID: PMC7558697 DOI: 10.1186/s42490-020-00044-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Bismuth compounds are known for their activity against multiple microorganisms; yet, the antibiotic properties of bismuth nanoparticles (BiNPs) remain poorly explored. The objective of this work is to further the research of BiNPs for nanomedicine-related applications. Stable Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated BiNPs were produced by a chemical reduction process, in less than 30 min. Results We produced stable, small, spheroid PVP-coated BiNPs with a crystalline organization. The PVP-BiNPs showed potent antibacterial activity against the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and antifungal activity against the opportunistic pathogenic yeast Candida albicans, both under planktonic and biofilm growing conditions. Conclusions Our results indicate that BiNPs represent promising antimicrobial nanomaterials, and this facile synthetic method may allow for further investigation of their activity against a variety of pathogenic microorganisms.
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Spivakov A, Lin CR, Chang YC, Wang CC, Sarychev D. Magnetic and Magneto-Optical Oroperties of Iron Oxides Nanoparticles Synthesized under Atmospheric Pressure. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10091888. [PMID: 32967130 PMCID: PMC7559331 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple thermal decomposition process, involving only iron (III) nitrate nonahydrate as a precursor, and hexadecylamine as a solvent and stabilizer at reaction temperatures varied from 200 to 380 °C. The results of the structural analysis showed that the average crystallite size depends on the reaction temperature and increases from 4.8 to 13.3 nm. The behavior of the coercivity indicates that all synthesized samples are single domain; herewith, it was found that the critical size corresponding to the transition to the superparamagnetic state at room temperature is about 9 nm. The effect of the reaction temperature on changes in the saturation magnetization was studied. It was found that the size effect in the MCD spectra is observed for the IVCT transition and one ISCT transition, and the influence of the reaction temperature on the change in the MCD spectra was discussed.
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- Aleksandr Spivakov
- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, Pingtung County 90003, Taiwan; (A.S.); (Y.-C.C.)
- Research Institute of Physics, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, Pingtung County 90003, Taiwan; (A.S.); (Y.-C.C.)
- Correspondence: (C.-R.L.); (D.S.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, Pingtung County 90003, Taiwan; (A.S.); (Y.-C.C.)
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan city 710, Taiwan;
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- Research Institute of Physics, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia
- Correspondence: (C.-R.L.); (D.S.)
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Vazquez-Munoz R, Arellano-Jimenez MJ, Lopez-Ribot JL. Fast, facile synthesis method for BAL-mediated PVP-bismuth nanoparticles. MethodsX 2020; 7:100894. [PMID: 32405464 PMCID: PMC7210455 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.100894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bismuth is a water-insoluble non-toxic metallic element used in a wide array of pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, and catalysts, among others. Yet, the research regarding the use of bismuth nanoparticles (BiNPs) for antimicrobial treatments is scarce. Most of the current protocols for synthesizing BiNPs suitable for medical uses cannot be easily replicated in non-specialized laboratories. The objective of this work is to provide a fast, facile and economical method for synthesizing BiNPs. Bismuth nanoparticles were synthesized by a chemical reduction process, in less than 1 h, in a heated alkaline glycine solution; by the chelation and reduction of the bismuth (III) ions using dimercaptopropanol (BAL) and sodium borohydride respectively, and then coated and stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The resulting PVP-BiNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). • We describe a simple, rapid and inexpensive method for the synthesis of bismuth nanoparticles. • This method allows synthesizing small nanoparticles with an aspect ratio close to one. • Bismuth nanoparticles have antimicrobial properties, this easy-to-replicate protocol may further the research on bismuth nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
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- Roberto Vazquez-Munoz
- Department of Biology and South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA (former).,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA (current)
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- Department of Biology and South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Vazquez-Munoz R, Arellano-Jimenez MJ, Lopez-Ribot JL. Bismuth nanoparticles obtained by a facile synthesis method exhibit antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. BMC Biomed Eng 2020. [PMID: 33073175 DOI: 10.1101/2020.06.05.137109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bismuth compounds are known for their activity against multiple microorganisms; yet, the antibiotic properties of bismuth nanoparticles (BiNPs) remain poorly explored. The objective of this work is to further the research of BiNPs for nanomedicine-related applications. Stable Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated BiNPs were produced by a chemical reduction process, in less than 30 min. RESULTS We produced stable, small, spheroid PVP-coated BiNPs with a crystalline organization. The PVP-BiNPs showed potent antibacterial activity against the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and antifungal activity against the opportunistic pathogenic yeast Candida albicans, both under planktonic and biofilm growing conditions. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that BiNPs represent promising antimicrobial nanomaterials, and this facile synthetic method may allow for further investigation of their activity against a variety of pathogenic microorganisms.
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