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A pathway to high-quality ZnSe quantum wires

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One-dimensional semiconductor nanowires with strong quantum confinement effect—quantum wires (QWs)—are of great interest for applications in advanced optoelectronics and photochemical conversions. Beyond the state-of-the-art Cd-containing ones, Zn...

Apr 8, 2022

Graphene-driving strain engineering to enable strain-free epitaxy of AlN film for deep ultraviolet light-emitting diode

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The direct band gap of AlN-based materials makes them suitable for fabricating DUV optoelectronic devices, which have a wide range of application prospects in the fields of curing, water and air disinfection, medicine and biochemistry. Therefore, ...

Apr 8, 2022

"Novel Solar Nanowire-Nanotube Filter, Likely to Provide Clean Drinking Water"

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Clean water is still a luxury for many people throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 1.8 billion people drink feces-tainted water, and a substantial section...

Apr 8, 2022

Novel Electrochemical Intercalation Process for Mass Manufacture of TMD Nanosheets

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An upcoming group of materials known as two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) that can be employed as insulators and semiconductors have favorable potential in numerous...

Apr 8, 2022

Are Nanoparticles Replacing Antibiotics? Plants May Be Used As Drug Alternative

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Researchers have developed a mechanism using nanoparticles that may potentially replace antibiotics. Learn more about the mass phytoproduction method here.

Apr 8, 2022

"A faster, more efficient nanodevice to filter proton and alkaline metal ions"

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Monash University researchers have developed a faster, more efficient nanodevice to filter proton and alkaline metal ions which will help design next-generation membranes for clean energy technology, conversion and storage.

Apr 8, 2022

Synthesizing Anticancer Nanomedicine Systems from Green Sources

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A new study, which is forthcoming in Materials Today: Proceedings, has focused on highlighting nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems and targeted delivery approaches for anticancer medication....

Apr 8, 2022

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Show Promise in Nanophotonics

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A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal ACS Nano that demonstrated the feasibility of using transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) for tailored light-matter interactions,...

Apr 8, 2022

BiTO Nanomaterials Show Potential in Piezo-Photocatalysts

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A technique to enhance the piezo-photocatalytic performance of nanosheets is reported in a study published in the journal Nano Energy. Study: Excellent piezo-photocatalytic performance of...

Apr 8, 2022

Low-Cost Nanofabrication of Gold Triangular Nanogap Arrays

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An article published recently in the journal ACS Nano describes a high-output approach for producing large-area matrices of triangular nanogaps. The nanogap matrices serve as highly effective SERS...

Apr 8, 2022

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