Amr Ghazy, David Zanders, Anjana Devi, Maarit Karppinen
{"title":"Atomic and Molecular Layer Deposition of Functional Thin Films Based on Rare Earth Elements","authors":"Amr Ghazy, David Zanders, Anjana Devi, Maarit Karppinen","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400274","url":null,"abstract":"High‐quality rare earth element (<jats:italic>R</jats:italic>) based thin films are in demand for applications ranging from (opto)electronics and energy conversion/storage to medical diagnostics, imaging and security technologies. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) offers large‐area homogeneous and conformal ultrathin films and is uniquely suited to address the requirements set by the potential applications of <jats:italic>R</jats:italic>‐based thin films. The history starts from the 1990s, when the first electroluminescent <jats:italic>R</jats:italic>‐doped thin films were grown with ALD. The interest soon expanded to rare earth element oxide layers as high‐k gate dielectrics in semiconductor devices, and later to complex ternary and quaternary perovskite oxides with novel functional properties. The most recent advancements related to the combined atomic/molecular layer deposition (ALD/MLD) have rapidly expanded the family of <jats:italic>R</jats:italic>‐organic hybrid materials with intriguing luminescence and up‐conversion properties. This review provides up‐to‐date insights to the current state of ALD and ALD/MLD research of <jats:italic>R</jats:italic>‐based thin films and highlights their application potential.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shaila Thakur, Nicola Cavallini, Debora Ferrari, Laura Fabris
{"title":"Interaction of Oligonucleotides with Gold Nanoparticles: Factors Beyond Electrostatic and Van‐Der Waals Forces","authors":"Shaila Thakur, Nicola Cavallini, Debora Ferrari, Laura Fabris","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400067","url":null,"abstract":"Motivated by the development of direct SERS for the detection of oligonucleotides as disease biomarkers, fundamental study is conducted for the adsorption of short model oligonucleotides onto gold nanoparticles (GNPs). It is observed that the variation in solution conditions has a profound effect on the way in which oligonucleotides bind to GNPs. The binding phenomenon is hypothesized to be a contribution of several factors: base composition, strand directionality, competition of oligonucleotides to bind to GNPs or undergo inter‐strand assembly, among others. In addition to these factors, the properties of the individual bases in the given solution conditions (such as protonation or deprotonation) also affect the way in which the oligonucleotide strand binds to GNPs. In future, using this understanding could aid in developing direct SERS‐based sensing methods for disease detection through identification of mutations in genetic biomarkers of disease. Based on the present hypothesis, knowledge gaps to fill and future research directions are suggested, to better understand these adsorption processes and optimize direct SERS biosensing.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simon Hettler, Kankona Singha Roy, Raul Arenal, Leela S. Panchakarla
{"title":"Stable CoO2 Nanoscrolls with Outstanding Electrical Properties","authors":"Simon Hettler, Kankona Singha Roy, Raul Arenal, Leela S. Panchakarla","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400317","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202400317","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Layered CoO<sub>2</sub> is of great interest for its promising properties but is meta-stable in its bulk form. CoO<sub>2</sub> is synthesized by converting the quasi-1D crystal structure of bulk Ca<sub>3</sub>Co<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub> via a hydrothermal treatment. The resulting nanostructures are predominantly nanoscrolls with very thin walls, which exhibit long-term stability. A detailed structural investigation reveals that the CoO<sub>2</sub> is found to crystallize in monoclinic form, similar to the related CaCoO<sub>2</sub>-CoO<sub>2</sub> misfit structure. Individual nanoscrolls are characterized electrically and show a p-type semiconducting nature with a high current-carrying capacity of 4·10<sup>5</sup> A cm<sup>−2</sup> and an extremely high breakdown voltage of up to 270 kV cm<sup>−1</sup>. The results demonstrate the possibility to stabilize meta-stable materials in low-dimensional forms and a promising application of the nanoscrolls as interconnect in high-voltage electronic circuitry.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400317","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Feasibility and Structural Transformation of Electrodeposited Copper Foils for Graphene Synthesis by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition: Implications for High-Frequency Applications","authors":"Chen-Hsuan Lu, Kuang-Ming Shang, Shi-Ri Lee, Jheng-Ying Li, Patricia T.C. Lee, Chyi-Ming Leu, Yu-Chong Tai, Nai-Chang Yeh","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400016","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202400016","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Large-area graphene is typically synthesized on rolled-annealed copper foils, which require transferring to other substrates for applications. This study examines large-area graphene growth on electrodeposited (ED) copper foils—used in lithium-ion batteries and printed circuit boards—via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). It reveals that, for a set plasma power, a minimum growth time ensures full graphene coverage, leading to monolayer and then multilayer graphene, showing PECVD growth on ED copper is not self-limited. The process also beneficially modifies the ED copper substrate, like removing the surface zinc layer and changing copper grain size and orientation, thus improving graphene growth. Additionally, the study includes high-frequency scattering parameter (S-parameter) measurements in a coplanar waveguide (CPW) system. This involves graphene on a sapphire substrate with a silver electrode. The S-parameter data indicate that the CPW with graphene shows reduced insertion losses in high-frequency circuits compared to those without graphene. This underscores graphene's role in reducing insertion losses between metallic and dielectric layers in high-frequency settings, offering valuable insights for industrial and technological applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Mateos-Maroto, Meiyu Gai, Maximilian Brückner, Volker Mailänder, Svenja Morsbach, Katharina Landfester
{"title":"Controlled Functionalization Strategy of Proteins Preserves their Structural Integrity While Binding to Nanocarriers","authors":"Ana Mateos-Maroto, Meiyu Gai, Maximilian Brückner, Volker Mailänder, Svenja Morsbach, Katharina Landfester","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400472","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202400472","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The use of proteins as targeting agents often requires their chemical modification for their efficient attachment to a given surface. However, no control over the protein integrity and functionality has been demonstrated to date. Chemical over-modification causes the loss of the native structure of the protein and thus limits its targeting efficiency. To preserve structural integrity, a minimal modification strategy of proteins is developed while maintaining their functionality. Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) and liposomes are utilized as a nanocarrier platform. Monitoring NHS ester chemistry by time-of-flight mass spectrometry experiments, the proposed functionalization route allows the effective chemical coupling of the minimally modified ApoA1 to the surface of the liposomes via a click chemistry reaction. The stability of the modified ApoA1 is ensured by analyzing the secondary structure by circular dichroism spectroscopy and the corresponding melting point by nano differential scanning fluorimetry. Furthermore, ApoA1 attachment to the liposomes is confirmed by flow cytometry experiments. The procedure presented in this study has the potential to be easily transferred to other proteins while introducing only minimally necessary chemical modifications to be covalently attached to different drug delivery platforms. This can help to improve their targeting efficiency for future biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 30","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400472","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why Biopolymer Microgels with Dynamically Switchable Properties Would be a Great Tool‐Box for the Cultivation of Stem Cells","authors":"Berna Özkale, Oliver Lieleg","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400354","url":null,"abstract":"In this short perspective article, it is asked why – different from their macroscopic bulk counterparts – biopolymer‐based microgels with dynamically switchable mechanical properties are basically non‐existent. The article pinpoints why such dynamic control over the viscoelasticity of microgels would be desirable for the encapsulation of stem cells, how switchable mechanical properties may be achievable in biopolymer‐based microgel systems, and what pitfalls and issues need to be addressed to realize such a complex, engineered microenvironment for cells.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"122 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julian Schmid, Tobias Armstrong, Niklas Denz, Lars Heller, Lukas Hegner, Gabriel Schnoering, Jovo Vidic, Thomas M. Schutzius
{"title":"Nanoengineering Scalephobic Surfaces for Liquid Cooling Enhancement","authors":"Julian Schmid, Tobias Armstrong, Niklas Denz, Lars Heller, Lukas Hegner, Gabriel Schnoering, Jovo Vidic, Thomas M. Schutzius","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400383","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202400383","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Crystallization fouling, a process where mineral scales form on surfaces, is of broad importance in nature and technology, negatively impacting water treatment and electricity production. However, a rational methodology for designing materials with intrinsic resistance to scaling and scale adhesion remains elusive. Here, guided by nucleation physics, this work investigates the effect of coating composition and surface structure on the nucleation and growth mechanism of scale on metallic heat transfer surfaces nanoengineered by large-area techniques. This work observes that on hydrophilic nanostructured copper, despite its significantly enlarged surface area compared to smooth surfaces, scale formation is substantially suppressed leading to sustained, efficient cooling performance. This work reveals the mechanism through thermofluidic modeling coupled with in situ optical characterization and show that surface bubble formation through degassing is responsible for generating local hot spots enhancing supersaturation. This work then demonstrates a scalephobic nanostructured surface which reduces the accumulated surface scale mass 3.5× and maintains an 82% higher heat transfer coefficient compared to superhydrophobic surfaces with corresponding energy conversion savings. This work not only advances the understanding of fouling mechanisms but also holds promise for practical applications in industries reliant on efficient heat transfer processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 32","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400383","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaspars Mālnieks, Sabīna Kļimenko, Peter C. Sherrell, Anatolijs Šarakovskis, Raivis Eglītis, Krišjānis Šmits, Artis Linarts, Andris Šutka
{"title":"Niobium‐Doped Titanium Dioxide: Effect of Conductivity on Metal‐Semiconductor Tribovoltaic Devices","authors":"Kaspars Mālnieks, Sabīna Kļimenko, Peter C. Sherrell, Anatolijs Šarakovskis, Raivis Eglītis, Krišjānis Šmits, Artis Linarts, Andris Šutka","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400567","url":null,"abstract":"Tribovoltaic devices have emerged as promising technologies for converting mechanical motion to electricity via surface charge generation. To maximize the electromechanical conversion of tribovoltaic devices, conventional literature has focussed on engineering a large difference in work functions between the contact materials. However, recent reports suggest that other factors beyond work function, such as temperature, play a key role in electromechanical conversion. Herein, TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> (a cheap, abundant oxide material) is doped with Nb<jats:sup>5+</jats:sup>, resulting in an improved tribovoltaic performance up to 65 times. This is attributed to an enhancement in the TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> film conductivity arising from Nb<jats:sup>5+</jats:sup> doping. Further, it is shown that this improvement holds over cm<jats:sup>2</jats:sup> scale testing. This work demonstrates the importance of considering a range of factors, particularly conductivity, when designing tribovoltaic devices and may be adopted broadly for optimal electromechanical conversion.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improved Self‐Powered Photoresponse of ZnO Nanorods/SnS Nanosheets/PEDOT:PSS Heterostructure by Pyro‐Phototronic Effect","authors":"Weixin Ouyang, Haoxuan Geng, Jianyuan Wang","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400430","url":null,"abstract":"A ZnO nanorods/SnS nanosheets/PEDOT:PSS (ZSP) heterostructure is constructed by vapor growing a SnS nanosheets layer and spin‐coating a PEDOT:PSS layer onto ZnO nanorods arrays. By controlling the growth time of the ZnO nanorods, a series of ZSP heterojunction samples with various ZnO layer thicknesses are prepared. The formation of heterostructures contributed to the improved pyroelectric performance and fast response speed of these as‐prepared ZSP photodetectors (PDs). The thickness of the ZnO nanorod layer plays an important role in tuning the photoelectric performance of these PDs. For the optimized ZSP PD with an 800 nm thick ZnO layer, the pyroelectric effect improves its photocurrent by 137% at 365 nm and 0 V bias, and the ratio of the pyroelectric current to the photoelectric current reaches as high as 870% at 532 nm. This device also displays an ultra‐short rise/decay time of 0.64/0.95 ms at 405 nm. Moreover, the pyroelectric responses of these ZSP heterojunction PDs are further improved by increasing the light illumination frequency. These results demonstrate that the rational construction of novel heterojunctions and utilization of the pyroelectric effect holds great potential for fabricating high‐performance self‐powered PDs.","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sai Kumar Pavar, Srinivasan Madapusi, Sushanta K. Mitra, Sanket Goel
{"title":"Graphitization on Natural Biopolymer Shellac: Toward Substrate Independent Coatings and a Recyclable Flexible Heater","authors":"Sai Kumar Pavar, Srinivasan Madapusi, Sushanta K. Mitra, Sanket Goel","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400301","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202400301","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Extraction of graphene and graphene derivatives from non-toxic, biocompatible, eco-friendly, and biodegradable resources with a one-step production process is a challenge. This work is the first attempt at the one-step graphenization of Shellac, a biopolymer derived from natural resources, achieved using direct laser patterning. Interestingly, the process highlights substrate independence by producing reduced graphene oxide (rGO) from multiple substrates, such as glass slides, Copper (Cu) adhesive tape, and overhead projector (OHP) plastic films. The produced rGO is fully characterized, and it is found that the sheet resistance is as low as 5.4., 24.65, and 8.4 Ω Sq<sup>−1</sup>. on the glass slide, OHP plastic sheet, and Cu adhesive, respectively. Moreover, developing various logos on resin-coated ceramic tiles demonstrated the possibility of patterning desired conductive rGO patterns. Furthermore, a recyclable flexible rGO/Shellac heater is fabricated to validate its electrothermal performance (117.3 °C at 9.5 V) with foldable stability. The proposed one-step substrate independent two-material fabrication will revolutionize the process, potentially replacing conventional toxic routes of graphene production.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"11 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}