{"title":"Room-temperature ferromagnetic MnGa nanoparticles in dilute magnetic semiconductor (Ga, Mn)As thin film: preparation and characterization.","authors":"Juanmei Duan, Zichao Li, Viktor Begeza, Shuangchen Ruan, Yujia Zeng, Wei Tang, Hsu-Sheng Tsai","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8e6d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad8e6d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The diluted magnetic semiconductor, (Ga, Mn) As, with the unique advantage of manipulating the spin and charge was widely investigated in the scientific community and considered as a potential material for the spintronic devices. However, its Curie temperature (Tc), which is limited to around 200 K, hinders the research progress of diluted magnetic semiconductors for potential device applications. Herein, we propose an approach to prepare the MnGa nanoparticles embedded in (Ga, Mn)As matrix using the magnetron sputtering deposition of Mn on GaAs surface, followed by the nano-second pulsed laser annealing, which gives a Tc above 400 K. We demonstrate that the MnGa nanoparticles are only formed in (Ga, Mn)As during the nano-second pulsed laser annealing under a critical range of energy density (0.4-0.5 J/cm2). This method for preparing the hybrid system of ferromagnetic metal/dilute magnetic semiconductor builds a platform for exploring the interesting spin transport phenomenon and is promising for the application of spintronic devices.
.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142576474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanotechnologyPub Date : 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad892b
Md Ahasan Ahamed, Anthony J Politza, Tianyi Liu, Muhammad Asad Ullah Khalid, Huanshu Zhang, Weihua Guan
{"title":"CRISPR-based strategies for sample-to-answer monkeypox detection: current status and emerging opportunities.","authors":"Md Ahasan Ahamed, Anthony J Politza, Tianyi Liu, Muhammad Asad Ullah Khalid, Huanshu Zhang, Weihua Guan","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad892b","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad892b","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The global health threat posed by the Monkeypox virus (Mpox) requires swift, simple, and accurate detection methods for effective management, emphasizing the growing necessity for decentralized point-of-care (POC) diagnostic solutions. The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), initially known for its effective nucleic acid detection abilities, presents itself as an attractive diagnostic strategy. CRISPR offers exceptional sensitivity, single-base specificity, and programmability. Here, we reviewed the latest developments in CRISPR-based POC devices and testing strategies for Mpox detection. We explored the crucial role of genetic sequencing in designing crRNA for CRISPR reaction and understanding Mpox transmission and mutations. Additionally, we showed the integration of CRISPR-Cas12 strategy with pre-amplification and amplification-free methods. Our study also focused on the significant role of Cas12 proteins and the effectiveness of Cas12 coupled with recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) for Mpox detection. We envision the future prospects and challenges, positioning CRISPR-Cas12-based POC devices as a frontrunner in the next generation of molecular biosensing technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11533882/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142470508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanotechnologyPub Date : 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad87fa
Sadegh Azizi, Mohammad Bagher Askari, Seyed Mohammad Rozati, Mojtaba Masoumnezhad
{"title":"NiO/MnO<sub>2</sub>coated on carbon felt as an electrode material for supercapacitor applications.","authors":"Sadegh Azizi, Mohammad Bagher Askari, Seyed Mohammad Rozati, Mojtaba Masoumnezhad","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad87fa","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad87fa","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transition metal oxides have demonstrated excellent capability for charge storage when used in supercapacitor electrodes. This study undertook the hydrothermal synthesis of bimetallic nickel and manganese oxide (NiO/MnO<sub>2</sub>) on a carbon-felt (CF) substrate. NiO/MnO<sub>2</sub>/CF electrode was characterized and examined in a three-electrode system in a potassium hydroxide electrolyte. Cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and galvanostatic charge-discharge analyses revealed Faradaic behavior during charge storage, a specific capacity of 1627 F g<sup>-1</sup>, and a stability of 96.8% after 5000 consecutive charge-discharge cycles. Subsequent investigations were conducted in a two-electrode system for constructing a symmetrical supercapacitor using the NiO/MnO<sub>2</sub>/CF electrode. The energy and power densities were determined as 43Wh kg<sup>-1</sup>and 559 W kg<sup>-1</sup>. Additionally, the stability of the constructed supercapacitor device was examined over 5000 consecutive cycles, verifying a 92% stability through charge-discharge cycles. Finally, the fabricated supercapacitor was utilized to power an LED lamp, successfully maintaining the illumination for 53 s.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142470515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>In situ</i>Raman investigation to electrochemical synthesis of ammonia on Pd nanocrystals.","authors":"Xiaoxia Bai, Jingying Luo, Keming Wu, Congcong Sun, Haili Pang, Hui Zhang, Ajit Khosla","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8164","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nitrate and nitrite are widely present in industrial wastewater and domestic sewage, so electrocatalytic reduction of both nitrate and nitrite to ammonia synthesis is considered to be a sustainable development approach. Pd nanostructures have attracted much attention because of their high activity in catalyzing the nitrate electrochemical reduction reaction. Here we prepare Pd nanocube and octahedron for the electrochemical reduction of nitrate and nitrite. It is found that Pd octahedron shows slightly higher activity toward nitrate reduction than Pd nanocube, while for nitrite reduction, Pd octahedron shows much higher activity than Pd nanocube. The ammonia yield rate is more potential-dependent.<i>In situ</i>Raman characterization further confirms the existence of adsorbed ammonia on the surface of nanocube and octahedron, indicating similar reduction pathways on (111)-facet octahedron and (100)-facet nanocube.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142350573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of NiS modified WS<sub>2</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub>heterostructure in photocathodic protection.","authors":"Hanbing Wu, Zhiming Bai, Hongmei Cheng, Zhengqing Zhou, Zhibo Zhang","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8b53","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8b53","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stainless steel, as a popular corrosion resistant material, is still vulnerable to pitting corrosion in the marine environment. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of stainless steel in the marine environment, it is necessary to implement corresponding protective measures. Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>), as an N-type semiconductor with excellent photoelectric properties, is widely used in the field of cathodic protection. However, as a photogenerated cathodic corrosion protection material, TiO<sub>2</sub>has the disadvantages of low conductivity and high carrier recombination rate. Therefore, WS<sub>2</sub>and NIS were introduced in this paper to modify it. TiO<sub>2</sub>/WS<sub>2</sub>/NiS (TWN) composites with Type-Ⅱ heterojunction structure were prepared by hydrothermal method and titration method. The results reveal TWN5 showed the best photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance, and the photocurrent density was 69% higher than that of a pure TiO<sub>2</sub>photoanode, and the photochemical and photocathodic protection performance was significantly better than that of pure TiO<sub>2</sub>. Under simulated ocean conditions, the self-corrosion potential of 304ss combined with TW5 and TWN5 photoanodes is reduced to -0.64 V and -0.7 V, respectively. The main reason is that the contact surfaces of WS<sub>2</sub>and TiO<sub>2</sub>formed a Type II heterostructure, which accelerates the separation and diffusion processes of photoinduced carriers. In addition, the plasmon resonance effect of NiS improves the ability to absorb visible light, and the metallic-like feature of NiS also promotes charge separation.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Controllable P-type doping and improved conductance of few-layer WSe2 via Lewis acid.","authors":"Tianjian Ou, Cong Xiao, Zhanjie Qiu, Yuan Zheng, Hancheng Yang, Yewu Wang, Mengge Li, Xiaoxiang Wu, Wenxuan Guo","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8e45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad8e45","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Manipulation of the electronic properties of layered transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is of fundamental significance for a wide range of electronic and optoelectronic applications. Surface charge transfer doping is considered to be a powerful technique to regulate the carrier density of TMDs. Herein, the controllable p-type surface modification of few-layer WSe2 by FeCl3 Lewis acid with different doping concentrations have been achieved. Effective hole doping of WSe2 has been demonstrated using Raman spectra and XPS. Transport properties indicated the p-type FeCl3 surface functionalization significantly increased the hole concentration with 1.2×1013 cm-2, resulting in 6 orders of magnitude improvement for the conductance of FeCl3-modified WSe2 compared with pristine WSe2. This work provides a promising approach and facilitate the further advancement of TMDs in electronic and optoelectronic applications.
.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142569313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring nonlinear correlations among transition metal nanocluster properties using deep learning: a comparative analysis with LOO-CV method and cosine similarity.","authors":"Zahra Nasiri Mahd, Alireza Kokabi, Maryam Fallahzadeh, Zohreh Naghibi","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad892c","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad892c","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel approach is introduced for the rapid and accurate correlation analysis of nonlinear properties in Transition Metal (TM) clusters utilizing the Deep Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation technique. This investigation demonstrates that the Deep Neural Network (DNN)-based approach offers a more efficient predictive method for various properties of fourth-row TM nanoclusters compared to conventional Density Functional Theory methods, which are computationally intensive and time-consuming. The feature space, also known as descriptors, is established based on a broad spectrum of electronic and physical characteristics. Leveraging the similarities among these clusters, the DNN-based model is employed to explore the correlations among TM cluster properties. The proposed method, in conjunction with cosine similarity, achieves remarkable accuracy up to 10<sup>-</sup>9 for predicting total energy, lowest vibrational mode, binding energy, and HOMO-LUMO energy gap of TM<sub>2</sub>, TM<sub>3</sub>, and TM<sub>4</sub>nanoclusters. By analyzing correlation errors, the most closely coupled TM clusters are identified. Notably, Mn and Ni clusters exhibit the highest and lowest levels of energy coupling with other TMs, respectively. Generally, energy prediction for TM<sub>2</sub>, TM<sub>3</sub>, and TM<sub>4</sub>clusters exhibit similar trends, while an alternating behavior is observed for vibrational modes and binding energies. Furthermore, Ti, V, and Co demonstrate the highest binding energy correlations with TM<sub>2</sub>, TM<sub>3</sub>, and TM<sub>4</sub>sets, respectively. Regarding energy gap predictions, Ni exhibits the strongest correlation in the smallest TM<sub>2</sub>clusters, while Cr shows the highest dependence in TM<sub>3</sub>and TM<sub>4</sub>sets. Lastly, Zn displays the largest error in HOMO-LUMO energy gap across all sets, indicating distinctive independent energy gap characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142470510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanotechnologyPub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad8a6a
Qingyuan Mao, Jingyuan Zhu, Zhanshan Wang
{"title":"Quantitative evaluation of residual resist in electron beam lithography based on scanning electron microscopy imaging and thresholding segmentation algorithm.","authors":"Qingyuan Mao, Jingyuan Zhu, Zhanshan Wang","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8a6a","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8a6a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electron beam lithography is a critical technology for achieving high-precision nanoscale patterning. The presence of resist residues in the structures can significantly affect subsequent processes such as etching and lift-off. However, the evaluation and optimization of resist residues currently relies on qualitative observations like scanning electron microscopy (SEM), necessitating multiple experiments to iteratively optimize exposure parameters, which is not only labor-intensive but also costly. Here, we propose a quantitative method to evaluate resist residues. By processing the obtained SEM images using a threshold segmentation algorithm, we segmented the resist structure region and the residual resist region in the images. The grayscale values of these two regions are identified, and the residues are quantified based on the ratio of these values. Furthermore, a relationship curve between the residue amount and the exposure dose is plotted to predict the optimal exposure dose. To validate this method, we fabricated hydrogen silsesquioxane annular grating structures with 30 nm linewidth and analyzed the residue levels over an exposure dose range of 2000-2500<i>μ</i>C cm<sup>-2</sup>, predicting the optimal dose to be 1800<i>μ</i>C cm<sup>-2</sup>and confirming this through experiments. Additionally, we applied the method to polymethyl methacrylate and ZEP-520A structures, achieving similarly accurate results, further confirming the method's general applicability. This method has the potential to reduce experimental costs and improve yield and production efficiency in nano fabrication.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanotechnologyPub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad8d61
Xiaoyang Zhao, 雯 刘, Yidi Bao, Xiaoling Chen, Chunxue Ji, Guiqiang Yang, Bo Wei, Fuhua Yang, Xiaodong Wang
{"title":"Site-controlled growth of In(Ga)As/GaAs quantum dots on patterned substrate.","authors":"Xiaoyang Zhao, 雯 刘, Yidi Bao, Xiaoling Chen, Chunxue Ji, Guiqiang Yang, Bo Wei, Fuhua Yang, Xiaodong Wang","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8d61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad8d61","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In(Ga)As quantum dot(QD) with uniform size and controlled sites have great potential in optical communications and quantum computing. In this review, we focus on the site-controlled preparation of In(Ga)As quantum dot arrays based on patterned substrates, including the improvements made by the researchers to enhance the quantum dot site-control capability and optical quality. Based on the current research on site-controlled In(Ga)As QDs, it has been possible to grow uniformly ordered In(Ga)As QD arrays, in which the size, morphology, and nucleus location of each quantum dot can be precisely controlled. In addition, the study of deoxidation treatment of patterned substrates has led to the performance enhancement of the prepared QD arrays. Finally, we propose that the future development of site-controlled In(Ga)As QD arrays lies in improving the optical quality and tuning their emission wavelength to the telecommunication band.
.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142558297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanotechnologyPub Date : 2024-10-30DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad89b7
Heejun Yoon, Hyeongtag Jeon
{"title":"Effect of hydrogen sulfide concentration on two-dimensional SnS<sub>2</sub>film by atomic layer deposition in annealing process.","authors":"Heejun Yoon, Hyeongtag Jeon","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad89b7","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad89b7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two-dimensional materials are widely studied due to its unique physical, optical, electrical properties, and good compatibility with various synthesis methods. And among the many fabrication methods, tin disulfide (SnS<sub>2</sub>) material, a two-dimensional (2D) material that can be achieved with accurate thickness control using atomic layer deposition (ALD), high uniformity and conformality even at low process temperatures is attracting attention. However, since the crystallinity of the thin film is low at a low process temperature, various post-annealing methods are being studied to compensate for film quality. In this work, we compared the crystal structures, chemical binding energies, and electrical properties of the thin films by post-annealing SnS<sub>2</sub>thin films according to the hydrogen sulfide concentrations of 4.00% and 99.99% in the hydrogen sulfide atmospheres. The crystallinity, grain size, and carrier concentrations of the SnS<sub>2</sub>thin film were the highest at a post-annealing temperature of 350 °C at a hydrogen sulfide concentration of 99.99%, and the chemical binding energies also corresponded with the standard Sn<sup>4+</sup>states, forming a pure 2D-hexagonal SnS<sub>2</sub>phase. In addition, SnS<sub>2</sub>thin films deposited via ALD showed high uniformity and conformality in large-scale wafers and trench structure wafers.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142470509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}