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":" ","pages":""},"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":" ","pages":""},"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":" ","pages":""},"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":" ","pages":""},"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":"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":" ","pages":""},"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":" ","pages":""},"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 : 2024-10-30DOI: 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":" ","pages":""},"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}
{"title":"MOF-derived three-dimensional porous dodecahedral structured bimetallic Mn/Co-C-N composite for high-performance durable oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts.","authors":"Yelin Qiao, Yuanyuan Guo, Yueqi Zhao, Caiyun Chang, Shuo Wang, Xiaoting Zhang, Faming Gao, Rongna Chen, Li Hou","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8929","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad8929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Investigating high-efficiency oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is one of the most effective methods for addressing the sluggish kinetics at the fuel cell cathode. Bimetallic three-dimensional porous materials have garnered significant attention due to their diverse structures, large specific surface area and synergistic catalytic effects. Herein, we synthesized a bimetallic three-dimensional porous dodecahedral structure, Mn/Co-C-N, derived from MOF using a straightforward approach. Experimental reults confirm that the strategic incorporation of Mn enhances the electrocatalytic activity for ORR. Meanwhile, the synergistic effects of Mn and Co, as well as the advantages of the dodecahedral structure for expediting electron transfer, all contribute to the exceptional ORR performance. Arc testing in an alkaline electrolyte reveals that the initial potential (<i>E</i><sub>onset</sub>) and the half-wave potential (<i>E</i><sub>1/2</sub>) are 0.89 V and 0.80 V, closely approximating those of commercial Pt/C (20 wt%). Following 10 000 stability test cycles, the half-wave potential exhibits a mere 8 mV change, confirming its remarkable stability.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142470514","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 : 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad88e1
L J Gong, Q Z Han, J Yang, H L Shi, Y H Ren, Y H Zhao, H Yang, Q H Liu, Z T Jiang
{"title":"High thermoelectric performances of monolayer GeTe allotropes.","authors":"L J Gong, Q Z Han, J Yang, H L Shi, Y H Ren, Y H Zhao, H Yang, Q H Liu, Z T Jiang","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad88e1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad88e1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aiming at finding wide-temperature-zone thermoelectric (TE) materials, five kinds of monolayer GeTe allotropes including the newly designed<i>γ</i>-,<i>δ</i>-, and<i>ɛ</i>-GeTe monolayers and the usual<i>α</i>- and<i>β</i>-GeTe ones are constructed. By using the density functional theory and the nonequilibrium Green's function method, all their electronic properties and TE transport properties are comparatively investigated. It is found that the room-temperature figure of merit<i>ZT</i>of the<i>γ</i>-GeTe (<i>ɛ</i>-GeTe) along the armchair (zigzag) direction can amount to 4.5 (3.5), which is further increased to 7.15 (5.91) at 700 K. These<i>ZT</i>values are much higher than the other IV-VI compounds usually with<i>ZT</i> < 3, indicating that the armchair<i>γ</i>-GeTe and the zigzag<i>ɛ</i>-GeTe we designed here can be used as superior wide-temperature-zone and high-performance TE materials in the temperature range from 300 K to 700 K. Moreover, with the increase of temperature, the<i>ZT</i>peaks will become wider in width and move towards the position of zero chemical potential, which will make the GeTe-based TE devices work at low bias voltages more efficiently. This work should be an important reference on the way to the stage ofZT⩾4, which will motivate more explorations into the high-performance TE materials working in a wider temperature scope.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":"36 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522505","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 : 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad86c6
Min Woo Oh, Byung Hee Son, Jee Sang Yoon, Yonghwan Yoo, Yongduk Kim, Soo Bong Choi, Yeong Hwan Ahn, Won Bae Cho, Doo Jae Park
{"title":"Fabrication of a uniform quantum dot film with a high quantum yield.","authors":"Min Woo Oh, Byung Hee Son, Jee Sang Yoon, Yonghwan Yoo, Yongduk Kim, Soo Bong Choi, Yeong Hwan Ahn, Won Bae Cho, Doo Jae Park","doi":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad86c6","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-6528/ad86c6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a method that uses viscosity-lowering materials to fabricate flexible polydimethylsiloxane-based quantum dot (QD) films with high quantum yield (QY) and improved uniformity. We found that the aggregation of individual QDs was prevented, and the QY improved simultaneously in films that contained surfactants. These films showed an improved absorption of approximately 27% in the near-UV and blue light regions, along with an improved photoluminescence of approximately 18%, indicating improved light conversion from the UV to the visible frequency region.</p>","PeriodicalId":19035,"journal":{"name":"Nanotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142470511","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}