Nano LettersPub Date : 2026-11-06DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c03702
Zikrullah Bölükkaya,Éva Bozó,Seyedamirhosein Abdorahimzadeh,Elitsa Y. Dimova,Rolle Rahikainen,Caglar Elbuken
{"title":"Continuous, Size-Based Purification of Virus-like Particles Using Electro-Viscoelastic Microfluidics","authors":"Zikrullah Bölükkaya,Éva Bozó,Seyedamirhosein Abdorahimzadeh,Elitsa Y. Dimova,Rolle Rahikainen,Caglar Elbuken","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c03702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c03702","url":null,"abstract":"The modular assembly of protein nanoparticles has enabled the design of highly immunogenic and cross-protective viral vaccines. However, downstream translation is hampered by labor-intensive purification methods that lack the resolution needed to efficiently sort molecular assemblies. Here, we report an affinity tag-free nanoparticle sorting platform that exploits electro-viscoelastic microfluidic (EVM) migration for the high-fidelity, continuous-flow isolation of virus-like particle (VLP) assemblies. This migration mechanism can overcome Brownian fluctuations, which are typically dominant on the nanoscale, confining the target assemblies to central streamlines for selective collection. In a single pass, the system segregates 40 nm VLPs from 6 nm excess antigen monomers, increasing the VLP purity by 20.2%. A sacrificial electrode outlet directs undesired electrohydrodynamic effects to the waste, preserving the VLP-rich product stream. Our results offer an alternative downstream framework for the rapid purification and quality control of complex bionanomaterials, establishing a scalable pathway for precision nanomedicine processing.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149360408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano LettersPub Date : 2026-11-06DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c02897
Yiyang Jiang,Yufei Zhao,Linxiao Zhu,Binghai Yan
{"title":"Designing Strong and Broadband Nonreciprocal Thermal Radiation in Magnetic Topological Materials","authors":"Yiyang Jiang,Yufei Zhao,Linxiao Zhu,Binghai Yan","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c02897","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c02897","url":null,"abstract":"Breaking reciprocity in thermal radiation opens opportunities for energy harvesting, sensing, and thermal management. Traditional nonreciprocal radiative semiconductor devices need an external magnetic field. In this work, we predict a series of magnetic topological materials for magnetic-field-free nonreciprocal thermal radiation in the infrared regime by combining first-principles calculations with Maxwell electrodynamics. We find strong and broadband nonreciprocity in magnetic Weyl semimetals (e.g., Co3Sn2S2), outperforming conventional semiconductor InAs. Furthermore, we propose material design recipes. Strong nonreciprocity requires a large anomalous Hall response relative to the optical loss, whereas the broadband response favors a large optical loss and small dielectric dispersion. Our work establishes a predictive material discovery framework and quantitative design rules for next-generation magnet-free nonreciprocal thermal devices.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"110 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149360411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Direct Selenization Growth and Electronic Properties of Ultrathin Fe(Te,Se) on a van der Waals Ferromagnet","authors":"Kefan Wu,Linfei Li,Jinan Shi,Zhixuan Li,Guojing Hu,Jiayi Wang,Siyu Xu,Jindong Ren,Wu Zhou,Haitao Yang,Shiyu Zhu,Xiao Lin,Hong-Jun Gao","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04467","url":null,"abstract":"Fe(Te,Se) is a prototypical iron-based superconductor and a promising platform for exploring topological superconductivity. However, growing high-quality ultrathin Fe(Te,Se) films on magnetic substrates remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate epitaxial growth of monolayer-to-trilayer Fe(Te,Se) on the van der Waals itinerant ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2 (FGT) via direct selenization of the substrate, without external Fe or Te deposition. Combined scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) characterizations reveal large-area, atomically flat tetragonal films with well-defined rotational alignment to the hexagonal FGT lattice. Cross-sectional STEM-EDS confirms Se incorporation and interfacial elemental redistribution. Thickness-dependent spectroscopy reveals evolving electronic structures and progressive decoupling from the ferromagnetic substrate. Measurements across lateral monolayer–bilayer interfaces further uncover asymmetric band bending and charge redistribution driven by Fermi-level equilibration. These findings establish substrate-mediated selenization as a versatile route to ultrathin superconducting heterostructures and magnetic quantum platforms.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"287 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149360461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano LettersPub Date : 2026-11-06DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c02622
Sergei Gladyshev,Connor Heimig,Dmytro Gryb,Tao Jiang,Angana Bhattacharya,Sebastian A. Schulz,Peter Banzer,Andreas Tittl,Adrià Canós Valero,Thomas Weiss
{"title":"Extreme Light Confinement Mediated by the Transverse Kerker Effect","authors":"Sergei Gladyshev,Connor Heimig,Dmytro Gryb,Tao Jiang,Angana Bhattacharya,Sebastian A. Schulz,Peter Banzer,Andreas Tittl,Adrià Canós Valero,Thomas Weiss","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c02622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c02622","url":null,"abstract":"Dielectric nanoparticles can be engineered to scatter light predominantly in the transverse direction, perpendicular to the incident plane wave’s propagation direction, a phenomenon known as the transverse Kerker effect. Although complete cancellation of forward scattering from a single object is forbidden by the optical theorem, we show that a single photonic mode can provide an ideal transverse Kerker effect. When combining several nanoparticles to form a metasurface, the mode evolves into an accidental bound state in the continuum. This enables polarization-independent quasi bound states in the continuum whose quality factors are tunable without symmetry breaking. We experimentally demonstrate our concept in the visible, achieving the first polarization-independent bound state in the continuum without Brillouin-zone folding. These modes maintain large quality factors over a broader region of momentum space than conventional bound states in the continuum. Our results establish a platform for realizing ultranarrow resonances free of conventional design constraints.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149360453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atomic-Scale Signatures of Structural Irreversibility during Oxygen Redox in Li-Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes","authors":"Duojie Wu,Cheng Li,Shaobo Han,Tingting Zhang,Zhen Zhang,Yixuan Yang,Ken Li,Youzhu Wang,Yi Zheng,Li Deng,Meng Danny Gu","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04127","url":null,"abstract":"Li-rich layered oxides access high capacity through transition-metal and oxygen redox, but oxygen loss and structural reconstruction cause large first-cycle irreversibility. Here, we examine Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 at four states of the first charge–discharge cycle using atomic-resolution STEM, nanobeam electron diffraction with electron pair distribution function (NBED-ePDF) analysis, electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS), image simulations, and DFT. Up to 4.3 V, Li extraction is dominated by interlayer sites and the slab framework remains largely preserved. At 4.8 V, changes in Li/O contrast and O K-edge features coincide with a short ePDF correlation near 1.57 Å. Seeded DFT relaxations stabilize short O–O pairs near vacancies in the transition-metal slab. After discharge, incomplete spectroscopic recovery accompanies near-surface reconstruction and oxygen-related contrast changes consistent with oxygen depletion. Together, the results implicate Li depletion from the transition-metal slab in high-voltage oxygen rearrangement and suggest that controlling this site occupancy may improve oxygen-redox reversibility.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149360452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano LettersPub Date : 2026-11-06DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c00826
Anzhuang Wei,Guangheng Bai,Zhenghua Li,Yan Qi,Xiang Li,Yunshu Lu
{"title":"Chirality–Polarity-Regulated Magnetic Vortex Chains for Ternary Logic","authors":"Anzhuang Wei,Guangheng Bai,Zhenghua Li,Yan Qi,Xiang Li,Yunshu Lu","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c00826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c00826","url":null,"abstract":"Spin-based multivalued logic offers compelling advantages for next-generation computing. Thus far, only binary systems─exploiting domain walls, skyrmions, and vortices─have been realized. These schemes rely solely on the manipulation of the chirality or polarity of magnetic carriers, precluding the implementation of multivalued logic operations. Here, we demonstrate the implementation of ternary logic operations using a one-dimensional vortex chain, via the co-manipulation of both the chirality and polarity of magnetic vortices. We show that ternary AND logic functionality can be achieved via dipole-mediated chirality modulation and domain-wall-assisted polarity reversal in the vortex chain, with operation times on the nanosecond scale. Our work establishes a viable and scalable platform for multivalue magnetic logic, thereby paving the way for next-generation spintronic logic applications.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149360547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano LettersPub Date : 2026-11-05DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04600
Haoze Wu,Hang Li,Zhihuan Li,Wuying Li,Junqin Shi,Yadong Xu,Jianxi Liu
{"title":"Sequence-Switchable MOF-on-MOF Photonic Crystals for Broadband Visible Structural Color Modulation","authors":"Haoze Wu,Hang Li,Zhihuan Li,Wuying Li,Junqin Shi,Yadong Xu,Jianxi Liu","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04600","url":null,"abstract":"Structural colors generated by photonic crystals (PCs) have attracted interest in optical sensing. However, the sensing behavior of porous PCs is commonly tailored through material composition, pore structure, or surface chemistry. Here, we show that the spatial configuration of sequence-switchable MOF-on-MOF Bragg stacks regulates molecular access and adsorption while preserving the constituent metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). The reflection wavelength is continuously tuned across the visible spectrum by controlling layer thickness and refractive-index contrast, producing blue-to-red structural colors with a peak reflectance of approximately 90%. Reversing the layer sequence generates distinct optical response amplitudes and kinetics toward volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Combined optical analysis and molecular dynamics simulations further show that the sensing responses depend not only on molecular uptake but also on spatial adsorption distribution and framework–guest interactions. These findings establish molecular transport pathway control through spatial configuration as an additional strategy for regulating the sensing behavior of porous photonic materials.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149359323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular and Nanoscale Control of Exciton Transfer in TADF-Sensitized Fluorescence","authors":"Tunan Kuang,Chunhui Zhang,Ran Fang,Mengna Yu,Quanyou Feng,Linghai Xie","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04407","url":null,"abstract":"TADF-sensitized fluorescence (TSF), also known as hyperfluorescence, combines efficient triplet exciton harvesting with the narrowband emission of fluorescent emitters. Yet, its performance depends on the interplay between exciton conversion, energy transfer, and molecular organization across different length scales. Herein, we review recent progress in nanoscale exciton-transfer engineering for TSF, with emphasis on molecular excited-state dynamics, sensitizer-dopant spatial control, diversified energy-transfer pathways, and interlayer sensitization. These approaches regulate exciton conversion and lifetime, balance Förster and Dexter energy transfer, and control exciton distribution within emissive layers and across interfaces. We also discuss emerging directions including kinetic matching, spatial organization, and multiscale modeling for understanding the links between molecular structure, energy-transfer dynamics, and device performance. This Mini-Review provides profound insights into transforming random blend systems into controllable nanoscale exciton-transfer networks, paving the way for efficient narrowband TSF OLEDs.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149359321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano LettersPub Date : 2026-11-05DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04110
Yangyang Feng,Ying Dai,Baibiao Huang,Yandong Ma
{"title":"Light-Induced Néel Vector Reversal in 2D van der Waals Antiferromagnets","authors":"Yangyang Feng,Ying Dai,Baibiao Huang,Yandong Ma","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04110","url":null,"abstract":"Antiferromagnetic spintronics promises ultrafast device performance, yet the essential Néel vector reversal is hindered by its intrinsic immunity to external magnetic fields. Here, we propose a mechanism for deterministic Néel vector reversal in 2D van der Waals antiferromagnets enabled by ultrafast laser pulses. The core physics involves light-induced asymmetric interlayer demagnetization, which drives the antiferromagnet into a transient ferrimagnetic state with a finite net moment. This transient symmetry breaking allows the Néel vector to be controlled by an external magnetic field. We identify that the intrinsic structural and electronic asymmetries and spin–orbit-coupling mediated spin flips are essential for this process. Using first-principles calculations and real-time time-dependent density functional theory, we further demonstrate this mechanism in bilayer NiICl and YI2. Our work establishes a general strategy for the optical manipulation of 2D antiferromagnetic order.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149359322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano LettersPub Date : 2026-11-04DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04704
Yuanxiang You,Yaping Gong,Qilin Wei,Huanxin Su,Haojie Xu,Zengshan Yue,Dan Huang,William W. Yu,Shiguo Han
{"title":"(PEA)2(FA)Pb2I7/PVDF Composite Flexible Films Enable Self-Powered X-ray Detection with High Sensitivity and a Low Detection Limit","authors":"Yuanxiang You,Yaping Gong,Qilin Wei,Huanxin Su,Haojie Xu,Zengshan Yue,Dan Huang,William W. Yu,Shiguo Han","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c04704","url":null,"abstract":"Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have attracted significant interest in the field of X-ray detection due to their unique semiconducting properties. However, the self-powered detection capabilities of almost all of these materials rely on their inherent ferroelectricity or heterojunction structures, yet the structure design and fabrication still pose significant challenges. By incorporating a polymer into a centrosymmetric MHP, we successfully prepared (PEA)2(FA)Pb2I7/PVDF composite flexible films (PEA = β-phenylethylamine, FA = formamidine, PVDF = poly(vinylidene fluoride)) and obtained self-powered X-ray responses in a nonpolar perovskite. Notably, the photodetector based on thin films exhibits excellent self-powered X-ray detection performance with a high sensitivity (559.11 μC Gyair–1 cm–2), a low detection limit (29.09 nGyair s–1), and excellent radiation stability. Our work offers a new strategy for self-driven devices without relying on ferroelectricity or heterojunctions, expanding halide perovskites in flexible film applications.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149359314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}