{"title":"Highly Efficient and Linearly Polarized Light Emission of Micro-LED Integrated with Double-Functional Meta-Grating","authors":"Xuzheng Wang, Zhenhuan Tian, Shuheng Pei, Chuangcheng Xu, Qinyue Sun, Jiadong Zhang, Jieming Wei, Feng Li, Feng Yun","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04914","url":null,"abstract":"Linearly polarized micro light-emitting diodes (LP-Micro-LEDs) exhibit exceptional potential across diverse fields. The existing methods to introduce polarization to initially unpolarized Micro-LEDs and to further enhance the degree of polarization are, however, at the expense of low luminous efficiency. We fabricated a GaN-based blue Micro-LED integrated with a Al nanograting and a specially designed Ag/GaN meta-grating, which overcomes the dilemma between the luminous efficiency and polarization degree by simultaneously introducing the effects of mode selection and energy recycling. The fabricated LP-Micro-LED achieves an average polarization extinction ratio (ER) of 21.92 dB within ±60°, showing a 2.04-fold increase in efficiency and a 1.32-fold increase in ER compared to the Ag reflector design. This approach opens the way toward the next generation of high-efficiency and low-cost optoelectronic devices in encryption, displays, optical communication, and medicine.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142841922","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":"Real-Time Structural Dynamics at the 3D/2D Perovskite Interface in CsPbBr3/PEA2PbBr4 Nano-heterostructures","authors":"Xiayan Wu, Nithin Pathoor, Xin Xu, Shun Omagari, Toranosuke Takagi, Martin Vacha","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05021","url":null,"abstract":"Three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) perovskite hybrid systems, known for their exceptional optoelectronic properties and stability, are revolutionizing optoelectronic materials research. However, fundamental physics of the 3D/2D interfaces and their dynamics remain poorly understood. We use fluorescence microspectroscopy to study the photoluminescence (PL) properties of 3D/2D nano-heterostructures of CsPbBr<sub>3</sub>/PEA<sub>2</sub>PbBr<sub>4</sub> formed by postgrowth self-assembly. The in situ PL spectra uncover the presence of new structural phases, quasi-2D PEA<sub>2</sub>Cs<sub><i>n</i>–1</sub>Pb<sub>n</sub>Br<sub>3<i>n</i>+1</sub> layers of varying <i>n</i>, at the 3D/2D interface and demonstrate their reversible restructuring under light excitation at room temperature. The restructuring is a result of layer-by-layer cation diffusion at the epitaxial interfaces, manifested as reversible spectral shifts occurring on a time scale of seconds. Such dynamics ultimately leads to optimized distribution of the quasi-2D phases in the system for efficient energy transfer from the 2D to the 3D phases. Our findings provide new insights into controlling energy flow in 3D/2D perovskites for next-generation optoelectronic devices.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"256 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142841923","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 : 2024-12-18Epub Date: 2024-12-05DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02853
Geng Li, Roshan Krishna Kumar, Petr Stepanov, Pierre A Pantaleón, Zhen Zhan, Hitesh Agarwal, Adrien Bercher, Julien Barrier, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Alexey B Kuzmenko, Francisco Guinea, Iacopo Torre, Frank H L Koppens
{"title":"Infrared Spectroscopy for Diagnosing Superlattice Minibands in Twisted Bilayer Graphene near the Magic Angle.","authors":"Geng Li, Roshan Krishna Kumar, Petr Stepanov, Pierre A Pantaleón, Zhen Zhan, Hitesh Agarwal, Adrien Bercher, Julien Barrier, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Alexey B Kuzmenko, Francisco Guinea, Iacopo Torre, Frank H L Koppens","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02853","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02853","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) represents a highly tunable, strongly correlated electron system. However, understanding the single-particle band structure alone has been challenging due to a lack of spectroscopic measurements over a broad energy range. Here, we probe the band structure of TBG around the magic angle using infrared spectroscopy and reveal spectral features that originate from interband transitions. In combination with quantum transport, we connect spectral features over a broad energy range (10-700 meV) and track their evolution with the twist angle. We compare our data with calculations of the band structures obtained via the continuum model and find good agreement only when considering a variation of interlayer/intralayer tunneling parameters with the twist angle. Our analysis suggests that the magic angle also shifts due to lattice relaxation and is better defined for a wide angular range of 0.9-1.1°. Additionally, our measurements offer an optical fingerprint of the magic angle for screening heterostructures before nanofabrication.</p>","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":" ","pages":"15956-15963"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783352","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":"Dual-Targeted Drug Delivery to Myeloid Leukemia Cells via Complement- and Transferrin-Based Protein Corona","authors":"Wen Wu, Yuanyuan Li, Qihui Liu, Tao Liu, Yanan Zhao, Hui Shao, Ping Ren, Yueyang Tang, Jiayi Feng, Yihan Wang, Guodong Sun, Haiyan Liu, Yuansong Bai, Fangfang Chen","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04429","url":null,"abstract":"Although traditionally regarded as an impediment, the protein corona can facilitate the advancement of targeted drug delivery systems. This study presents an innovative approach for targeting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) using nanoparticles with agglutinated protein (NAPs). Agglutinated transferrin and C3b in NAPs selectively bind to CD71 and CD11b, receptors that are overexpressed on myeloid leukemic cells compared to nonmalignant cells. <i>In vitro</i>, NAPs achieved a 73.9% doxorubicin (DOX) uptake in leukemic cells, compared to 6.19% for the free drug, while significantly reducing off-target accumulation in normal cells from 42.9% to 5.76%. <i>In vivo</i>, the distribution of NAPs correlated to the organ infiltration pattern of leukemic cells. NAPs demonstrated antileukemic activity in both <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> NSG mouse models, inducing cell death via apoptosis and ferroptosis. In conclusion, NAP-mediated targeted drug delivery represents a promising therapeutic strategy for AML, enhancing treatment efficacy and minimizing off-target effects.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849732","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 : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04912
Matthew J. Coley-O’Rourke, Bokang Hou, Skylar J. Sherman, Gordana Dukovic, Eran Rabani
{"title":"Intrinsically Slow Cooling of Hot Electrons in CdSe Nanocrystals Compared to CdS","authors":"Matthew J. Coley-O’Rourke, Bokang Hou, Skylar J. Sherman, Gordana Dukovic, Eran Rabani","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04912","url":null,"abstract":"The utilization of excited charge carriers in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) for optoelectronic technologies has been a long-standing goal in the field of nanoscience. Experimental efforts to extend the lifetime of excited carriers have therefore been a principal focus. To understand the limits of these lifetimes, in this work, we theoretically study the time scales of pure electron relaxation in negatively charged NCs composed of two prototypical materials: CdSe and CdS. We find that hot electrons in CdSe have lifetimes that are 5 to 6 orders of magnitude longer than in CdS when the relaxation is governed only by the intrinsic properties of the materials. Although these two materials are known to have somewhat different electronic structure, we elucidate how this enormous difference in lifetimes arises from relatively small quantitative differences in electronic energy gaps and phonon frequencies, as well as the crucial role of Fröhlich-type electron–phonon couplings.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142841921","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 : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04371
Changhyeon Yoo, Sang Sub Han, Chung Won Lee, Jebadiah Pond, Yu-Jin Song, Jung Han Kim, Yeonwoong Jung
{"title":"Piezostrain-Driven Bidirectional Enhancement of Optical Synaptic Plasticity in Wafer-Scale Co-Phased Tin Selenide Layers","authors":"Changhyeon Yoo, Sang Sub Han, Chung Won Lee, Jebadiah Pond, Yu-Jin Song, Jung Han Kim, Yeonwoong Jung","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04371","url":null,"abstract":"Tin (Sn)-based two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit intriguing mechanical and optoelectrical properties owing to their non-centrosymmetric crystallinity and tunable band structures. A judicious integration of these individually decoupled properties is projected to introduce unparalleled functionalities into them, which remain largely unexplored. Herein, we develop wafer-scale tin selenide (SnSe<sub>2–<i>x</i></sub>, 0 < <i>x</i> < 1) 2D layers composed of thermodynamically stable coexisting phases of SnSe and SnSe<sub>2</sub> with distinct functionalities and identify a strong interplay between their mechanical and optoelectrical characteristics. Mechanically, they display a strain-dependent piezoelectricity upon an anisotropic deformation of convex vs concave bending. Optoelectrically, they present an optical pulse-induced potentiation and synaptic plasticity accompanying a wavelength-tunable photoconduction upon visible to near-infrared (IR) illuminations. Harnessing these two independent features in a coupled manner enables a drastic enhancement of their synaptic responsiveness by >40% with a piezostrain of <1%. These findings suggest opportunities for atomically thin semiconductors in mechano-optical neuromorphic device applications.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849730","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 : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05293
Meiyan Wang, Yimeng Yu, Lin Liao, Zukang Zhu, Mingqi Zhang, Dongwang Yang, Xianli Su, Qingjie Zhang, Xinfeng Tang, Jinsong Wu
{"title":"Operando Observation of Electrically Triggered Phase Transition in Thin Cu2S Crystal","authors":"Meiyan Wang, Yimeng Yu, Lin Liao, Zukang Zhu, Mingqi Zhang, Dongwang Yang, Xianli Su, Qingjie Zhang, Xinfeng Tang, Jinsong Wu","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05293","url":null,"abstract":"Cu<sub>2</sub>S has been identified as a functional material of memristors with multilevel resistance switching. However, as the migration of Cu ions under the electric field is tangled with defect evolution and phase transition, the electroresistance mechanism of Cu<sub>2</sub>S remains largely unclear. Here, the electrically triggered phase transition was studied by <i>in situ</i> transmission electron microscopy. It is found that the γ(L)-Cu<sub>2</sub>S phase is transformed into β-Cu<sub>2</sub>S accompanied by the change in resistance, when a voltage lower than 1 V is applied at room temperature. The electrically triggered phase transition is also observed at −150 °C. Precipitation of metal Cu nanoparticles is observed when the applied voltage is further increased after the complete formation of β-Cu<sub>2</sub>S. These findings indicate that Cu<sub>2</sub>S can achieve fast and controllable phase switching through electrical tuning when the energy consumption is appropriately controlled, offering the potential for low-power electronic devices such as memory and sensors.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142841924","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 : 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05186
Emily L. Han, Sophia Tang, Dongyoon Kim, Amanda M. Murray, Kelsey L. Swingle, Alex G. Hamilton, Kaitlin Mrksich, Marshall S. Padilla, Rohan Palanki, Jacqueline J. Li, Michael J. Mitchell
{"title":"Peptide-Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles for Targeted Systemic mRNA Delivery to the Brain","authors":"Emily L. Han, Sophia Tang, Dongyoon Kim, Amanda M. Murray, Kelsey L. Swingle, Alex G. Hamilton, Kaitlin Mrksich, Marshall S. Padilla, Rohan Palanki, Jacqueline J. Li, Michael J. Mitchell","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05186","url":null,"abstract":"Systemic delivery of large nucleic acids, such as mRNA, to the brain remains challenging in part due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the tendency of delivery vehicles to accumulate in the liver. Here, we design a peptide-functionalized lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform for targeted mRNA delivery to the brain. We utilize click chemistry to functionalize LNPs with peptides that target receptors overexpressed on brain endothelial cells and neurons, namely the RVG29, T7, AP2, and mApoE peptides. We evaluate the effect of LNP targeting on brain endothelial and neuronal cell transfection <i>in vitro</i>, investigating factors such as serum protein adsorption, intracellular trafficking, endothelial transcytosis, and exosome secretion. Finally, we show that LNP peptide functionalization enhances mRNA transfection in the mouse brain and reduces hepatic delivery after systemic administration. Specifically, RVG29 LNPs improved neuronal transfection <i>in vivo</i>, establishing its potential as a nonviral platform for delivering mRNA to the brain.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142832808","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 : 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04620
Ying Chen, Shiqi Hu, Chao Shen, Lingling Zhang, Chu Yi, Yaofei Chen, Gui-Shi Liu, Lei Chen, Zhe Chen, Yunhan Luo
{"title":"Hyperbolic-Metamaterial-Based Optical Fiber SPR Sensor Enhanced by a Smart Hydrogel for Perspiration pH Measurements","authors":"Ying Chen, Shiqi Hu, Chao Shen, Lingling Zhang, Chu Yi, Yaofei Chen, Gui-Shi Liu, Lei Chen, Zhe Chen, Yunhan Luo","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04620","url":null,"abstract":"An optical fiber surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor, leveraging hyperbolic metamaterials (HMMs) and pH-sensitive hydrogels, has been devised for pH detection in perspiration. Dispersion-tunable HMMs enable the sensor to transcend the inherent structural constraints of an optical fiber and enhance its refractive index (RI) sensitivity. pH-sensitive hydrogels exhibit diverse swelling behaviors due to varying ionization degrees of carboxyl groups under different solution pH conditions, leading to a notable RI change. The sensor achieves a high RI sensitivity of 6963.64 nm RIU<sup>–1</sup> and remarkable pH sensitivity of −64.04 and −30.63 nm pH<sup>–1</sup> within the pH ranges of 2.7 to 4.7 and 4.7 to 7.5, respectively. Compared to the sensitivity of three other constituents in perspiration, namely, urea, sodium chloride, and glucose, the sensor demonstrates exceptional pH selectivity. Additionally, it maintains good stability during operation and after prolonged storage. It is believed that the sensor has potential in health monitoring, medical diagnosis, disease treatment, etc.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142832746","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":"Elementary Exciton Processes of InP/ZnS Quantum Dots Under Applied Pressure","authors":"Daichi Eguchi, Tomoko Kagayama, Katsuya Shimizu, Naoto Tamai","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04919","url":null,"abstract":"In colloidal quantum dots (QDs), excitons are confined within nanoscale dimensions, and the relaxation of hot electrons occurs through Auger cooling. The behavior of hot electrons is evident under ambient pressure. Nanocrystal characteristics, including their size, are key to determining hot electron behavior because they serve as the stage. Applying pressure to materials can effectively modify this stage by providing a means to reversibly control interatomic distances. Unlike the behavior under ambient conditions, the pressure-dependent behavior remains unclear. In this study, InP/ZnS QDs were synthesized, and their pressure-dependent ultrafast carrier dynamics were analyzed using fs-transient absorption spectroscopy. The hot electron relaxation remained nearly constant up to the threshold pressure, suggesting constant interaction between electrons and holes. However, above this threshold, the hot electron relaxation was accelerated by trapping from higher excited states. This study contributes to establishing a fundamental understanding of the pressure-dependent behavior of hot electrons in QDs.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142833038","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}