{"title":"Low Power FA2PbI4/SiO2 Bilayer Memristors with Pt Nanoparticles Exhibiting Reconfigurable Synaptic and Neuron Properties for Compact Optoelectronic Neuromorphic Systems.","authors":"Panagiotis Bousoulas,Spyros Orfanoudakis,Danai Spathi,Victoras Pagonis,Leonidas Tsetseris,Charalampos Tsioustas,Polychronis Tsipas,Athanassios G Kontos,Thomas Stergiopoulos,Dimitris Tsoukalas","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03475","url":null,"abstract":"The development of artificial neural networks with biorealistic computing properties represents a frontier in the neuromorphic computing era. However, achieving compact and energy-efficient integration of silicon-based synapses and neurons remains challenging due to complexities in their electrical circuits. Herein, we fabricated a low power Ag/SiO2/FA2PbI4/Pt nanoparticles/ITO bilayer memristor with reconfigurable properties, exhibiting dual switching modes and neuromorphic functionalities. These effects were experimentally investigated through transient response and endurance measurements, while valuable insights were provided using a comprehensive numerical model. The SiO2/FA2PbI4 and FA2PbI4/Pt nanoparticle interfaces played a critical role in regulating ion migration, stabilizing filament dynamics and enhancing device reliability. A compact optoelectronic neuromorphic system was demonstrated by integrating synaptic and neuronal elements, enabling precise control of the firing activity. An ultralow power consumption (∼10 fJ/spike) was achieved, comparable to that of the human brain and state-of-the-art memristive technologies, thereby paving the way for energy-efficient optoelectronic computing platforms.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145229155","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 : 2025-10-05DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04174
Kai Chang,Kai Wei,Kaushik Kudtarkar,Cagatay Yelkarasi,Ali Erdemir,Shoufeng Lan,M Cynthia Hipwell,Heng Pan
{"title":"Direct Writing of Nanostructured Metasurfaces by Hot-Electron-Driven Laser Sintering.","authors":"Kai Chang,Kai Wei,Kaushik Kudtarkar,Cagatay Yelkarasi,Ali Erdemir,Shoufeng Lan,M Cynthia Hipwell,Heng Pan","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04174","url":null,"abstract":"The precise fabrication of nanoscale metallic structures is pivotal to enabling progress in plasmonics, nanophotonics, and nanoelectronics. In this work, we introduce a high-resolution laser-sintering strategy for facile direct writing of plasmonic metasurfaces, avoiding the need for photolithography or ultrafast laser processing. This method exploits thermally assisted hot-electron-driven desorption and diffusion of aliphatic ligands to facilitate highly localized laser sintering of metal nanocrystals with subdiffraction-limited resolution down to ∼λ/5. A range of functional metasurface nanostructures are demonstrated. A finite-temperature quantum-mechanical model is proposed to predict the superlinear dependence of the ligand desorption rate on laser fluence. This hot-electron-driven sintering method proceeds without inducing the undesired degradation of the ligands, enabling sintering with properties comparable to those of bulk metals. The technique offers promise for the fabrication of polarization-sensitive, wavelength-tunable optical metasurfaces and presents a solution for rapid prototyping of nanodevices.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145229154","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 : 2025-10-04DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03631
Kai Xu,Jiachen Li,Finnegan G Reichertz,Ruihan Guo,Nawel S Khelfallah,Rui Zhang,Ali Javey,Rayne Zheng,Junqiao Wu
{"title":"Solution-Processed Temperature-Adaptive Radiative Paint as a Thermal Imaging Sensitizer.","authors":"Kai Xu,Jiachen Li,Finnegan G Reichertz,Ruihan Guo,Nawel S Khelfallah,Rui Zhang,Ali Javey,Rayne Zheng,Junqiao Wu","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03631","url":null,"abstract":"Thermography detects mid-infrared radiation from surfaces based on the Stefan-Boltzmann law, mapping surface temperatures and potentially revealing subsurface thermal activity. Recent developments offer an alternative strategy to traditional camera-based improvements: a thermal imaging sensitizer (TIS) coating whose emissivity increases sharply with local temperature, amplifying small thermal variations into high-contrast signals. Existing TIS structures are nanofabricated solid membranes and face significant challenges in fabrication complexity. Here, we present a solution-processed, liquid form of TIS, termed temperature-adaptive radiative paint (TARP), to address these limitations. TARP offers drastically reduced fabrication costs, scalability to large areas, applicability to curved surfaces, and an extended operating temperature range, while maintaining the function of temperature amplification. Application of TARP enhances small temperature contrast by more than 3 times, substantially improving ambient thermography and enabling broader applications such as detection of structural defects and hot spots in electronic components.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145215962","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 : 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04059
Akshay Wali,Roshan Padhan,Ralu Divan,Liliana Stan,Nihar Pradhan,Anirudha V Sumant
{"title":"Heterogenous Integration of Boron-Doped p-Diamond with Monolayer n-MoS2 for PN Junctions Operating at Room Temperature.","authors":"Akshay Wali,Roshan Padhan,Ralu Divan,Liliana Stan,Nihar Pradhan,Anirudha V Sumant","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04059","url":null,"abstract":"Diamond has tremendous potential for power electronics, due to its superior thermal conductivity, large electric field strength, and high carrier mobilities. However, the absence of a reliable room temperature n-type transport has impeded any advancements in diamond-based electronics. Here, we circumvent this bottleneck by integrating n-type two-dimensional (2D) monolayers of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) with boron doped p-type single crystal diamond and demonstrate 2D/3D heterostructure-based PN junction diodes that operate at room temperature with excellent rectification characteristics. Our diodes achieve a maximum forward current density (JD) of ∼4000 A/cm2, an ideality factor (η) value of ∼3.7, and a rectification ratio (RR) of 106. We find that the origin of current rectification stems from the interlayer recombination of majority carriers driven by direct tunnelling (DT) and Fowler Nordheim (FN) tunnelling mechanisms. Our demonstration can open new avenues for diamond-based power electronics through its integration with 2D materials.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145209171","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 : 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03950
Shane R Carlson,Roland R Netz
{"title":"Subnanometer Interfacial Hydrodynamics: Spatially Resolved Viscosity and Surface Friction.","authors":"Shane R Carlson,Roland R Netz","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03950","url":null,"abstract":"For an accurate description of nanofluidic systems, it is crucial to account for the transport properties of liquids at surfaces on subnanometer scales, where the finite range of surface-liquid interactions implies both spatially extended surface-liquid friction and modified interfacial viscosity. This is accounted for via generalized, position-dependent friction-coefficient and interfacial viscosity profiles, which enable the accurate description of interfacial flow at the nanoscale using the Stokes equation. Such profiles are extracted from nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of water on polar, nonpolar, fluorinated, and unfluorinated alkane and alcohol self-assembled monolayers spanning a wide range of wetting characteristics. The Navier friction coefficient, interfacial viscosity excess, and depletion length are found to be interrelated through power laws and to scale exponentially with the work of adhesion. Our framework establishes a foundation for describing subnanometer interfacial fluid flow with implications for electrokinetics, biophysics, and nanofluidics.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145209170","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 : 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03850
Dongxing Tan, Jing Wang, Hengrui Kang, Bari Wulan, Qingkun Kong, Song Chen, Yuanyuan Feng
{"title":"Confinement-Stabilized High-Valent Indium for pH-Universal Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction","authors":"Dongxing Tan, Jing Wang, Hengrui Kang, Bari Wulan, Qingkun Kong, Song Chen, Yuanyuan Feng","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03850","url":null,"abstract":"The integration of electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (CO<sub>2</sub>) with biomass valorization for the production of high-value chemicals presents a promising strategy for achieving carbon neutrality. Herein, we synthesized a nitrogen–carbon layer (NC layer) confined indium oxide (In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) to enhance the electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction activity, concurrently coupling with the anodic formaldehyde oxidation reaction to achieve simultaneous electrosynthesis of formate in both cathode and anode compartments. Confinement within the NC layer significantly improves the formate selectivity of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> while maintaining a high catalytic stability across a wide pH range. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the work function difference between the NC layer and the In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> induces strong electronic interactions and stabilizes the In<sup>δ+</sup> species under catalytic conditions. This work presents an approach for efficient formate electrosynthesis through the simultaneous modulation of catalyst interfacial structure and coupling reactions.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145216089","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 : 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03836
Xiaoyue Wang,Zixu Sa,Zhenkai Yang,Kaixing Zhu,Yanxue Yin,Sukjoon Hong,Feng Chen,Zai-Xing Yang
{"title":"Tunable Photodetection Range of GaSb Nanowires for Infrared Spectral Encryption.","authors":"Xiaoyue Wang,Zixu Sa,Zhenkai Yang,Kaixing Zhu,Yanxue Yin,Sukjoon Hong,Feng Chen,Zai-Xing Yang","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03836","url":null,"abstract":"The optical encryption technique is promising for the security of an encryption system by modulating the wavelength, amplitude, polarization, or orbital angular momentum of light. In this work, the typical narrow bandgap semiconductor of GaSb nanowire (NW) is demonstrated as a competitive candidate for infrared spectral encryption by modulating the photodetection wavelength. The bandgap of GaSb NW is controlled from 0.72 to 1.28 eV, benefiting the tunable photodetection wavelength range of 1550-785 nm. As a result, an infrared spectral encryption is realized by a GaSb NW with four different bandgaps. The controlled bandgap results from the successful growth of the GaNSb ternary alloy during the easily handled and low-cost chemical vapor deposition process. In the end, infrared spectral encryption is demonstrated as a code lock of a door, covering advanced cryptographic needs. The as-studied GaSb NW infrared spectral encryption promises next-generation military or high-security encryption.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145209177","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":"Integrated Thermal-Wet Comfort Textile of Bioinspired Sweat Transportation and Triboelectric Evaporation for Personal Perspiration Management.","authors":"Maorong Zheng,Jiayin Yang,Bin Wang,Yalin Dong,Liming Wang,Hongnan Zhang,Xiaohong Qin","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04151","url":null,"abstract":"Despite millennia of use, conventional cotton textiles remain challenged by inefficient perspiration management. Inspired by the skin surface structure of a desert lizard, we propose an integrated thermal-wet comfort (i-TWC) textile featuring a gradient wetting structure. The design of the sweat gland-like sweat-wicking channel endows the i-TWC textile with an impressive 2 s one-way sweat transfer capability. Meanwhile, the introduction of a triboelectric field accelerates the evaporation of perspiration in the hydrophilic layer, ensuring the stability of the one-way water transfer. It is worth noting that the synergistic effects of the bioinspired sweat gland structure and triboelectric field result in a significantly improved evaporation rate (increased from 0.17 to 0.33 g h-1) and show some potential for passive cooling of the human body (1.07 °C). This work offers valuable insights for personal moisture management fabric with directional transport ability, promising advancements in the field of thermal-wet comfort textiles.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145209169","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 : 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04007
Raul Lahoz Sanz, Lidia Lozano Martín, Adrià Brú i Cortés, Sergi Hernández Márquez, Martí Duocastella, Jose M. Gómez Cama, Bruno Juliá-Díaz
{"title":"C60 Fullerene as an On-Demand Single Photon Source at Room Temperature","authors":"Raul Lahoz Sanz, Lidia Lozano Martín, Adrià Brú i Cortés, Sergi Hernández Márquez, Martí Duocastella, Jose M. Gómez Cama, Bruno Juliá-Díaz","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04007","url":null,"abstract":"Single photon sources are fundamental for applications in quantum computing, secure communication, and sensing, as they enable the generation of individual photons and ensure strict control over photon number statistics. However, current single photon sources can be limited by a lack of robustness, difficulty of integration into existing optical or electronic devices, and high cost. In this study, we present the use of off-the-shelf C<sub>60</sub> fullerene molecules embedded in polystyrene as room-temperature reliable single-photon emitters. As our results demonstrate, these molecules exhibit on-demand single-photon emission, with short fluorescence lifetimes and, consequently, high emission rates. The wide availability and ease of preparation and manipulation of fullerenes as single photon sources can pave the way for the development of practical, economic and scalable quantum photonic technologies.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"350 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145216054","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 : 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03866
Rui Feng,Zi-Ying Li,Shi-Shuang Huang,Mei-Hui Yu,Fengxia Wei,Jingwei Hou,Wei Li,Xian-He Bu
{"title":"Tuning Triplet Exciton Pathways via Molecular Aggregation in a Family of Coordination Polymers.","authors":"Rui Feng,Zi-Ying Li,Shi-Shuang Huang,Mei-Hui Yu,Fengxia Wei,Jingwei Hou,Wei Li,Xian-He Bu","doi":"10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03866","url":null,"abstract":"Molecular aggregation is the key factor in determining the triplet exciton pathways of room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials; however, controlling different aggregation forms and understanding their synergistic effects remain challenging. In this work, we report three coordination polymers (CPs) with cofacial translational stacking (H-aggregation), cofacial-staggered translational stacking (H-J aggregation) and cofacial translational-crossing stacking (H-X aggregation): [Zn(3,4-PyDC)(TPT)]·TPT (1; 3,4-PyDC = 3,4-pyridinedicarboxylate; TPT = 2,4,6-tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine), [Zn(IPA)(TPT)2]·H2O (2; IPA = isophthalate) and [Zn3(3,5-PyC)2(TPT)3(H2O)2] (3; 3,5-PyC = 3,5-pyrazoledicarboxylate). By changing the aggregation modes, these CPs exhibit tunable triplet exciton pathways, enabling distinct fluorescent, phosphorescent, and photochromic properties. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction, time-resolved emission spectroscopy and theoretical analysis demonstrate that enhanced charge migration in 2 with H-J aggregation promotes charge-separated photochromism, while differentiated orbital energies in 3 with H-X aggregation enables wavelength-responsive room temperature phosphorescence. These findings provide a route to hybrid CPs with designated triplet-exciton pathways and associated optical properties by manipulating molecular aggregation.","PeriodicalId":53,"journal":{"name":"Nano Letters","volume":"114 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145209175","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}