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Achieving highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution with Co-doped MoS2 nanosheets.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00111k
Fengrui Sun, Kebin Yang, Xinbo Qin, Weibing Wu, Yizhong Lu
{"title":"Achieving highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution with Co-doped MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets.","authors":"Fengrui Sun, Kebin Yang, Xinbo Qin, Weibing Wu, Yizhong Lu","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00111k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00111k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>MoS<sub>2</sub> is a promising hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst because of the Pt-like activity at the side edges, but the whole activity is restricted by the inert basal plane. Herein, Co-doped 1T-MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets are grown on carbon cloth (CC) through hydrothermal synthesis and exhibit superior HER activity with an overpotential of 69 mV@10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> and a Tafel slope of 81.84 mV dec<sup>-1</sup> as well as durability for over 100 h at 100 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> in an alkaline medium. The detailed structural tests demonstrate that the improved HER activity is attributed to Co doping and the high 1T phase content. Co doping induces transformation from the 2H to the 1T phase (67%), and further TMA<sup>+</sup> addition increases the doping amount and the 1T phase content (79%). The excellent durability is due to the strong interface binding between MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets and CC associated with the heterogeneous nucleation and growth and the high growth temperature (230 °C). This provides an inspiration for developing efficient and stable MoS<sub>2</sub> catalysts by element doping.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Reversing cancer immunosuppression via K+ capture and repolarization of tumor-associated macrophages.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00050e
Si-Ye Tong, Cong-Min Huo, Yu-Cheng Zuo, Shuo Gao, David Tai Leong, Wei Xue, Jing-Yi Zhu
{"title":"Reversing cancer immunosuppression <i>via</i> K<sup>+</sup> capture and repolarization of tumor-associated macrophages.","authors":"Si-Ye Tong, Cong-Min Huo, Yu-Cheng Zuo, Shuo Gao, David Tai Leong, Wei Xue, Jing-Yi Zhu","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00050e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00050e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immunosuppression from the tumor microenvironment plays a key role in the failure of cancer immunotherapy. The presence of potassium ions (K<sup>+</sup>) from dying tumor cells creates an immunosuppressive environment that encourages tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) to adopt a pro-tumor M2-like phenotype. Alleviating immune suppression from the high K<sup>+</sup> environment might boost innate immunity and fight tumor growth. Herein, disulfide-rich mesoporous silica modified with 18-crown-6 ether was developed as a nanocarrier (D-C) to load ML133, encapsulating with the DiR-embedded macrophage membrane (CM) to create D-C/M@CM/DiR. We first saturated the phagocytosis of the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) with blank nanocarriers to enhance the tumor accumulation of D-C/M@CM/DiR, which was coated with the same CM. 18-Crown-6 ether captures K<sup>+</sup> to reduce immunosuppression, while ML133 promotes the polarization of TAMs to an anti-tumor M1 phenotype by targeting the K<sup>+</sup> channel protein Kir2.1 on their membranes. This strategy activates the anti-tumor immune response and effectively inhibits tumor growth.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Real-time, non-destructive monitoring of the aggregation behavior of silver nanoparticles using nano-impact electrochemistry.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00019j
Hairong Hu, Yu-An Li, Meijuan Liu, Wei Xu, Yi-Ge Zhou
{"title":"Real-time, non-destructive monitoring of the aggregation behavior of silver nanoparticles using nano-impact electrochemistry.","authors":"Hairong Hu, Yu-An Li, Meijuan Liu, Wei Xu, Yi-Ge Zhou","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00019j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00019j","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in daily life, with their aggregation behavior greatly impacting their application potential. Thus, studying the aggregation of AgNPs is crucial for their practical applications. Nano-impact electrochemistry (NIE) has gained significant attention due to its rapid, cost-effective, and <i>in situ</i> analysis capabilities at the single-nanoparticle level. In this study, we propose a method for real-time and non-destructive monitoring of the rapid aggregation behavior of AgNPs within 10 minutes in chlorine-containing acidic media using NIE, a condition particularly relevant to biological systems, such as the antibacterial applications of AgNPs. Under this environment, a thin AgCl layer forms on the surface of AgNPs, interconnecting them and facilitating their aggregation. Therefore, the aggregation behavior of AgNPs can be analyzed by quantifying the electrochemical reduction of the AgCl coating in NIE measurements, allowing insights into aggregation kinetics by tracking the number of aggregated AgNPs over time. This real-time, non-destructive approach to monitoring AgNP aggregation deepens our understanding of their physicochemical properties and dynamic behavior in biological environments, offering valuable insights for optimizing their application in practical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143707761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Endothelial-targeting miR-145 micelles restore barrier function and exhibit atheroprotective effects.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00613e
Anisa Ashraf, Yi Huang, Auveen Choroomi, Kyla Johnson, Jocelynn Torres, Eun Ji Chung
{"title":"Endothelial-targeting miR-145 micelles restore barrier function and exhibit atheroprotective effects.","authors":"Anisa Ashraf, Yi Huang, Auveen Choroomi, Kyla Johnson, Jocelynn Torres, Eun Ji Chung","doi":"10.1039/d4nh00613e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nh00613e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of death worldwide and is characterized by the accumulation of plaque beneath the endothelium. MicroRNA-145-5p (miR-145), which is downregulated in atherosclerosis, has been shown to mitigate plaque development by promoting the contractile vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype. Previously, our lab found that miR-145 micelles conjugated with MCP-1 peptides were able to inhibit atherosclerosis by targeting diseased VSMC <i>via</i> C-C chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2). Diseased endothelial cells similarly express CCR2; however, the impact of miR-145 micelles on endothelial cell function has not been explored. Thus, in this study, the <i>in vitro</i> therapeutic effects of miR-145 micelles in modulating the endothelium during atherosclerosis are evaluated. To that end, the MCP-1 peptide density on the micelle surface was first optimized for activated endothelial cell binding, followed by loading miR-145 into micelles with the optimal MCP-1 ratio. Following characterization, miR-145 micelle treatment of activated endothelial cells resulted in efficient miR-145 transfection, upregulation of atheroprotective genes, and suppression of atherogenic genes. Furthermore, the treatment enhanced the integrity of endothelial tight junctions and reduced monocyte migration. This work establishes miR-145 micelles as an effective nanotherapeutic for restoring endothelial cell health in cardiovascular disease for the first time.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143699072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Biogenic fluorescent carbon dot-decorated mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for enhanced bioimaging and chemotherapy.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00633j
Ky-Vien Le, Hanh-Vy Tran Nguyen, Phu-Quan Pham, Ngoc Hong Nguyen, Tan Le Hoang Doan, Linh Ho Thuy Nguyen, Bach Thang Phan, Lan Thi My Nguyen, Sungkyun Park, Ngoc Kim Pham, Philip Anggo Krisbiantoro, Kevin C-W Wu, Ngoc Xuan Dat Mai
{"title":"Biogenic fluorescent carbon dot-decorated mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for enhanced bioimaging and chemotherapy.","authors":"Ky-Vien Le, Hanh-Vy Tran Nguyen, Phu-Quan Pham, Ngoc Hong Nguyen, Tan Le Hoang Doan, Linh Ho Thuy Nguyen, Bach Thang Phan, Lan Thi My Nguyen, Sungkyun Park, Ngoc Kim Pham, Philip Anggo Krisbiantoro, Kevin C-W Wu, Ngoc Xuan Dat Mai","doi":"10.1039/d4nh00633j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nh00633j","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hybrid materials possess the unique properties of their individual components, enabling their use in multiple synergistic applications. In this study, we synthesized biogenic fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) decorated with biodegradable periodic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles (BPMO), creating BPMO@CDs. The CDs, approximately 9.8 nm in diameter, were derived from <i>Musa paradisiaca</i> cv. <i>Awak</i> juice using a rapid microwave method, exhibiting a spherical shape and green and red luminescence. The resulting BPMO@CDs are spherical, around 100 nm in size, and maintain high pore volume and surface area. The elemental chemical state in the BPMO@CDs remains consistent with that of pure BPMO. Our findings demonstrate that BPMO@CDs achieve efficient cellular uptake rates of 46.74% in MCF7 cells and 17.07% in L929 cells, with preserved fluorescence within the cells. The optical properties of the CDs are retained in the BPMO@CDs, allowing for detection upon cellular uptake. Additionally, when loaded with anticancer drugs, the BPMO@CDs significantly enhance the cytotoxicity against MCF7 breast cancer cells, highlighting their potential for synergistic bioimaging and chemotherapy applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143699071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Enhanced piezoresponse in van der Waals 2D CuCrInP2S6 through nanoscale phase segregation.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00580e
Sharidya Rahman, Sanika S Padelkar, Lan Nguyen, Naufan Nurrosyid, Md Hemayet Uddin, Oleksandr Chernyavskiy, Junlin Yan, Chang Cao, Alexandr N Simonov, Aftab Alam, Jacek J Jasieniak
{"title":"Enhanced piezoresponse in van der Waals 2D CuCrInP<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub> through nanoscale phase segregation.","authors":"Sharidya Rahman, Sanika S Padelkar, Lan Nguyen, Naufan Nurrosyid, Md Hemayet Uddin, Oleksandr Chernyavskiy, Junlin Yan, Chang Cao, Alexandr N Simonov, Aftab Alam, Jacek J Jasieniak","doi":"10.1039/d4nh00580e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nh00580e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>van der Waals metal chalcogen thiophosphates have drawn elevated interest for diverse applications, including energy harvesting, electronics and optoelectronics. Despite this progress, the role of nanoscale ion migration in complex intermediary thiophosphate compounds has not been well understood, resulting in their structure-property characteristics remaining elusive. Herein, we focus on copper-deficient CuCrInP<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub> as a prototypic layered thiophosphate compound to address this shortcoming. Piezo force microscopy reveals that this material exhibits unusual cage-like domain networks with an enhanced piezo response at the domain boundaries. The associated piezoelectric coefficient <i>d</i><sub>33</sub> is found to be among the highest across reported van der Waals multi-layered materials. These results are further complemented with Kelvin probe microscopy and second harmonic generation spectroscopy that disclose significantly elevated non-linear optical emission along these domain boundaries. <i>Ab initio</i> calculations performed in conjunction with nudge elastic theory provide a deeper insight into the diffusion processes responsible for these observed phenomena. These findings shed new light into intermediary thiophosphate based 2D compounds, highlighting future prospects towards their use in emergent piezoelectric based technological applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143699073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Motion image feature extraction through voltage modulated memory dynamics in an IGZO thin-film transistor.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00040h
Yu-Chieh Chen, Jyu-Teng Lin, Kuan-Ting Chen, Chun-Tao Chen, Jen-Sue Chen
{"title":"Motion image feature extraction through voltage modulated memory dynamics in an IGZO thin-film transistor.","authors":"Yu-Chieh Chen, Jyu-Teng Lin, Kuan-Ting Chen, Chun-Tao Chen, Jen-Sue Chen","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00040h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00040h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Motion image recognition is a critical component of internet of things (IoT) applications, necessitating advanced processing techniques for spatiotemporal data. Conventional feedforward neural networks (FNNs) often fail to effectively capture temporal dependencies. In this work, we propose an indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) thin-film transistor (TFT) gated by a hafnium oxide (HfO<sub><i>x</i></sub>) dielectric layer, exhibiting voltage-modulated fading memory dynamics. The device exhibits transient current responses induced by oxygen vacancy migration, dynamically modulating channel conductance and enabling the transformation of 4-bit time-series sequences into 16 distinct states. This approach enhances the feature extraction process for motion history images by balancing the transient decay of individual frame contributions with the cumulative effect of the motion sequence. Systematic evaluation identifies an optimal pulse height of 2.5 V, achieving a motion direction classification accuracy of 93.9%. In contrast, simulations under non-volatile memory conditions exhibit static retention, leading to symmetric trajectories and significantly lower classification accuracy (49.6%). To further improve temporal data processing, we introduce the degree of state separation (DS) as a metric to quantify state distribution uniformity and identify optimal pulse conditions. This work advances the development of neuromorphic devices for efficient time-series data processing, providing valuable insights into the interplay between fading memory dynamics and neural network performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Destruction for growth: a novel laser direct writing perovskite strategy with intelligent anti-counterfeiting applications.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00612g
Shoufang Liu, Xiangyu Xu, Jie Zhou, Yuxuan Jiang, Xue Liu, Yan Kuai, Benli Yu, Siqi Li
{"title":"Destruction for growth: a novel laser direct writing perovskite strategy with intelligent anti-counterfeiting applications.","authors":"Shoufang Liu, Xiangyu Xu, Jie Zhou, Yuxuan Jiang, Xue Liu, Yan Kuai, Benli Yu, Siqi Li","doi":"10.1039/d4nh00612g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nh00612g","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Perovskites are widely acknowledged as promising optoelectronic materials due to their superior carrier mobility, high optical absorption coefficient, and versatile structural design. Among the various synthesis methods, laser direct writing (LDW) of perovskites has demonstrated unique and promising applications in precise patterning and the fabrication of perovskite-based devices. In this study, we propose a novel mechanism for LDW perovskites: laser destruction-induced perovskite growth. Unlike previous LDW technologies that rely on thermal effects and photon absorption-induced nucleation, our approach uses a pulsed laser to rapidly disrupt the stress-rich perovskite precursor phosphate glass surface within a truly short duration. The release of stress and the reverse movement shear band effect of phosphate glass bring Cs, Pb, and Br atoms into closer proximity, facilitating the nucleation and growth of perovskite crystals. Meanwhile, the broken P-O-P bonds provide the necessary energy for this nucleation and growth process. Utilizing this mechanism, we have successfully etched intricate perovskite patterns on the glass surface with high precision. Furthermore, this unique light destruction-induced perovskite growth strategy can be integrated with artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms to fabricate various anti-counterfeiting patterns. Our proposed laser destruction-induced precipitation strategy enriches the current understanding of LDW perovskites and demonstrates significant potential and promise in optoelectronics.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Edge-induced selective etching of bilayer MoS2 kirigami structures via a space-confined method. 通过空间限制法对双层 MoS2 kirigami 结构进行边缘诱导选择性蚀刻。
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00561a
Weijie Ma, Qing Zhang, Jie Zhu, Yang Guo, Yajing Sun, Lin Li, Dechao Geng
{"title":"Edge-induced selective etching of bilayer MoS<sub>2</sub> kirigami structures <i>via</i> a space-confined method.","authors":"Weijie Ma, Qing Zhang, Jie Zhu, Yang Guo, Yajing Sun, Lin Li, Dechao Geng","doi":"10.1039/d4nh00561a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nh00561a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The controllable preparation of edge arrangements, particularly the customization of zigzag edges on demand, remains elusive. Here, a selective etching strategy to directly regulate Mo-zigzag and S-zigzag edges of MoS<sub>2</sub> kirigami structures is proposed, paving the way for edge engineering of 2D materials and providing promising candidates for next-generation optoelectronics.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143668520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Creating chirality in WSe2 through screw dislocations by chemical vapor transport.
IF 8 2区 材料科学
Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00567h
Philip Putze, Tobias Ritschel, Paul Chekhonin, Jochen Geck, Daniel Wolf, Alexey A Popov, Bernd Büchner, Peer Schmidt, Silke Hampel
{"title":"Creating chirality in WSe<sub>2</sub> through screw dislocations by chemical vapor transport.","authors":"Philip Putze, Tobias Ritschel, Paul Chekhonin, Jochen Geck, Daniel Wolf, Alexey A Popov, Bernd Büchner, Peer Schmidt, Silke Hampel","doi":"10.1039/d4nh00567h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nh00567h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Screw dislocation-driven nanostructures of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs) can feature chirality that enables prominent asymmetric optical properties. One of the outstanding representatives is WSe<sub>2</sub> as it can exhibit intriguing new size and shape-dependent chemical and physical properties compared to its bulk counterpart. Crystal growth control in nanostructures with screw dislocation-driven growth is central for exploiting their structure-related properties. However, bottom-up syntheses of 2D TMDs usually contain 'trial and error' approaches. Here we report on the rational synthesis planning and realizing for the binary system W:Se to achieve chirality in nano-scale crystals by chemical vapor transport (CVT). For that purpose, key parameters were modelled based on thermodynamic datasets. Thus, crystal growth by CVT under addition of SeCl<sub>4</sub> succeeds for right-handed spiral nanocrystals from 850 °C to 800 °C with a dwell time of 60 min, while left-handed spirals are obtained from 915 °C to 860 °C. Surface-fused SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles on an Si(100) substrate served as potential nucleation points. Chirality of screwed WSe<sub>2</sub> was unprecedentedly investigated by circular-polarized Raman Spectroscopy and showed an intensity increase of the E12g mode of 29% and 15% for right and left-handed spirals, respectively. Pyramid-like WSe<sub>2</sub> analyzed by atomic force microscopy exhibits step heights of around 10 nm. Electron backscatter diffraction patterns reveal a convex curvature for WSe<sub>2</sub> with the curvature radii determined as <i>R</i><sub><i>x</i></sub> = (270 ± 32) μm and <i>R</i><sub><i>y</i></sub> = (141 ± 9) μm, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143661651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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