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Large piezo-/flexo-electric and flexomagnetic effects in a semiconducting cobalt telluride monolayer. 半导体碲化钴单层中的大压电/柔性电和柔性磁效应。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00287g

Ying Liu, Wenfa Chen, Yan Yin, Ziming Tang, Qihua Gong, Min Yi, Yanpeng Liu

{"title":"Large piezo-/flexo-electric and flexomagnetic effects in a semiconducting cobalt telluride monolayer.","authors":"Ying Liu, Wenfa Chen, Yan Yin, Ziming Tang, Qihua Gong, Min Yi, Yanpeng Liu","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00287g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00287g","url":null,"abstract":"Engineering piezo-/flexo-electricity and flexomagnetism in two-dimensional (2D) materials beyond the best-known graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides has potential for accelerating micro- and nano-electromechanical system applications. Herein, using first-principles calculations, we demonstrate cobalt mono-telluride (CoTe) monolayer as an outstanding candidate for achieving large piezoelectric, flexoelectric and flexomagnetic responses down to the monolayer limit. The CoTe monolayer is found to be a semiconductor with a sizable bandgap of 0.48 eV, which is tunable using in-plane uniaxial or biaxial strains. This is because the puckered structure and intrinsic charge distribution asymmetry along the perpendicular direction enable the structure and properties to be heavily dependent on the external strain. In addition, the CoTe monolayer exhibits an out-of-plane polarization of up to ∼21 pC m-1 with a flexoelectric coefficient of ∼0.08 nC m-1 and a flexomagnetic coefficient of 89.59μB Å, surpassing most of the other 2D binary systems to the best of our knowledge. These findings not only clarify the fundamental structure and properties of the CoTe monolayer but also solidify the feasibility and designability of constructing piezo-/flexo-electric and flexomagnetic devices based on CoTe.","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144936770","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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Dynamic DNA superstructures with emergent functions. 具有涌现功能的动态DNA上层结构。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00436e

Daniel Duke, Sierra Sterling, Teng Teng, Anna Altunina, Irina V Martynenko, Yonggang Ke, Carlos E Castro, Gaurav Arya

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Recent advances of stretchable soft antennas: material, structure and integration. 可拉伸软天线的新进展：材料、结构与集成。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00383k

Qian Wang, Wei Wang, Yuyang Hu, Fuhui Zhou, Haitao Yang

{"title":"Recent advances of stretchable soft antennas: material, structure and integration.","authors":"Qian Wang, Wei Wang, Yuyang Hu, Fuhui Zhou, Haitao Yang","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00383k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00383k","url":null,"abstract":"Stretchable soft antennas represent a transformative class of devices that seamlessly integrate wireless communication into deformable and dynamic platforms. Enabled by advances in functional materials and structural engineering, these antennas can withstand large mechanical deformations while maintaining stable electromagnetic performance - unlocking new possibilities in wearable electronics, soft robotics, and implantable biomedical systems. This review systematically surveys recent progress in conductive material choices - from traditional metals and liquid metal to nanocomposites and hybrid architectures - and examines how structural strategies such as serpentine layouts, kirigami patterns, and out-of-plane designs redistribute strain to preserve antenna performance under repeated deformation. We also discuss emerging fabrication techniques and applications in wireless health monitoring, soft robotic systems, and energy harvesting. Finally, we highlight key challenges, including improving environmental stability, achieving seamless multi-module integration, and unraveling the coupling mechanisms between mechanical deformation and electromagnetic behavior. This review offers a materials and structure driven framework for the rational design of stretchable soft antennas with robust wireless functionality.","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144936719","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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Gradient-structured directional porous floatable aerogels for effective solar-driven hydrogen production and steam generation. 用于有效太阳能驱动制氢和蒸汽的梯度结构定向多孔可浮性气凝胶。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00359h

Changsong Shi, Rongtao Zheng, Yihe Yue, Mingliang Wu, Pengfei Li, Linfeng Fan, Chi Guo, Xin Zhang, Peiyu Luo, Jiawen Zhang, Cuilian Wen, Jinlan Wang, Baisheng Sa, Zhiyang Lyu

{"title":"Gradient-structured directional porous floatable aerogels for effective solar-driven hydrogen production and steam generation.","authors":"Changsong Shi, Rongtao Zheng, Yihe Yue, Mingliang Wu, Pengfei Li, Linfeng Fan, Chi Guo, Xin Zhang, Peiyu Luo, Jiawen Zhang, Cuilian Wen, Jinlan Wang, Baisheng Sa, Zhiyang Lyu","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00359h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00359h","url":null,"abstract":"Solar-driven reaction technology offers a promising route to clean energy generation and sustainable development. Despite significant advancements in photocatalysts and photothermal materials, challenges remain in device structural design, including insufficient light utilization, slow water transport, and inefficient gas separation. Here, we design a floatable cellulose nanofiber aerogel featuring a gradient-structured directional porous architecture to address these challenges. The designed aerogel integrates multiple structural features, including a bottom layer with large directional channels for rapid water transport, a top functional floatable layer with small directional channels for enhanced gas separation and active material loading, and a micron-scale embossed surface structure to maximize light utilization. As a result, the photocatalytic aerogels achieved a high hydrogen generation rate of 60.7 mmol m-2 h-1, significantly outperforming the conventional thin-film photocatalytic platforms. Meanwhile, the photothermal aerogels exhibited a high water evaporation rate of 1.62 kg m-2 h-1 with excellent salt-resistance capability, and a high freshwater collection rate of 1.65 mL m-2 h-1 under outdoor field-scale conditions. This study demonstrates a novel and scalable strategy for developing high-efficiency solar-driven reaction platforms, with strong potential for future industrial applications.","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144936684","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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Laser-induced graphene for biomedical applications: innovations in health monitoring and diagnostics. 激光诱导石墨烯生物医学应用：健康监测和诊断方面的创新。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00377f

Truong-Son Dinh Le, Y-Van Tran, Yuji Gao, Von Luigi Valerio, Zhixing Ge, Chwee Teck Lim

{"title":"Laser-induced graphene for biomedical applications: innovations in health monitoring and diagnostics.","authors":"Truong-Son Dinh Le, Y-Van Tran, Yuji Gao, Von Luigi Valerio, Zhixing Ge, Chwee Teck Lim","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00377f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00377f","url":null,"abstract":"Laser-induced graphene (LIG) has emerged as a versatile and sustainable nanomaterial for biomedical applications, offering a unique combination of tunable surface chemistry, high electrical conductivity, mechanical flexibility, and biocompatibility. These superior properties, coupled with its facile and mask-free fabrication process, have positioned LIG as a promising platform for next-generation wearable and point-of-care sensors. This review presents a comprehensive overview of LIG synthesis, microstructures, properties, and functionalization strategies, with a particular focus on its applications in health monitoring and diagnostics. We highlight recent advances in LIG-based sensors for detecting physical, electrophysiological, chemical, and biochemical signals. Key challenges including material variability, miniaturization, scalability, stability, and biocompatibility are critically discussed. Finally, we explore future directions for integrating LIG biomedical sensors with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and eco-friendly materials to enable intelligent, personalized, and sustainable healthcare solutions.","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144936697","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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Unveiling the giant polarisation ratio of chiral photoluminescence in MoS₂ nanorolligami fabricated using a centre-to-edge rolling mechanism. 揭示了利用中心到边缘的滚动机制制备的二硫化钼纳米微粒手性光致发光的巨大极化比。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00291e

Rahul Kesarwani, Miroslav Veverka, Martin Žáček, Vaibhav Varade, Ladislav Fekete, Martin Kalbac, Jana Vejpravova

{"title":"Unveiling the giant polarisation ratio of chiral photoluminescence in MoS2 nanorolligami fabricated using a centre-to-edge rolling mechanism.","authors":"Rahul Kesarwani, Miroslav Veverka, Martin Žáček, Vaibhav Varade, Ladislav Fekete, Martin Kalbac, Jana Vejpravova","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00291e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00291e","url":null,"abstract":"We introduced mechanical strain to systematically roll monolayer (1-L) MoS2 into nanostructures with diameters ranging from 100 to 200 nm. The rolled MoS2 regions exhibit unique anisotropic optical behaviour compared to the flat regions (thickness ≤1 nm), as analysed through polarisation-resolved photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy revealed that the E2g/A1g intensity ratio under circular polarisation was approximately 0.25 in the rolled regions, whereas it approached zero in the flat region. These findings highlight pronounced optical anisotropy and symmetry breaking in rolled MoS2, distinguishing it from the isotropic flat regions. Additionally, angular-dependent PL measurements demonstrated a strongly enhanced linear polarisation ratio (LPR) of 28% and a circular polarisation ratio (CPR) of 37% in the rolled regions, indicating strong optical anisotropy. In contrast, the flat MoS2 regions exhibited isotropic behaviour, with LPR and CPR values typically around 8%. Our results demonstrate that rolling-induced localised deformation profoundly modifies exciton polarisation behaviour in MoS2. Enabling precise light filtering and nanoscale manipulation via nanoscrolling of the two-dimensional materials, our work lays the foundation for next-generation optoelectronic devices with tailored optical responses and enhanced functionality.","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144936708","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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Advances in aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors for disease diagnosis: integration of DNA and nanomaterials. 基于适配体的疾病诊断电化学生物传感器研究进展：DNA和纳米材料的整合。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00368g

SaRi GeGen, Gedong Meng, Gerile Aodeng, Lu Ga, Jun Ai

{"title":"Advances in aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors for disease diagnosis: integration of DNA and nanomaterials.","authors":"SaRi GeGen, Gedong Meng, Gerile Aodeng, Lu Ga, Jun Ai","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00368g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00368g","url":null,"abstract":"Aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors (AEBs) have emerged as a highly promising platform for disease diagnostics, offering high specificity, sensitivity, and real-time detection capabilities. These biosensors leverage the unique molecular recognition properties of aptamers and the efficient electrochemical transduction mechanisms to detect various disease biomarkers, including those associated with cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and infectious diseases. A key advancement in this field is the integration of DNA aptamers with functional nanomaterials such as gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), graphene oxide (GO), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which significantly enhance sensor performance by improving electron transfer, signal amplification, and biocompatibility. This review comprehensively discusses the fundamental principles of electrochemical biosensors, recent advances in aptamer-based biosensing, and strategies for enhancing sensitivity and stability, particularly through signal amplification techniques and nanomaterial engineering. Furthermore, the challenges related to real-world applicability, including sample matrix effects, sensor miniaturization, and clinical validation, are critically examined. Finally, future perspectives on the development of portable, multiplexed, and point-of-care (POC) biosensors are provided, emphasizing their potential to bridge the gap between laboratory research and clinical diagnostics. The continuous evolution of AEBs, driven by innovations in nanotechnology and bioengineering, is expected to revolutionize disease diagnostics, facilitating early detection and personalized medicine.","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144936635","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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Direct kneading of thermo-softening pulp towards producing sustainable tough composites of wood nanocellulose and polycaprolactone. 热软化纸浆直接捏合制备木材纳米纤维素和聚己内酯可持续坚韧复合材料。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00271k

Masahiro Kasamatsu, Shun Ishioka, Noriyuki Isobe, Katsunori Kimoto, Satoshi Okada, Yohsuke Goi, Shuji Fujisawa, Tsuguyuki Saito

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Nanophase separation and interfacial entanglements enable tough hybrid polymer networks. 纳米相分离和界面纠缠使混合聚合物网络变得坚韧。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00375j

Xunan Hou, Liang Ma, Zhihao Zhang, Zichun Zhu, Hao Wang, Peiyao Yan, Zhuang Wang, Chaobin He

{"title":"Nanophase separation and interfacial entanglements enable tough hybrid polymer networks.","authors":"Xunan Hou, Liang Ma, Zhihao Zhang, Zichun Zhu, Hao Wang, Peiyao Yan, Zhuang Wang, Chaobin He","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00375j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00375j","url":null,"abstract":"Elastomers and hydrogels are essential components in soft robotics and biomedical devices due to their flexible and swollen polymer networks. However, designing soft polymeric materials that reconcile tunable water content and mechanical performance remains a key challenge. Here, we report hybrid polymer networks toughened by nanoscopic arrested phases. The as-prepared, dry elastomeric networks demonstrate a 4- to 25-fold synergistic enhancement in ductility while maintaining high moduli and strength. When fully hydrated, the blend gels display tunable swelling ratio (150-413%), moduli spanning 2 orders of magnitude (6.4-200 MPa), high elongation (230-410%) and toughness (2.5-4.4 kJ m-2). Such properties are rarely accessible in conventional gels. Morphological investigation reveals distinct reinforcing nanophases of hydrophobic chains, while viscoelastic measurement shows dense entanglements. This platform bypasses traditional solution-based methods, offering a scalable route to tough, functional hydrogels. Our findings establish a blueprint for soft, multiphase materials for soft actuators or biomedical implants.","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144936687","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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Influence of anchoring group on charge transport across self-assembled monolayer-based molecular tunnel junctions. 锚定基团对自组装单层分子隧道结电荷输运的影响。

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Nanoscale Horizons Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1039/d5nh00347d

Qianqian Guo, Shi Huang, Xiaojiang Yu, Christian A Nijhuis, Xiaoping Chen

{"title":"Influence of anchoring group on charge transport across self-assembled monolayer-based molecular tunnel junctions.","authors":"Qianqian Guo, Shi Huang, Xiaojiang Yu, Christian A Nijhuis, Xiaoping Chen","doi":"10.1039/d5nh00347d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00347d","url":null,"abstract":"Predicting the charge transport rate, mechanism and dielectric response of solid-state molecular electronics is challenging since these properties depend on many variables such as molecular backbone, electrode material, junction contact geometry, anchoring and terminal functional groups, and so on. Although the effects of the anchoring group (X) on the conductance of single-molecule junctions have been widely investigated, in large-area junctions examples are rare, although the latter makes it possible to also explore the role of dielectric properties on charge transport rates. Here we report a change of 2.5 orders of magnitude in the charge transport rate along with a factor of 3 change in the measured dielectric constant (εr) across monolayers of X(C6H4)nH with n = 1 or 2 and X = NO2, SH, NH2, CN, and Pyr. Our combined study involving current-voltage measurements and impedance spectroscopy allowed us to isolate the contact (RC) and monolayer resistance (RSAM), and found that the RC increased with the X order. This change in RC goes hand-in-hand with the shift of HOMO and LUMO energy levels with respect to the Fermi levels of the electrodes explaining the large observed change in charge transport rate. Surprisingly, the increase in tunneling rates (or decrease in RSAM) scales with εr. Our work provides new insights into the factors that influence the charge transport rate and dielectric response of molecular junctions besides widely studied changes to the molecular backbone or terminal functional groups.","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144936713","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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