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Nanophysics Jul 31, 2023

Study shows performance of photodetector heterojunctions varies with carbon nanotube diameter

Junctions between the two different materials, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and perovskite (CsPbBr3) quantum dots (QDs)—a mechanically stable and easily customized photovoltaic material that creates an electrical ...

Nanomaterials Jul 27, 2023

Researchers demonstrate scaling of aligned carbon nanotube transistors to below sub-10 nm nodes

Carbon nanotubes, large cylindrical molecules composed of hybridized carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure, recently attracted significant attention among electronics engineers. Due to their geometric configuration ...

Nanomaterials Jul 25, 2023

Research team develops a washable, transparent, and flexible OLED with MXene nanotechnology

Transparent and flexible displays, which have received a lot of attention in various fields including automobile displays, bio–health care, military, and fashion, are in fact known to break easily when experiencing small ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 21, 2023

Detection of bacteria and viruses with fluorescent nanotubes

An interdisciplinary research team from Bochum, Duisburg and Zurich has developed a new approach to construct modular optical sensors which are capable of detecting viruses and bacteria. The researchers used fluorescent carbon ...

Nanomaterials Jul 17, 2023

Formamide: A versatile small molecular building block for synthesizing heavily N-doped 1D and 2D carbon

Low-dimensional carbon materials (LDCs), including graphene and carbon nanotubes, have attracted considerable attention due to their unique morphologies and intriguing electrical properties. However, these materials are typically ...

Nanomaterials Jul 5, 2023

Researchers create 3D printed, biodegradable, color-changing conductive material from cellulose

An elastic material that changes color, conducts electricity, can be 3D printed and is also biodegradable? That is not just scientific wishful thinking: Empa researchers from the Cellulose & Wood Materials laboratory in Dübendorf ...

Nanophysics Jun 8, 2023

Confinement effects of carbon nanotubes on polyoxometalate clusters enhance electrochemical energy storage

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered ideal electrochemical energy storage materials due to their high electrical conductivity, large theoretical surface area, and good chemical stability.

Nanomaterials Jun 7, 2023

Superlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a coating that could dramatically reduce friction in common load-bearing systems with moving parts, from vehicle drive trains to wind and ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 5, 2023

Carbon-based stimuli-responsive nanomaterials: Their classification and application

Carbon-based stimuli-responsive nanomaterials are gaining much attention due to their versatility, including disease diagnosis and treatment. They work under endogenous (pH, temperature, enzyme, and redox) or exogenous (temperature, ...

Bio & Medicine May 19, 2023

Study reveals gut microbiota can ferment carbon nanomaterials into organic metabolites

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Chen Chunying from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed that gut microbiota can ferment exogenous carbon nanomaterials ...

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