Current issue - Nano Research

Emerging porous nanosheets: From fundamental synthesis to promising applications

Yun Fan, Jia Zhang, Yu Shen, Bing Zheng, Weina Zhang (✉), and Fengwei Huo (✉)

Based on their different compositions and bonding modes, significant differences have emerged in the applications of metal-organic framework (MOF) and covalent organic framework (COF) nanosheets in various fields, despite of their shared similar properties. Hence, we summarize the recent progress of MOF and COF nanosheets by comparative analysis on their advantages and limitations in synthesis, properties, and applications.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3082-4

2021, 14(1): 1–28

Published: 29 September 2020

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How defects influence the photoluminescence of TMDCs

Mengfan Zhou, Wenhui Wang, Junpeng Lu (✉), and Zhenhua Ni (✉)

We provide a comprehensive review on the fundamental mechanisms of how defects influence the photoluminescence (PL) emission of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC), including radiative/nonradiative recombination kinetics and band structure modification.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3037-9

2021, 14(1): 29–39

Published: 09 September 2020

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Complex RNA–DNA hybrid nanoshapes from iterative mix-andmatch screening

Shi Chen³, Zhiyuan Zhang¹, Eugene Alforque¹, and Thomas Hermann^1,2 (✉)

Ribonucleic acid (RNA)–deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) hybrid nanoshapes that self-assemble from multiple different nucleic acid building modules provide versatile building blocks for complex materials with features at the sub-10 nm scale. Stable nanoshapes containing multiple different nucleic acid modules were identified by an iterative mix-and-match screening approach from combinations of RNA corner motifs and DNA connectors.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3008-1

2021, 14(1): 46–51

Published: 21 September 2020

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Rational design of novel ultra-small amorphous Fe₂O₃ nanodots/ graphene heterostructures for all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors

Chenxiao Wu^1,2,§, Zhifang Zhang^3,§, Zhonghui Chen² (✉), Zuimin Jiang³, Huiyu Li¹, Haijing Cao¹, Yongsheng Liu¹, Yanyan Zhu¹ (✉), Zebo Fang⁴, and Xiangrong Yu⁵ (✉)

A novel ultra-small amorphous Fe₂O₃ nanodots/graphene heterostructure (a-Fe₂O₃ NDs/RGO) aerogel was exquisitely designed for advanced flexible all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3131-z

2021, 14(4): 953–960

Published: 12 November 2020

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Fluorescent silicon nanoparticles-based nanotheranostic agents for rapid diagnosis and treatment of bacteria-induced keratitis

Lu Zhang^1,§, Xiaoyuan Ji^1,§, Yuanyuan Su¹ (✉), Xia Zhai¹, Hua Xu², Bin Song¹, Airui Jiang¹, Daoxia Guo¹, and Yao He¹ (✉)

A kind of theranostic agents made of vancomycin (Van)-modified fluorescent silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) enables rapid and noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of Gram-positive bacteria-induced keratitis in a simultaneous manner.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3039-7

2021, 14(1): 52–58

Published: 06 October 2020

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Metallo-aerogels derived from chitosan with encapsulated metal nanoparticles as robust, efficient and selective nanocatalysts towards reduction of nitroarenes

Yajing Shen¹, Qingshu Zheng¹, Jianhong Liu¹, and Tao Tu^1,2,3(✉)

Robust metallo-aerogels consisting of well encapsulated metalnanoparticles (MNPs) by graphite shells were fabricated by pyrolysis of xerometallo-hydrogels derived from chitosan and earth-abundant metal salts (M = Fe, Co, Ni). The metallo-aerogels exhibited high activity and selectivity in the hydrogenation of nitroarenes to anilines with broad substrates scope, good functional group tolerance, and could be recycled for more than 30 runs without obvious loss of activity and selectivity.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3040-1

2021, 14(1): 59–65

Published: 21 September 2020

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Mechanistic insight into gold nanorod transformation in nanoscale confinement of ZIF-8

Cheongwon Bae¹, Jaedeok Lee¹, Lehan Yao², Suhyeon Park¹, Yeonju Lee¹, Jieun Lee¹, Qian Chen^2,3,4,5, and Juyeong Kim¹ (✉)

A gold nanorod core encapsulated by a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) shows template-dependent behavior in its morphological transformation due to nanoscale confining environment. In the etching event, the nanorod core is spherically carved from its tips, which becomes much slower than in bulk. The regrowth on the spherically etched core inside the ZIF shell gives rise to formation of a raspberry-like branched nanostructure in contrast to the growth of an octahedral shape in bulk condition.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3042-z

2021, 14(1): 66–73

Published: 18 September 2020

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A hierarchical heterostructure of CdS QDs confined on 3D ZnIn₂S₄ with boosted charge transfer for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction

Zezhou Zhu^1,3,§, Xiaoxia Li^2,§, Yunteng Qu¹, Fangyao Zhou¹, Zhiyuan Wang¹, Wenyu Wang¹, Changming Zhao¹, Huijuan Wang⁴, Liqiang Li^1,3, Yagang Yao³ (✉), Qun Zhang² (✉), and Yuen Wu¹ (✉)

The hierarchical ZnIn₂S₄-CdS heterostructure that involves zero-dimensional (0D) CdS quantum dots uniformly confined on three-dimensional (3D) ZnIn₂S₄ nanoflowers, which achieves an excellent catalytic performance of CO₂ photoconversion under visible-light irradiation.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3045-9

2021, 14(1): 81–90

Published: 09 September 2020

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