Pub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ace178
Karthick Harini, K. Girigoswami, P. Pallavi, Pemula Gowtham, Anbazhagan Thirumalai, Kamalakkannan Charulekha, A. Girigoswami
The unique physicochemical properties of MoS2 nanocomposites have drawn escalation in attention for the diagnosis and therapy of cancer. Mostly the 2D forms of MoS2 find application in sensing, catalysis, and theranostics, where it was traditionally applied in lubrication and battery industries as electrodes or intercalating agents. As nanostructures, MoS2 has a very high surface-to-volume ratio, and that helps in the engineering of structures and surfaces to promote absorption of a wide range of therapeutics and biomolecules through covalent or non-covalent interaction. This surface engineering provides excellent colloidal stability to MoS2 and makes them ideal nanomedicines with higher selectivity, sensitivity, and biomarker sensing ability. Furthermore, MoS2 exhibits exceptionally well optical absorption of NIR radiation and photothermal conversion, which helps in the NIR-responsive release of payloads in photothermal and photodynamic therapy. There are several reports that the fabricated MoS2 nanomedicines can selectively counter the tumor microenvironment, which leads to the accumulation of therapeutics or imaging agents in the diseased tissues to improve the therapeutic effects decreasing the adverse effects on the healthy cells. An overview of the basic structure and properties of MoS2 is presented in this article, along with an elaborative description of its morphology. At the same time, an attempt was made in this review to summarize the latest developments in the MoS2 structure, surface engineering, and nanocomposite formulations for improving biocompatibility, bioavailability, biomolecular sensing, and theranostic applications.
{"title":"MoS2 nanocomposites for biomolecular sensing, disease monitoring, and therapeutic applications","authors":"Karthick Harini, K. Girigoswami, P. Pallavi, Pemula Gowtham, Anbazhagan Thirumalai, Kamalakkannan Charulekha, A. Girigoswami","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/ace178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/ace178","url":null,"abstract":"The unique physicochemical properties of MoS2 nanocomposites have drawn escalation in attention for the diagnosis and therapy of cancer. Mostly the 2D forms of MoS2 find application in sensing, catalysis, and theranostics, where it was traditionally applied in lubrication and battery industries as electrodes or intercalating agents. As nanostructures, MoS2 has a very high surface-to-volume ratio, and that helps in the engineering of structures and surfaces to promote absorption of a wide range of therapeutics and biomolecules through covalent or non-covalent interaction. This surface engineering provides excellent colloidal stability to MoS2 and makes them ideal nanomedicines with higher selectivity, sensitivity, and biomarker sensing ability. Furthermore, MoS2 exhibits exceptionally well optical absorption of NIR radiation and photothermal conversion, which helps in the NIR-responsive release of payloads in photothermal and photodynamic therapy. There are several reports that the fabricated MoS2 nanomedicines can selectively counter the tumor microenvironment, which leads to the accumulation of therapeutics or imaging agents in the diseased tissues to improve the therapeutic effects decreasing the adverse effects on the healthy cells. An overview of the basic structure and properties of MoS2 is presented in this article, along with an elaborative description of its morphology. At the same time, an attempt was made in this review to summarize the latest developments in the MoS2 structure, surface engineering, and nanocomposite formulations for improving biocompatibility, bioavailability, biomolecular sensing, and theranostic applications.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47023231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ace40e
Yanfang Wang, Suman Ma, Linyu Hu, Z. Fan, Yuanjing Lin
With the development of biotechnology and the miniaturization of sensors, wearable devices have attracted extensive attention for real-time and non-invasive health monitoring at the molecular level. Among these, sensors for electrolytes analysis play an essential role in monitoring body physiological functions and metabolic activities. Herein, this review firstly summarizes the recent advances in electrolytes sensing via wearable devices, focusing on the most commonly adopted ion-selective electrodes, optical sensors and sensing platforms for effective body fluid collection and analysis. Innovative strategies based on nanomaterials engineering to achieve biosensing reliability, mechanical robustness as well as biocompatibility are also presented. Moreover, novel printable fabrication approaches to realize integrated wearable sensing systems with desirable compatibility and versatility are introduced. Finally, the challenges for practical applications and the perspectives on accurate and multi-functional sensing based on integrated wearable devices are discussed.
{"title":"Wearable and printable devices for electrolytes sensing","authors":"Yanfang Wang, Suman Ma, Linyu Hu, Z. Fan, Yuanjing Lin","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/ace40e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/ace40e","url":null,"abstract":"With the development of biotechnology and the miniaturization of sensors, wearable devices have attracted extensive attention for real-time and non-invasive health monitoring at the molecular level. Among these, sensors for electrolytes analysis play an essential role in monitoring body physiological functions and metabolic activities. Herein, this review firstly summarizes the recent advances in electrolytes sensing via wearable devices, focusing on the most commonly adopted ion-selective electrodes, optical sensors and sensing platforms for effective body fluid collection and analysis. Innovative strategies based on nanomaterials engineering to achieve biosensing reliability, mechanical robustness as well as biocompatibility are also presented. Moreover, novel printable fabrication approaches to realize integrated wearable sensing systems with desirable compatibility and versatility are introduced. Finally, the challenges for practical applications and the perspectives on accurate and multi-functional sensing based on integrated wearable devices are discussed.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42147015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acddb2
E. Simsek, B. Aslan
Near-field interaction between the monolayers of two-dimensional (2D) materials has been recently investigated. Another branch under investigation has been the interaction between 2D materials and zero-dimensional (0D) nanostructures including quantum dots (QDs) and metal nanoparticles. In this work, we take one more step to engineering the interaction between those systems. We probe the effect of mechanical strain on the non-radiative energy transfer (NRET) rate from a 0D material, ZnCdSe/ZnSe QD, to a 2D material, monolayer (1L) WS2. It is known that the mechanical strain causes large shifts to the exciton energies in 1L WS2. As a result, our calculations show that strain can tune the NRET rate by engineering the overlap between the emission spectrum of ZnCdSe/ZnSe QD and the exciton resonances of 1L WS2.
{"title":"Computing strain-dependent energy transfer from quantum dots to 2D materials","authors":"E. Simsek, B. Aslan","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acddb2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acddb2","url":null,"abstract":"Near-field interaction between the monolayers of two-dimensional (2D) materials has been recently investigated. Another branch under investigation has been the interaction between 2D materials and zero-dimensional (0D) nanostructures including quantum dots (QDs) and metal nanoparticles. In this work, we take one more step to engineering the interaction between those systems. We probe the effect of mechanical strain on the non-radiative energy transfer (NRET) rate from a 0D material, ZnCdSe/ZnSe QD, to a 2D material, monolayer (1L) WS2. It is known that the mechanical strain causes large shifts to the exciton energies in 1L WS2. As a result, our calculations show that strain can tune the NRET rate by engineering the overlap between the emission spectrum of ZnCdSe/ZnSe QD and the exciton resonances of 1L WS2.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48531111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acddb3
A. Pamukcu, M. Karakaplan, Şen Karaman Didem
Core@shell structured nanocomposites have received significant attention for their synergistic mode of antibacterial action. Identification of the accommodated unit’s function in the core@shell nanostructure is necessary in order to determine whether antibacterial synergism against bacterial cell growth that is provided within the same core@shell structure. Herein, a novel nanostructure(s) composed of a cerium oxide core and a porous silica shell (CeO2@pSiO2) accomodating curcumin and lectin was prepared, and the antibacterial synergism provided by the nanocomposite was identified. The resulting spherical-shaped CeO2@pSiO2 nanostructure allowed accommodation of curcumin loading (9 w/w%) and a lectin (concanavalin A) coating (15 w/w%). The antibacterial synergism was tested using a minimal inhibitory concentration assay against an Escherichia coli Gram-negative bacterial strain. Furthermore, the mechanisms of bacterial cell disruption induced by the curcumin-loaded and concanavalin A-coated CeO2@pSiO2 core@shell structure, namely the nanoantibiotic (nano-AB) and its design components, were identified. Our findings reveal that the mesoporous silica shell around the CeO2 core within the nano-AB design aids the accommodation of curcumin and concanavalin A and promotes destruction of bacterial cell motility and the permeability of the inner and outer bacterial cell membranes. Our findings strongly indicate the promising potential of a mesoporous silica shell around nanoparticles with a CeO2 core to provide synergistic antibacterial treatment and attack bacterial cells by different mechanisms of action.
{"title":"Mesoporous silica shell in a core@shell nanocomposite design enables antibacterial action with multiple modes of action","authors":"A. Pamukcu, M. Karakaplan, Şen Karaman Didem","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acddb3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acddb3","url":null,"abstract":"Core@shell structured nanocomposites have received significant attention for their synergistic mode of antibacterial action. Identification of the accommodated unit’s function in the core@shell nanostructure is necessary in order to determine whether antibacterial synergism against bacterial cell growth that is provided within the same core@shell structure. Herein, a novel nanostructure(s) composed of a cerium oxide core and a porous silica shell (CeO2@pSiO2) accomodating curcumin and lectin was prepared, and the antibacterial synergism provided by the nanocomposite was identified. The resulting spherical-shaped CeO2@pSiO2 nanostructure allowed accommodation of curcumin loading (9 w/w%) and a lectin (concanavalin A) coating (15 w/w%). The antibacterial synergism was tested using a minimal inhibitory concentration assay against an Escherichia coli Gram-negative bacterial strain. Furthermore, the mechanisms of bacterial cell disruption induced by the curcumin-loaded and concanavalin A-coated CeO2@pSiO2 core@shell structure, namely the nanoantibiotic (nano-AB) and its design components, were identified. Our findings reveal that the mesoporous silica shell around the CeO2 core within the nano-AB design aids the accommodation of curcumin and concanavalin A and promotes destruction of bacterial cell motility and the permeability of the inner and outer bacterial cell membranes. Our findings strongly indicate the promising potential of a mesoporous silica shell around nanoparticles with a CeO2 core to provide synergistic antibacterial treatment and attack bacterial cells by different mechanisms of action.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42570305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-15DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acd59a
Juan Wang, A. Bonil, Jörn Vahland, H. Kleemann
Due to their nm-range channel length, vertical organic transistors are gaining scientific interest to overcome the frequency limitations of lateral organic transistor. Especially, vertical organic permeable base transistors (OPBTs) with a structure resembling a vacuum-tube-triode stand out due to their excellent electrical performance. Recently, n-type OPBTs have been demonstrated with excellent performance and great potential to be applied in high-frequency logic circuits, display driving circuits, and light-emitting devices. However, achieving adequate p-type OPBTs to catch up with the performance of n-type devices is still challenging. Here, we report on the peculiar finding that the extended exposure of p-type OPBTs to ambient air during the fabrication has a positive effect on the electrical performance and tremendously improves the yield of devices to 100% . Upon exposing the fresh device to air, oxygen diffuses into the semiconductor layer interacting with the base electrode, which facilitates the formation of pinholes in the base and creates an insulator layer around the base. Moreover, as oxygen acts as a p-dopants to the p-type semiconductors used in this work, the device performance is further improved, manifesting in an increased on-state current. However, as the exposure time increases, different p-type organic semiconductors show different behavior depending on their ionization potential. Comparing two semiconductor materials with a difference in their ionization potential of 0.4 eV, we show that long-term degradation could be effectively suppressed. Therefore, the positive effect of air exposure could be utilized to optimize p-type OPBTs, which offers a simple and universal way to construct high performance p-type OPBTs and possibly also complementary circuits.
{"title":"Reliable p-type organic permeable base transistors—the missing component for integrated circuits","authors":"Juan Wang, A. Bonil, Jörn Vahland, H. Kleemann","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acd59a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acd59a","url":null,"abstract":"Due to their nm-range channel length, vertical organic transistors are gaining scientific interest to overcome the frequency limitations of lateral organic transistor. Especially, vertical organic permeable base transistors (OPBTs) with a structure resembling a vacuum-tube-triode stand out due to their excellent electrical performance. Recently, n-type OPBTs have been demonstrated with excellent performance and great potential to be applied in high-frequency logic circuits, display driving circuits, and light-emitting devices. However, achieving adequate p-type OPBTs to catch up with the performance of n-type devices is still challenging. Here, we report on the peculiar finding that the extended exposure of p-type OPBTs to ambient air during the fabrication has a positive effect on the electrical performance and tremendously improves the yield of devices to 100% . Upon exposing the fresh device to air, oxygen diffuses into the semiconductor layer interacting with the base electrode, which facilitates the formation of pinholes in the base and creates an insulator layer around the base. Moreover, as oxygen acts as a p-dopants to the p-type semiconductors used in this work, the device performance is further improved, manifesting in an increased on-state current. However, as the exposure time increases, different p-type organic semiconductors show different behavior depending on their ionization potential. Comparing two semiconductor materials with a difference in their ionization potential of 0.4 eV, we show that long-term degradation could be effectively suppressed. Therefore, the positive effect of air exposure could be utilized to optimize p-type OPBTs, which offers a simple and universal way to construct high performance p-type OPBTs and possibly also complementary circuits.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61167425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-09DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acd3ca
V. Elangovan, V. Vaiyapuri, Aysha Parveen R, A. Jayaram, Harish Santhanakrishnan, Navaneethan Mani
Near-infrared (NIR) photons are expanding advanced applications in optoelectronics. However, while 2D materials like graphene offer an attractive route for NIR photodetection, the alternative for high-performance NIR detection is still evolving. Hence, solution-processed n-Bi2Se3 /p-Si-based 2D heterojunction photodiodes have been fabricated here and used for high-performance NIR detection. Further, we report high photoresponsivity of 248 mA W−1 at 1100 nm, high external quantum efficiency of 22, 23 and 28% for Ag-loaded (at 5, 7.5 and 10%) Bi2Se3 and good stability. The chemical states of Bi2Se3 and Ag are detected using the core-level spectra of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Photoresponse I–V characteristics are investigated under both dark and illumination; the high photocurrent achieved for Ag-loaded Bi2Se3 and the increase in the forward photocurrent under both dark and bright conditions are reported. The temporal photoresponse curve confirms the good stability (photoswitching behavior) and reproducibility with a response time of 0.74 s and a decay time of 0.18 s. Therefore, these unique performance and device parameters of a manufactured photodiode strongly recommend as a potential heterojunction photodiode for an NIR photodetector.
近红外（NIR）光子正在扩大光电子的高级应用。然而，尽管石墨烯等2D材料为近红外光电检测提供了一条有吸引力的途径，但高性能近红外检测的替代方案仍在发展中。因此，溶液处理的n-Bi2Se3/p-Si基2D异质结光电二极管已经在这里制造出来，并用于高性能的NIR检测。此外，我们报道了负载Ag（在5%、7.5%和10%）的Bi2Se3在1100 nm下具有248 mA W−1的高光响应性，22、23和28%的高外量子效率和良好的稳定性。利用x射线光电子能谱的核心能级谱检测了Bi2Se3和Ag的化学状态。研究了在黑暗和光照条件下的光响应I–V特性；报道了负载Ag的Bi2Se3获得的高光电流以及在黑暗和明亮条件下正向光电流的增加。时间光响应曲线证实了良好的稳定性（光开关行为）和再现性，响应时间为0.74s，衰减时间为0.18s。因此，强烈推荐制造的光电二极管的这些独特性能和器件参数作为NIR光电探测器的潜在异质结光电二极管。
{"title":"A silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-loaded Bi2Se3 topological insulator p-n heterojunction photodiode for a near-infrared (NIR) photodetector","authors":"V. Elangovan, V. Vaiyapuri, Aysha Parveen R, A. Jayaram, Harish Santhanakrishnan, Navaneethan Mani","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acd3ca","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acd3ca","url":null,"abstract":"Near-infrared (NIR) photons are expanding advanced applications in optoelectronics. However, while 2D materials like graphene offer an attractive route for NIR photodetection, the alternative for high-performance NIR detection is still evolving. Hence, solution-processed n-Bi2Se3 /p-Si-based 2D heterojunction photodiodes have been fabricated here and used for high-performance NIR detection. Further, we report high photoresponsivity of 248 mA W−1 at 1100 nm, high external quantum efficiency of 22, 23 and 28% for Ag-loaded (at 5, 7.5 and 10%) Bi2Se3 and good stability. The chemical states of Bi2Se3 and Ag are detected using the core-level spectra of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Photoresponse I–V characteristics are investigated under both dark and illumination; the high photocurrent achieved for Ag-loaded Bi2Se3 and the increase in the forward photocurrent under both dark and bright conditions are reported. The temporal photoresponse curve confirms the good stability (photoswitching behavior) and reproducibility with a response time of 0.74 s and a decay time of 0.18 s. Therefore, these unique performance and device parameters of a manufactured photodiode strongly recommend as a potential heterojunction photodiode for an NIR photodetector.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42652324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acd28a
Khadijeh Hooshyari, M. B. Karimi, Hossein Beydaghi, Huaneng Su, Alireza Salimi Ben
In this work, proton exchange membranes based on polybenzimidazole (PBI) with incorporation of acidic Fe3O4@SiO2@RF (resorcinol–formaldehyde)–SO3H nanoparticles are produced. The effects of the core@double-shell nanoparticles on the fuel cell performance of the PBI membrane are examined. The obtained results demonstrate that the proton conductivity of the PBI-Fe3O4@SiO2@RF–SO3H nanocomposite membranes increases. The interactions of Fe3O4@SiO2@RF–SO3H nanoparticles in the PBI matrix (which contains phosphoric acid) have strong effects on proton conductivity. The best proton conductivity of 170 mS cm−1 is obtained in the nanocomposite membrane at 180 °C. The potential for the use of these nanocomposite membranes with improved fuel cell performance in high-temperature applications is confirmed.
在这项工作中，基于聚苯并咪唑（PBI）的质子交换膜结合了酸性Fe3O4@SiO2@产生了RF（间苯二酚-甲醛）-SO3H纳米颗粒。core@double-shell考察了纳米粒子对PBI膜燃料电池性能的影响。所得结果表明PBI-Fe3O4@SiO2@RF–SO3H纳米复合膜增加。Fe3O4@SiO2@PBI基质（含有磷酸）中的RF–SO3H纳米颗粒对质子电导率有很强的影响。在180°C下，纳米复合膜获得了170 mS cm−1的最佳质子电导率。这些具有改进的燃料电池性能的纳米复合膜在高温应用中的应用潜力得到了证实。
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Pub Date : 2023-04-21DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/accf53
Lorenzo Benatti, T. Zanotti, D. Gandolfi, J. Mapelli, F. Puglisi
Neuromorphic circuits based on spikes are currently envisioned as a viable option to achieve brain-like computation capabilities in specific electronic implementations while limiting power dissipation given their ability to mimic energy-efficient bioinspired mechanisms. While several network architectures have been developed to embed in hardware the bioinspired learning rules found in the biological brain, such as spike timing-dependent plasticity, it is still unclear if hardware spiking neural network architectures can handle and transfer information akin to biological networks. In this work, we investigate the analogies between an artificial neuron combining memristor synapses and rate-based learning rule with biological neuron response in terms of information propagation from a theoretical perspective. Bioinspired experiments have been reproduced by linking the biological probability of release with the artificial synapse conductance. Mutual information and surprise have been chosen as metrics to evidence how, for different values of synaptic weights, an artificial neuron allows to develop a reliable and biological resembling neural network in terms of information propagation and analysis.
{"title":"Biologically plausible information propagation in a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor integrate-and-fire artificial neuron circuit with memristive synapses","authors":"Lorenzo Benatti, T. Zanotti, D. Gandolfi, J. Mapelli, F. Puglisi","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/accf53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/accf53","url":null,"abstract":"Neuromorphic circuits based on spikes are currently envisioned as a viable option to achieve brain-like computation capabilities in specific electronic implementations while limiting power dissipation given their ability to mimic energy-efficient bioinspired mechanisms. While several network architectures have been developed to embed in hardware the bioinspired learning rules found in the biological brain, such as spike timing-dependent plasticity, it is still unclear if hardware spiking neural network architectures can handle and transfer information akin to biological networks. In this work, we investigate the analogies between an artificial neuron combining memristor synapses and rate-based learning rule with biological neuron response in terms of information propagation from a theoretical perspective. Bioinspired experiments have been reproduced by linking the biological probability of release with the artificial synapse conductance. Mutual information and surprise have been chosen as metrics to evidence how, for different values of synaptic weights, an artificial neuron allows to develop a reliable and biological resembling neural network in terms of information propagation and analysis.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49013274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-21DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/accf54
S. Sahoo, Binaya Kumar Sahu, Shivam Shukla, Sanjeev Srivastava, P. Sahoo
Noble-metal-decorated semiconductor photocatalysts have attracted noticeable attention due to their enhanced photocatalytic activity. Herein, we have synthesized the pure rutile phase of TiO2 nanorods, with microflower morphology, using a hydrothermal method and decorated them with Au to observe plasmon-induced enhanced photocatalytic efficiency. The optical bandgap engineering through Au-decorated TiO2 introduces midgap states that help with charge compensation during photodegradation studies. The surface plasmonic resonance peak of Au is observed together with the defect peak of TiO2, extending the absorption of the solar spectrum from the UV to the visible region. The quenching in photoluminescence intensity with increased Au thickness indicates the formation of a Schottky junction at the interface of Au and TiO2 that helps to reduce photogenerated charge carrier recombination. The softening of the E g Raman mode and photothermal effects originate from the nonradiative decay of localized surface plasmons through electron–phonon and phonon–phonon relaxation. The photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine 6G is monitored by exposing the sample to UV and visible light sources under Raman spectroscopy. The Au decoration plays a crucial role in promoting charge separation, Schottky junction creation, photothermal effects, and UV to visible light absorption to enhance photocatalytic activity, which can be explained on the basis of the charge transfer mechanism. Our in-situ photodegradation study at the interface of noble metal and semiconducting materials will pave the way toward improving the understanding of plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic applications.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-04DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acca56
Tianyue Zhao, Ranlong Wang, Lin Li, T. Jiao
In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) plate materials have become the most attractive class of candidate materials for a wide range of potential applications due to their unique structural characteristics and physicochemical properties. Starting from graphene, 2D plate materials have become a large family with many members and diverse categories. Especially in recent years, we have made some significant breakthroughs in the field of 2D materials. Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technology is an advanced technology for preparing ultrathin films with highly ordered molecules by using its unique dynamic interface in the preparation process, which can effectively control and adjust the film material with layered nanostructures. With the advancement of LB technology, different thin film materials need to be prepared to realize various functions. This paper summarizes the research progress and future perspectives of LB technology based on 2D materials.
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