Pub Date : 2023-03-22DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acc6ab
Aliya Zhagiparova, G. Kalimuldina, Abdullatif Lacina Diaby, F. Abbassi, Md. Hazrat Ali, S. Araby
Recently, there has been growing demand for wearable electronic devices/strain sensors in soft robotics, body-health monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and human motion detection. Wearable strain sensors feature fast and multistimuli sensitivity, high flexibility, ultrastretchability, and biocompatibility. Although progress in flexible strain sensors is exponential, the production of wearable sensors faces several challenges, such as reliability and reproducibility. An in-depth understanding of the sensing mechanisms of flexible strain sensors based on’ polymeric nanocomposites is needed to fabricate reliable and reproducible sensors and move from the prototype phase into the industry phase. In this review, types of strain sensors and key parameters such as linearity, gauge factor (sensitivity), hysteresis, and durability are explained in the context of recently published work. In addition, current challenges and perspectives in relation to wearable strain sensors are delineated.
{"title":"Key factors and performance criteria of wearable strain sensors based on polymer nanocomposites","authors":"Aliya Zhagiparova, G. Kalimuldina, Abdullatif Lacina Diaby, F. Abbassi, Md. Hazrat Ali, S. Araby","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acc6ab","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acc6ab","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, there has been growing demand for wearable electronic devices/strain sensors in soft robotics, body-health monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and human motion detection. Wearable strain sensors feature fast and multistimuli sensitivity, high flexibility, ultrastretchability, and biocompatibility. Although progress in flexible strain sensors is exponential, the production of wearable sensors faces several challenges, such as reliability and reproducibility. An in-depth understanding of the sensing mechanisms of flexible strain sensors based on’ polymeric nanocomposites is needed to fabricate reliable and reproducible sensors and move from the prototype phase into the industry phase. In this review, types of strain sensors and key parameters such as linearity, gauge factor (sensitivity), hysteresis, and durability are explained in the context of recently published work. In addition, current challenges and perspectives in relation to wearable strain sensors are delineated.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43519608","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 : 2023-03-14DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acc43c
H. Goktas, N. Lachman, E. Kalfon-Cohen, Xiaoxue Wang, S. Torosian, K. Gleason, B. Wardle
A facile and effective catalyst deposition process for carbon nanotube (CNT) array growth via chemical vapor deposition using a resistively heated thermal evaporation technique to sublimate FeCl3 onto the substrate is demonstrated. The catalytic activity of the sublimated FeCl3 catalyst precursor is shown to be comparable to the well-studied e-beam evaporated Fe catalyst, and the resulting vertically aligned CNTs (VA-CNTs) have a similar diameter, walls, and defects, as well as improved bulk electrical conductivity. In contrast to standard e-beam-deposited Fe, which yields base-growth CNTs, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterizations reveal a tip-growth mechanism for the FeCl3-derived VA-CNT arrays/forests. The FeCl3-derived forests have a lower (∼1/3 less) longitudinal indentation modulus, but higher longitudinal electrical conductivity (greater than twice) than that of the e-beam Fe-grown CNT arrays. The sublimation process to grow high-quality VA-CNTs is a highly facile and scalable process (extensive substrate shape and size, and moderate vacuum and temperatures) that provides a new route to synthesizing aligned CNT forests for numerous applications.
{"title":"Facile growth of high-yield and -crystallinity vertically aligned carbon nanotubes via a sublimated ferric chloride catalyst precursor","authors":"H. Goktas, N. Lachman, E. Kalfon-Cohen, Xiaoxue Wang, S. Torosian, K. Gleason, B. Wardle","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acc43c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acc43c","url":null,"abstract":"A facile and effective catalyst deposition process for carbon nanotube (CNT) array growth via chemical vapor deposition using a resistively heated thermal evaporation technique to sublimate FeCl3 onto the substrate is demonstrated. The catalytic activity of the sublimated FeCl3 catalyst precursor is shown to be comparable to the well-studied e-beam evaporated Fe catalyst, and the resulting vertically aligned CNTs (VA-CNTs) have a similar diameter, walls, and defects, as well as improved bulk electrical conductivity. In contrast to standard e-beam-deposited Fe, which yields base-growth CNTs, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterizations reveal a tip-growth mechanism for the FeCl3-derived VA-CNT arrays/forests. The FeCl3-derived forests have a lower (∼1/3 less) longitudinal indentation modulus, but higher longitudinal electrical conductivity (greater than twice) than that of the e-beam Fe-grown CNT arrays. The sublimation process to grow high-quality VA-CNTs is a highly facile and scalable process (extensive substrate shape and size, and moderate vacuum and temperatures) that provides a new route to synthesizing aligned CNT forests for numerous applications.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44193124","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 : 2023-02-28DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/aceba6
F. Battistel, C. Chamberland, Kauser Johar, Ramon W. J. Overwater, F. Sebastiano, L. Skoric, Yosuke Ueno, M. Usman
Quantum computing is poised to solve practically useful problems which are computationally intractable for classical supercomputers. However, the current generation of quantum computers are limited by errors that may only partially be mitigated by developing higher-quality qubits. Quantum error correction (QEC) will thus be necessary to ensure fault tolerance. QEC protects the logical information by cyclically measuring syndrome information about the errors. An essential part of QEC is the decoder, which uses the syndrome to compute the likely effect of the errors on the logical degrees of freedom and provide a tentative correction. The decoder must be accurate, fast enough to keep pace with the QEC cycle (e.g. on a microsecond timescale for superconducting qubits) and with hard real-time system integration to support logical operations. As such, real-time decoding is essential to realize fault-tolerant quantum computing and to achieve quantum advantage. In this work, we highlight some of the key challenges facing the implementation of real-time decoders while providing a succinct summary of the progress to-date. Furthermore, we lay out our perspective for the future development and provide a possible roadmap for the field of real-time decoding in the next few years. As the quantum hardware is anticipated to scale up, this perspective article will provide a guidance for researchers, focusing on the most pressing issues in real-time decoding and facilitating the development of solutions across quantum, nano and computer science.
{"title":"Real-time decoding for fault-tolerant quantum computing: progress, challenges and outlook","authors":"F. Battistel, C. Chamberland, Kauser Johar, Ramon W. J. Overwater, F. Sebastiano, L. Skoric, Yosuke Ueno, M. Usman","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/aceba6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/aceba6","url":null,"abstract":"Quantum computing is poised to solve practically useful problems which are computationally intractable for classical supercomputers. However, the current generation of quantum computers are limited by errors that may only partially be mitigated by developing higher-quality qubits. Quantum error correction (QEC) will thus be necessary to ensure fault tolerance. QEC protects the logical information by cyclically measuring syndrome information about the errors. An essential part of QEC is the decoder, which uses the syndrome to compute the likely effect of the errors on the logical degrees of freedom and provide a tentative correction. The decoder must be accurate, fast enough to keep pace with the QEC cycle (e.g. on a microsecond timescale for superconducting qubits) and with hard real-time system integration to support logical operations. As such, real-time decoding is essential to realize fault-tolerant quantum computing and to achieve quantum advantage. In this work, we highlight some of the key challenges facing the implementation of real-time decoders while providing a succinct summary of the progress to-date. Furthermore, we lay out our perspective for the future development and provide a possible roadmap for the field of real-time decoding in the next few years. As the quantum hardware is anticipated to scale up, this perspective article will provide a guidance for researchers, focusing on the most pressing issues in real-time decoding and facilitating the development of solutions across quantum, nano and computer science.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41580659","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 : 2023-02-16DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acbcb5
Clifton Dey, Parsa Yari, Kai Wu
Recent years have seen the development of spintronic devices and their applications in biomedical areas. Spintronic devices rely on detecting or manipulating a magnetic field, a field to which biological matter is relatively transparent. The recent use of spintronic devices in biomedical areas has included diagnosing diseases such as cancer and cirrhosis, genotyping DNA, point-of-care devices, and flexible electronics. Up to date, most of the spintronic devices in biomedical applications fall into three mainstream types: anisotropic, giant, and tunneling magnetoresistance devices. Each of these has its advantages and drawbacks, which are explored and discussed in this article. The advent of spintronics gives us a new low-power, low-cost, ease-of-manufacture alternative to standard CMOS sensors. The sensitivity of spintronic biosensors has been progressing steadily, expected to increase tremendously in the next few years.
{"title":"Recent advances in magnetoresistance biosensors: a short review","authors":"Clifton Dey, Parsa Yari, Kai Wu","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acbcb5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acbcb5","url":null,"abstract":"Recent years have seen the development of spintronic devices and their applications in biomedical areas. Spintronic devices rely on detecting or manipulating a magnetic field, a field to which biological matter is relatively transparent. The recent use of spintronic devices in biomedical areas has included diagnosing diseases such as cancer and cirrhosis, genotyping DNA, point-of-care devices, and flexible electronics. Up to date, most of the spintronic devices in biomedical applications fall into three mainstream types: anisotropic, giant, and tunneling magnetoresistance devices. Each of these has its advantages and drawbacks, which are explored and discussed in this article. The advent of spintronics gives us a new low-power, low-cost, ease-of-manufacture alternative to standard CMOS sensors. The sensitivity of spintronic biosensors has been progressing steadily, expected to increase tremendously in the next few years.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48712175","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 : 2023-01-31DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acb7b7
Nomfundo Ruth Lushaba, S. Parani, Rodney Maluleke, Gracia it Mwad Mbaz, O. Oluwafemi
Photocatalytic degradation has been demonstrated to be an efficient and eco-friendly method for the removal of dye pollutants. Herein, we report the synergetic effect of glutathione (GSH)-capped AgInS2-ZnS (AIS-ZnS) core–shell quantum dots (QDs) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a novel nanocomposite for the efficient photocatalytic treatment of methylene blue (MB). The AIS-ZnS core–shell QDs and the corresponding QD/TiO2 nanocomposites were synthesized directly in an aqueous medium followed by annealing. The optical properties of the AIS-ZnS core–shell QDs showed strong yellow photoluminescence, which decreased gradually with the addition of TiO2. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the GSH capping on the QDs and nanocomposites. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy revealed the nanocrystalline nature and shape of the as-synthesized materials and showed the integration of the QDs (3.9 nm) on the TiO2 particles after annealing. These materials were then investigated as a photocatalyst for MB degradation using visible light irradiation. The effect of TiO2 content in the catalyst, calcination, photoirradiation period, catalyst dose, and initial MB concentration on photodegradation of MB was studied. The results indicated that the AIS-ZnS QD/TiO2 nanocomposite exhibited better photodegradation performance compared to AIS-ZnS QDs and TiO2. The increasing TiO2 concentration in the nanocomposite also enhanced MB degradation efficiency (up to 99%). The kinetics of MB degradation follows a pseudo-first-order process. The prepared AIS-ZnS QD/TiO2 nanocomposite would serve as an effective and eco-friendly photocatalyst for MB degradation.
{"title":"Synthesis of AgInS2-ZnS quantum dot/TiO2 nanocomposites as efficient photocatalysts for methylene blue degradation","authors":"Nomfundo Ruth Lushaba, S. Parani, Rodney Maluleke, Gracia it Mwad Mbaz, O. Oluwafemi","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acb7b7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acb7b7","url":null,"abstract":"Photocatalytic degradation has been demonstrated to be an efficient and eco-friendly method for the removal of dye pollutants. Herein, we report the synergetic effect of glutathione (GSH)-capped AgInS2-ZnS (AIS-ZnS) core–shell quantum dots (QDs) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a novel nanocomposite for the efficient photocatalytic treatment of methylene blue (MB). The AIS-ZnS core–shell QDs and the corresponding QD/TiO2 nanocomposites were synthesized directly in an aqueous medium followed by annealing. The optical properties of the AIS-ZnS core–shell QDs showed strong yellow photoluminescence, which decreased gradually with the addition of TiO2. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the GSH capping on the QDs and nanocomposites. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy revealed the nanocrystalline nature and shape of the as-synthesized materials and showed the integration of the QDs (3.9 nm) on the TiO2 particles after annealing. These materials were then investigated as a photocatalyst for MB degradation using visible light irradiation. The effect of TiO2 content in the catalyst, calcination, photoirradiation period, catalyst dose, and initial MB concentration on photodegradation of MB was studied. The results indicated that the AIS-ZnS QD/TiO2 nanocomposite exhibited better photodegradation performance compared to AIS-ZnS QDs and TiO2. The increasing TiO2 concentration in the nanocomposite also enhanced MB degradation efficiency (up to 99%). The kinetics of MB degradation follows a pseudo-first-order process. The prepared AIS-ZnS QD/TiO2 nanocomposite would serve as an effective and eco-friendly photocatalyst for MB degradation.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44670101","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}
Semiconductor quantum rods (QRs) emit polarized light, which shows great promise in the development of modern display devices with regard to energy efficiency and color enhancement. Here we demonstrate stretching of an aligned QR polarized film for brightness enhancement and optical efficiency improvement of current quantum-dot based displays. Study of the relationship between the QR material, stretching ratio and degree of alignment provides a guide for the fabrication of highly polarized QR film. A large-area film with a high degree of alignment of 0.635 and more than 1.6-fold enhancement of brightness and transmittance compared with the traditional structure was achieved, making the film a viable candidate for use in various energy-saving display devices.
{"title":"Controllable assessment of quantum rods with polarized emission for display applications","authors":"Lixuan Chen, Jinyang Zhao, Zhiqing Shi, Miao Zhou, Shenmin Zhang, Xiaowei Sun, Xin Zhang","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acae5a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acae5a","url":null,"abstract":"Semiconductor quantum rods (QRs) emit polarized light, which shows great promise in the development of modern display devices with regard to energy efficiency and color enhancement. Here we demonstrate stretching of an aligned QR polarized film for brightness enhancement and optical efficiency improvement of current quantum-dot based displays. Study of the relationship between the QR material, stretching ratio and degree of alignment provides a guide for the fabrication of highly polarized QR film. A large-area film with a high degree of alignment of 0.635 and more than 1.6-fold enhancement of brightness and transmittance compared with the traditional structure was achieved, making the film a viable candidate for use in various energy-saving display devices.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47723875","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 : 2023-01-04DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/acb02b
S. Azizi, M. Askari, M. T. T. Moghadam, M. Seifi, A. Di Bartolomeo
We present a one-step hydrothermal synthesis of hybrids consisting of nickel sulfides in the form of Ni3S4–NiS (NN) and Ni3S4–NiS-rGO (NNR), i.e. with the addition of reduced graphene oxide (rGO), for application as catalysts. After accurate physical characterization and confirmation of successful synthesis, we evaluate the ability of these catalysts in the processes of methanol and ethanol oxidation. The precise electrochemical analyses show relatively good potential and excellent cyclic stability in methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) processes. The comparison of the two catalysts shows the superiority of NNR over NN, confirming that rGO introduces a higher specific surface area and a higher electrical conductivity in the NNR structure. In the process of MOR, NNR has an oxidation peak at a current density of 55 mA cm−2 and a peak potential of 0.54 V. In EOR, this peak is located at a current density of 11 mA cm−2 and at a peak potential of 0.59 V. NNR has 97% and 94% stability in MOR and EOR after 1000 consecutive cycles, respectively, which are acceptable values.
我们提出了一步水热合成由Ni3S4-NiS (NN)和Ni3S4-NiS -rGO (NNR)形式的硫化镍组成的杂化物，即加入还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)作为催化剂。在进行了准确的物理表征和确认成功合成后，我们评估了这些催化剂在甲醇和乙醇氧化过程中的能力。精确的电化学分析表明，该材料在甲醇氧化反应(MOR)和乙醇氧化反应(EOR)过程中具有较好的应用潜力和良好的循环稳定性。两种催化剂的比较表明NNR优于NN，证实了还原氧化石墨烯在NNR结构中引入了更高的比表面积和更高的导电性。在MOR过程中，NNR在电流密度为55 mA cm−2时出现氧化峰，峰值电位为0.54 V。在EOR中，该峰值位于电流密度为11 mA cm - 2，峰值电位为0.59 V。连续1000次循环后，NNR的MOR和EOR稳定性分别为97%和94%，这是可接受的值。
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The design and motif-tailoring of peptide sequences are crucial for mediating the self-assembly of peptide molecules and the biomimetic synthesis of functional peptide-based nanomaterials. It is well known that nature provides guidance and inspiration for the design and molecular tailoring of functional peptide sequences, which can further self-assemble into complex peptide nanomaterials with adjustable dimensions. In this mini-review, we summarize recent advances in the bioinspired design and regulation of functional peptide sequences by natural things, such as mussels, milk protein, silkworm silk, frogs and Alzheimer’s disease. The self-assembly of bioinspired peptides in vitro and in vivo for controlled synthesis of various peptide-based nanomaterials is introduced and analyzed. In addition, various applications of biomimetic peptide nanomaterials for biosensors, bioimaging, cancer therapy, antibacterial materials, tissue engineering, as well as energy storage and environmental science are demonstrated in detail. Finally, we give perspectives on the future development of this promising research topic. With these efforts, we hope to promote the understanding of the optimization of bioinspired peptides and the design of novel peptide nanomaterials for advanced applications.
{"title":"Self-assembly of bioinspired peptides for biomimetic synthesis of advanced peptide-based nanomaterials: a mini-review","authors":"Hao Kong, Guozheng Yang, Peng He, Danzhu Zhu, Xin Luan, Youyin Xu, RongQiu Mu, Gang Wei","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/acafbe","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/acafbe","url":null,"abstract":"The design and motif-tailoring of peptide sequences are crucial for mediating the self-assembly of peptide molecules and the biomimetic synthesis of functional peptide-based nanomaterials. It is well known that nature provides guidance and inspiration for the design and molecular tailoring of functional peptide sequences, which can further self-assemble into complex peptide nanomaterials with adjustable dimensions. In this mini-review, we summarize recent advances in the bioinspired design and regulation of functional peptide sequences by natural things, such as mussels, milk protein, silkworm silk, frogs and Alzheimer’s disease. The self-assembly of bioinspired peptides in vitro and in vivo for controlled synthesis of various peptide-based nanomaterials is introduced and analyzed. In addition, various applications of biomimetic peptide nanomaterials for biosensors, bioimaging, cancer therapy, antibacterial materials, tissue engineering, as well as energy storage and environmental science are demonstrated in detail. Finally, we give perspectives on the future development of this promising research topic. With these efforts, we hope to promote the understanding of the optimization of bioinspired peptides and the design of novel peptide nanomaterials for advanced applications.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42827251","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 : 2022-12-06DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/aca943
S. M. Sadeghi, Rithvik R. Gutha, C. Sharp
We study the impact of Al oxide/Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) interface on plasmonic emission enhancement of infrared semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). For this, PbS QDs embedded in PMMA matrix are deposited on the top of heterostructures consisting of a Au thin film, a dielectric spacer, and an ultrathin layer of Al oxide. Our results suggest that such structures can support an emission enhancement far more than what can be reached in the cases when the QDs/PMMA films are placed on Au thin film/dielectric spacer directly, i.e. in the absence of the Al oxide. We also demonstrate that Au/Si/Al oxide/PMMA heterostructures can increase the photo-induced fluorescence enhancement of PbS QDs, making them brighter as they are irradiated with a laser field. We discuss these results in terms of combined effects of plasmonic field enhancement (Purcell effect) and the carboxylate anion bonds formed at the Al oxide/PMMA interface.
{"title":"Amplified plasmonic emission enhancement of PbS quantum dots via Al-oxide/PMMA heterostructures","authors":"S. M. Sadeghi, Rithvik R. Gutha, C. Sharp","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/aca943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/aca943","url":null,"abstract":"We study the impact of Al oxide/Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) interface on plasmonic emission enhancement of infrared semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). For this, PbS QDs embedded in PMMA matrix are deposited on the top of heterostructures consisting of a Au thin film, a dielectric spacer, and an ultrathin layer of Al oxide. Our results suggest that such structures can support an emission enhancement far more than what can be reached in the cases when the QDs/PMMA films are placed on Au thin film/dielectric spacer directly, i.e. in the absence of the Al oxide. We also demonstrate that Au/Si/Al oxide/PMMA heterostructures can increase the photo-induced fluorescence enhancement of PbS QDs, making them brighter as they are irradiated with a laser field. We discuss these results in terms of combined effects of plasmonic field enhancement (Purcell effect) and the carboxylate anion bonds formed at the Al oxide/PMMA interface.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44655231","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 : 2022-11-08DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/aca130
Ava G. Crowley, T. Tran, Micah J. Green
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, also called 3D printing, have dramatically developed over the past decade to allow new capabilities in materials processing with printed resolution comparable to that of traditional manufacturing techniques. Sequential layer deposition can lead to the creation of complex parts with minimized material waste, high manufacturing throughput, and increased prototyping ability, while also meeting the demand for mid- and low-volume production. The AM of polymer nanocomposites is a growing area of research because nanomaterial additives can enhance the mechanical, electrical, and other properties for end-use applications. However, the use of nanomaterial inclusions can also enhance the AM processes themselves. Here, we discuss works where nanomaterials are employed as local heaters for fused deposition modeling, as viscosifiers for direct ink writing, and as photothermal sensitizers for selective laser sintering and vat polymerization. We also note the disconnect between the researched AM capabilities and current industrial manufacturing; nanomaterials can bridge the technological gap and lead to new common practices in industrial manufacturing spaces.
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