Review Articles
A mini review on two-dimensional nanomaterial assembly
Zhiwei Fang1,§, Qiyu Xing2,§, Desiree Fernandez1, Xiao Zhang1, and Guihua Yu1,*
1 The University of Texas at Austin, USA
2 University of Science and Technology of China, China
Various kinds of strategies for two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial assembly including in-situ assembly and post-synthesis assembly are systematically reviewed, especially about their assembly process and driving force for assembly. Moreover, potential applications of these assembled 2D nanomaterials in various technological areas such as energy storage and catalysis, and electronic/optical devices, along with possible future research directions are highlighted.
（點擊中文簡介）二維納米材料自組裝：從方法論到研究進展與挑戰
1179–1190
Mechanical force-induced assembly of one-dimensional nanomaterials
Shiting Wu1,2, Yuanyuan Shang3, and Anyuan Cao2,3,*
1 Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
2 Peking University, China
3 Zhengzhou University, China
A series of approaches utilizing mechanical forces involving compressive, tensile and shear forces have been summarized, which show great promise in one-dimensional (1D) nanomaterial assembly with high alignment, tunable density, and uniform distribution over large area and convenient transfer. Simultaneously, perspectives for future developments on nanomaterial assembly such as registration control, assembly toward industrial production and hetero or hybrid structure fabrication for novel nanodevices have also been emphasized.
1191–1204
Living electronics
Yixin Zhang, Leo (Huan-Hsuan) Hsu, and Xiaocheng Jiang*
Tufts University, USA
Living electronics based on biohybrid and biosynthetic designs to converge functionalities between biological and electronic systems are reviewed.
1205–1213
Nano-enabled cellular engineering for bioelectric studies
Jiuyun Shi, Clementene Clayton, and Bozhi Tian*
University of Chicago, USA
Nanomaterials can establish tight interfaces with cells either extra- or intracellularly to achieve specialized biological functions. In this review, we highlight several nanomaterials-enabled non-genetic approaches toward engineered cells.
（點擊中文簡介）納米材料修飾的細胞在生物電子學研究中的應用
1214–1227
Nanoscale resistive switching devices for memory and computing applications
Seung Hwan Lee, Xiaojian Zhu, and Wei D. Lu*
The University of Michigan, USA
Resistive switching devices based on redox effects can offer unparalleled performance for future memory and computing applications, including neuromorphic computing and artificial neural network hardware systems.
1228–1243
Bio-inspired micro/nanostructures for flexible and stretchable electronics
Hongbian Li1, Suye Lv1,2, and Ying Fang1,2,3,*
1 National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
3 Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
The remarkable ability of biological systems to sense and adapt to complex environmental conditions has inspired the design of next-generation electronics with advanced functionalities. Recent development of flexible and stretchable electronics with bio-inspired micro/nanostructures, including flexible mechanical sensors, stretchable electrodes, injectable electronics, and flexible energy devices are reviewed.
1244–1252
From biomimicry to bioelectronics: Smart materials for cardiac tissue engineering
Olurotimi A. Bolonduro, Breanna M. Duffy, Akshita A. Rao, Lauren D. Black, and Brian P. Timko*
Tufts University, USA
We review recently-developed smart materials for cardiac tissue engineering. These include scaffolds that recapitulate the mechanical, chemical and nanotopographic nature of the extracellular matrix, bioinks for on-demand tissues, and bioelectronics for real-time monitoring and modulation.
1253–1267
Synergy between thermal and nonthermal effects in plasmonic photocatalysis
Xueqian Li1,†, Henry O. Everitt1,2,*, and Jie Liu1,*
1 Duke University, USA
2 U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center, USA
† Present address: California Institute of Technology, USA
Plasmonic photocatalysis represents the synergetic union of two active fields of research: plasmonic effects in illuminated metallic nanoparticles and catalytic effects in tailored metallic nanoparticles. This review addresses a specific debate that has recently surfaced: to what extent do thermal and nonthermal effects contribute to plasmonic photocatalysis?
1268–1280
A mini-review on rare-earth down-conversion nanoparticles for NIR-II imaging of biological systems
Yeteng Zhong and Hongjie Dai*
Stanford University, USA
In this review, we present recent progress on rare earth based luminescent probes for in vivo vasculature and molecular imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1,000–1,700 nm).
1281–1294
Recent advances towards single biomolecule level understanding of protein adsorption phenomena unique to nanoscale polymer surfaces with chemical variations
David H. Cho, Tian Xie, Johnson Truong, Andrew C. Stoner, and Jong-in Hahm*
Georgetown University, USA
This article summarizes key research achievements to date in understanding unique nanoscale protein adsorption and assembly characteristics on polymer surfaces whose defining feature dimensions and length scales of associated chemical compositions are comparable to the size of individual proteins.
1295–1317
Research Articles
3D printing of living bacteria electrode
Megan C. Freyman, Tianyi Kou, Shanwen Wang, and Yat Li*
University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
This work demonstrates the first three-dimensional (3D) printing of a living bacteria electrode, using a conductive living ink with bacteria.
（點擊中文簡介）3D 列印活性細菌電極
1318–1323
Highly stable lithium anode enabled by self-assembled monolayer of dihexadecanoalkyl phosphate
Lei Zheng1,2, Feng Guo1,2, Tuo Kang2, Jin Yang2, Ya Liu2, Wei Gu2, Yanfei Zhao2, Hongzhen Lin2, Yanbin Shen2,*, Wei Lu2, and Liwei Chen2,3,*
1 University of Science and Technology of China, China
2 Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
3 Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
A stable Li-carbon nanotube (Li-CNT) composite that passivated by a dense self-assembled monolayer of dihexadecanoalkyl phosphate (DHP) exhibits excellent stability in air and in electrochemical cycling.
（點擊中文簡介）雙烷基鏈自組裝單分子層助力提高鋰負極穩定性
1324–1331
Enhanced linear magneto-resistance near the Dirac point in topological insulator Bi2(Te1–xSex)3 nanowires
LingNan Wei1,2, ZhenHua Wang1,2,*, ZhiDong Zhang1,2, Chieh-Wen Liu3, and Xuan P. A. Gao3,*
1 Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2 University of Science and Technology of China, China
3 Case Western Reserve University, USA
Gate tunable transport study demonstrates the ambipolar topological surface conduction in Bi2(Te1–xSex)3 nanowires and the emergence of an enhanced linear magneto-resistance from the two-dimensional (2D) weak antilocalization effect near the Dirac point, showing the intimate connection between these two ubiquitous magneto-transport phenomena in the Dirac system.
（點擊中文簡介）在拓撲絕緣體Bi₂(Te₁−xSex)₃納米線的狄拉克錐點處增強的線性磁電阻現象
1332–1338
Origin of inhomogeneity in spark plasma sintered bismuth antimony telluride thermoelectric nanocomposites
Enzheng Shi1, Shuang Cui2,3, Nicholas Kempf4, Qingfeng Xing1, Thomas Chasapis5, Huazhang Zhu1, Zhe Li1, Je-Hyeong Bahk6, G. Jeffrey Snyder5, Yanliang Zhang4, Renkun Chen2, and Yue Wu1,*
1 Iowa State University, USA
2 University of California-San Diego, USA
3 National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
4 University of Notre Dame, USA
5 Northwestern University, USA
6 University of Cincinnati, USA
We systematically study the impact of inhomogeneity in spark plasma sintered bismuth antimony telluride nanocomposites, which originates from the non-uniformity of porosity, textures and elemental distribution.
1339–1346
Wireless phototherapeutic contact lenses and glasses with red light-emitting diodes
Young-Geun Park1,2, Eunkyung Cha1,2, Hyeon Seok An1,2, Kyoung-Pil Lee3, Myoung Hoon Song4, Hong Kyun Kim3,*, and Jang-Ung Park1,2,*
1 Yonsei University, Republic of Korea
2 Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Republic of Korea
3 Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea
4 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Republic of Korea
Wearable phototherapeutic devices were developed for continuous ophthalmologic treatments with minimal obstruction of vision. Red light-emitting diodes and their wireless circuits were integrated into glasses and soft contact lenses, and the therapeutic effectiveness and reliable operation were demonstrated by in-vivo and in-vitro tests.
1347–1353
(Metal yolk)/(porous ceria shell) nanostructures for high- performance plasmonic photocatalysis under visible light
Nina Jiang1,3,*, Danyang Li1, Lili Liang1, Qing Xu1, Lei Shao2, Shi-Bin Wang1,3, Aizheng Chen1,3, and Jianfang Wang2,*
1 Huaqiao University, China
2 The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
3 Country Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology (Huaqiao University), China
(Metal yolk)/(porous ceria shell) nanostructures are prepared through uniform coating of ceria on porous metal nanoparticles and subsequent calcination. The obtained PtAg-yolked nanostructures are featured with strong light absorption, efficient electron–hole separation, and fast mass transfer, which synergistically facilitate the catalytic selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde under visible light.
1354–1362
Direct optical-structure correlation in atomically thin dichalcogenides and heterostructures
Akshay Singh, Hae Yeon Lee, and Silvija Gradečak*
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Electron beam induced cathodoluminescence in a scanning transmission electron microscope (CL-STEM) can correlate structure and optical properties at the nanoscale for monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) (WS2, MoS2 and WSSe alloy) encapsulated between layers of hBN.
（點擊中文簡介）原子薄的二硫族化合物和異質結構中的直接光學結構相關性
1363–1368
Complementary doping of van der Waals materials through controlled intercalation for monolithically integrated electronics
Ming Ke, Huu Duy Nguyen, Hang Fan, Man Li, Huan Wu, and Yongjie Hu*
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Complementary doping of van der Waals materials and high-performance electronic elements including diodes and transistors are demonstrated via controlled electrochemical intercalation.
1369–1375
Phosphorus-doping activates carbon nanotubes for efficient electroreduction of nitrogen to ammonia
Lu-Pan Yuan1,2, Ze-Yuan Wu1,2, Wen-Jie Jiang1,*, Tang Tang1,2, Shuai Niu1,2, and Jin-Song Hu1,2,*
1 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Phosphorus-doped carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are reported to show excellent catalytic activity for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) for the first time, which comes from phosphorus doping effect and conjugated network of CNTs. Insights into the reaction mechanism discover that NRR follows the distal pathway on the active sites of phosphorus atoms with Lewis acidity.
1376–1382
A novel battery scheme: Coupling nanostructured phosphorus anodes with lithium sulfide cathodes
David Sichen Wu1, Guangmin Zhou1, Eryang Mao2, Yongming Sun2,*, Bofei Liu1, Li Wang3, Jiangyan Wang1, Feifei Shi1, and Yi Cui1,4,*
1 Stanford University, USA
2 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
3 Tsinghua University, China
4 SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
A novel battery scheme is established by utilizing a P/C nanocomposite anode and pairing it with a Li2S coated carbon nanofiber cathode.
1383–1388
Multifunctional oxygen-enriching nano-theranostics for cancer-specific magnetic resonance imaging and enhanced photodynamic/photothermal therapy
Li Zhang1, Zhe Yang1, Jinghua Ren2, Li Ba2, Wenshan He2,*, and Chun-Yuen Wong1,*
1 City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
A multifunctional nano-system which combines photodynamic therapy (PDT), photothermal therapy (PTT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with hypoxia-relieving and tumor-targeting functionalities is successfully fabricated for tumor-specific theranostics.
（點擊中文簡介）多功能富氧納米診療平臺用於特異性腫瘤磁共振成像及增強光動力/光熱治療
1389–1398
Dynamics of exciton energy renormalization in monolayer transition metal disulfides
Jiaxin Zhao1, Weijie Zhao1, Wei Du1, Rui Su1, and Qihua Xiong1,2,*
1 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2 Tsinghua University, China
We investigated the carrier dynamics and many-body interactions in two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), using monolayer WS2 as an example, by employing femtosecond broadband pump-probe spectroscopy. Three temporal regimes for the exciton energy renormalization are unambiguously revealed with a distinct red-blue-red shift upon above-bandgap optical excitations.
1399–1405
Multiaxially-stretchable kirigami-patterned mesh design for graphene sensor devices
Hyo Chan Lee, Ezekiel Y. Hsieh, Keong Yong, and SungWoo Nam*
University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, USA
In this article, we reported a new biaxially stretchable kirigami-patterned mesh structure for stretchable electronic sensing. We demonstrated strain-insensitive electrical properties and solution- gated graphene transistor performance under severe biaxial strain, twisting, and cyclic testing.
（點擊文章簡介）石墨烯傳感器件的多軸可拉伸剪紙圖形網格設計
1406–1412
Self-aligned on-chip coupled photonic devices using individual cadmium sulfide nanobelts
Jacob S. Berger, Ho-Seok Ee, Mingliang Ren, Daksh Agarwal, Wenjing Liu, and Ritesh Agarwal*
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Self-aligned, on-chip, emitter-detector CdS nanobelt device assembled over an etched silicon-on-insulator substrate. Engineering multiple devices using a single nanostructure enables more complex device architectures on the nanoscale.
1413–1418
DNA origami mediated electrically connected metal– semiconductor junctions
Basu R. Aryal, Dulashani R. Ranasinghe, Tyler R. Westover, Diana G. Calvopiña, Robert C. Davis, John N. Harb, and Adam T. Woolley*
Brigham Young University, USA
Multiple Au–Te–Au nanowire junctions have been self-assembled on individual DNA origami and electrically characterized.
1419–1426
Mimicking peroxidase active site microenvironment by functionalized graphene quantum dots
Qi Xin1, Xinrui Jia1,2, Asmat Nawaz1,2, Wenjing Xie1, Litao Li3, and Jian Ru Gong1,2,*
1 National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
3 the 309th Hospital of the PLA, China
By mimicking the heme active site microenvironment with histidine functionalized graphene quantum dot, a novel peroxidase mimetic is designed, which shows the highest enzymatic activity among hemin-containing mimetics and good tolerance to the aggressive operation environments (acidic pH and high temperature). In addition, it can be successfully applied to peroxidase-based detection systems with high efficiency and accuracy.
（點擊中文簡介）新型功能化石墨烯量子點模擬過氧化物酶活性位點微環境
1427–1433
Synthesis and electrocatalytic applications of flower-like motifs and associated composites of nitrogen-enriched tungsten nitride (W2N3)
Sha Tan1, Brian M. Tackett2, Qun He2, Ji Hoon Lee2, Jingguang G. Chen2,3,*, and Stanislaus S. Wong1,*
1 State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA
2 Columbia University, USA
3 Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA
Flower-like motifs of nitrogen-rich W2N3 have been synthesized and applied as hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts in both acidic and alkaline environments. Upon deposition of metal nanoparticles onto the underlying W2N3 platforms, the resulting composites have been used as catalysts for both the methanol oxidation and CO2 reduction reactions.
1434–1443
Three-dimensional fuzzy graphene ultra-microelectrodes for subcellular electrical recordings
Sahil K. Rastogi1, Jacqueline Bliley1, Laura Matino2,3, Raghav Garg1, Francesca Santoro2, Adam W. Feinberg1, and Tzahi Cohen-Karni1,*
1 Carnegie Mellon University, USA
2 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
3 University of Naples Federico II, Italy
A breakthrough ultra-microelectrodes platform is reported. The enormous surface area of nanowire-templated out-of-plane synthesized three-dimensional fuzzy graphene (NT-3DFG) leads to 140-fold reduction in electrode impedance compared to bare Au microelectrodes, thus enabling scaling down the geometric size by 625 folds to ca. 2 µm × 2 µm.
1444–1452
Lead halide perovskite nanowires stabilized by block copolymers for Langmuir-Blodgett assembly
Hao Liu1,2,†, Martin Siron1, Mengyu Gao1,2, Dylan Lu1,2, Yehonadav Bekenstein1,2,3,‡, Dandan Zhang1,2, Letian Dou1,2,┴, A. Paul Alivisatos1,2,3, and Peidong Yang1,2,3,*
1 University of California, Berkeley, USA
2 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
3 Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, USA
† Present address: Donghua University, China
‡ Present address: Technion-Israel institute of technology, Israe
⊥ Present address: Purdue University, USA
An amphiphilic block copolymer, polystyrene-block-poly(4- vinylpyridine) (PS-P4VP), was introduced to chemically modify the surface of colloidal CsPbBr3 nanowires. Taking advantage of the stability enhancement, we further applied a modified Langmuir- Blodgett technique to assemble monolayers of highly aligned nanowires, and studied their anisotropic optical properties.
1453–1458
On-demand production of hydrogen by reacting porous silicon nanowires with water
Rui Ning, Yue Jiang, Yitian Zeng, Huaxin Gong, Jiheng Zhao, Jeffrey Weisse, Xinjian Shi, Thomas M. Gill, and Xiaolin Zheng*
Stanford University, USA
This work demonstrates the on-demand hydrogen generation by reacting porous silicon nanowires and water without energy input.
（點擊中文簡介）通過多孔矽納米線與水的反應即時制氫
1459–1464
Semi-transparent, flexible, and electrically conductive silicon mesh by capillarity-driven welding of vapor-liquid-solid-grown nanowires over large areas
Thomas A. Celano, Seokhyoung Kim, David J. Hill, and James F. Cahoon*
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
A nanowire mesh was formed by collapsing and welding silicon nanowires grown by the vapor-liquid-solid mechanism. The resulting films were highly flexible and semi-transparent, exhibiting widespread electrical connectivity and conduction over centimeter areas.
1465–1471
Pt3Ag alloy wavy nanowires as highly effective electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation reaction
Xiaoyang Fu1, Chengzhang Wan1, Aixin Zhang1, Zipeng Zhao1, Huaixun Huyan2, Xiaoqing Pan2, Shuaijing Du1, Xiangfeng Duan1,*, and Yu Huang1,*
1 University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2 University of California, Irvine, USA
Pt3Ag alloy wavy nanowires were synthesized via a facile solvothermal method via particle attachment mechanism, which can function as high effective electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation reaction with an ultrahigh mass activity of 6.1 A/mg.
1472–1478
Bioelectronic protein nanowire sensors for ammonia detection
Alexander F. Smith, Xiaomeng Liu, Trevor L. Woodard, Tianda Fu, Todd Emrick, Juan M. Jiménez, Derek R. Lovley*, and Jun Yao*
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
Electronic sensor made from protein nanowires harvested from microbe Geobacter sulfurreducens achieves high sensitivity and selectivity in ammonia sensing.
（點擊中文簡介）細菌——未來超敏感綠色納米電子傳感器的加工工場？
1479–1484