Osteosarcoma (OS), a highly malignant primary tumor, poses significant threats. Chemotherapy remains the main treatment approach but is limited by low drug bioavailability, poor permeability, and notable side effects. Herein, a near-infrared light (NIR)-driven and GSH-responsive poly(ethylene glycol)-SS-polystyrene-doxorubicin and platinum nanoparticles (PSPDP) nanomotor, wherein disulfide bonds served as GSH sponsors and platinum nanoparticles as producers of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to induce cell apoptosis, combined with NIR-driven propulsion to enhance the inhibitory effect of encapsulated doxorubicin (DOX).
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December 2022
Near-infrared (NIR) synaptic devices integrate NIR optical sensitivity and synaptic plasticity, emulating the basic biomimetic function of the human visual system and showing great potential in NIR artificial vision systems. However, the lack of semiconductor materials with appropriate band gaps for NIR photodetection and effective strategies for fabricating devices with synaptic behaviors limit the further development of NIR synaptic devices. Here, a two-terminal NIR synaptic device consisting of the InSe/MoS heterojunction has been constructed, and it exhibits fundamental synaptic functions.
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April 2022
Tuning the optical and electrical properties of two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is critical for its successful application in optoelectronics. Herein, we report a new methodology to significantly enhance the optoelectronic properties of hBN monolayers by substitutionally doping with sulfur (S) on a molten Au substrate using chemical vapor deposition. The S atoms are more geometrically and energetically favorable to be doped in the N sites than in the B sites of hBN, and the S 3p orbitals hybridize with the B 2p orbitals, forming a new conduction band edge that narrows its band gap.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo-dimensional (2D) integrated circuits based on graphene (Gr) heterostructures have emerged as next-generation electronic devices. However, it is still challenging to produce high-quality and large-area Gr/hexagonal boron nitride (-BN) vertical heterostructures with clear interfaces and precise layer control. In this work, a two-step metallic alloy-assisted epitaxial growth approach has been demonstrated for producing wafer-scale vertical hexagonal boron nitride/graphene (-BN/Gr) heterostructures with clear interfaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the rapid development of artificial intelligence and neural network computing, the requirement for information storage in computing is gradually increasing. Floating gate memories based on 2D materials has outstanding characteristics such as non-volatility, optical writing, and optical storage, suitable for application in photonic in-memory computing chips. Notably, the optoelectronic memory requires less optical writing energy, which means lower power consumption and greater storage levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtomically thin hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is an emerging star of 2D materials. It is taken as an optimal substrate for other 2D-material-based devices owing to its atomical flatness, absence of dangling bonds, and excellent stability. Specifically, h-BN is found to be a natural hyperbolic material in the mid-infrared range, as well as a piezoelectric material.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSolar-blind photodetectors have widespread applications due to the unique merit of a "black background" on the earth. However, most solar-blind photodetectors reported previously exhibited quite low rejection ratios (/ < 10) and were interfered with by light longer than 280 nm. Herein, by an ambient pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, large-area, clean, and uniform two-dimensional (2D) multilayer h-BN films with different thicknesses have been successfully synthesized on Au foils.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMixed-dimension van der Waals (vdW) p-n heterojunction photodiodes have inspired worldwide efforts to combine the excellent properties of 2D materials and traditional semiconductors without consideration of lattice mismatch. However, owing to the scarcity of intrinsic p-type semiconductors and insufficient optical absorption of the few layer 2D materials, a high performance photovoltaic device based on a vdW heterojunction is still lacking. Here, a novel mixed-dimension vdW heterojunction consisting of 1D p-type Se nanotubes and a 2D flexible n-type InSe nanosheet is proposed by a facile method, and the device shows excellent photovoltaic characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnvironmental remediation by employing visible-light-active semiconductor heterostructures provides effective solutions for handling emerging contaminants by a much greener and lower cost approach compared with other methods. This report demonstrates that the in situ growth of nanosized single-crystal-like defective anatase TiO mesocrystals (DTMCs) on g-C N nanosheets (NSs) can produce a 3D/2D DTMC/g-C N NS heterostructure with the two components held together by chemical bonds to form tight interfaces. This nanostructured heterostructure displayed remarkably improved photocatalytic activity toward the removal of the model pollutants Methyl Orange (MO) and Cr under visible-light irradiation in comparison with the pristine DTMC and g-C N NS components, which suggests that both the oxidation and reduction abilities of the DTMC/g-C N NSs were simultaneously enhanced after fabrication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMesocrystals are of great interest for a wide range of applications owing to their unique structural features and properties. The realization of well-defined metal oxide mesocrystals through a facile and green synthetic approach still remains a great challenge. Here, a novel synthesis strategy is reported for the production of spindle-shaped anatase TiO mesocrystals with a single-crystal-like structure, which was simply achieved through the one-step hydrolysis reaction of TiCl in the green and recyclable media polyethylene glycol (PEG-400) without any additives.
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