Sonochemistry of Liquid-Metal Galinstan toward the Synthesis of Two-Dimensional and Multilayered Gallium-Based Metal-Oxide Photonic Semiconductors.

The scientific field of two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures has witnessed tremendous development during the last decade. To date, different synthesis approaches have been developed; therefore, various exceptional properties of this family of advanced materials have been discovered. It has recently been found that the natural surface oxide films of room-temperature liquid metals is an emerging platform for the synthesis of novel types of 2D nanostructures with numerous functional applications.

Plasmonic Nanodomains Decorated on Two-Dimensional Oxide Semiconductors for Photonic-Assisted CO Conversion.

Plasmonic nanostructures ensure the reception and harvesting of visible lights for novel photonic applications. In this area, plasmonic crystalline nanodomains decorated on the surface of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials represent a new class of hybrid nanostructures. These plasmonic nanodomains activate supplementary mechanisms at material heterointerfaces, enabling the transfer of photogenerated charge carriers from plasmonic antennae into adjacent 2D semiconductors and therefore activate a wide range of visible-light assisted applications.

Functional Two-Dimensional Materials for Bioelectronic Neural Interfacing.

Realizing the neurological information processing by analyzing the complex data transferring behavior of populations and individual neurons is one of the fast-growing fields of neuroscience and bioelectronic technologies. This field is anticipated to cover a wide range of advanced applications, including neural dynamic monitoring, understanding the neurological disorders, human brain-machine communications and even ambitious mind-controlled prosthetic implant systems. To fulfill the requirements of high spatial and temporal resolution recording of neural activities, electrical, optical and biosensing technologies are combined to develop multifunctional bioelectronic and neuro-signal probes.

A highly sensitive poly(chrysoidine G)-gold nanoparticle composite based nitrite sensor for food safety applications.

This work demonstrated the development of conducting poly(chrysoidine G) (PCG)-gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-modified fluorine-doped tin oxide (F : SnO, FTO) film-coated glass electrodes for the sensitive electrochemical detection of nitrite (NO). The homogeneously distributed PCG nanoparticle layer was deposited onto the FTO electrode by cyclic voltammetry sweeping. AuNPs were then anchored onto the PCG/FTO electrode by the chemical reduction of pre-adsorbed Au ions.

Synthesis of Cu-Doped MnO@Mn-Doped CuO Nanostructured Electrode Materials by a Solution Process for High-Performance Electrochemical Pseudocapacitors.

Cu-doped MnO and Mn-doped CuO (CMO@MCO) mixed oxides with isolated phases together with pristine MnO (MO) and CuO (CO) have been synthesized by a simple solution process for applications in electrochemical supercapacitors. The crystallographic, spectroscopic, and morphological analyses revealed the formation of all of the materials with good crystallinity and purity with the creation of rhombohedral-shaped MO and CMO and a mixture of spherical and rod-shaped CO and MCO nanostructures. The ratio of CMO and MCO in the optimized CMO@MCO was 2:1 with the Cu and Mn dopants percentages of 12 and 15%, respectively.

A two-step approach for improved exfoliation and cutting of boron nitride into boron nitride nanodisks with covalent functionalizations.

The synthesis of boron nitride nanodisks (BNNDs) with reducing the size and having fewer disk layers, and low optical band gap (E ) is essential for practical applications in electronics and optoelectronic devices. So far, the large-scale preparation of hydroxyl (-OH) and hydroperoxyl (-OOH) functionalized boron nitride nanosheets and BNNDs with reduced E is still a challenge. This research demonstrates the scalable and solution process synthesis of hydroxyl (-OH) and hydroperoxyl (-OOH) functionalization of BNNDs at the edges and basal planes from pristine hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) by the combination of modified Hummer's method and Fenton's chemistry.

An Electrochemical Immunosensor Based on a Self-Assembled Monolayer Modified Electrode for Label-Free Detection of α-Synuclein.

This research demonstrated the development of a simple, cost-effective, and label-free immunosensor for the detection of α-synuclein (α-Syn) based on a cystamine (CYS) self-assembled monolayer (SAM) decorated fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrode. CYS-SAM was formed onto the FTO electrode by the adsorption of CYS molecules through the head sulfur groups. The free amine (-NH) groups at the tail of the CYS-SAM enabled the immobilization of anti-α-Syn-antibody, which concurrently allowed the formation of immunocomplex by covalent bonding with α-Syn-antigen.

Simple, low-cost, sensitive and label-free aptasensor for the detection of cardiac troponin I based on a gold nanoparticles modified titanium foil.

This research demonstrated the electrochemical modification of low-cost titanium (Ti) metal substrate with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for the aptamer-based detection of cardiac troponin I (cTnI). AuNPs were deposited onto Ti sheets by the potential-step deposition method with high density and homogeneity as well as good crystallinity. It was then applied as a transducer to immobilize a thiol-functionalized DNA aptamer via the self-assembled monolayer mechanism for the specific binding of cTnI.

A glassy carbon electrode modified with poly(2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine) for simultaneous detection of dihydroxybenzene isomers.

2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) was electropolymerized on the surface of an anodized glassy carbon electrode by cyclic voltammetry. The anodized electrode has a highly electroactive surface due to the creation of chemically functionalized graphitic nanoparticles, and this facilitates the formation of poly-DNPH via radical polymerization. Poly-DNPH displays excellent redox activity due to the presence of nitro groups on its backbone.

Electrochemical DNA hybridization sensors based on conducting polymers.

Conducting polymers (CPs) are a group of polymeric materials that have attracted considerable attention because of their unique electronic, chemical, and biochemical properties. This is reflected in their use in a wide range of potential applications, including light-emitting diodes, anti-static coating, electrochromic materials, solar cells, chemical sensors, biosensors, and drug-release systems. Electrochemical DNA sensors based on CPs can be used in numerous areas related to human health.