Transport Properties of Methyl-Terminated Germanane Microcrystallites.

Germanane is a two-dimensional material consisting of stacks of atomically thin germanium sheets. It's easy and low-cost synthesis holds promise for the development of atomic-scale devices. However, to become an electronic-grade material, high-quality layered crystals with good chemical purity and stability are needed.

Visualising structural modification of patterned graphene nanoribbons using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) fabricated using electron beam lithography are investigated using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) with a spatial resolution of 5 nm under ambient conditions. High-resolution TERS imaging reveals a structurally modified 5-10 nm strip of disordered graphene at the edge of the GNRs. Furthermore, hyperspectral TERS imaging discovers the presence of nanoscale organic contaminants on the GNRs.

Gingipain R1 and Lipopolysaccharide From Have Major Effects on Blood Clot Morphology and Mechanics.

and its inflammagens are associated with a number of systemic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The proteases, gingipains, have also recently been identified in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients and in the blood of Parkinson's disease patients. Bacterial inflammagens, including lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) and various proteases in circulation, may drive systemic inflammation.

Probing the nanoscale light emission properties of a CVD-grown MoS monolayer by tip-enhanced photoluminescence.

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides are gaining increasing interest due to their promising optical properties. In particular, molybdenum disulfide (MoS) which displays a band-gap change from indirect at 1.29 eV for bulk materials to direct at 1.