Metal Nanoparticles and Carbon-Based Nanostructures as Advanced Materials for Cathode Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Pietro Calandra, Giuseppe Calogero, Alessandro Sinopoli, Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi

“…We review the most advanced methods for the fabrication of cathodes for dye-sensitized solar cells employing nanostructured materials. The attention is focused on metal nanoparticles and nanostructured carbon, among which nanotubes and graphene, whose good catalytic properties make them ideal for the development of counter electrode substrates, transparent conducting oxide, and advanced catalyst materials.…”
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Nanostructures for Enhanced Light Absorption in Solar Energy Devices by Gustav Edman Jonsson, Hans Fredriksson, Raja Sellappan, Dinko Chakarov

“…The fascinating optical properties of nanostructured materials find important applications in a number of solar energy utilization schemes and devices. …”
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The Process of Nanostructuring of Metal (Iron) Matrix in Composite Materials for Directional Control of the Mechanical Properties by Elena Zemtsova, Denis Yurchuk, Vladimir Smirnov

“…The following stages of material synthesis are investigated: (1) preparation of porous metal matrix; (2) surface structuring of the porous metal matrix by TiC nanowires; (3) pressing and sintering to give solid metal composite nanostructured materials based on iron with TiC nanostructures with size 1–50 nm. …”
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Carbon Nanostructure-based Sensors: A Brief Review on Recent Advances by Vinícius D. N. Bezzon, Thaís L. A. Montanheiro, Beatriz R. C. de Menezes, Renata G. Ribas, Victor A. N. Righetti, Karla F. Rodrigues, Gilmar P. Thim

“…A brief review reporting the recent advances on the carbon nanostructured materials-based sensors covering recently published works is presented. …”
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Comparative analysis of structure and chemical state of nitrogen-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes by S. N. Nesov

“…The results obtained in this work can be used to develop methods for modifying the electronic structure of carbon nanostructured materials.…”
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A Thermodynamics Study on the Tetrahydrofuran Effect in Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelets and Activated Carbon Mixtures at Temperatures between 293.15 and 308.15 K by Florinela Sirbu, Alina Catrinel Ion, Luiza Capra, Ion Ion

“…The identified possible molecular interactions between the edges and the surface of exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets and tetrahydrofuran molecules, which include modifications in the structure of exfoliated nanostructured materials in tetrahydrofuran solvent and the influence of the temperature, and of the solute concentration have been calculated based on the obtained experimental values.…”
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Pre-trained artificial intelligence-aided analysis of nanoparticles using the segment anything model by Gabriel A. A. Monteiro, Bruno A. A. Monteiro, Jefersson A. dos Santos, Alexander Wittemann

“…The characterization of such nanostructured materials is typically conducted through the utilization of micrographs. …”
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Emerging Nanoparticle-Based Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Cancer: Innovations and Challenges by Rachitha Puttasiddaiah, Nagaraj Basavegowda, Nityashree Kyathegowdanadoddi Lakshmanagowda, Vinay Basavegowda Raghavendra, Niju Sagar, Kandi Sridhar, Praveen Kumar Dikkala, Maharshi Bhaswant, Kwang-Hyun Baek, Minaxi Sharma

“…This review discusses recent developments in nanostructured materials such as graphene, dendrimers, cell-penetrating peptide nanoparticles, nanoliposomes, lipid nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, and nano-omics in the diagnosis and management of cancer.…”
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Particle Removal and Antibacterial of Nanofiber Doped with Metal and Ions Prepared by Electrospinning by Ying-Chi Jiang, Hope T. Cayron, Yu-Chen Cheng, Alvin R. Caparanga, Chang-Tang Chang

“…Therefore, this study used bacteria and particles as the target pollutants and controlled by prepared nanostructured materials doped with metals and ions. In order to improve the treatment efficiency of particles and bacteria, this study added various metals and ions to nylon 6 nanofibers and explored the antibacterial and filterability of artificial fibrils. …”
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Unveiling the CO2 adsorption capabilities of carbon nanostructures from biomass waste: An extensive review by Arun Kumar Senthilkumar, Mohanraj Kumar, Mohammed Abdul Kader, Mohd. Shkir, Jih-Hsing Chang

“…Additionally, tailoring the surface chemistry of nanostructured materials offers different kinds of adsorption mechanisms for CO2 capture, which are covered in detail. …”
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Exploring advanced nanostructures and functional materials for efficient hydrogen storage: a theoretical investigation on mechanisms, adsorption process, and future directions by Gourhari Jana, Pratim Kumar Chattaraj

“…This review article investigates advanced nanostructured materials for hydrogen storage, including metal acetylide and cyanide complexes, B,N-doped γ-graphyne nanotubes (γ-GNT), lithium-phosphide double helices, and Ni-decorated carbon-based clusters. …”
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High-entropy alloys: Electrochemical Nanoarchitectonics toward high-performance Water splitting by Christian Iffelsberger, Katarina A. Novčić, Eva Kolíbalová, Frank-Michael Matysik, Martin Pumera

“…The findings underline the potential of these high-entropy nanostructured materials in advancing the efficiency of industrial processes, particularly in the realm of green hydrogen production through water splitting. …”
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Microstructural modifications in bitumens rejuvenated by oil from pyrolysis of waste tires by Michela Alfe, Valentina Gargiulo, Giovanna Ruoppolo, Francesco Cammarota, Pietro Calandra, Cesare Oliviero Rossi, Valeria Loise, Michele Porto, Roberto Di Capua, Paolino Caputo

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Large-scale high purity and brightness structural color generation in layered thin film structures via coupled cavity resonance by Wang Danyan, Ji Chengang, Li Moxin, Xing Zhenyu, Gao Hao, Li Xiaochan, Zhou Huixian, Hu Yuhui, Lin Zhelin, Zhang Cheng

“…Structural colors, resulting from the interaction of light with nanostructured materials rather than pigments, present a promising avenue for diverse applications ranging from ink-free printing to optical anti-counterfeiting. …”
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Modeling the oxidation process of TiAl and Ti₃Al intermetallic compounds due to grain-boundary diffusion of oxygen by M. V. Chepak-Gizbrekht, A. G. Knyazeva

“…A diffusion-kinetic model was proposed to analyze the oxidation process in a nanostructured material with explicit identification of grain boundaries. …”
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Nanotechnology Role Development for COVID-19 Pandemic Management by Hamza Abu Owida, Jamal I. Al-Nabulsi, Nidal M. Turab, Nawal Louzi

“…This research will be extremely useful during the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of developing rules for designing nanostructure materials to combat the outbreak.…”
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Physics-Based Modeling and Experimental Study of Si-Doped InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Solar Cells by A. P. Cédola, D. Kim, A. Tibaldi, M. Tang, A. Khalili, J. Wu, H. Liu, F. Cappelluti

“…Numerical simulations are built on a hybrid approach that includes the quantum features of the charge transfer processes between the nanostructured material and the bulk host material in a classical transport model of the macroscopic continuum. …”
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Fabrication of Hybrid Materials Based on Waste Polyethylene/Porous Activated Metakaolinite Nanocomposite as an Efficient Membrane for Heavy Metal Desalination Processes by Mahmoud F. Mubarak, Mohamed A. Zayed, Ayman Nafady, Abeer E. L. Shahawy

“…Hybrid nanostructure materials derived from activated metakaolinite are of growing importance due to their intriguing structural/functional properties and promising biomedical/environmental applications, especially designing desalination membranes. …”
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MXenes in biosensing: Enhancing sensitivity and flexibility – A review of properties, applications, and future directions by Ali Mohammad Amani, Lobat Tayebi, Ehsan Vafa, Alireza Jahanbin, Milad Abbasi, Ahmad Vaez, Hesam Kamyab, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

“…MXenes are a novel type of nanostructured material that has received a lot of attention for their potential applications in bioanalysis owing to their unique features. …”
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Microstructural, Morphological, and Magnetic Effects of NiFe₂O₄ Shell Formation Around Nanospherical ZnFe₂O₄ Cores by Marija Šuljagić, Vuk Uskoković, Lukasz Kilanski, Sabina Lewinska, Abdul Khaliq, Anna Ślawska-Waniewska, Aleksandar Kremenović, Vladimir Pavlović, Dejan A. Jeremić, Ljubica Andjelković

“…To gain a deeper insight into these complex structures, a bi-magnetic nanostructured material composed of superparamagnetic nanoparticles comprising a zinc ferrite core and a nickel ferrite shell was synthesized using the seed-mediated growth approach. …”
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