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Nanotechnology research highlights: find out what the authors have to say
High field anodization induces ultra-thin TiO2 nanotubes
Oct 12, 2010
Array structure will benefit dye-sensitized solar cells
Tuning the size of metal nanoparticles atomic layer by atomic layer
Sep 28, 2010
University of Liverpool team uses liquid injection atomic layer deposition to grow silver nanoparticles
Super-aligned CNTs replace metal in supercapacitor upgrade
Sep 21, 2010
Sheet-like carbon nanotubes ideal substitute for metal foil current collectors
Tiny whiskers of carbon probed for 3D electronics role
Sep 7, 2010
SEM equipped with electrical probe stage and custom-built mechanical deformation instrument used to characterize miniature materials
Laser welding boosts efficiency of TiO2 solar cells
Sep 1, 2010
Irradiating inter-electrode interface with UV beam during manufacture improves current flow in dye-sensitized solar cells
Controlled production of all-carbon nanohybrids
Jul 27, 2010
Combined carbon nanotube and carbon nanosphere structures could be useful for electrochemical devices
Mass-produced nanopatterns upgrade photodiodes
Jun 22, 2010
Nanocone structure formed by spin-coated nanosphere lithography improves performance of photodiodes and solar cells
Bandgap engineering produces visible light response in WO3
Jun 1, 2010
Material is a promising candidate for enhanced solar cells, electrochromic materials and specific photocatalytic applications
Multi-segment electrodeposited nanowires sense light
Mar 30, 2010
Romanian and German scientists develop functional nanowire-based photodiodes
Silatrane anchors sensitizer dye to nanoporous anode
Jan 29, 2010
Hydrolysis-resistant surface attachment upgrades photoelectrochemical cell
Tunable surface plasmon resonance inside metals
Jan 22, 2010
New resonant class of mirrors for energy-efficient windows and solar energy systems
Short metallic nanotubes made simple
Nov 19, 2009
Fabricating metal nanotubes for magnetic data storage and drug-delivery applications now even easier
Nanogap enhances scattering intensity of optical antennas
Oct 28, 2009
Stronger far-field behaviour could benefit solar cells and optical sensing devices
Nanoenergetic materials team focuses on gas pressure evolution
Oct 14, 2009
Engineers adopt a modified solution combustion synthesis approach to fabricate highly crystalline bismuth trioxide nanoparticles
Magnetic cores allow polymeric nanotubes to be manipulated
Oct 2, 2009
Multifunctional coaxial nickel-PPV nanowires are easy to move around thanks to nickel filling
Schottky junction design exhibits photovoltaic behaviour
Sep 18, 2009
PV configuration proposed as power source for nano-optoelectronics
Non-tapered InN nanowires exhibit record narrow linewidths
Sep 10, 2009
Homogeneous structure allows band gap to be derived directly from PL spectroscopy in the range 5-300 K
Molecular dynamics predicts new boron nitride nanostructures
Aug 27, 2009
Radially flexible nanoscrolls shown to be stable at room temperature
Nanocomposite enhances cycling performance of lithium-ion batteries
Jul 16, 2009
Core-shell heterostructured Fe/Fe3O4 nanocomposite offers efficient electron transport path to current collector
US-China team tunes composition of group IV nanocrystals
Jul 1, 2009
Freestanding Si1–xGex nanocrystals synthesized using nonthermal plasmas