RSC – Nanoscale latest articles- Rational design of self-assembled monolayer composition for efficient perovskite/Si tandem solar cells March 12, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04517G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Min Sup Kim, So Jeong Park, Geon Pyo Hong, Jin Young KimThe co-adsorption of MeO-4PACz and Br-4PACz enhances the energy-level alignment and hole selectivity at the perovskite/SAM interface, yielding higher VOC in single-junction devices and […]Min Sup Kim
- Structural Defects Dependence of the Second-Harmonic Generation in Monolayer MoS2 March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00101G, PaperHongjia Zhao, Shi Qiu, Anbing Zhang, Hongsheng Liu, Yuan Chang, Junfeng GaoSecond-harmonic generation (SHG) is emerging as a powerful tool for non-destructive material characterization. Simultaneously, it serves as a fundamental mechanism for expanding the wavelength range of laser sources. Although defects...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Hongjia Zhao
- A Dual-nanograting perovskite structure for photodetectors with enhanced light trapping March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04907E, PaperRui Wei, Hongyi Zhao, Qiyang Wang, Jiren Liang, Mingzhong Lü, Weiting Weng, Shun-Xin LiDual-nanograting MAPbBr3 crystals suppress reflection, enhance absorption, and double photodetector responsivity and specific detectivity.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Rui Wei
- Design and Fabrication of Plasmonic Hedgehog-Shaped Covalent Organic Framework Nanocomposites for Indirect SERS-based Ultradetection of Water Contaminant Terbutryn March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR02476E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Tolga Zorlu, Maedeh Anisi, Mónica Quarato, Ana Vieira, Jesús Giráldez-Martínez, Carlos Gonçalves, Aitor Alvarez, Tania Prieto, T. Medina-Tautz, Lucas V. Besteiro, Miguel A. Correa-Duarte, Begoña Espiña, Laura M. Salonen, Laura Rodriguez-LorenzoSurface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy […]Tolga Zorlu
- Activity of ice-binding proteins can be markedly enhanced by protein tags March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04805B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Daniëlle van den Broek, Sanne N. Giezen, Tim P. Hogervorst, Renko de Vries, Ilja K. VoetsIce-binding proteins (IBPs) regulate ice crystal growth, in particular through ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI). IRI activity can be synergistically enhanced […]Daniëlle van den Broek
- Translating magnetic fluid hyperthermia toward lung cancer treatment March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05036G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Malgorzata Sikorska, Magdalena Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, Monika Ruzycka-Ayoush, Anna M. Nowicka, Agata Kowalczyk, Artur Kasprzak, Grzegorz Domanski, Barbara Wagner, Monika Prochorec-Sobieszek, Marzena Cabaj, Anna Szumera-Cieckiewicz, Maciej Glogowski, Andrzej Cieszanowski, Ireneusz P. GrudzinskiMagnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) emerges as […]Malgorzata Sikorska
- Catalytic Tango in Diatomic Catalysts: From Precision-Guided Pair Construction to Machine-Learning-Driven Identification and Design March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05121E, Review ArticleBowen Jiang, Jishui Huang, Kuibo Yin, Litao SunDiatomic catalysts (DACs) are composed of two neighboring metal centers, each stabilized by its own coordination environment, that extend single-atom precision into a cooperative two-site manifold. By programmably tuning composition,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryBowen Jiang
- Zwitterionic cross-linked lipoic acid nanocarriers for oral drug delivery March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04220H, PaperHongcen Hou, Cheng Yang, Shiyong ZhangSulfobetaine-modified cLAS nanoparticles reduce surface charge (−68 mV to −11 mV), which minimizes electrostatic repulsion with intestinal barriers, leverages the poly(disulfide) backbone's penetration ability, and enhances oral delivery.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of […]Hongcen Hou
- Enhancement in Luminescence of Lanthanide Metal Complex on addition of Fluorescent Carbon dots March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00709K, PaperUttam Sarkar, Ronita Dutta, Sagarika BhattacharyaHighly fluorescent Lanthanide metal complexes have shown great potential application in the optics area. However, the insufficient luminescence of lanthanide complexes remains the potential bottleneck. Earlier, on addition of organic...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryUttam Sarkar
- Mechanically Encoded Strain-Vector Keys as Physical Unclonable Function March 11, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04377H, PaperJi-Hoon Choi, Ji-Yea Lee, Sin-Hyung Lee, Hea-Lim ParkAdvances in hacking and counterfeiting demand new security architectures. Optical physically unclonable functions (PUFs), which derive their cryptographic strength from optical responses to structural randomness, are promising platforms for next-generation...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryJi-Hoon Choi
- Designer charge-transfer van der Waals heterostructures March 10, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00005C, Minireview Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Tuyen Huynh, Nathan Lee, Yasir Hassan, Nyamsambuu Battulga, Krishna Muralidharan, Oliver L.A. Monti, Min Sup Choi, Brian KimInterlayer charge transfer in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures underpins a wide range of emergent quantum phenomena, ranging […]Tuyen Huynh
- Outstanding field emission performance via superior carbon nanotubes dispersion by acoustic resonance mixing and synergistic function-oriented annealing strategy March 10, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05141J, PaperWeiwei Yu, Ziqin Ai, Zhe Liu, Shulan Jiang, Zirong Tang, Xiaobin Zhan, Xiuguo ChenThe homogeneous dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is a key bottleneck limiting breakthroughs in cold cathode field emission performance. Due to strong intermolecular van der Waals forces between CNTs, agglomeration...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Weiwei Yu
- Water-Soluble Fluorinated Metal–Organic Cage based on Paramagnetic Copper as an Efficient 1H and 19F MRI Nanoprobe March 10, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00177G, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xin Fang, Hongyu Yang, Meina Liu, Xinyuan Zhu, Xin Jin, Youfu WangMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a critical clinical diagnostic tool, but conventional 1H MRI suffers from background signal interference. 19F MRI offers a promising […]Xin Fang
- Aqueous Chemistry of MoS2 Nanopores: How Functional Groups Influence Water Permeability and Ion/Boron Rejection March 10, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05327G, PaperPradeep Dhondi, Ananth Govind RajanUltrathin nanoporous membranes based on two-dimensional materials, including molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), offer excellent separation efficiency and chemical stability, making them promising candidates for water purification. Prior molecular dynamics (MD) simulations...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryPradeep Dhondi
- Nanostructured high-entropy oxides for catalysis: linking entropy to function March 10, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05294G, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhuxin Lyu, Yunpeng Wang, Yueming Sun, Yunqian DaiReview synthesis and nanoscale characterization to elucidate composition, structure, and property links in HEOs. Summarize applications in thermal/electro/photocatalysis and energy storage, as well as challenges for materials […]Zhuxin Lyu
- Artificial synaptic behaviors of a mobile silver-doped vanadium–cerium oxide memristor with embedded silver nanoclusters for neuromorphic computing applications March 10, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05056A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jiyeon Ryu, Peter Hayoung Chung, Cheolhwan Yoon, Minkook Kang, Hyung-Joon Shin, Tae-Sik YoonA silver-doped vanadium–cerium oxide memristor achieves analog conductance modulation mediated by silver nanoclusters and ion redistribution, enabling enhanced neuromorphic applications.To cite this article […]Jiyeon Ryu
- Ultrafast anisotropic exciton transport in phosphorene March 10, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR03725E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Kai-Wei Chang, Joshua J. P. Thompson, Bartomeu MonserratWe reveal that long-range exchange interactions drive ultrafast and highly anisotropic exciton transport in phosphorene, distinguishing it from other 2D materials.To cite this article before page numbers are […]Kai-Wei Chang
- Reticular assembly of 1D and 2D Cu10 cluster-assembled materials as a recyclable luminescent probe for highly sensitive creatinine detection March 9, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05249A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Tsukasa Irie, Riki Nakatani, Sreelakshmi K. S., Kohki Sasaki, Mika Nozaki, Ayumu Kondo, Tokuhisa Kawawaki, Saikat Das, Yuichi NegishiDimension-engineered Cu10 cluster frameworks offer robust, recyclable luminescent responses for sensitive creatinine sensing in water.To cite this […]Tsukasa Irie
- First-principles investigation of transition metal doping effects on H 2 dissociative adsorption in TiFe-based alloys March 9, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05123A, PaperMengxue Li, Xueqing Zhang, Dong Xu, Chenwu Yang, Xinyu ZhangTiFe alloys are important hydrogen storage materials. This study uses densityfunctional theory (DFT) to systematically investigate how 3d and 4d transition metal (TM) (except Tc) on the dissociative adsorption behavior...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryMengxue Li
- (Sub-) Microscale Structuring of Cellulose Thin Films using a Polymer Brush-Assisted Microcontact Printing (PolyBrushMiC) Routine March 9, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04923G, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Nazim Pallab, Maurice Schmette, Sergio Kogikoski, Jr., Kay Hettrich, Matthias Schenderlein, Martin ReifarthWe present a method for directly micropatterning cellulose thin films using microcontact printing with a polymer-brush stamp carrying reactive imidazole groups. These temporarily […]Nazim Pallab
- Rational design of self-assembled monolayer composition for efficient perovskite/Si tandem solar cells March 12, 2026
