RSC – Nanoscale latest articles- Coupling External Conditions and Intrinsic Structure in Non-Noble Metal Electrocatalysts for HER/OER April 1, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05298J, Review ArticleXin Li, Wenhao Peng, Xinyu Zhu, Bozhi Yang, Shaorou Ke, Shujie Yang, Yanghong Li, Biaoping Zhang, Zhaohui Huang, Minghao Fang, Xin MinNon-noble metal electrocatalysts are central to practical water electrolysis, yet many of the most active motifs do not remain structurally stable under device-level operating windows. Here, a stability-focused […]Xin Li
- W2N3 Nanodot/2D C3N4 Heterostructures with Interfacial Covalent Bonding Toward Pt-Free Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution March 31, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05506G, PaperLiming Dai, Rui Gao, Hongan Zhao, Chenchen Fang, Hua Wen, Yaya Wang, Jinghong Wang, Ruixi Zhang, Li Shi, Jianfei Che, Yongsheng Fu, Huijuan Lin, Jingwen Sun, Junwu ZhuGraphitic carbon nitride is a promising photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution, but its performance is severely limited by rapid carrier recombination and the reliance […]Liming Dai
- Light-driven cation pumping in atomic-level van der Waals heterostructures towards efficient osmotic energy harvesting March 31, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00014B, PaperYifan Guo, Xi Wang, Xinyu Chen, Xinyue Cao, Zhengwei Cao, Cuiwen Zong, Jia Ge, Junzhu Tao, Yu Zhang, Gao Liu, Lei Jiang, Zhen ZhangEfficient light-driven ion pumping under nanoconfinement offers a promising strategy for enhaning solar-assisted salinity-gradient energy conversion. Here, we report a cascaded graphene oxide-covalent organic framework (GO-COFs) van […]Yifan Guo
- Adsorption conformation induced kondo switch of fluorenyl radicals on metal surface March 31, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00433D, PaperJia Liu, Yanbo Li, Jianmin Huang, S. Tan, Chuanxu Ma, Qitang Fan, Bing WangControlling whether a molecular radical retains its spin on a metal surface is a key prerequisite for building switchable, atomically precise carbon-based spin architectures. Here we use 3,6-bis(4bromophenyl)-9H-fluorene to synthesize...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Jia Liu
- Phase-change metasurface for switchable terahertz edge detection and bright-field imaging based on quasi-bound states in the continuum March 31, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00621C, PaperLing Zhou, Li Luo, Kenan Guo, Lin Liang, Menghan Chen, Shichao Zhao, Yuxin Tang, Tingting Liu, Shuyuan Xiao, Jie Li, Jianquan YaoMetasurfaces are confined to static functionalities and lack reconfigurability-a key characteristic urgently needed for their practical applications in dynamic environments. To address the critical challenges of traditional metasurfaces, including […]Ling Zhou
- Precursor Effects and Formation Mechanism of Polyol-Synthesized Thermoelectric Bi2Te3 March 31, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05277G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Madison Donohoe, Tristan Licskai, Ehsan Niknam, Abdeljalil Assoud, Tianze Zou, Jan B Kycia, Holger KleinkePolyol synthesis offers a controllable and scalable approach for producing high-performance thermoelectric materials such as bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3), providing more control […]Madison Donohoe
- Intelligent Magnetic Nanomaterials: A Trinity Framework of Programmability, Field-Driven Actuation, and Data-Guided Intelligence March 31, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05291B, Review ArticleRuoyu Wang, Shaoqing Liu, Bin Zuo, Guoze Yan, Bingbing Shen, Pengde Li, Zheng Chen, Xingtao XuAbstratIntelligent magnetic nanomaterials (I-MNMs) represent a new generation of functional materials capable of sensing, learning, and adapting to dynamic environments. This work proposes a unified design framework that integrates structural...The content of this RSS […]Ruoyu Wang
- Hydrogenation of dodecanoic acid over niobium oxide-supported Ir–Pd bimetallic nanoparticles March 31, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00623J, PaperRin Sotani, Koichi Higashimine, Shun NishimuraVarious combinations of Nb2O5-supported Ir-based catalysts (Ir‒X/Nb2O5, X= Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pd, Sn, and Au) were investigated for an efficient conversion of dodecanoic acid to dodecanol. The...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryRin Sotani
- A Swiss army knife for the treatment of bone cancers: a new multifunctional platform based upon SPIONS@copper-doped bioactive glass core-shell nanoparticles March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00763E, PaperMargot Muratet-Maraval, Auriane Bagur, Philip Chennell, Charlotte Vichery, Nicolas Charbonnel, Mariline THEVENIOT, Yohann Wittrant, Christiane Forestier, Stephane Descamps, Olivier Sandre, Jean-Marie NedelecIn this study, magnetic γ-Fe2O3@SiO2-CaO-CuO mesoporous copper-doped bioactive glass core-shell nanoparticles (MCSNs) were synthesised by iron salts co-precipitation, and by a modified Stöber sol-gel method, using a cationic surfactant […]Margot Muratet-Maraval
- Dictating Orientation Diversity of Body-Centered Cubic Superlattices in the Self-Assembly of Polymer-Grafted Nanocubes through Heterogeneous Grafting Designs March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00115G, PaperChong Yu, Wei Deng, Hongxia GuoUnderstanding the self-assembly of polymer-grafted nanocrystals with anisotropic cores and precisely controlling the orientation of their assembled structures are crucial for creating novel nanomaterials with remarkable photoelectric, optical, and catalytic...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryChong Yu
- Constructing a composite catalyst containing amorphous nickel hydroxide/crystalline lanthanum carbonate hydroxide for urea electrolysis March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00295A, PaperXing Gan, Hua Jin, Kun Xiong, Shiqian She, Jianfeng Song, Jia Chen, Haidong ZhangThe urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is considered a promising alternative to the anodic slow kinetics oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water electrolysis due to its lower theoretical potential (0.37 V)...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Xing Gan
- Thickness-dependent spin Hall magnetoresistance in few-layer CrPS4/Pt heterostructures March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00460A, CommunicationCaiqiong Xu, Xue He, Jicheng Wang, Wenxing Chen, Shilei Ding, Yanglong Hou, Jin-Bo Yang, Rui WuVan der Waals (vdW) antiferromagnets hold great promise for next-generation highdensity and high-speed spintronic devices due to their unique magnetic and electronic properties. In this work, we systematically investigate the...The content of this RSS Feed […]Caiqiong Xu
- Ultrafast charge dynamics of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based terpolymers for optoelectronic applications: impact of acceptor concentrations and thermal annealing March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00012F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Leonato Tambua Nchinda, Zewdneh Genene, Wendimagegn Mammo, Newayemedhin A. Tegegne, Dirk M. Guldi, Tjaart P. J. KrügerDiketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based terpolymers have emerged as promising donor materials for organic solar cells (OSCs), offering tunable optoelectronic properties, broadband […]Leonato Tambua Nchinda
- Recent advances in the extraction and skincare applications of grape by-product extracts March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR03929K, Review ArticleJunjie Wang, Panpan Du, Haiyan Ju, Mengjing Li, Yucong Cai, Qi Yu, Xinhua Liu, Yonggang LvGrape (Vitis vinifera), a globally cultivated fruit, generates substantial by-products (seeds, peels, pomace, and stems) during wine and juice production.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation […]Junjie Wang
- Sustainable Lithium Recovery from Spent LiFePO4 Cathode via K2S2O8 -Assisted Solid State Oxidation Through Mechanochemistry March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04478B, CommunicationJunhee Kim, Min Hyuk Choi, Dong Won Kim, Inji Choi, Yoo Sei Park, Kyeong-Ho KimA rapid mechanochemical process using potassium persulfate (K2S2O8) was developed for lithium extraction from spent LiFePO4 cathodes. Nearly complete Li recovery (~99.6%) was achieved within 30 min at 600 rpm,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Junhee Kim
- Mechanisms and Potential Applications of Technologies for Detecting Specific Polyfluoroalkyl Substances via Nano-level Interactions March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05521K, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Aki Shibata, Mitsuaki Nuno, Tomoka Ishikawa, Hitoshi Kasai, Kouki OkaPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, possessing chemically and thermally stable C-F bonds, have been widely used in various products owing to their flame retardancy, chemical resistance, […]Aki Shibata
- Interface-Engineered HMS/PANI Thermoelectric Device for 3D Printer Waste Heat Harvesting March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00059B, PaperNishath Begum Jamal Mohammed, Rajasekar Parasuraman, Pandiyarasan Veluswamy, Arunkumar ChandrasekharThe development of flexible, high-performance thermoelectric materials is necessary due to the growing demand for sustainable energy conversion from waste heat sources. In this work, we present higher manganese silicide/polyaniline...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryNishath Begum Jamal Mohammed
- Nanowire photodetectors: Path to single physical artificial neurons March 30, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00513F, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yunqiu Chen, Milad Fathabadi, Mohammad Vafadar, Songrui ZhaoNeurons are basic units for information processing in biological systems. Targeting to have the efficiency of information processing in biological systems, artificial neural network (ANN) has been studied […]Yunqiu Chen
- Nonlinear generation control with torus metasurfaces March 29, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00116E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Lei Kang, Charles F. Nelatury, Douglas H. WernerSupporting induced toroidal moments, nanostructures with toroidal topology offer an alternative mechanism for light-matter interaction. Toroidal resonances observed in artificial meta-atoms unambiguously exhibit distinct characteristics originating from their […]Lei Kang
- ZrO2-decorated Pluronic F-127-modified gCN nanosheets for the IFE-driven detection of tetracycline March 29, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05243B, PaperArushi Sharma, Aashima Sharma, Neena Mehta, Ramesh Kataria, S. K. MehtaThe extensive use of tetracycline (TC) and oxytetracycline (OTC) in agriculture and livestock promotes antibiotic resistance and environmental contamination, posing risks to ecosystems and public health.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation […]Arushi Sharma
- Coupling External Conditions and Intrinsic Structure in Non-Noble Metal Electrocatalysts for HER/OER April 1, 2026
