RSC – Nanoscale latest articles- Imaging conductive nano-domains induced by Gd intercalation in epitaxial bilayer graphene March 20, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05324B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Michael Fralaide, Yuanchen Chi, Shen Chen, Raghunandan B-Iyer, Yilong Luan, Ruth Shinar, Joseph Shinar, Cai Zhuang Wang, Marek Kolmer, Michael Tringides, Zhe FeiWe report nano-infrared (IR) imaging and spectroscopy of epitaxial bilayer graphene (BLG) on […]Michael Fralaide
- In situ X-ray imaging of segregation and mixing in PtPd core–shell nanoparticles under methane oxidation conditions March 20, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05321H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Lydia J. Bachmann, Jagrati Dwivedi, Dmitry Lapkin, Bihan Wang, Jan-Christian Schober, Gerard N. Hinsley, Sarah Bernart, Kuan Hoon Ngoi, Rustam Rysov, Arti Dangwal Pandey, Thomas F. Keller, Ivan A. Vartanyants, Andreas StierleOvergrowing Pt with Pd […]Lydia J. Bachmann
- Boosting Photo-Induced Charge Separation by the NaV2O5/BiOCl Nanocomposite for Alkaline Water Splitting and Environmental Remediation March 20, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05191F, PaperSoumita Sarkar, Soumalya Banerjee, Afsar Ali, Astam K. PatraPhotoelectrochemical water splitting represents a promising approach for the sustainable and renewable production of hydrogen fuel. In this study, we present the synthesis of a NaV2O5/BiOCl nanocomposite photocatalyst for hydrogen...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistrySoumita Sarkar
- Cation-exchange and lateral ripening in wurtzite-like CuInSe2 formation from weissite-like Cu2−xSe March 20, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00183A, PaperChristopher P. Pakhanyan, Allison P. Forsberg, Richard L. BrutcheyWeissite-like Cu2−xSe nanoplates convert to wurtzite-like CuInSe2 via In3+ cation exchange while preserving the hexagonal Se2− framework, revealing a coupled pathway of cation exchange and anisotropic lateral ripening.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation […]Christopher P. Pakhanyan
- The nature of trehalose–protein interactions in aqueous solutions revealed by neutron scattering March 20, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05299H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Kajsa Ahlgren, Christoffer Olsson, Tristan Youngs, Jan SwensonTrehalose is widely recognized for stabilising proteins under conditions that promote dehydration, denaturation, or loss of function, yet its underlying mechanisms remain elusive, although exclusion from the protein […]Kajsa Ahlgren
- Persistent, Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity by Multi-Metal Surface Phase Modified Ceria Nanozymes March 20, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05105C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Craig James Neal, Abinaya Sindu Pugazhendhi, Elisabeth Shiffer, Candace R. Fox, Muhammad Hassan Mehmood Kalyar, Elayaraja Kolanthai, Katarzyna Stan-Glowinska, Daniel Brown, Khoa Minh Ta, Joanna Wojewoda-Budka, Natalia Sobczak, Marco Molinari, Griffith Parks, Melanie Coathup, Sudipta […]Craig James Neal
- Transition metal doping enhances pseudocapacitive energy storage in monoclinic molybdenum dioxide March 20, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00342G, PaperZe-Dong Zhang, Guo-Xian Zhao, Zutao Pan, Yao Xu, Ling-Bin KongPseudocapacitive supercapacitors have garnered significant research attention in recent years due to their advantage of simultaneously possessing high energy density and high power density. Molybdenum-based metal oxides exhibit high specific...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryZe-Dong Zhang
- Thermodynamically Guided Synthesis of 3R-TaSe2 Nanocrystals and Their Superconducting Behavior March 19, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05129K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mahmoud M. Hammo, M. A. A. Mohamed, Esam K. Moustafa, Daniel Wolf, Samuel Froeschke, Ammar Soliman , Joseph Dufouleur, Romain Giraud, B. Büchner, Michael Mertig, S. HampelTwo-dimensional (2D) TaSe2 has recently garnered significant attention due […]Mahmoud M. Hammo
- Biomimetic Liquid Metal Cell March 19, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00291A, PaperJingyi Li, Mengwen Qiao, Minghui Guo, Zerong Xing, Yunlong Bai, Ju Wang, Yujia Song, Ren Xu, Xi Zhao, Jing LiuGallium-based liquid metals, as a broad category of emerging functional materials with unique physical, chemical, and biological properties, offer numerous possibilities for advancing intelligent systems. However, a basic query persistently...The content […]Jingyi Li
- Si-Substituted MAX Phases and In-Situ Formation of Si-Coated MXene Composites via Chlorosilane Etching March 19, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05255F, CommunicationXudong Wang, Qian Fang, Mian Li, Zhifang Chai, Qing HuangA top-down strategy enables the synthesis of Si-substituted MAX phases (Mn+1SiXn, where M = Ti, V, Nb, Ta, Cr and X = C or N ) from Al-based MAX precursors...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryXudong Wang
- Suppressed Spectral Blue-shift in ZnS-coated CuInS₂ Quantum Dots for Efficient Luminescent Solar Concentrators March 19, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00099A, PaperChanghong Cheng, Jiayi Zhang, Yufan Wu, Jingjian Zhou, Qiliang Fu, Ilya Sychugov, Dan Shan, Bo Xu, Jing HuangIt is well established that ZnS shell coating on CuInS 2 quantum dots (QDs) can significantly enhance their photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY); however, it can also induce substantial spectral blue-shift...The content of this […]Changhong Cheng
- Mechanistic insights into crossover-dependent nuclease resistance of PX vs. dsDNA using enhanced sampling March 19, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04538J, PaperSandip Mandal, Arun Richard Chandrasekaran, Prabal K. MaitiPX shows enhanced resistance to DNase I due to its narrower minor groove, higher rigidity, and reduced enzyme binding affinity. In contrast, dsDNA has a wider minor groove and lower rigidity, enabling stronger DNase I binding and faster degradation.To cite this article before […]Sandip Mandal
- Pd Single Atoms on Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanofibers for Efficient Photothermal Catalytic Hydrogenation of Phenylacetylene March 19, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05437K, PaperTingting Yang, Huaike Li, Xuefeng Zhang, Guichu Yue, Ying Zhang, Long Ju, Ziyue Zhang, Nü Wang, Zhimin Cui, Yong ZhaoPhotothermal catalysis has emerged as a promising approach to overcome the high energy consumption of conventional thermal catalysis and the low quantum efficiency typical of photocatalysis, offering a sustainable pathway...The content […]Tingting Yang
- Piezo-phototronic flexible photodetectors based on spatially aligned InN nanowires embedded in graphene channel March 19, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NR05404D, PaperSeunghwan Jhee, Jaehyeok Shin, Sumin Kang, Yumin Lee, Jaemin Lee, Nam-In Kim, Jae- Hyun Ryou, Namkoo Ha, Ducklae Kim, Sangmi Na, Jin Soo KimThe development of high-performance flexible photodetectors (PDs) is anticipated to provide the necessary variable scalability for emerging light-based technologies such as light detection and ranging, light-fidelity communication, […]Seunghwan Jhee
- Engineering Molecular Heterojunctions in 2D MOFs for Efficient Charge Separation and CO 2 Photoreduction March 18, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00401F, PaperYan Rong, Zhifeng Xin, Xinqi Pan, Xi Wang, Shanshan Zheng, Shangbing Wang, Zhaoxu Wangselectivity, thereby enabA molecular-level heterojunction is achieved by coordinating zinc porphyrin (Zn-TIPP) units onto the surface of a two-dimensional metal–organic framework nanosheet (Cu-HHTP), resulting in a metal-porphyrin-modified 2D MOF heterostructure...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Yan Rong
- Precision Ladder-Structured Silver Cluster Assembly Bridged by Tetrazine Linkers for Highly Sensitive and Selective Luminescence Recognition of Amino Acids March 18, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00302H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Tsukasa Irie, Riki Nakatani, Sreelakshmi K. S., Ayumu Kondo, Tokuhisa Kawawaki, Shuntaro Takahashi, Saikat Das, Yuichi NegishiSilver nanoclusters merge atomically defined structures with intense, environment-responsive photoluminescence, yet their notorious lability in air and water has […]Tsukasa Irie
- Electrostatic potential-tuned d-band center for enhanced oxygen evolution of NiFe-based catalysts March 18, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00128A, PaperChunyang Zhang, Mingyue Du, Saiya Liu, Wenjia Gu, Yitao Si, Xiaojing Ma, Maochang LiuNiFe-based materials are promising, non-precious alternatives to noble metal catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. However, their tendency for dynamic surface reconstruction and high oxygen evolution reaction barriers, which arise...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Chunyang Zhang
- Photoferroelectric Coupling and Polarization-Controlled Interfacial Band Modulation in van der Waals Compound CuInP₂S₆ March 18, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00185H, PaperSUBHASHREE CHATTERJEE, Rabindra Basnet, Rajeev Nepal, Ramesh C BudhaniUnderstanding how optical excitation couples with polarization and interfacial electrostatics in van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectrics (FEs) is essential for the development of light-programmable nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistrySUBHASHREE CHATTERJEE
- Recent Advances on High-Entropy Strategies Developed for High-Performance NASICON-type Cathodes for Sodium Ion Batteries: A Mini Review March 18, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00149A, MinireviewFang Chen, Yadan Xie, Na Li, Zhoubin Yu, Weiwu Yuan, Xiang Ding, Lili HanSodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are promising for grid-scale energy storage and low-speed electric vehicles due to sodium's high earth abundance and low cost, but their commercialization is hindered by sluggish Na⁺...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Fang Chen
- Controlled HCl Etching of Al2O3 Nanoparticles toward Void Free Interfacial Contact for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells March 18, 2026Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6NR00417B, PaperYi Wang, Qiangqiang Zhao, Bingqian Zhang, Panyu Wang, Kun Gao, Nannan Gao, Qi Huang, Xiaojie Song, Shuping PangPreferential nucleation at the upper surface of formamidinium-cesium (FA/Cs) perovskite films typically leads to porous structures at the bottom interface. Pre-depositing Al2O3 nanoparticles can enhance nucleation at the bottom interface,...The content of this […]Yi Wang
- Imaging conductive nano-domains induced by Gd intercalation in epitaxial bilayer graphene March 20, 2026
