A series of hierarchical ZnO-based antireflection coatings with different nanostructures (nanowires and nanosheets) is prepared hydrothermally, followed by means of RF sputtering of MgF2 layers for coaxial nanostructures. Structural analysis showed that both ZnO had a highly preferred orientation along the 〈0001〉 direction with a highly crystalline MgF2 shell coated uniformly. However, a small ...

The donor donor-acceptor (DD-A) FRET model has proven to have a higher FRET efficiency than donor-acceptor acceptor (D-AA), donor-acceptor (D-A), and donor donor-acceptor acceptor (DD-AA) FRET models. The in-tube and in-cell experiments clearly demonstrate that the "DD-A" FRET binary probes can indeed increase the FRET efficiency and provide higher imaging contrast, which is about one order of ...

Flexible Janus nanosheets of molecular scale thickness (3.5 nm) are massively fabricated by a sol-gel process of a self-assembled monolayer of an amphiphilic silane onto a template. Groups of both sides are tuneable, and thus performance of the nanosheets, for example, is pH responsive. As a flexible solid emulsifier, the desired species can be wrapped with an individual nanosheet, which is pH ...

We report the synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) NiCo2O4 nanosheet-coated three-dimensional graphene network (3DGN), which is then used as an electrode for high-rate, long-cycle-life supercapacitors. Using the 3DGN and nanoporous nanosheets, an ultrahigh specific capacitance (2173 F g(-1) at 6 A g(-1)), excellent rate capability (954 F g(-1) at 200 A g(-1)) and superior long-term cycling perform...

Two-dimensional transition metal disulfides with tailored optical response are vital to demonstrate versatile optoelectronic devices and nanophotonic elements. In this work, using transient absorption spectroscopy in conjunction density functional theory calculations, we ultrafast excitons modulation via tailoring the size of a transition-metal dichalcogenide alloy Mo0.64W0.36S2 nanosheet. As n...

While liquid phase exfoliation can be used to produce nanosheets stabilized in polymer solutions, very little is known about the resultant nanosheet size, thickness or monolayer content. Here we use semi-quantitative spectroscopic metrics based on extinction, Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy to investigate these parameters for WS2 nanosheets exfoliated in aqueous polyvinylalcohol (...

In this paper, ZnIn(2)S(4) perpendicular nanosheet films have been directly deposited on FTO substrates by a facile hydrothermal method and investigated as the electrode materials for solar cells. The crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties of the obtained ZnIn(2)S(4) films were characterized by measurements such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), tran...

MoS2 nanosheet, a new two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides nanomaterial, has attracted significant attentions lately due to many potential promising biomedical applications. Meanwhile, there is also a growing concern on its biocompatibility, with little known on its interactions with various biomolecules such as proteins. In this study, we use all-atom molecular dynamics simulations...

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has shown highly attractive superiority as a platform for sensing. However, DNA physisorption on the surface of MoS2 was susceptible to nonspecific probe displacement and false-positive signals. To solve these problems, we have developed a novel MoS2-aptamer nanosheet biosensor for detecting thrombin using a covalently linked aptamer to the MoS2 nanosheet. Ten percen...