Nanostructures are technological devices constructed on a nanometer length scale more than a thousand times thinner than a human hair. Due to the unique properties of matter at this scale, such devices offer great potential for creating novel materials and behaviors that can be leveraged to benefit mankind. This paper addresses a particular challenge involved in the design of nanostructures--th...

a Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea. b IBS Centre for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, Institute for Basic Science, Suwon 440746, Republic of Korea c Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea. d Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan ‡These authors c...

In the last decade, Prussian blue (PB) has attracted increased scientific interest in various research fields, such as fuel cells, gas separation and pollution treatment. Due to its advanced catalysis, biocompatibility, selectivity and stability, PB has been widely used in biosensor construction. However, the formation of regular PB nanostructures is challenging due to its fast crystallization ...

Fabrication of ZnO nanostructure via direct patterning based on sol-gel process has advantages of low-cost, vacuum-free, and rapid process and producibility on flexible or non-uniform substrates. Recently, it has been applied in light-emitting devices and advanced nanopatterning. However, application as an electrically conducting layer processed at low temperature has been limited by its high r...

This presentation describes the surface micelles formed by self-organization of amphiphilic molecules at the solid/liquid interface, and reviews the methods of stabilizing the surface micelles by enhancing the intermolecular interaction or introducing covalent bonds in self-assemblies. This type of work may provide new avenues for fabricating organic nanostructure materials, as well as possible...

In recent years, a good number of methods have become available for the preparation of an important group of photoactive materials for applications in photocatalysis and solar cells. Nevertheless, the benefits derived from preparing those materials through unconventional approaches are very attractive from the green chemistry point of view. This critical review work is focused on sonication as ...

A new hybrid material consisting of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and carbon nanotube (CNT) was synthesized by a simple and versatile approach entailing click coupling between azide moiety-functionalized POSS and alkyne-functionalized multi-walled CNTs. This approach provides a simple and convenient route to efficiently functionalize a wide variety of nanoscale nanostructure mat...

In this paper, the thermoelectric properties of In2O3-based materials in comparison with other thermoelectric materials are considered. It is shown that nanostructured In2O3 Sn-based oxides are promising for thermoelectric applications at moderate temperatures. Due to the nanostructure, specific surface properties of In2O3 and filtering effects, it is possible to significantly reduce the therma...