Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) is a widely used multifunctional ceramic material due to its excellent
stability and physical-chemical properties as well as its great accessibility and moderate …

This article reviews the electronic and transport properties of carbon nanotubes. The focus is
mainly theoretical, but when appropriate the relation with experimental results is mentioned …

Ultrathin one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures such as nanowires and nanorods have
drawn considerable attention due to their promising applications in various fields. Despite …

Carbon nanotubes are graphene sheets rolled-up into cylinders with diameters as small as
one nanometer. Extensive work carried out worldwide in recent years has revealed the …

Single‐photon detectors and nanoscale superconducting devices are two major candidates
for realizing quantum technologies. Superconducting‐nanowire single‐photon detectors …

The ecosystem delivers natural services to humans and other living beings that are crucial
for health, quality of life and existence. The purpose of environmental monitoring is to realize …

Carbon nanotubes, with their extraordinary mechanical and unique electronic properties,
have garnered much attention in the past five years. With a broad range of potential …

The ease with which the pH of water is measured obscures the fact that there is presently no
clear molecular description for the hydrated proton. The mid-infrared spectrum of bulk …

Nanostructured materials may be defined as those materials whose structural elements-
clusters, crystallites or molecules-have dimensions in the 1 to 100 nm range. The explosion …

The most profound effect of disorder on electronic systems is the localization of the electrons
transforming an otherwise metallic system into an insulator. If the metal is also a …