Recent advances in the fabrication and functionalization of flexible optical biosensors: Toward smart life-sciences applications

B Miranda, I Rea, P Dardano, L De Stefano… - Biosensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the last 30 years, optical biosensors based on nanostructured materials have obtained
increasing interest since they allow the screening of a wide variety of biomolecules with high …

Gas-phase synthesis of functional nanomaterials

VN Popok, O Kylián - Applied Nano, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) of different types, especially those of metals and metal oxides, are
widely used in research and industry for a variety of applications utilising their unique …

High-uniformity submicron gratings with tunable periods fabricated through femtosecond laser-assisted molding technology for deformation detection

Y Liu, X Li, J Huang, Z Wang, X Zhao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As one of the important diffractive optical elements, the submicron gratings on flexible
substrates can actively and precisely control the dispersion and steering characteristics of …

Linker-templated structure tuning of optical response in plasmonic nanoparticle gels

M Singh, ZM Sherman, DJ Milliron… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Gel assemblies of functional nanoparticles, reversibly associated into percolating networks
using bifunctional linking molecules, offer promise as versatile materials platforms …

Wavelength-dependent nonlinear optical properties of Ag nanoparticles dispersed in a glass host

P Ferrari, S Upadhyay, MV Shestakov… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The linear and nonlinear optical properties of metal nanoparticles are highly tunable by
variation of parameters such as particle size, shape, composition, and environment. To fully …

Elastic carbon dot/polymer films for fluorescent tensile sensing and mechano-optical tuning

N Shauloff, S Bhattacharya, R Jelinek - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of simple, readily-applicable sensors for mechanical deformation of
polymers is highly sought albeit a formidable task. Here we demonstrate that composite films …

One-step growth of core–shell (PtPd)@ Pt and (PtPd)@ Pd nanoparticles in the gas phase

D Nelli, A Krishnadas, R Ferrando… - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Pt–Pd nanoparticles are grown in the gas phase by a magnetron-sputtering source and
characterized by electron microscopy techniques for both Pt-rich and Pd-rich compositions …

In situ laser light scattering for temporally and locally resolved studies on nanoparticle trapping in a gas aggregation source

J Drewes, S Rehders, T Strunskus… - Particle & Particle …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gas phase synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) via magnetron sputtering in a gas aggregation
source (GAS) has become a well‐established method since its conceptualization three …

Ag cluster beam deposition for TCO/Ag/TCO multilayer

G Torrisi, E Cavaliere, F Banfi, G Benetti… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Environment friendly, thin and flexible devices require the synthesis of Indium-free new
transparent conducting materials (TCM) with improved structural, thermal, electrical and …

Impact of argon flow and pressure on the trapping behavior of nanoparticles inside a gas aggregation source

J Drewes, S Ali‐Ogly, T Strunskus… - Plasma Processes …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, in situ UV–Vis spectroscopy is used to investigate the growth and transport of
nanoparticles inside a gas aggregation source (GAS) dependent on the Ar gas flow and …