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Xu, P.; Dong, L.; Neek-Amal, M.; Ackerman, M.L.; Yu, J.; Barber, S.D.; Schoelz, J.K.; Qi, D.; Xu, F.; Thibado, P.M.; Peeters, F.M.; |
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Self-organized platinum nanoparticles on freestanding graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
ACS nano |
Abbreviated Journal |
Acs Nano |
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8 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
2697-2703 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
Freestanding graphene membranes were successfully functionalized with platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs). High-resolution transmission electron microscopy revealed a homogeneous distribution of single-crystal Pt NPs that tend to exhibit a preferred orientation. Unexpectedly, the NPs were also found to be partially exposed to the vacuum with the top Pt surface raised above the graphene substrate, as deduced from atomic-scale scanning tunneling microscopy images and detailed molecular dynamics simulations. Local strain accumulation during the growth process is thought to be the origin of the NP self-organization. These findings are expected to shape future approaches in developing Pt NP catalysts for fuel cells as well as NP-functionalized graphene-based high-performance electronics. |
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Publication Date |
2014-02-05 |
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1936-0851;1936-086X; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
13.942 |
Times cited |
38 |
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; M.N.A. acknowledges financial support by the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299855. F.M.P. acknowledges financial support by the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. L.D. acknowledges financial support by the Taishan Overseas Scholar program (tshw20091005), the International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China (2014DFA60150), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51172113), the Shandong Natural Science Foundation (JQ201118), the Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Commission (12-1-4-136-hz), and the National Science Foundation (DMR-0821159). P.M.T. is thankful for the financial support of the Office of Naval Research under Grant No. N00014-10-1-0181 and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-0855358. ; |
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Most recent IF: 13.942; 2014 IF: 12.881 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116881 |
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2978 |
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Walter, A.L.; Sahin, H.; Jeon, K.J.; Bostwick, A.; Horzum, S.; Koch, R.; Speck, F.; Ostler, M.; Nagel, P.; Merz, M.; Schupler, S.; Moreschini, L.; Chang, Y.J.; Seyller, T.; Peeters, F.M.; Horn, K.; Rotenberg, E.; |
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Luminescence, patterned metallic regions, and photon-mediated electronic changes in single-sided fluorinated graphene sheets |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
Publication |
ACS nano |
Abbreviated Journal |
Acs Nano |
| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
7801-7808 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Single-sided fluorination has been predicted to open an electronic band gap in graphene and to exhibit unique electronic and magnetic properties; however, this has not been substantiated by experimental reports. Our comprehensive experimental and theoretical study of this material on a SiC(0001) substrate shows that single-sided fluorographene exhibits two phases, a stable one with a band gap of similar to 6 eV and a metastable one, induced by UV irradiation, with a band gap of similar to 2.5 eV. The metastable structure, which reverts to the stable “ground-state” phase upon annealing under emission of blue light, in our view is induced by defect states, based on the observation of a nondispersive electronic state at the top of the valence band, not unlike that found in organic molecular layers. Our structural data show that the stable C2F ground state has a “boat” structure, in agreement with our X-ray magnetic circular dichroism data, which show the absence of an ordered magnetic phase. A high flux of UV or X-ray photons removes the fluorine atoms, demonstrating the possibility of lithographically patterning conducting regions into an otherwise semiconducting 2D material. |
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2014-08-09 |
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1936-0851;1936-086X; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
13.942 |
Times cited |
23 |
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Most recent IF: 13.942; 2014 IF: 12.881 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119263 |
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1857 |
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Sánchez-Iglesias, A.; Grzelczak, M.; Altantzis, T.; Goris, B.; Pérez-Juste, J.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Donaldson, S.H.; Chmelka, B.F.; Israelachvili, J.N.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; |
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Hydrophobic interactions modulate self-assembly of nanoparticles |
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A1 Journal article |
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2012 |
Publication |
ACS nano |
Abbreviated Journal |
Acs Nano |
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6 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
11059-11065 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Hydrophobic interactions constitute one of the most important types of nonspecific interactions in biological systems, which emerge when water molecules rearrange as two hydrophobic species come close to each other. The prediction of hydrophobic interactions at the level of nanoparticles (Brownian objects) remains challenging because of uncontrolled diffusive motion of the particles. We describe here a general methodology for solvent-induced, reversible self-assembly of gold nanoparticles into 3D clusters with well-controlled sizes. A theoretical description of the process confirmed that hydrophobic interactions are the main driving force behind nanoparticle aggregation. |
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Publication Date |
2012-11-28 |
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1936-0851;1936-086X; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
13.942 |
Times cited |
311 |
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| Notes |
267867 Plasma Quo; 246791 Countatoms; 262348 Esmi |
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Most recent IF: 13.942; 2012 IF: 12.062 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105292 |
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1538 |
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Quintana, M.; López, A.M.; Rapino, S.; Toma, F.M.; Iurlo, M.; Carraro, M.; Sartorel, A.; Maccato, C.; Ke, X.; Bittencourt, C.; Da Ros, T.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Marcaccio, M.; Paolucci, F.; Prato, M.; Bonchio, M.; |
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Knitting the catalytic pattern of artificial photosynthesis to a hybrid graphene nanotexture |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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ACS nano |
Abbreviated Journal |
Acs Nano |
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7 |
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1 |
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811-817 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The artificial leaf project calls for new materials enabling multielectron catalysis with minimal overpotential, high turnover frequency, and long-term stability. Is graphene a better material than carbon nanotubes to enhance water oxidation catalysis for energy applications? Here we show that functionalized graphene with a tailored distribution of polycationic, quaternized, ammonium pendants provides an sp(2) carbon nanoplatform to anchor a totally inorganic tetraruthenate catalyst, mimicking the oxygen evolving center of natural PSII. The resulting hybrid material displays oxygen evolution at overpotential as low as 300 mV at neutral pH with negligible loss of performance after 4 h testing. This multilayer electroactive asset enhances the turnover frequency by 1 order of magnitude with respect to the isolated catalyst, and provides a definite up-grade of the carbon nanotube material, with a similar surface functionalization. Our innovation is based on a noninvasive, synthetic protocol for graphene functionalization that goes beyond the ill-defined oxidation-reduction methods, allowing a definite control of the surface properties. |
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000314082800088 |
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2012-12-17 |
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1936-0851;1936-086X; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
13.942 |
Times cited |
69 |
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246791 COUNTATOMS; 262348 ESMI; ESF Cost Action NanoTP MP0901 |
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Most recent IF: 13.942; 2013 IF: 12.033 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107707 |
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1766 |
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El-Gogary, R.I.; Rubio, N.; Wang, J.T.W.; Al-Jamal, W.T.; Bourgognon, M.; Kafa, H.; Naeem, M.; Klippstein, R.; Abbate, V.; Leroux, F.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Kamel, A.O.; Awad, G.A.S.; Mortada, N.D.; Al-Jamal, K.T.; |
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Polyethylene glycol conjugated polymeric nanocapsules for targeted delivery of quercetin to folate-expressing cancer cells in vitro and in vivo |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
Publication |
ACS nano |
Abbreviated Journal |
Acs Nano |
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8 |
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2 |
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1384-1401 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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In this work we describe the formulation and characterization of chemically modified polymeric nanocapsules incorporating the anticancer drug, quercetin, for the passive and active targeting to tumors. Folic acid was conjugated to poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) polymer to facilitate active targeting to cancer cells. Two different methods for the conjugation of PLGA to folic acid were employed utilizing polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a spacer. Characterization of the conjugates was performed using FTIR and H-1 NMR studies. The PEG and folk acid content was independent of the conjugation methodology employed. PEGylation has shown to reduce the size of the nanocapsule; moreover, zeta-potential was shown to be polymer-type dependent. Comparative studies on the cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of the different formulations by He La cells, in the presence and absence of excess folic acid, were carried out using MTT assay and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, respectively. Both results confirmed the selective uptake and cytotoxicity of the folic acid targeted nanocapsules to the folate enriched cancer cells in a folate-dependent manner. Finally, the passive tumor accumulation and the active targeting of the nanocapsules to folate-expressing cells were confirmed upon intravenous administration in He La or IGROV-1 tumor-bearing mice. The developed nanocapsules provide a system for targeted delivery of a range of hydrophobic anticancer drugs in vivo. |
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2014-01-07 |
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1936-0851;1936-086X; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
13.942 |
Times cited |
144 |
Open Access |
Not_Open_Access |
| Notes |
290023 Raddel; 262348 Esmi; Iap-Pai |
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Most recent IF: 13.942; 2014 IF: 12.881 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:115862 |
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2670 |
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Chen, J.J.; Wang, Q.; Meng, J.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bie, Y.Q.; Liu, J.; Liu, K.; Liao, Z.M.; Sun, D.; Yu, D.; |
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Photovoltaic effect and evidence of carrier multiplication in graphene vertical homojunctions with asymmetrical metal contacts |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
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ACS nano |
Abbreviated Journal |
Acs Nano |
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9 |
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9 |
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8851-8858 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Graphene exhibits exciting potentials for high-speed wideband photodetection and high quantum efficiency solar energy harvest because of its broad spectral absorption, fast photoelectric response, and potential carrier multiplication. Although photocurrent can be generated near a metalgraphene interface in lateral devices, the photoactive area is usually limited to a tiny one-dimensional line-like interface region. Here, we report photoelectric devices based on vertical graphene two-dimensional homojunction, which is fabricated via vertically stacking four graphene monolayers with asymmetric metal contacts. The devices show excellent photovoltaic output with excitation wavelength ranging from visible light to mid-infrared. The wavelength dependence of the internal quantum efficiency gives direct evidence of the carrier multiplication effect in graphene. The simple fabrication process, easy scale-up, large photoresponsive active area, and broadband response of the vertical graphene device are very promising for practical applications in optoelectronics and photovoltaics. |
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2015-08-15 |
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1936-0851;1936-086X; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
13.942 |
Times cited |
11 |
Open Access |
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246791 Countatoms |
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Most recent IF: 13.942; 2015 IF: 12.881 |
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c:irua:127689 |
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2615 |
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