Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ning Zhou, Yuxin Yang, Xin Guo, Jue Gong, Zhangxing Shi, Zongyin Yang, Hao Wu, Yixiao Gao, Ni Yao, Wei Fang, Pan Wang, Limin Tong
Summary: This study reports the direct observation of lasing in microfiber-coupled single plasmonic nanoparticles enabled by strong mode coupling. The results show that single-mode laser emission from the nanoparticles can be achieved at room temperature with low threshold and narrow linewidth.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mehedi H. Rizvi, Ruosong Wang, Jonas Schubert, William D. Crumpler, Christian Rossner, Amy L. Oldenburg, Andreas Fery, Joseph B. Tracy
Summary: This work investigates the properties and alignment effects of controllable gold nanorods in magnetic fields. Cationic polyethyleneimine-functionalized superparamagnetic nanoparticles are deposited on the surface of gold nanorods, and the magnetic alignment of nanorods is achieved by magnetic dipolar interactions. The experimental results demonstrate the potential for rotational manipulation of these nanorods in rotating magnetic fields. This research has important implications for further developments in nanophotonics applications.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yunshan Fan, Yara Aceta, Esther Hessong, Athena Bengston, Laris A. Biageyian, Quan P. Huynh, Robert M. Corn
Summary: Diffraction patterns observed in SPRI microscopy measurements of single gold nanorods exhibit complex behavior near the longitudinal plasmonic resonance band, with a unitless ratio parameter M-R created to describe the diffraction pattern distribution. Results show that this behavior only occurs in the anomalous dispersion region, when the laser wavelength used is shorter than the AuNR plasmonic resonance maxima.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Anran Zhang, Yangping Zhang, Zhangmeng Liu, Gangan Huang, Lihua Wu, Yunzhi Fu, Xiaomei Wang, Yukou Du
Summary: This article reviews the development of anisotropic gold nanostructures, the properties of gold, and its potential for solar energy applications. It provides a detailed introduction to the stability, optical properties, and hot carrier states of gold. The characteristics of anisotropic gold nanostructures in different morphologies are summarized, and the maximum efficiency of solar light utilization is analyzed.
APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Meng-Qi He, Yongjian Ai, Wanting Hu, Xiaomeng Jia, Lei Wu, Mingyu Ding, Qionglin Liang
Summary: By using DNA as an etching agent, it is possible to control the morphology and optical properties of plasmonic nanoparticles, while also introducing fluorescence properties. This strategy allows for precise tuning of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and fluorescence-composited dual-mode signals.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Chia-Wen Kuo, Sheng-Hann Wang, Shu-Cheng Lo, Wei-Han Yong, Ya-Lun Ho, Jean-Jacques Delaunay, Wan-Shao Tsai, Pei-Kuen Wei
Summary: The study proposes a method for sensitive detection of small molecules by coupling image dipoles of gold nanoparticles with Fano resonance of capped gold nanoslits. The coupling mechanism was verified through calculations and experiments, showing potential for detecting low concentrations of small molecules. This resonant coupling significantly pushes the sensitivity boundary, with the detection limit reported to be 3 orders of magnitude lower than prism-based SPR.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Abdul Rahim Ferhan, Youngkyu Hwang, Mohammed Shahrudin Bin Ibrahim, Shikhar Anand, Ahram Kim, Joshua A. Jackman, Nam-Joon Cho
Summary: This study presents the development of plasmonic gold nanorod arrays with ultrahigh surface sensitivity for detecting biomacromolecular interactions, demonstrating superior biosensing performance. By rationally tuning nanorod dimensions, the highest reported degree of surface sensitivity compared to various plasmonic nanostructures was achieved. The measurement capabilities developed in this study have broad applicability to a wide range of biosensing applications.
APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jia-hui Sun, Bin Liu, Ding Liang, Meng -lei Zhu, Xiao-niu Peng, Xi-na Wang, Hui Yuan, Zhong-Jian Yang, Ya-lan Wang
Summary: This study investigates the enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen production efficiency in water splitting by modulating the structure of nano materials. The addition of Au nanorods and MoS2 quantum dots significantly improves the photocatalytic activity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yumei Zhang, Liyun Ding, Jue Zhao, Xingdong Jiang, Fei Ma
Summary: Acetylcholine is an important neurotransmitter that can be detected using a simple electrostatic interaction to create an optical fiber biosensor. The biosensor has high sensitivity and a linear range, making it more convenient, simple, and cost-effective compared to traditional detection methods.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ryuichi Yamada, Makoto Kuwahara, Shota Kuwahara
Summary: Encapsulated gold nanotriangles were assembled into a three-dimensional structure to generate multiple localized surface plasmon resonance modes with different energies under light illumination.
NANOSCALE ADVANCES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ryuichi Yamada, Makoto Kuwahara, Shota Kuwahara
Summary: Gold nanoparticles have low welding probability due to their low collision rate and contact time in solution. Encapsulated anisotropic gold nanotriangles were successfully assembled into a three-dimensional structure inside a permeable silica nanocapsule under light illumination, generating localized surface plasmon resonance. The obtained three-dimensional structure exhibited multiple localized surface plasmon resonance modes with different energies.
NANOSCALE ADVANCES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jian-Ping Sun, Ya-Tao Ren, Kai Wei, Ming-Jian He, Bao-Hai Gao, Hong Qi
Summary: Photoacoustic imaging benefits from the use of gold nanorods as contrast agents. The size change of gold nanorods affects their absorption, heat transfer, and photoacoustic characteristics. Increasing the specific surface area enhances thermal coupling and improves heat transfer, while absorption characteristics determine the photothermal and photoacoustic responses. Therefore, improving absorption characteristics is more important than increasing specific surface area, and increasing specific surface area can enhance the photostability of gold nanorods.
RESULTS IN PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Malgorzata Skwierczynska, Przemyslaw Wozny, Marcin Runowski, Piotr Kulpinski, Stefan Lis
Summary: Cellulose has the potential to be a promising material for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates due to its wide availability, low cost, ease of fabrication, high flexibility, and low optical activity. This study demonstrates the development of a cellulose-based substrate that owes its SERS activity to the presence of gold nanorods in its internal structure, ensuring superior stability and reproducibility. The substrate exhibits plasmonic activity and provides easy and reproducible detection of different analytes via the SERS technique.
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Kimia Kermanshahian, Abbas Yadegar, Hedayatollah Ghourchian
Summary: Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is an optical phenomenon generated by conductive nanoparticles, applied as a label-free sensing technique with superior sensitivity based on the nanoparticle size, shape, and structure; Gold nanorods (AuNRs) etched into small nanoparticles serve as a powerful tool for fabricating various chemo-/bio-sensors, exhibiting unique optical properties resulting from LSPR excitation across visible to near-infrared range.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhen Wang, Jinqiao Lu, Zilong Wang, Jie Huang, Le Wang, Qiang Chen, Yunfeng Li, Yongxing Jin, Pei Liang
Summary: The optical properties of aluminum nanoparticles were simulated and calculated using the finite-difference time-domain method. The research provided a comprehensive explanation of how the dielectric coefficients of the substrate affect the surface plasmon resonance effect. It was found that the surface plasmon resonance of the aluminum nanoparticle structure is highly sensitive to the particle size and height.
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Minbo Wu, Guowu Tang, Guoquan Qian, Qi Qian, Dongdan Chen, Guoping Dong, Zhongmin Yang
Summary: This article presents a new method for describing and predicting the structural features and physical properties of multicomponent oxide glasses. By considering multicomponent oxide glasses as a statistical ensemble of neighboring glassy compounds, the NGCs method is proposed and verified through molecular dynamics simulations. This work is of great significance for accelerating the research of glass materials.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Rui Duan, Yongze Yu, Xu Feng, Quanhua Lin, Jianrong Qiu, Shifeng Zhou
Summary: This study proposes a heterogeneity engineering strategy to construct all-inorganic transparent composite with tunable and ultrabroadband luminescence. The composite exhibits excellent performance and can be used to create integrated waveguide array devices and achieve broadband optical amplification.
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guanxin Du, Shaofei Wen, Junjie Zhao, Peng Ran, Dazhao Wang, Lei Wei, Xvsheng Qiao, Yang Yang, Jianrong Qiu, Shifeng Zhou
Summary: A mild strategy for constructing dual-phase optical ceramics with high crystallinity based on the stepped dual-phase crystallization of hybridized aluminosilicate glass is presented. Transparent ceramics with various chemical compositions and phase combinations can be prepared using this method, and the shape of the ceramic fibers can be easily adjusted. The practical applications of optical ceramics for lighting and X-ray imaging are demonstrated, indicating the potential of this research.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Weiwei Chen, Xiongjian Huang, Quan Dong, Zhihao Zhou, Puxian Xiong, Yakun Le, Enhai Song, Jianrong Qiu, Zhongmin Yang, Guoping Dong
Summary: The rapid development of NIR spectroscopic techniques has facilitated the exploration of novel broadband NIR-emitting materials. However, the pursuit of high-efficiency and thermally stable photonic materials with broadband NIR emission is still unsatisfactory. In this study, a thermally stable Bi-doped germanate glass with tunable broadband NIR emission was designed, demonstrating great potential for applications in compact NIR light sources.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Linxiang Zeng, Xiongjian Huang, Yakun Le, Xinming Zhou, Wenyan Zheng, Christoph J. Brabec, Xvsheng Qiao, Fei Guo, Xianping Fan, Guoping Dong
Summary: A reversible synthesis of halide perovskites on Pb13O8(OH)6(NO3)4-ZIF-8 composites enables information encryption and decryption. The films can be encrypted and decrypted multiple times through reaction with halide ammonium salt.
Article
Oncology
Fangying Fan, Guoping Dong, Chuanhui Han, Wenzhen Ding, Xin Li, Xuejuan Dong, Zhen Wang, Ping Liang, Jie Yu
Summary: This study aimed to explore the prognostic value of peripheral immune factors (PIFs) for early recurrence (ER) prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after thermal ablation. Different models were constructed and evaluated using area under the curve, recurrence-free survival analysis, and log-rank tests. The results showed that peripheral immune factors, when combined with clinical parameters, improved the accuracy of early recurrence prediction after thermal ablation for HCC, and aided in risk stratification of patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYPERTHERMIA
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhiwen Tang, Ren Zou, Xiaolan Chen, Zhaohui Li, Gangtie Lei
Summary: In this study, VO2 as a cathode material for AZIBs is synthesized by solvothermal method and electrochemically converted to Zn2V2O7, solving the problems of narrow voltage range and V4+ dissolution. The improved VO2 cathode offers high specific capacity and cycle stability under long cycles and high current density, making it a promising cathode material for AZIBs.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Manyun Tang, Yan Ma, Shaofei Wen, Guanxin Du, Jingfei Chen, Xueliang Li, Shichao Lv, Shifeng Zhou
Summary: Accurate dose monitoring is crucial in fields such as radiotherapy, nuclear industry, and aerospace due to the harmful effects of ionizing radiation on humans and electronics. However, fabricating a miniaturized dosimeter for real-time monitoring remains challenging. This study presents the potential application of a gallosilicate glass in visualizing and measuring ultraviolet and ionizing radiation through induced color centers. The glass can be fabricated into a fiber with a perfect core-cladding structure, offering an alternative for high-sensitivity radiation dosimeters.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Weiwei Chen, Yafei Wang, Jing Zhang, Baotian Qiu, Jianrong Qiu, Guoping Dong
Summary: In this study, a metal reduction strategy was used to create a chemically reductive environment during glass melting and enhance the local network rigidity. This led to the achievement of a super broadband near-infrared (NIR) emission covering the entire telecommunications window with greatly enhanced intensity in Bi-doped germanate glasses. The super broadband NIR emission showed excellent thermal stability even after the glass was drawn into an optical fiber, and the fiber exhibited low transmission loss and an obvious broadband amplified spontaneous emission spectrum.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Optics
Juan Kang, Tao Liu, Mou Yan, Dandan Yang, Xiongjian Huang, Ruishan Wei, Jianrong Qiu, Guoping Dong, Zhongmin Yang, Franco Nori
Summary: Recently, higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) with topologically nontrivial boundary states have been extensively studied. A novel type of HOTIs called square-root HOTIs, where the topological nature comes from the square of the Hamiltonian, has been experimentally demonstrated in 2D photonic waveguide arrays written in glass using femtosecond laser direct-write techniques. The presence of edge and corner states at visible light spectra has been confirmed experimentally, and the dynamical evolutions of topological boundary states have been observed, suggesting potential applications in information processing and lasing.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Guozhen Li, Qiwen Pan, Zhihao Zhou, Ranran Gu, Hao Zhang, Xiongjian Huang, Guoping Dong, Xiudi Xiao
Summary: In this study, a fully dense coating strategy is proposed to improve the overall stability of perovskite CsPbX3 nanocrystals, especially under high-density laser irradiation. A mesoporous silica SiO2 layer and inorganic glass were used to construct a stable coating and eliminate the pores, respectively. The prepared nanocrystal-in-glass composite demonstrated efficient and stable fluorescence performance in various conditions.
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Qinpeng Chen, Xiongjian Huang, Dandan Yang, Yakun Le, Qiwen Pan, Mingjia Li, Hao Zhang, Juan Kang, Xiudi Xiao, Jianrong Qiu, Zhongmin Yang, Guoping Dong
Summary: A new strategy to design and fabricate polarized CsPbBr3 quantum dot line arrays in transparent glass using femtosecond laser writing is proposed in this study. Programable 2D and 3D polarized luminescent patterns are created inside the glass for polarization-sensitive optical anti-counterfeiting features. The CsPbBr3 quantum dot line arrays used can be well maintained in water environment.
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ke Zhang, Jingfei Chen, Quan Dong, Tianxia Wei, Dazhao Wang, Xueliang Li, Xu Feng, Zhixue He, Jianrong Qiu, Shifeng Zhou
Summary: Comprehensive studies have been conducted on a Bi-doped glass system, and a Bi-doped germanate multicomponent glass system is proposed as a promising candidate. The deactivation mechanism of Bi in a glass matrix has been investigated and prevented by controlling the fiber drawing. A bi-doped multicomponent germanate glass fiber with a high level of Bi doping has been successfully constructed. Finally, a principle compact fiber amplifier device is fabricated for broadband optical amplification.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Xu Feng, Jianrong Qiu, Shifeng Zhou
Summary: Glass ceramics exhibit enhanced functionalities and nonlinear optical properties due to their synergistic effect. This article provides a comprehensive review of the recent progress in nonlinear glass ceramics, emphasizing their synergistic effect in nonlinear response and describing their applications in photonics.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Quan Dong, Ke Zhang, Yupeng Huang, Xu Feng, Tao Yu, Xueliang Li, Jianrong Qiu, Shifeng Zhou
Summary: This study reports the development of a photonic glass embedded with subnano Te clusters, which exhibits unique near-infrared luminescence characteristics and full visible-spectrum conversion ability. The application potential of this glass for night vision and tissue penetration is demonstrated using a smartphone as the excitation source.
