Plasmonic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) exhibit a phenomenon called localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), making them suitable for several applications in nanotheranostics, bio-imaging and optoelectronic sensing. H...
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Plasmonic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) exhibit a phenomenon called localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), making them suitable for several applications in nanotheranostics, bio-imaging and optoelectronic sensing. However, this property needs further tuning and enhancement to improve their sensitivity. Here, we developed hybrid nanocomposites by synthesizing AuNPs on the surface of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), with the hypothesis that confinement of collective oscillations of electrons at the interface of CNCs and AuNPs would lead to LSPR enhancement. This study uses a seed-mediated approach for growth of AuNPs on CNC surface and the ratio of gold salt to reducing agent was optimized to tune the growth. Ultraviolet/visible/near-infrared Spectroscopy, Dynamic Light Scattering, Atomic Force Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction were used to validate hybrid formation and associated enhancement in LSPR.
We present a new velocity-gauge real-time, time-dependent density functional tight-binding (VG-rtTDDFTB) implementation in the open-source DFTB+ software package (https://***) for probing electronic excitations in lar...
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Cauchy’s stress tensor, in the most generalized form, is known to be in two parts: a pressure plus octahedral shear stresses. Shear stress thermodynamics in pressurized and sheared systems are used to describe the ph...
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Self-powered alternating current electroluminescence (ACEL) displays own distinctive preponderance in artificial electronic skins and information communication in the internet of things (IoT). However, their limited c...
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Lattice structures demonstrate a unique compressive behavior wherein the compressive strength increases and converges to a specific value as the number of unit-cell arrangements and overall dimensions of the lattice s...
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Label-free reflectometry sensors detect proteins by measuring the reflectance properties of a thin film on a substrate. As light encounters a thin film layer stack, reflections from the layer boundaries interfere with...
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The van der Waals layered ferroelectric CuInP2S6 has been found to exhibit a variety of intriguing properties arising from the fact that the Cu ions are unusually mobile in this system. While the polarization switchin...
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The van der Waals layered ferroelectric CuInP2S6 has been found to exhibit a variety of intriguing properties arising from the fact that the Cu ions are unusually mobile in this system. While the polarization switching mechanism is usually understood to arise from Cu ion motion within the monolayers, a second switching path involving Cu motion across the van der Waals gaps has been suggested. In this work, we perform zero-temperature first-principles calculations on such switching paths, focusing on two types that preserve the periodicity of the primitive unit cell: “cooperative” paths preserving the system's glide mirror symmetry, and “sequential” paths in which the two Cu ions in the unit cell move independently of each other. We find that CuInP2S6 features a rich and varied energy landscape, and that sequential paths are clearly favored energetically both for cross-gap and through-layer paths. Importantly, these segments can be assembled to comprise a globally insulating cycle with the out-of-plane polarization evolving by a quantum as the Cu ions shift to neighboring layers. In this sense, we argue that CuInP2S6 embodies the physics of a quantized adiabatic charge pump.
We study size- and charge-asymmetric oppositely charged colloids driven by an external electric field. The large particles are connected by harmonic springs, forming a hexagonal-lattice network while the small particl...
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There are many compounds to be used to treat cancer but still only 20% of proposed anticancer agents have been commercialized after clinical trials due to serious side effects and unsatisfactory results. To screen pot...
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Superalloys are widely used in the power plants and turbine engines due to the superior mechanical performance at elevated temperatures and oxidation resistance in crucial environments. To enhance the currently commer...
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