When lithography meets self-assembly: a review of recent advances in the directed assembly of complex metal nanostructures on planar and textured surfaces

RA Hughes, E Menumerov, S Neretina - Nanotechnology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
One of the foremost challenges in nanofabrication is the establishment of a processing
science that integrates wafer-based materials, techniques, and devices with the …

Selective CO2 photoreduction to C2 hydrocarbon via synergy between metastable ordered oxygen vacancies and hydrogen spillover over TiO2 nanobelts

J Xue, X Jia, Z Sun, H Li, Q Shen, X Liu, H Jia… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of photocatalysts with desirable compositions and structures to improve
the selectivity of CO 2 conversion to hydrocarbon remains a challenging goal. In this study …

Dewetting mechanisms and their exploitation for the large-scale fabrication of advanced nanophotonic systems

J Ye, D Zuev, S Makarov - International Materials Reviews, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Recent progress in submicron-and nano-fabrication technologies has led to the emergence
of novel photonic structures such as optical nanoantennas and metasurfaces. Real-life …

Templated dewetting: designing entirely self-organized platforms for photocatalysis

M Altomare, NT Nguyen, P Schmuki - Chemical science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Formation and dispersion of metal nanoparticles on oxide surfaces in site-specific or even
arrayed configuration are key in various technological processes such as catalysis …

Towards transparent and durable copper-containing antimicrobial surfaces

C Graham, A Mezzadrelli, W Senaratne, S Pal… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Metallic copper is a potent antimicrobial agent with high efficacy against a range of
microorganisms. Whilst it is commonplace for objects such as door handles and hospital …

Metal assisted chemical etching of silicon in the gas phase: A nanofabrication platform for X-ray optics

L Romano, M Kagias, J Vila-Comamala… - Nanoscale …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
High aspect ratio nanostructuring requires high precision pattern transfer with highly
directional etching. In this work, we demonstrate the fabrication of structures with ultra-high …

A Cocatalytic Electron‐Transfer Cascade Site‐Selectively Placed on TiO2 Nanotubes Yields Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

M Altomare, NT Nguyen, S Hejazi… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers are key elements in designing
photocatalysts. TiO2 in numerous geometries has been for many years the most studied …

Ultrahigh responsivity UV photodetector based on Cu nanostructure/ZnO QD hybrid architectures

MY Li, M Yu, D Su, J Zhang, S Jiang, J Wu, Q Wang… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Strong near‐surface electromagnetic field formed by collective oscillation of electrons on Cu
nanostructure a shows a strong dependence on geometry, offering a promising approach to …

Nanoislands as plasmonic materials

T Chung, Y Lee, MS Ahn, W Lee, SI Bae, CSH Hwang… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Subwavelength metal nanoislands thermally dewetted from a thin film emerge as a powerful
and cost-effective photonic material, due to the formation of substantially strong nano-gap …

Dynamics of small solid particles on substrates of arbitrary topography

Q Zhao, W Jiang, Y Wang, DJ Srolovitz, T Qian, W Bao - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
We study the dynamics of a small solid particle arising from the dewetting of a thin film on a
curved substrate driven by capillarity, where mass transport is controlled by surface …