Plasmonic gold nanoparticles have been used increasingly in solid-state systems because
of their applicability in fabricating novel sensors, heterogeneous catalysts, metamaterials …

Carbon materials, with their diverse allotropes, have played significant roles in our daily life
and the development of material science. Following 0D C60 and 1D carbon nanotube, 2D …

Due to their controlled and manipulative optical, electronic, mechanical, molecular, and
thermal properties, 2D MXenes-based sensors are emerging as high-performance analytical …

To offset the shortcomings of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) made from recycled
aggregates, the application of nano-materials has been proved as an innovative and highly …

Graphene was first discovered as a sheet structure mechanically exfoliated from a block of
graphite, but in recent years researchers have extended their investigations into this two …

Discovery of graphene and its astonishing properties have given birth to a new class of
materials known as “2D materials”. Motivated by the success of graphene, alternative …

The field of nanotechnology has advanced following the discovery of a two-dimensional
material of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms, graphene in 2004 by Geim and Novoselov …

Designing nanoscale components and units into functional defined systems and materials
has recently received attention as a nanoarchitectonics approach. In particular, exploration …

This study reports two facile routes for the synthesis and characterization of silica
nanoparticles-decorated graphene oxide (SiO 2-GO) nanohybrids by a two-step in-situ sol …

Cement based composite materials (CBCM) with superior mechanical strength and
excellent durability are always desirable in practical applications. Although considerable …