Silicon is the undisputed leader for microelectronics among all the industrial materials and
Si nanostructures flourish as natural candidates for tomorrow's technologies due to the rising …

Biosensors are revolutionizing the health-care systems worldwide, permitting to survey
several diseases, even at their early stage, by using different biomolecules such as proteins …

The synthesis of nanomaterials, with characteristic dimensions of 1 to 100 nm, is a key
component of nanotechnology. Vapor-phase synthesis of nanomaterials has numerous …

This comprehensive review examines the immense capacity of nanowires, nanostructures
characterized by unbounded dimensions, to profoundly transform the field of biomedicine …

The possibility of using colloidal lithography at the industrial level depends on the ability to
form defect-free coatings over large areas. The spin-coating method has not yet shown …

In this paper, we report on the realization of a highly sensitive and low cost 3D surface-
enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform. The structural features of the Ag dendrite …

Disordered materials with new optical properties are capturing the interest of the scientific
community due to the observation of innovative phenomena. We present the realization of …

The accumulation of damage in materials due to crack propagation can lead them to
unpredicted failures. This phenomenon is particularly relevant in materials science …

Efficient light‐stimulated hydrogen generation from top–down produced highly doped n‐type
silicon nanowires (SiNWs) with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in water‐containing medium …

Here, we explore the possibility of using pristine hexagonal silicon (hex‑Si) monolayers as
(photo) catalysts for water splitting. We found that pristine hex‑Si monolayers show promise …