Plasmonic biosensing based on non-noble-metal materials

This review focuses on the research progress of non-noble-metal materials with nanostructures for plasmonic biosensing. Firstly, the physical and sensing principles of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensors are briefly introduced; then non-noble-metal materials, such as copper, aluminum, semiconductor, graphene and other materials, for plasmonic sensing are categorized and presented. Finally, a rational discussion about the future prospective of novel materials for plasmonic sensing is given.     

Enrichment of neonicotinoid insecticides from lemon juice sample with magnetic three‐dimensional graphene as the adsorbent followed by determination with high‐performance liquid chromatography

A novel 3D‐graphene (3D‐G) magnetic nanomaterial was prepared and used as an adsorbent for the extraction of four neonicotinoid insecticides (acetamiprid, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, and thiamethoxam) from lemon juice sample. Then, HPLC with UV detection was applied for the determination of the neonicotinoid insecticides desorbed from the 3D‐G magnetic nanomaterial. The main experimental parameters that affect the extraction efficiencies such as the amount of 3D‐G magnetic nanomaterial, sample solution pH, extraction time, salting‐out effect, and desorption conditions were studied and optimized. As a result, the linear concentration range of the method was from 0.3 to 100.0 ng/mL for thiacloprid, from 0.5 to 100.0 ng/mL for imidacloprid and acetamiprid, and from 1.0 to 100.0 ng/mL for thiamethoxam, with correlation coefficients of 0.9965–0.9985, respectively. The LODs of the method based on an S/N of 3 were between 0.08 and 0.2 ng/mL. The enrichment factors obtained were between 67 and 427, and the RSDs (n = 6) were in the range from 4.6 to 7.1%, and the recoveries of the method fell in the range of 88.75 to 111.60%.     

Quantum dot resonant tunneling FET on graphene

At this paper a field effect transistor based on graphene nanoribbon (GNR) is modeled. Like in most GNR-FETs the GNR is chosen to be semiconductor with a gap, through which the current passes at on state of the device. The regions at the two ends of GNR are highly n-type doped and play the role of metallic reservoirs so called source and drain contacts. Two dielectric layers are placed on top and bottom of the GNR and a metallic gate is located on its top above the channel region. At this paper it is assumed that the gate length is less than the channel length so that the two ends of the channel region are un-gated. As a result of this geometry, the two un-gated regions of channel act as quantum barriers between channel and the contacts. By applying gate voltage, discrete energy levels are generated in channel and resonant tunneling transport occurs via these levels. By solving the NEGF and 3D Poisson equations self consistently, we have obtained electron density, potential profile and current. The current variations with the gate voltage give rise to negative transconductance.     

Beating oscillation and Fano resonance in the laser assisted electron transmission through graphene δ-function magnetic barriers

We investigate theoretically the transmission of electrons through a pair of δ-function magnetic barriers in graphene in presence of external monochromatic, linearly polarized and CW laser field. The transmission coefficients are calculated in the framework of non-perturbative Floquet theory using the transfer matrix method. It is noted that the usual Fabry–Perot oscillations in transmission through the graphene magnetic barriers with larger inter barrier separation takes the shape of beating oscillations in presence of the external laser field. The laser assisted transmission spectra are also found to exhibit the characteristic Fano resonances (FR) for smaller values of the inter barrier separation. The appearance of the perfect node in the beating oscillation and the asymmetric Fano line shape can be controlled by varying the intensity of the laser field. The above features could provide some useful and potential information about the light - matter interactions and may be utilized in the graphene based optoelectronic device applications.     

石墨烯/CdTe量子点复合物的合成及在克伦特罗检测方面的应用

成功地合成了石墨烯/CdTe量子点复合物,并采用透射电镜、紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱、荧光衰减曲线和X射线光电子能谱对产物进行了表征。透射电镜结果显示CdTe量子点被修饰于石墨烯的表面;X射线光电子能谱结果表示石墨烯在合成过程中被还原,还表明在所合材料的表面具有羧基和羟基;荧光发射光谱和荧光衰减曲线的结果显示将CdTe量子点修饰于石墨烯表面显著提高了CdTe量子点的荧光性能。此外,基于克伦特罗和石墨烯/CdTe量子点复合物之间形成的氢键,所合成材料可用于定量分析克伦特罗。克伦特罗对石墨烯/CdTe量子点复合物具有显著的猝灭作用,荧光强度的降低（F₀/F）与克伦特罗之间存在良好的线性关系,线性范围为7.22~108.30 μmol·L^-1,检出限为4 μmol·L^-1。     

Comparison of Adsorption of Proteins at Di erent Sizes on Pristine Graphene and Graphene Oxide

Using all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we have investigated the adsorption stability and conformation change of different proteins on the surface of pristine graphene (PG) and graphene oxide (GO). We find that: (ⅰ) with the cooperation of the electrostatic interactions between proteins and oxygen-containing groups, GO shows better adsorption stability than PG; (ⅱ) the peptide loses its secondary structure on both PG and GO surface, and the α-helix structure of the protein fragment is partially broken on PG surface, but is well preserved on GO surface, while the secondary structure of globular protein has no distinct change on both PG and GO surface. In general, GO presents better biocompatibility than PG. Our results are of significant importance to understand the interactions between proteins and PG/GO and the applications of PG/GO in biotechnology and biomedicine.     

Mechanistic Insights into the Fluorescence Quenching of Rhodamine 6G by Graphene Oxide

The fluorescence quenching of Rhodamine 6G (R6G) by graphene oxide (GO) was interrogated by R6G fluorescence measurements using a set of controlled GO samples with varied C/O ratios as the quencher.The carbonyl groups on the GO nanosheet turned to play a dominant role in quenching the R6G fluorescence.The quenching in the static regime can be described by the "sphere of action" model.The significant absorption of the R6G fluorescence by the ground-state complex formed between R6G and GO was identified to be responsible for the static quenching.This work offers helpful insights into the fluorescence quenching mechanisms in the R6G/GO system.     

Polyolefin-functionalized graphene oxide and its GO/HDPE nanocomposite with excellent mechanical properties

An effective strategy for the polyolefin-functionalized graphene oxide (fGO) using two-step methods has been reported for GO/HDPE nanocomposite with excellent mechanical properties.     

Simplified fabrication of high areal capacitance all-solid-state micro-supercapacitors based on graphene and MnO2 nanosheets

A universal simplified strategy was developed to fabricate all-solid-state planar micro-supercapacitors with high areal capacitance (~355 mF/cm²), based on interdigital patterned films of 2D pseudocapacitive MnO₂ nanosheets and electrochemically exfoliated graphene.     

Tailoring thermal conductivity of bulk graphene oxide by tuning the oxidation degree

The thermal conductivity of graphene oxides can be tailored by tuning oxidation degree due to the introduction of atomic- and nano-scale phonon scattering centers.