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21 January 2014      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Physical Sciences               Shape-controlled synthesis of palladium and copper superlattice nanowires for high-stability hydrogen sensors ▶     Dachi Yang, Jennifer Carpena-Núñez, Luis F. Fonseca et al.     For hydrogen sensors built with pure Pd nanowires, the instabilities causing baseline drifting and temperature-driven sensing behavior are limiting factors when working within a …             Gold nanoparticle assemblies stabilized by bis(phthalocyaninato)lanthanide(III) complexes through van der Waals interactions ▶     Yuki Noda, Shin-ichiro Noro, Tomoyuki Akutagawa et al.     Gold nanoparticle assemblies possess diverse application potential, ranging from industrial nanotechnology to medical biotechnology. Because the structures and properties of …             Origin of the improved mobility and photo-bias stability in a double-channel metal oxide transistor ▶     Hong Yoon Jung, Youngho Kang, Ah Young Hwang et al.     This study examined the performance and photo-bias stability of double-channel ZnSnO/InZnO (ZTO/IZO) thin-film transistors. The field-effect mobility (μFE) and photo-bias …             Irreversibility of Pressure Induced Boron Speciation Change in Glass ▶     Morten M. Smedskjaer, Randall E. Youngman, Simon Striepe et al.     It is known that the coordination number (CN) of atoms or ions in many materials increases through application of sufficiently high pressure. This also applies to glassy …             Experimental imaging properties of immersion microscale spherical lenses ▶     Ran Ye, Yong-Hong Ye, Hui Feng Ma et al.     Using the immersion lensing technique, the resolution of a conventional spherical lens can be improved by a factor of 1/n over its value in air (n, the refractive index of the …             Space charge neutralization by electron-transparent suspended graphene ▶     Siwapon Srisonphan, Myungji Kim, Hong Koo Kim     Graphene possesses many fascinating properties originating from the manifold potential for interactions at electronic, atomic, or molecular levels. Here we report measurement of …             Spectral Demultiplexing in Holographic and Fluorescent On-chip Microscopy ▶     Ikbal Sencan, Ahmet F. Coskun, Uzair Sikora et al.     Lensfree on-chip imaging and sensing platforms provide compact and cost-effective designs for various telemedicine and lab-on-a-chip applications. In this work, we demonstrate …             A systems approach to designing next generation vaccines: combining α-galactose modified antigens with nanoparticle platforms ▶     Yashdeep Phanse, Brenda R. Carrillo-Conde, Amanda E. Ramer-Tait et al.     Innovative vaccine platforms are needed to develop effective countermeasures against emerging and re-emerging diseases. These platforms should direct antigen internalization by …             Discovery of a Structural-Element Specific G-Quadruplex "Light-Up" Probe ▶     Liyun Zhang, Jun Cheng Er, Krishna Kanta Ghosh et al.     The development of a fluorescent probe capable of detecting and distinguishing the wide diversity of G-quadruplex structures is particularly challenging. Herein, we report a novel …             Multiscale deconstruction of molecular architecture in corn stover ▶     Hideyo Inouye, Yan Zhang, Lin Yang et al.     Lignocellulosic composite in corn stover is a candidate biofuel feedstock of substantial abundance and sustainability. Its utilization is hampered by resistance of constituent …             On-chip plasmon-induced transparency based on plasmonic coupled nanocavities ▶     Yu Zhu, Xiaoyong Hu, Hong Yang et al.     On-chip plasmon-induced transparency offers the possibility of realization of ultrahigh-speed information processing chips. Unfortunately, little experimental progress has been …             Fabrication of [001]-oriented tungsten tips for high resolution scanning tunneling microscopy ▶     A. N. Chaika, N. N. Orlova, V. N. Semenov et al.     The structure of the [001]-oriented single crystalline tungsten probes sharpened in ultra-high vacuum using electron beam heating and ion sputtering has been studied using …             Water Amount Dependence on Morphologies and Properties of ZnO nanostructures in Double-solvent System ▶     Jinzhou Yin, Feng Gao, Chengzhen Wei et al.     ZnO materials with a range of different morphologies have been successfully synthesized via a simple double-solvothermal method in the presence of glycine. The morphologies of the …             Generalized law of friction between elastomers and differently shaped rough bodies ▶     Valentin L. Popov, Lars Voll, Qiang Li et al.     In this paper, we study theoretically and experimentally the friction between a rough parabolic or conical profile and a flat elastomer beyond the validity region of Amontons' …             On the ergodicity of supercooled molecular glass-forming liquids at the dynamical arrest: the o-terphenyl case ▶     Francesco Mallamace, Carmelo Corsaro, Nancy Leone et al.     The dynamics of supercooled ortho-terphenyl has been studied using photon-correlation spectroscopy (PCS) in the depolarized scattering geometry. The obtained relaxation curves are …             Intrinsically higher fatigue cracking resistance of the penetrable and movable incoherent twin boundary ▶     L. L. Li, P. Zhang, Z. J. Zhang et al.     Incoherent twin boundaries (ITBs) are widespread and play a crucial role in unidirectional deformation behavior of materials, however, the intrinsic role of individual ITB under …             Fabrication of Porous Matrix Membrane (PMM) Using Metal-Organic Framework as Green Template for Water Treatment ▶     Jian-Yuan Lee, Chuyang Y. Tang, Fengwei Huo     Pressure-driven membranes with high porosity can potentially be fabricated by removing template, such as low water stability metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or other …             Analytic solution for the limiting shape of profiles due to fretting wear ▶     Valentin L. Popov     We consider fretting wear due to tangential oscillations of two contacting bodies. For small oscillation amplitudes, the wear occurs only in a circular slip zone at the border of …             Single-Crystalline Hyperbranched Nanostructure of Iron Hydroxyl Phosphate Fe5(PO4)4(OH)3·2H2O for Highly Selective Capture of Phosphopeptides ▶     Qun Chen, Chengzhen Wei, Yizhou Zhang et al.     Single-crystalline hyperbranched nanostructures of iron hydroxyl phosphate Fe5(PO4)4(OH)3·2H2O (giniite) with orthorhombic phase were synthesized through a simple route. They have …             In situ study of defect migration kinetics in nanoporous Ag with enhanced radiation tolerance ▶     C. Sun, D. Bufford, Y. Chen et al.     Defect sinks, such as grain boundaries and phase boundaries, have been widely accepted to improve the irradiation resistance of metallic materials. However, free surface, an ideal …             A new simple concept for ocean colour remote sensing using parallel polarisation radiance ▶     Xianqiang He, Delu Pan, Yan Bai et al.     Ocean colour remote sensing has supported research on subjects ranging from marine ecosystems to climate change for almost 35 years. However, as the framework for ocean colour …             A stochastic model dissects cell states in biological transition processes ▶     Jonathan W. Armond, Krishanu Saha, Anas A. Rana et al.     Many biological processes, including differentiation, reprogramming, and disease transformations, involve transitions of cells through distinct states. Direct, unbiased …             Modified smoothed particle hydrodynamics (MSPH) for the analysis of centrifugally assisted TiC-Fe-Al2O3 combustion synthesis ▶     M. A. Hassan, Reza Mahmoodian, M. Hamdi     A modified smoothed particle hydrodynamic (MSPH) computational technique was utilized to simulate molten particle motion and infiltration speed on multi-scale analysis levels. The …             Experimental and Theoretical Demonstrations for the Mechanism behind Enhanced Microbial Electron Transfer by CNT Network ▶     Xian-Wei Liu, Jie-Jie Chen, Yu-Xi Huang et al.     Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) share the principle of the microbially catalyzed anodic substrate oxidation. Creating an electrode interface to promote extracellular electron …             Three-dimensional micro/nano-scale structure fabricated by combination of non-volatile polymerizable RTIL and FIB irradiation ▶     Susumu Kuwabata, Hiro Minamimoto, Kosuke Inoue et al.     Room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) has been widely investigated as a nonvolatile solvent as well as a unique liquid material because of its interesting features, e.g., …             Towards stable silicon nanoarray hybrid solar cells ▶     W. W. He, K. J. Wu, K. Wang et al.     Silicon nanoarray hybrid solar cells benefit from the ease of fabrication and the cost-effectiveness of the hybrid structure, and represent a new research focus towards the …             Orbital-specific Tunability of Many-Body Effects in Bilayer Graphene by Gate Bias and Metal Contact ▶     Hirokazu Fukidome, Masato Kotsugi, Kosuke Nagashio et al.     Graphene, a 2D crystal bonded by π and σ orbitals, possesses excellent electronic properties that are promising for next-generation optoelectronic device applications. For these a …             Proposal and numerical study of ultra-compact active hybrid plasmonic resonator for sub-wavelength lasing applications ▶     Chao Xiang, Chun-Kit Chan, Jian Wang     We design an ultra-compact active hybrid plasmonic ring resonator for lasing applications at deep sub-wavelength scale. The combined contributions of hybrid plasmonic mode, …             Giant electrical modulation of magnetization in Co40Fe40B20/Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.7Ti0.3O3(011) heterostructure ▶     Sen Zhang, Yonggang Zhao, Xia Xiao et al.     We report a giant electric-field control of magnetization (M) as well as magnetic anisotropy in a Co40Fe40B20(CoFeB)/Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.7Ti0.3O3(PMN-PT) structure at room …             Mesoporous CNT@TiO2-C Nanocable with Extremely Durable High Rate Capability for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes ▶     Bin Wang, Huolin Xin, Xiaodong Li et al.     A well-designed nanostructure CNT@TiO2-C with fine anatase TiO2 particle (< 8 nm), good electronic conducting network (inner CNT core and outer carbon layer), and mesoporous …             Trading Network Predicts Stock Price ▶     Xiao-Qian Sun, Hua-Wei Shen, Xue-Qi Cheng     Stock price prediction is an important and challenging problem for studying financial markets. Existing studies are mainly based on the time series of stock price or the operation …             Collective behaviour across animal species ▶     Pietro DeLellis, Giovanni Polverino, Gozde Ustuner et al.     We posit a new geometric perspective to define, detect, and classify inherent patterns of collective behaviour across a variety of animal species. We show that machine learning …             Superior asymmetric supercapacitor based on Ni-Co oxide nanosheets and carbon nanorods ▶     Rutao Wang, Xingbin Yan     Nickel and cobalt (Ni-Co) binary oxide nanosheets with mesoporous structure are prepared by a facile approach based on the formation and disassociation of nickel/cobalt-citrate …             Molecular Nanoshearing: An Innovative Approach to Shear off Molecules with AC-Induced Nanoscopic Fluid Flow ▶     Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky, Ramanathan Vaidyanathan, Sakandar Rauf et al.     Early diagnosis of disease requires highly specific measurement of molecular biomarkers from femto to pico-molar concentrations in complex biological (e.g., serum, blood, etc.) …             Engineering the heart: Evaluation of conductive nanomaterials for improving implant integration and cardiac function ▶     Jin Zhou, Jun Chen, Hongyu Sun et al.     Recently, carbon nanotubes together with other types of conductive materials have been used to enhance the viability and function of cardiomyocytes in vitro. Here we demonstrated …             Correlation of X-Ray Vector Radiography to Bone Micro-Architecture ▶     Florian Schaff, Andreas Malecki, Guillaume Potdevin et al.     Besides the overall mass density, strength of trabecular bone depends significantly on its microstructure. However, due to dose constraints in medical CT imaging, it is impossible …             Pressure-induced reversal between thermal contraction and expansion in ferroelectric PbTiO3 ▶     Jinlong Zhu, Jianzhong Zhang, Hongwu Xu et al.     Materials with zero/near zero thermal expansion coefficients are technologically important for applications in thermal management and engineering. To date, this class of materials …             Elasto-plasticity in wrinkled polymerized lipid membranes ▶     Sahraoui Chaieb     Biomembranes shown to behave like elastic sheets, can also suffer plastic deformations. Neutron scattering experiments on partially polymerised wrinkled membranes revealed that …             The bifoil photodyne: a photonic crystal oscillator ▶     J. E. Lugo, R. Doti, N. Sanchez et al.     Optical tweezers is an example how to use light to generate a physical force. They have been used to levitate viruses, bacteria, cells, and sub cellular organisms. Nonetheless it …             Abruptness of Cascade Failures in Power Grids ▶     Sakshi Pahwa, Caterina Scoglio, Antonio Scala     Electric power-systems are one of the most important critical infrastructures. In recent years, they have been exposed to extreme stress due to the increasing demand, the …             Intermediate plasmonic characteristics in a quasi-continuous metallic monolayer ▶     Hansik Yun, Il-Min Lee, Seung-Yeol Lee et al.     There has been a significant interest on plasmonics in a metallic structure with very narrow gaps for studies of nanophotonics. However, little attention has been paid to the …             Effect of Two Different Superstrate Layers On Bismuth Titanate (BiT) Array Antennas ▶     F. H. Wee, F. Malek, A. U. Al-Amani et al.     The microwave industry has shown increasing interest in electronic ceramic material (ECM) due to its advantages, such as light weight, low cost, low loss, and high dielectric …             Graph analysis of dream reports is especially informative about psychosis ▶     Natália B. Mota, Raimundo Furtado, Pedro P. C. Maia et al.     Early psychiatry investigated dreams to understand psychopathologies. Contemporary psychiatry, which neglects dreams, has been criticized for lack of objectivity. In search of …             In-Situ TEM visualization of vacancy injection and chemical partition during oxidation of Ni-Cr nanoparticles ▶     Chong-Min Wang, Arda Genc, Huikai Cheng et al.     Oxidation of alloy often involves chemical partition and injection of vacancies. Chemical partition is the consequence of selective oxidation, while injection of vacancies is …             Direct Observation of Localized Spin Antiferromagnetic Transition in PdCrO2 by Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy ▶     Han-Jin Noh, Jinwon Jeong, Bin Chang et al.     We report the first case of the successful measurements of a localized spin antiferromagnetic transition in delafossite-type PdCrO2 by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy …             Controlling nitrogen migration through micro-nano networks ▶     Dongqing Cai, Zhengyan Wu, Jiang Jiang et al.     Nitrogen fertilizer unabsorbed by crops eventually discharges into the environment through runoff, leaching and volatilization, resulting in three-dimensional (3D) pollution …             Ultrafast light induced unusually broad transient absorption in the sub-bandgap region of GeSe2 thin film ▶     A. R. Barik, Mukund Bapna, D. A. Drabold et al.     In this paper, we show for the first time that ultrafast light illumination can induce an unusually broad transient optical absorption (TA), spanning of ≈ 200 nm in the …             Magnetic and structural transitions of SrFe2As2 at high pressure and low temperature ▶     J. J. Wu, J. F. Lin, X. C. Wang et al.     One of key issues in studying iron based superconductors is to understand how the magnetic phase of the parent compounds evolves. Here we report the systematic investigation of …             Mesoscale Origin of the Enhanced Cycling-Stability of the Si-Conductive Polymer Anode for Li-ion Batteries ▶     Meng Gu, Xing-Cheng Xiao, Gao Liu et al.     Electrode used in lithium-ion battery is invariably a composite of multifunctional components. The performance of the electrode is controlled by the interactive function of all …             Quantification of strain and charge co-mediated magnetoelectric coupling on ultra-thin Permalloy/PMN-PT interface ▶     Tianxiang Nan, Ziyao Zhou, Ming Liu et al.     Strain and charge co-mediated magnetoelectric coupling are expected in ultra-thin ferromagnetic/ferroelectric multiferroic heterostructures, which could lead to significantly …             Influence of Preferred Orientation on the Electrical Conductivity of Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide Films ▶     Jian Tao Wang, Xiang Lei Shi, Wei Wei Liu et al.     Current development of high-performance transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films is limited with tradeoff between carrier mobility and concentration since none of them can be …             CuO nanoparticles encapsulated inside Al-MCM-41 mesoporous materials via direct synthetic route ▶     Chengli Huo, Jing Ouyang, Huaming Yang     Highly ordered aluminum-containing mesoporous silica (Al-MCM-41) was prepared using attapulgite clay mineral as a Si and Al source. Mesoporous complexes embedded with CuO …             Non-invasive airway health assessment: Synchrotron imaging reveals effects of rehydrating treatments on mucociliary transit in-vivo ▶     Martin Donnelley, Kaye S. Morgan, Karen K. W. 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