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11 March 2014      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Physical Sciences               CORRIGENDUM: Quantum Limit of Quality Factor in Silicon Micro and Nano Mechanical Resonators ▶     Shirin Ghaffari, Saurabh A. Chandorkar, Shasha Wang et al.                 Resonant metamaterial detectors based on THz quantum-cascade structures ▶     A. Benz, M. Krall, S. Schwarz et al.     We present the design, fabrication and characterisation of an intersubband detector employing a resonant metamaterial coupling structure. The semiconductor heterostructure relies …             Spectral dynamics of picosecond gain-switched pulses from nitride-based vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers ▶     Shaoqiang Chen, Takashi Ito, Akifumi Asahara et al.     Short pulses generated from low-cost semiconductor lasers by a simple gain-switching technique have attracted enormous attention because of their potential usage in wide …             Engineering the metathesis and oxidation-reduction reaction in solid state at room temperature for nanosynthesis ▶     Pengfei Hu, Yali Cao, Dianzeng Jia et al.     It is a long-standing goal to explore convenient synthesis methodology for functional materials. Recently, several multiple-step approaches have been designed for photocatalysts Ag…             Monodispersed bimetallic PdAg nanoparticles with twinned structures: Formation and enhancement for the methanol oxidation ▶     Zhen Yin, Yining Zhang, Kai Chen et al.     Monodispersed bimetallic PdAg nanoparticles can be fabricated through the emulsion-assisted ethylene glycol (EG) ternary system. Different compositions of bimetallic PdAg …             Theoretical Prediction of Electronic Structure and Carrier Mobility in Single-walled MoS2 Nanotubes ▶     Jin Xiao, Mengqiu Long, Xinmei Li et al.     We have investigated the electronic structure and carrier mobility of armchair and zigzag single-walled MoS2 nanotubes using density functional theory combined with Boltzmann …             Hybrid supercapacitor-battery materials for fast electrochemical charge storage ▶     A. Vlad, N. Singh, J. Rolland et al.     High energy and high power electrochemical energy storage devices rely on different fundamental working principles - bulk vs. surface ion diffusion and electron conduction. …             Roll-to-roll fabrication of large scale and regular arrays of three-dimensional nanospikes for high efficiency and flexible photovoltaics ▶     Siu-Fung Leung, Leilei Gu, Qianpeng Zhang et al.     Three-dimensional (3-D) nanostructures have demonstrated enticing potency to boost performance of photovoltaic devices primarily owning to the improved photon capturing …             A Selective Glutathione Probe based on AIE Fluorogen and its Application in Enzymatic Activity Assay ▶     Xiaoding Lou, Yuning Hong, Sijie Chen et al.     In this work, we design and synthesize a malonitrile-functionalized TPE derivative (TPE-DCV), which can react with thiol group through thiol-ene click reaction, leading to the …             Calculation and application of combined diffusion coefficients in thermal plasmas ▶     Anthony B. Murphy     The combined diffusion coefficient method is widely used to treat the mixing and demixing of different plasma gases and vapours in thermal plasmas, such as welding arcs and plasma …             Light induced conch-shaped relief in an azo-polymer film ▶     Mizuki Watabe, Guzhaliayi Juman, Katsuhiko Miyamoto et al.     We have discovered that a novel chiral structured surface relief (termed ‘conch’-shaped surface relief) with a height of over 1 μm can be formed in an azo-polymer film merely by …             Evaluating the thermal damage resistance of graphene/carbon nanotube hybrid composite coatings ▶     L. David, A. Feldman, E. Mansfield et al.     We study laser irradiation behavior of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and chemically modified graphene (rGO)-composite spray coatings for use as a thermal absorber material …             Mass Spectrometry of Flavonoid Vicenin-2, Based Sunlight Barriers in Lychnophora species ▶     Denise Brentan Silva, Izabel Cristina Casanova Turatti, Dayana Rubio Gouveia et al.     Lychnophora salicifolia plants collected from four different places in Brazil (three states: Goias, Minas Gerais and Bahia) revealed a conserved accumulation of vicenin-2, a di-C…             Enhancement of p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance by Supramolecular Assembly of Electron Donor and Acceptor ▶     Haining Tian, Johan Oscarsson, Erik Gabrielsson et al.     Supramolecular interactions based on porphyrin and fullerene derivatives were successfully adopted to improve the photovoltaic performance of p-type dye-sensitized solar cells …             Taming Explosive Growth through Dynamic Random Links ▶     Anshul Choudhary, Vivek Kohar, Sudeshna Sinha     We study the dynamics of a collection of nonlinearly coupled limit cycle oscillators relevant to a wide class of systems, ranging from neuronal populations to electrical circuits, …             Temperature-Induced Coalescence of Colliding Binary Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surface ▶     Nan Yi, Bin Huang, Lining Dong et al.     This report investigates the impact of droplet temperature on the head-on collision of binary droplets on a superhydrophobic surface. Understanding droplet collision is critical …             Three-dimensional Monte Carlo model of the coffee-ring effect in evaporating colloidal droplets ▶     A. Crivoi, Fei Duan     The residual deposits usually left near the contact line after pinned sessile colloidal droplet evaporation are commonly known as a “coffee-ring” effect. However, there were …             Role of additional PCBM layer between ZnO and photoactive layers in inverted bulk-heterojunction solar cells ▶     Shinuk Cho, Kwang-Dae Kim, Jinhee Heo et al.     In order to induce greater light absorption, nano-patterning is often applied to the metal-oxide buffer layer in inverted bulk-heterojunction(BHJ) solar cells. However, current …             New type of microengine using internal combustion of hydrogen and oxygen ▶     Vitaly B. Svetovoy, Remco G. P. Sanders, Kechun Ma et al.     Microsystems become part of everyday life but their application is restricted by lack of strong and fast motors (actuators) converting energy into motion. For example, widespread …             Design, Optimization and Fabrication of a 28.3 THz Nano-Rectenna for Infrared Detection and Rectification ▶     M. N. Gadalla, M. Abdel-Rahman, Atif Shamim     The increasing energy demands of the world's population and the quickly diminishing fossil fuel reserves together suggest the urgent need to secure long-lasting alternative and …             Diffusion Driven Selectivity in Organic Electrochemical Transistors ▶     Nicola Coppedè, Marco Villani, Francesco Gentile     Organic Electrochemical transistors (OECTs) present unique features for their strategic combination with biomedical interfaces, simple and low voltage operation regime and sensing …             Encapsulation of MnO Nanocrystals in Electrospun Carbon Nanofibers as High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries ▶     Bin Liu, Xianluo Hu, Henghui Xu et al.     A novel and controllable approach is developed for the synthesis of MnO nanocrystals embedded in carbon nanofibers (MnO/CNFs) through an electrospinning process. The as-formed …             Nanometer-thick lateral polyelectrolyte micropatterns induce macrosopic electro-osmotic chaotic fluid instabilities ▶     M. Wessling, L. Garrigós Morcillo, S. Abdu     Electro-convective vortices in ion concentration polarization under shear flow have been of practical relevance for desalination processes using electrodialysis. The phenomenon …             Superfluid qubit systems with ring shaped optical lattices ▶     Luigi Amico, Davit Aghamalyan, Filip Auksztol et al.     We study an experimentally feasible qubit system employing neutral atomic currents. Our system is based on bosonic cold atoms trapped in ring-shaped optical lattice potentials. …             Source-gated transistors for order-of-magnitude performance improvements in thin-film digital circuits ▶     R. A. Sporea, M. J. Trainor, N. D. Young et al.     Ultra-large-scale integrated (ULSI) circuits have benefited from successive refinements in device architecture for enormous improvements in speed, power efficiency and areal …             Test of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Steering Based on the All-Versus-Nothing Proof ▶     Chunfeng Wu, Jing-Ling Chen, Xiang-Jun Ye et al.     In comparison with entanglement and Bell nonlocality, Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering is a newly emerged research topic and in its incipient stage. Although …             Parametric amplification of attosecond pulse trains at 11 nm ▶     J. Seres, E. Seres, B. Landgraf et al.     We report the first experimental demonstration of the parametric amplification of attosecond pulse trains at around 11 nm. The helium amplifier is driven by intense laser pulses …             Detailed investigation of Na2.24FePO4CO3 as a cathode material for Na-ion batteries ▶     Weifeng Huang, Jing Zhou, Biao Li et al.     Na-ion batteries are gaining an increased recognition as the next generation low cost energy storage devices. Here, we present a characterization of Na3FePO4CO3 nanoplates as a …             Dropwise Condensation of Low Surface Tension Fluids on Omniphobic Surfaces ▶     Konrad Rykaczewski, Adam T. Paxson, Matthew Staymates et al.     Compared to the significant body of work devoted to surface engineering for promoting dropwise condensation heat transfer of steam, much less attention has been dedicated to …             Improved sensitivity of polychlorinated-biphenyl-orientated porous-ZnO surface photovoltage sensors from chemisorption-formed ZnO-CuPc composites ▶     Mingtao Li, Guowen Meng, Qing Huang et al.     We report a new mechanism for the enhancement of porous-ZnO surface photovoltage (SPV) response to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs, a notorious class of persistent organic …             Self-assembled nanocrystals discovered in Chelyabinsk meteorite ▶     D. A. Pavlov, A. I. Bobrov, N. V. Malekhonova et al.     Current interest in nanomaterials is focused mostly on artificial materials fabricated for various applications. However, naturally occurring nanocrystal arrays, like those …             Rate of Bubble Coalescence following Quasi-Static Approach: Screening and Neutralization of the Electric Double Layer ▶     Yael Katsir, Abraham Marmur     Air-bubble coalescence in aqueous electrolytic solutions, following quasi-static approach, was studied in order to understand its slow rate in purified water and high rate in …             High-performance flexible ultraviolet photoconductors based on solution-processed ultrathin ZnO/Au nanoparticle composite films ▶     Zhiwen Jin, Liang Gao, Qing Zhou et al.     Transparent ultraviolet (UV) ZnO thin film photoconductors are expected to have great applications in environmental monitoring, large-area displays, and optical communications, …                     • Careers & Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Research Assistant     Rutgers New Jersey Medical School            PhD-Student     ETH Zurich            PhD Studentship     The Pirbright Institute            Postdoctoral Research Felllow     Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island            Postdoctoral Associate     University of Florida            Postdoctoral Research Assistant     University of Dundee            Senior Scientist     Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (I.M.P.)            PostDoc / Senior Scientist     German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)            Clinical Lecturer     University of Edinburgh            PhD position in Radiobiology (particle therapy)     SCK-CEN, The Belgian nuclear research centre          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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