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  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,086 Views
10 Pages

Nanoporous structures have a great potential for application in electronic and photonic materials, including field effect transistors, photonic crystals, and quantum dots. The control of size and shape is important for such applications. In this stud...

  • Review
  • Open Access
145 Citations
23,295 Views
37 Pages

26 January 2010

Silica or various silicate aerogels can be characterized by highly porous, open cell, low density structures. The synthesis parameters influence the three-dimensional porous structures by modifying the kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis and condens...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,982 Views
9 Pages

Ion beam irradiation-induced nanoporous structure formation was investigated on GaSb, InSb, and Ge surfaces via controlled point defect creation using a focused ion beam (FIB). ‎This paper compares the nanoporous structure formation under the same ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,605 Views
16 Pages

16 August 2024

As an efficient advanced oxidation process, the Fenton-like reaction provides a promising way toward the degradation of organic pollutants; thus, the development of a highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst is of great significance. Herein, the chemi...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,049 Views
17 Pages

Optical and Electrochemical Characterization of Nanoporous Alumina Structures: Pore Size, Porosity, and Structure Effect

  • Ana Laura Cuevas,
  • A. Silvia González,
  • Víctor Vega,
  • Víctor M. Prida and
  • Juana Benavente

15 July 2020

Three nanoporous alumina structures (NPASs) obtained by the two-step anodization method were optically and electrochemically characterized. Two of the structures were symmetric (NPAS-Sf and NPAS-Ph) and one was asymmetric (NPAS-And); pore size ranged...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,491 Views
14 Pages

8 March 2020

A rosebengal-modified nanoporous structure was designed and constructed. This composite structure consisted of an organic sensitizer based on rosebengal and a supporting host of rare earth metal-organic-framework (MOF). It was identified by means of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,896 Views
11 Pages

19 April 2018

The conventional sol-gel method for preparing porous carbons is tedious and high-cost to prepare porous carbons and the control over the nanoporous architecture by solvents and carbonization is restricted. A simple and novel self-sacrificial salt tem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,348 Views
17 Pages

Fractal Characteristics and Heterogeneity of the Nanopore Structure of Marine Shale in Southern North China

  • Kun Yu,
  • Yiwen Ju,
  • Yu Qi,
  • Peng Qiao,
  • Cheng Huang,
  • Hongjian Zhu and
  • Hongye Feng

19 April 2019

The characteristics of the nanopore structure in shale play a crucial role in methane adsorption and in determining the occurrence and migration of shale gas. In this study, using an integrated approach of X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,080 Views
13 Pages

A Superhydrophobic Anti-Icing Surface with a Honeycomb Nanopore Structure

  • Bo Li,
  • Huiying Xiang,
  • Xu Dai,
  • Tao Zhu,
  • Xujiang Hua and
  • Yuan Yuan

20 November 2023

Recently, the icing disaster of transmission lines has been a serious threat to the safe operation of the power system. A superhydrophobic (SHP) anti-icing surface with a honeycomb nanopore structure was constructed using anodic oxidation technology...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,384 Views
10 Pages

The Influence of the Structural Parameters of Nanoporous Alumina Matrices on Optical Properties

  • Ekaterina N. Muratova,
  • Alina A. Ponomareva,
  • Andrey A. Shemukhin,
  • Yuriy V. Balakshin,
  • Aleksandr P. Evseev,
  • Vyacheslav A. Moshnikov,
  • Anton A. Zhilenkov and
  • Olga Yu. Kichigina

30 May 2024

In this work, two types of nanoporous alumina membranes were prepared and tested. Structural features of the samples obtained by using different acids were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). And further SEM-images were analyzed by di...

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  • Open Access
453 Views
11 Pages

Nanoscale MoS2-in-Nanoporous Au Hybrid Structure for Enhancing Electrochemical Sensing

  • Jihee Kim,
  • Minju Kim,
  • Yunju Choi,
  • Jong-Seong Bae,
  • Seunghun Lee,
  • Robert A. Taylor,
  • Andy Chong,
  • Kwangseuk Kyhm and
  • Mijeong Kang

22 November 2025

We report the fabrication of nanoscale MoS2 (nMoS2) via laser ablation in liquid and its application in electrochemical sensing. The laser ablation process fragments microscale MoS2 sheets into ~5 nm dots with stable aqueous dispersibility. Electroch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,350 Views
14 Pages

Synthesis and Structural Modulation of Nanoporous Copper Films by Magnetron Sputtering and One-Step Dealloying

  • Jinglei Li,
  • Bin Yu,
  • Yunfei Ran,
  • Yalong Liu,
  • Xiangyu Fei,
  • Jiameng Sun,
  • Fuquan Tan,
  • Guanhua Cheng,
  • Ying Zhang and
  • Zhonghua Zhang
  • + 1 author

21 November 2024

Nanoporous copper (np-Cu) has attracted much more attention due to its lower cost compared to other noble metals and high functionality in practical use. Herein, Al100−xCux(x = 13–88 at.%) precursor films with thicknesses of 0.16–1....

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,562 Views
11 Pages

Chitin-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanopaper with Subwavelength Nanoporous Structures for Solar Thermal Heating

  • Thanakorn Yeamsuksawat,
  • Luting Zhu,
  • Takaaki Kasuga,
  • Masaya Nogi and
  • Hirotaka Koga

26 April 2023

Sustainable biomass-derived carbons have attracted research interest because of their ability to effectively absorb and convert solar light to thermal energy, a phenomenon known as solar thermal heating. Although their carbon-based molecular and nano...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,691 Views
13 Pages

21 July 2020

The coal structure deformation attributed to actions of tectonic stresses can change characteristics of nanopore structure of coals, affecting their CO2 adsorption. Three tectonically deformed coals and one undeformed coal were chosen as the research...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,513 Views
13 Pages

Bacterial Detection and Differentiation of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli Utilizing Long-Period Fiber Gratings Functionalized with Nanoporous Coated Structures

  • Shuyue He,
  • Jue Wang,
  • Fan Yang,
  • Tzu-Lan Chang,
  • Ziyu Tang,
  • Kai Liu,
  • Shuli Liu,
  • Fei Tian,
  • Jun-Feng Liang and
  • Yi Liu
  • + 1 author

17 April 2023

A biosensor utilizing long-period fiber gratings (LPFG) functionalized with nanoporous coated structures was developed for the rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria. The nanoporous structure coatings on the LPFG surface facili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
13,965 Views
10 Pages

A Nanopore Structured High Performance Toluene Gas Sensor Made by Nanoimprinting Method

  • Kwang-Su Kim,
  • Woon-Hyuk Baek,
  • Jung-Min Kim,
  • Tae-Sik Yoon,
  • Hyun Ho Lee,
  • Chi Jung Kang and
  • Yong-Sang Kim

21 January 2010

Toluene gas was successfully measured at room temperature using a device microfabricated by a nanoimprinting method. A highly uniform nanoporous thin film was produced with a dense array of titania (TiO2) pores with a diameter of 70~80 nm using this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
7,320 Views
18 Pages

13 February 2019

The characteristics of the nanopore structure in shale, tight sandstone and mudstone from the Ordos Basin of China were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, porosity and permeability tests and low-pressure nitrogen adsorption experiments...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,661 Views
9 Pages

The fabrication of porous metal structures usually involves complicated processes such as lithography or etching. In this study, a facile and clean method based on thermal evaporation at high pressure is introduced, by which a highly porous, black co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,213 Views
20 Pages

31 May 2022

In the Luzhou Block of the southern Sichuan Basin, the deep Longmaxi shales have become important exploration targets in recent years. However, the water-bearing properties of these shales are still unclear, which significantly limits evaluations of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,138 Views
19 Pages

10 October 2025

In this study, we present a cost-effective approach for fabricating nanopores on single-crystal silicon using a silver–alumina–silver (Ag/AAO/Ag) metal–insulator–metal (MIM) structured mask. Self-ordered porous anodic aluminum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,707 Views
14 Pages

Cas9-Mediated Nanopore Sequencing Enables Precise Characterization of Structural Variants in CCM Genes

  • Dariush Skowronek,
  • Robin A. Pilz,
  • Loisa Bonde,
  • Ole J. Schamuhn,
  • Janne L. Feldmann,
  • Sabine Hoffjan,
  • Christiane D. Much,
  • Ute Felbor and
  • Matthias Rath

9 December 2022

Deletions in the CCM1, CCM2, and CCM3 genes are a common cause of familial cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs). In current molecular genetic laboratories, targeted next-generation sequencing or multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,333 Views
13 Pages

Influence of ALD Coating Layers on the Optical Properties of Nanoporous Alumina-Based Structures

  • Ana L. Cuevas,
  • María del Valle Martínez de Yuso,
  • Víctor Vega,
  • Ana Silvia González,
  • Víctor M. Prida and
  • Juana Benavente

15 January 2019

Optical changes associated with the surface coating of different metal oxides and nanolayers by the ALD technique of a nanoporous alumina structure (NPAS) obtained by the two-step anodization method were analyzed. The NPASs were coated with: (i) a si...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,958 Views
20 Pages

An Integrated Approach Including CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Nanopore Sequencing, Mate Pair Sequencing, and Cytogenomic Methods to Characterize Complex Structural Rearrangements in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

  • Michael Phan,
  • Maria A. Gomes,
  • Victoria Stinnett,
  • Laura Morsberger,
  • Nicole L. Hoppman,
  • Kathryn E. Pearce,
  • Kirstin Smith,
  • Brian Phan,
  • Liqun Jiang and
  • Ying S. Zou

Complex structural chromosome abnormalities such as chromoanagenesis have been reported in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). They are usually not well characterized by conventional genetic methods, and the characterization of chromoanagenesis structural...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
10,146 Views
20 Pages

Identification of Structural Variation in Chimpanzees Using Optical Mapping and Nanopore Sequencing

  • Daniela C. Soto,
  • Colin Shew,
  • Mira Mastoras,
  • Joshua M. Schmidt,
  • Ruta Sahasrabudhe,
  • Gulhan Kaya,
  • Aida M. Andrés and
  • Megan Y. Dennis

4 March 2020

Recent efforts to comprehensively characterize great ape genetic diversity using short-read sequencing and single-nucleotide variants have led to important discoveries related to selection within species, demographic history, and lineage-specific tra...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,023 Views
54 Pages

24 July 2020

Nanoporous metals made by dealloying take the form of macroscopic (mm- or cm-sized) porous bodies with a solid fraction of around 30%. The material exhibits a network structure of “ligaments” with an average ligament diameter that can be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,239 Views
14 Pages

Optical Characterization of ALD-Coated Nanoporous Alumina Structures: Effect of Sample Geometry or Coated Layer Material

  • Ana Laura Cuevas,
  • Víctor Vega,
  • Antonia Domínguez,
  • Ana Silvia González,
  • Víctor M. Prida and
  • Juana Benavente

12 April 2023

Optical characterization of nanoporous alumina-based structures (NPA-bSs), obtained by ALD deposition of a thin conformal SiO2 layer on two alumina nanosupports with different geometrical parameters (pore size and interpore distance), was performed b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,711 Views
16 Pages

A Comparison of Structural Variant Calling from Short-Read and Nanopore-Based Whole-Genome Sequencing Using Optical Genome Mapping as a Benchmark

  • Yang Pei,
  • Melanie Tanguy,
  • Adam Giess,
  • Abhijit Dixit,
  • Louise C. Wilson,
  • Richard J. Gibbons,
  • Stephen R. F. Twigg,
  • Greg Elgar and
  • Andrew O. M. Wilkie

16 July 2024

The identification of structural variants (SVs) in genomic data represents an ongoing challenge because of difficulties in reliable SV calling leading to reduced sensitivity and specificity. We prepared high-quality DNA from 9 parent–child trio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,044 Views
18 Pages

6 February 2018

Herein, we present an innovative strategy for optimizing hierarchical structures of nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) to advance their optical sensing performance toward multi-analyte biosensing. This approach is based on the fabrication of multilayere...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,620 Views
16 Pages

Calling and Phasing of Single-Nucleotide and Structural Variants of the LDLR Gene Using Oxford Nanopore MinION

  • Maria S. Nazarenko,
  • Aleksei A. Sleptcov,
  • Aleksei A. Zarubin,
  • Ramil R. Salakhov,
  • Alexander I. Shevchenko,
  • Narek A. Tmoyan,
  • Eugeny A. Elisaphenko,
  • Ekaterina S. Zubkova,
  • Nina V. Zheltysheva and
  • Irina S. Zakharova
  • + 4 authors

24 February 2023

The LDLR locus has clinical significance for lipid metabolism, Mendelian familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), and common lipid metabolism-related diseases (coronary artery disease and Alzheimer’s disease), but its intronic and structural variant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,508 Views
10 Pages

18 October 2020

To satisfy the high requirement of catalytic activity for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), a novel nanoporous NiS film with inverse opal structure and outstanding electrocatalytic properties was prepared by a facile template-assisted ele...

  • Review
  • Open Access
152 Citations
16,653 Views
41 Pages

7 July 2014

Electrochemical anodization of pure aluminum enables the growth of highly ordered nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) structures. This has made NAA one of the most popular nanomaterials with applications including molecular separation, catalysis, photoni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,307 Views
15 Pages

Controllable Fabrication of Molecularly Imprinted Microspheres with Nanoporous and Multilayered Structure for Dialysate Regeneration

  • Hongchi Wu,
  • Shanguo Zhang,
  • Lu Liu,
  • Yukun Ren,
  • Chun Xue,
  • Wenlong Wu,
  • Xiaoming Chen and
  • Hongyuan Jiang

27 January 2022

Adsorption of urea from dialysate is essential for wearable artificial kidneys (WRK). Molecularly imprinted microspheres with nanoporous and multilayered structures are prepared based on liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS), which can selectiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,172 Views
14 Pages

Optical and Electrochemical Properties of a Nanostructured ZnO Thin Layer Deposited on a Nanoporous Alumina Structure via Atomic Layer Deposition

  • Ana L. Cuevas,
  • Antonia Dominguez,
  • Javier Zamudio-García,
  • Victor Vega,
  • Ana Silvia González,
  • David Marrero-López,
  • Victor M. Prida and
  • Juana Benavente

20 March 2024

This study explores the optical and electrochemical properties of a ZnO coating layer deposited on a nanoporous alumina structure (NPAS) for potential multifunctional applications. The NPAS, synthesized through an electrochemical anodization process,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,457 Views
14 Pages

Nanopore Formation in CeO2 Single Crystal by Ion Irradiation: A Molecular Dynamics Study

  • Yasushi Sasajima,
  • Ryuichi Kaminaga,
  • Norito Ishikawa and
  • Akihiro Iwase

The nanopore formation process that occurs by supplying a thermal spike to single crystal CeO2 has been simulated using a molecular dynamics method. As the initial condition, high thermal energy was supplied to the atoms in a nano-cylinder placed at...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,051 Views
14 Pages

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous ZnO Films by Controlling the Zn Sublimation by Using ZnO/Zn Precursor Films

  • Yazmin Mariela Hernández-Rodríguez,
  • Primavera Lopez-Salazar,
  • Gabriel Juarez-Diaz,
  • Gabriel Romero Paredes-Rubio and
  • Ramón Peña-Sierra

11 August 2022

A reliable process for the formation of nanoporous ZnO films supported on amorphous quartz and (100) silicon substrates via the processing of ZnO/Zn precursor films is reported. The process is based on the sublimation mechanism of Zn implemented in a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,141 Views
13 Pages

Enhanced Azo-Dyes Degradation Performance of Fe-Si-B-P Nanoporous Architecture

  • Nan Weng,
  • Feng Wang,
  • Fengxiang Qin,
  • Wanying Tang and
  • Zhenhua Dan

27 August 2017

Nanoporous structures were fabricated from Fe76Si9B10P5 amorphous alloy annealed at 773 K by dealloying in 0.05 M H2SO4 solution, as a result of preferential dissolution of α-Fe grains in form of the micro-coupling cells between α-Fe and cathodic res...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,447 Views
15 Pages

Optical Modification of a Nanoporous Alumina Structure Associated with Surface Coverage by the Ionic Liquid AliquatCl

  • María Cruz López-Escalante,
  • Mª Valle Martínez de Yuso,
  • Ana L. Cuevas and
  • Juana Benavente

This manuscript analyses changes in the optical parameters of a commercial alumina nanoporous structure (AnodiscTM or AND support) due to surface coverage by the ionic liquid (IL) AliquatCl (AlqCl). XPS measurements were performed for chemical charac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,886 Views
12 Pages

5 March 2018

This work was inspired by previous experiments which managed to establish an optimal template-dealloying route to prepare ultralow density metal foams. In this study, we propose a new analytical–numerical model of hollow-structured metal foams with s...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,390 Views
34 Pages

Electrochemical Engineering of Nanoporous Materials for Photocatalysis: Fundamentals, Advances, and Perspectives

  • Siew Yee Lim,
  • Cheryl Suwen Law,
  • Lina Liu,
  • Marijana Markovic,
  • Carina Hedrich,
  • Robert H. Blick,
  • Andrew D. Abell,
  • Robert Zierold and
  • Abel Santos

25 November 2019

Photocatalysis comprises a variety of light-driven processes in which solar energy is converted into green chemical energy to drive reactions such as water splitting for hydrogen energy generation, degradation of environmental pollutants, CO2 reducti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,690 Views
11 Pages

The Synthesis and Characterization of CdS Nanostructures Using a SiO2/Si Ion-Track Template

  • Aiman Akylbekova,
  • Kyzdarkhan Mantiyeva,
  • Alma Dauletbekova,
  • Abdirash Akilbekov,
  • Zein Baimukhanov,
  • Liudmila Vlasukova,
  • Gulnara Aralbayeva,
  • Ainash Abdrakhmetova,
  • Assyl-Dastan Bazarbek and
  • Fariza Abdihalikova

19 December 2024

In the present work, we present the process of preparing CdS nanostructures based on templating synthesis using chemical deposition (CD) on a SiO2/Si substrate. A 0.7 μm thick silicon dioxide film was thermally prepared on the surface of an n-type...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
973 Views
23 Pages

The nanoporous structure of coal is crucial for the occurrence and development of coalbed methane (CBM). This study, leveraging the combined characterization of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Gwyddion software (v2.62), investigated six anthracite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,734 Views
19 Pages

Surface Modification of Nanoporous Anodic Alumina during Self-Catalytic Atomic Layer Deposition of Silicon Dioxide from (3-Aminopropyl)Triethoxysilane

  • Ana Silvia González,
  • Víctor Vega,
  • Ana Laura Cuevas,
  • María del Valle Martínez de Yuso,
  • Víctor M. Prida and
  • Juana Benavente

3 September 2021

Changes associated to atomic layer deposition (ALD) of SiO2 from 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) and O3, on a nanoporous alumina structure, obtained by two-step electrochemical anodization in oxalic acid electrolyte (Ox sample) are analysed. A...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,879 Views
11 Pages

30 January 2020

We investigate a process of controlling the electronic properties of a surface of nanoporous carbon glass-like thin films when the surface pores are filled with potassium atoms. The presence of impurities on the surface in the form of chemically adso...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,606 Views
13 Pages

Pore Structures for High-Throughput Nanopore Devices

  • Sou Ryuzaki,
  • Rintaro Matsuda and
  • Masateru Taniguchi

26 September 2020

Nanopore devices are expected to advance the next-generation of nanobiodevices because of their strong sensing and analyzing capabilities for single molecules and bioparticles. However, the device throughputs are not sufficiently high. Although analy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,582 Views
10 Pages

21 February 2022

In this work, we report the fabrication and enhanced supercapacitive performance of nitrogen-doped nanoporous stainless steel foils, which have been prepared by electrochemical anodization and subsequent thermal annealing in ammonia atmosphere. The n...

  • Review
  • Open Access
94 Citations
13,020 Views
32 Pages

Design and Preparation of Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials for Supercapacitors: A Review

  • Yang Liu,
  • Jiareng Chen,
  • Bin Cui,
  • Pengfei Yin and
  • Chao Zhang

25 September 2018

The synthesis and application of biomass-derived carbon in energy storage have drawn increasing research attention due to the ease of fabrication, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of the meso/microporous carbon produced from various biological...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
904 Views
22 Pages

27 June 2025

As a crucial energy source and chemical raw material, coal’s micro-pore structure holds a pivotal influence on the occurrence and development of coalbed methane (CBM). This study systematically analyzed the nano-pore structure, surface roughnes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
206 Views
19 Pages

6 February 2026

p-Nitrophenol (PNP), a highly toxic and recalcitrant organic pollutant prevalent in industrial wastewater, poses severe challenges to traditional Fenton treatment technologies. In this study, a novel nanoporous catalyst is synthesized via a combined...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,028 Views
15 Pages

In this research work, two distinct types of three-dimensional (3D) capacitors were successfully fabricated, each with its own unique features and advantages. The first type of capacitor is centered around a 3D nanoporous structure. This structure is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,170 Views
11 Pages

Hierarchical Porous Carbon Fibers for Enhanced Interfacial Electron Transfer of Electroactive Biofilm Electrode

  • Ruijie Wang,
  • Xiaoshuai Wu,
  • Chang Liu,
  • Jing Yang,
  • Xian Luo,
  • Long Zou,
  • Zhisong Lu and
  • Yan Qiao

7 October 2022

The nanoporous carbon fiber materials derived from electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers doped with zeolitic imidazolate framework are developed here and applied in the microbe fuel cell anode for enhanced interfacial electron transfer. Zeolitic...

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