Energy-efficient concrete roofs for buildings: Integrating macroencapsulated nano-enhanced PCMs for hot climate adaptation by Peerzada Jaffar Abass, S. Muthulingam

“…Characterization of selected organic PCM (OM35) is conducted individually and in combination with 2 % and 4 % mass fractions of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNP). Following unit cell approach, a conventional concrete roof (CCR) without PCM and three HCR specimens are cast: OM35–SU, 2%GNP–NePCM, and 4%GNP–NePCM. …”
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Development and Characterization of a New Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Supercapacitor Device by Theodore Azemtsop Manfo

“…A solid-state electrical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) was fabricated using the highest ion-conductive polymer electrolyte and graphene oxide (GO)-based electrodes. The galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) technique was performed, and the GCD graph shows the behavior of an ideal capacitor with a less Faradic process and a low ESR value. …”
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Ultrafast humidity sensor and transient humidity detections in high dynamic environments by Fang Liu, Jin Hong, Xiangdong Chen, Xing Ding, Shaopeng Li, Xiang Yu, Jiaqi Lu, Xuan Zhao, Kun Tang, Chenghua Xie, Kemei Zhao

“…The sensor is prepared by assembling monolayer graphene oxide quantum dots on silica microspheres using a simple electrostatic self-assembly technique. …”
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Bio-inspired preparation of Ag NPs, rGO, and Ag/rGO nanocomposites for acoustical, antioxidant, and plant growth regulatory studies by Prashant D. Sarvalkar, Anuj S. Jagtap, Neeraj R. Prasad, Amit R. Yaul, Kiran Kumar K. Sharma, Avinash A. Ramteke

“…This study investigated the acoustical parameters of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and Ag/rGO nanocomposite nanofluids at varying concentrations. …”
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Fish scale-inspired biomimetic nanocoatings on magnesium implants for vascularized bone regeneration in infected bone defects by Dan Li, Danni Dai, Jianrong Wang, Zhen Ai, Chao Zhang

“…Inspired by the structural and physiological characteristics of “fish scales,” two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, black phosphorus (BP) and graphene oxide (GO), were assembled together under the action of pulsed electric field. …”
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A Versatile SERS Sensor for Multiple Determinations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Its Application Potential in Analysis of Fried Foods by Shi Wang, Jie Cheng, Caiqin Han, Jianchun Xie

“…In this study, a SERS sensor composed of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) and reoxidized graphene oxide (rGO) was developed for the simultaneous determination of 16 EPA priority PAHs. …”
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Optimizing renewable systems with nonlinear thermal radiation and inclined magnetic field using radiative Maxwell hybrid nanofluid flow over Darcy-Forchheimer surface by Sweeti Yadav, Shashi Prabha Gogate S, Dinesh P.A, Roopa K R

“…This paper emphasises on Rosseland nonlinear estimate for irregular radiative Maxwell Darcy–Forchheimer hybrid nanofluid flow across an inclined surface at a slope pi/4 with base fluid water and nanomaterials of iron oxide (Fe3O4) and graphene. The novelty of the present study is considering the combined effects of nonlinear thermal radiation and inclined magnetic fields in the context of Maxwell hybrid nanofluid flow, which can open new pathways for controlling energy in solar energy applications. …”
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Inelastic resonant tunnelling through adjacent localised electronic states in van der Waals heterostructures by E. E. Vdovin, K. Kapralov, Yu. N. Khanin, A. Margaryan, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, C. Yang, S. V. Morozov, D. A. Svintsov, K. S. Novoselov, D. A. Ghazaryan

“…It allows accurate tunnelling spectroscopy of delicate features of emitting and collecting layer electronic density of states, such as second neutrality point bandgap of moiré monolayer and electric field induced bandgap of Bernal bilayer graphene. Our findings enrich the perception of interaction mechanisms among the localised electronic states in hBN barriers paving the way for future explorations into their applications.…”
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Investigation on Foaming Ability of Modified Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Composites Prepared Using Compression Molding by Hua-yong Liao, Jing Gao, Guo-liang Tao, Chun-lin Liu

“…PET was combined with polyolefin elastomer (POE) and filled with surface-treated mica, quartz, and graphene oxide (GO). POE served as a carrier and modifier for the foaming agent, as well as a toughening agent. …”
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Advancements in nanosensors for cancer detection by Dinesh Bhatia, Tania Acharjee, Monika Bhatia

“…The accuracy and usability of detection are further improved by advancements in wearable technologies, microfluidics, and electrochemical and graphene-based sensors. BrCyS-Q and NanoLiposomes provide improved photodynamic treatment and targeted medication delivery, respectively. …”
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Data analysis for performance index of plate heat exchanger filled by ionanofluid-oil: parallel versus counterflow by Ishrat Zahan, Rehena Nasrin, Nusrat Jahan Jakia

“…This study focuses on a three-chambered parallel plate heat exchanger (PHE) using cold ionanofluid (a mixture of graphene as nanoparticle and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate ([C2mim][SCN]) as ionic liquid) in the top and bottom channels and hot oil in the middle channel. …”
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Nanoarchitectonics of Biofunctionalized Hydrogen‐Terminated 2D‐Germanane Heterostructures as Highly Sensitive Biorecognition Transducers: The Case Study of Cocaine Drug by Yiming Lei, Ángel Campos‐Lendínez, Xavier Sala, Jordi García‐Antón, Jose Muñoz

“…Hydrogen‐terminated 2D‐germanane (2D‐GeH), as one inorganic 2D material akin to graphene, is attracting widespread interest owing to its predicted (opto)electronic properties. …”
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Fully 3D Printed Miniaturized Electrochemical Platform With Plug-and-Play Graphitized Electrodes: Exhaustively Validated for Dopamine Sensing by K S Jaya Lakshmi, Ramya K, Khairunnisa Amreen, Sanket Goel

“…Chronoamperometry and cyclic voltammetry on surface-treated graphene-poly lactic acid (g-PLA) microelectrodes modified with gold nanoparticles are carried out utilizing a handheld potentiostat. …”
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Thermal Conductivity of Compacted GO-GMZ Bentonite Used as Buffer Material for a High-Level Radioactive Waste Repository by Yong-Gui Chen, Xue-Min Liu, Xiang Mu, Wei-Min Ye, Yu-Jun Cui, Bao Chen, Dong-Bei Wu

“…For the purpose of improving its thermal conductivity, this research used the graphene oxide (GO) to modify the pure bentonite and then the nanocarbon-based bentonite (GO-GMZ) was obtained chemically. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Steel Component Coatings for Substations/Converter Stations with Both Fire and Corrosion Prevention Functions by Yu Liu, Baohui Chen, Chuanping Wu, Tiannian Zhou, Bichen Pan

“…The use of synthesized nano zinc oxide-modified graphene oxide as a fireproof filler significantly improves the physical barrier effect and corrosion resistance of the coating. …”
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A Facile Route to Fabricate CS/GO Composite Film for the Application of Therapeutic Contact Lenses by Pin Chen, Xin Wang, Jingyang Kong, Xiaohong Hu

“…Therefore, a transparent film was designed and investigated for the application of therapeutic contact lenses. Chitosan (CS)/graphene oxide (GO) composite film and CS film were fabricated with acceptable transparent and tensile properties by simple casting flow method. …”
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End‐to‐End Pierced Carbon Nanosheets with Meso‐Holes by Minjun Kim, Hiroki Nara, Yusuke Asakura, Takashi Hamada, Peng Yan, Jacob Earnshaw, Meng An, Miharu Eguchi, Yusuke Yamauchi

“…On the other hand, perpendicularly blocked meso‐holey carbon (PBMC) is obtained with non‐sacrificial 2D template of graphene oxide. When both POMC and PBMC are evaluated by operando hydrodynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and transmission line model analysis for electrochemical reduction of oxygen, POMC achieves a remarkable improvement of charge transfer and mass transfer by up to 4.1 and 7.9 times, respectively, as compared to PBMC. …”
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Enhanced Stability of Gr, h-BN and Gr/h-BN protected MoS2 flakes under laser illumination by Chak-Ming Liu, Sheng-Yu Hsu, Hsin-Sung Chen, Chuan-Che Hsu, Yann-Wen Lan, Hsiang-Chih Chiu, Wen-Chin Lin

“…To mitigate this issue, protective layers made from materials with high thermal conductivity and transparency, such as graphene (Gr), hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), and Gr/h-BN heterostructure, have been explored. …”
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Comparative radio‐frequency and crosstalk analysis of carbon‐based nano‐interconnects by Manjit Kaur, Neena Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar, Balwinder Raj, Arun K. Singh

“…Abstract A comparative radio‐frequency (RF) and crosstalk analysis is performed on carbon nano‐interconnects based on an efficient π‐type equivalent single‐conductor model of bundled multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and stacked multilayer graphene nanoribbons (MLGNRs). Simulation results are extracted using HSPICE for global‐level nano‐interconnects at the 14‐nm node. …”
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Submicrosecond Q-Switching Er-Doped All-Fiber Ring Laser Based on Black Phosphorus by Yao Cai, Yanliang He, Xiaoke Zhang, Rui Jiang, Chenliang Su, Ying Li

“…Black phosphorus (BP), a new two-dimensional (2D) material, has been deeply developed for extensive applications in electronics and optoelectronics due to its similar physical structure to graphene and thickness dependent direct band gap. Here, we demonstrated a submicrosecond passive Q-switching Er-doped fiber laser with BP as saturable absorber (SA). …”
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