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Due to the low concentration of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in plasma and the high content of interfering factors, the conventional detection method for the quantification of Aβ still faces the problem of insufficient limit of detection (LOD). In this work, we propose a new light-triggered graphene-black phosphorus heterostructure (G-BP) field-effect transistor (FET) biosensing platform that achieves a marked reduction in the LOD. The LOD for Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarker Aβ detection using the G-BP FET is as low as 235.1 zM (2.351 × 10 M), which is the lowest value reported to date and is approximately 2 to 3 orders of magnitude lower than other reported biosensing platforms. The G-BP FET platform provides precise, real-time guidance for non-invasive early diagnosis, disease monitoring, and personalized treatment plans for AD. Moreover, this method has good scalability and potential applications in other areas, including early detection of cancer and other major chronic diseases.
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September 2025
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications, and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 G. Narutowicza Str., Gdansk, 80-233, Poland.
Two-dimensional black phosphorus (BP or phosphorene) has drawn significant interest in alkali metal ion storage due to its capacity to adsorb alkali atoms and high theoretical prediction of specific capacity. But the problem persists in large-scale production of the nanoscale BP, low electronic conductivity, considerable volume change (≈300%), and polyphosphide-induced shuttle effect. To solve this problem, a single-step lasing method is employed to prepare nanoscale BP covalently bound to the sp2 bonded carbon framework through a P─O─C/P─C bond.
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August 2025
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
Urea electrosynthesis from the coelectrolysis of CO and NO (UECN) has emerged as a promising sustainable alternative to traditional energy-intensive methods; however, the rational design of advanced electrocatalysts capable of achieving concurrent optimization of Faradaic efficiency (FE) and urea yield rates continues to pose a fundamental challenge in this field. Herein, we developed a phosphorus-doped Cu/FeO electrocatalyst (denoted as P-Cu/FeO), where phosphorus atoms partially substitute for oxygen atoms within the Cu/FeO heterostructure. This engineered electrocatalyst achieves exceptional urea electrosynthesis performance, delivering a very high Faradaic efficiency of 73.
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August 2025
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Inter-University Semiconductor Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
Proximity ferroelectricity, wherein polarization switching in one ferroelectric layer with a lower energy barrier can trigger switching in an adjacent ferroelectric with a higher energy barrier, has been demonstrated only in bilayers composed of structurally similar wurtzite-structured materials. This work demonstrates proximity-induced ferroelectric switching across a heterostructure composed of crystallographically and functionally dissimilar materials, wurtzite-structured AlScN and fluorite-structured HfZrO. The AlScN/HfZrO and AlN/HfZrO bilayers exhibit cooperative switching dynamics despite their contrasting symmetry and polarization behaviors.
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August 2025
Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, 999078, P. R. China.
Although lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dominate the commercial energy storage market, the prevailing graphite anode is approaching its theoretical capacity limit. Alloy-type anode materials like black phosphorus (BP) offer high theoretical capacity and intrinsic conductivity, but suffer from severe volume expansion and resultant structural instability. Here, an in situ vitrification strategy is reported to construct a composite anode material by integrating BP, Ketjenblack, and single wall carbon nanotube into a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) glass matrix.
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August 2025
State Key Laboratory of Radio frequency Heterogeneous integration, International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology, Institute for Advanced Study in Nuclear Energy & Safety, Interdisciplinary Center of High Magnetic Field Physics of Shenzhen Universit
Due to the low concentration of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in plasma and the high content of interfering factors, the conventional detection method for the quantification of Aβ still faces the problem of insufficient limit of detection (LOD). In this work, we propose a new light-triggered graphene-black phosphorus heterostructure (G-BP) field-effect transistor (FET) biosensing platform that achieves a marked reduction in the LOD. The LOD for Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarker Aβ detection using the G-BP FET is as low as 235.
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