Gold nanoparticles(Au NPs) have been extensively used in optical biosensing and bioimaging due to the unique optical properties. Biological applications including biosensing and cellular imaging based on optical properties of Au NPs will be reviewed in the paper. The content will focus on detection principles, advantages and challenges of these approaches as well as recent advances in this field.
We report an in situ carbothermic reduction process to prepare osiers-sprout-like heteroatom-doped carbon nanofibers. The dosage of copper salts and a unique annealing process have a crucial effect on the development of this unique carbon structure. A systematic analysis is performed to elucidate the possible mechanism of synthesis of the carbon nanofibers decorated with carbon bubbles. As anodes for rechargeable lithium/sodium ion batteries, the heteroatom-doped nanofibers exhibit high reversible capacities and satisfactory long-term cycling stabilities. The osiers-sprout-like heteroatom-doped carbon nanofiber electrodes deliver an ultrastable cycling performance with reversible capacities of 480 and 160 mAh·g^-1 for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries after 900 cycles at a current density of 800 mA·g^-1, respectively.
Hang ZhangGuanhua ZhangZhiqin LiKe QuHuimin ShiQingfeng ZhangHuigao DuanJianhui Jiang
