Cancer Cell Membrane Camouflaged Nanoprobe for Catalytic Ratiometric Photoacoustic Imaging of MicroRNA in Living Mice

Herein, a cancer cell (MCF‐7 cell) membrane‐encapsulated dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticle simultaneously functionalized with DNA‐photoacoustic (DNA‐PA) probes and glutathione (GSH)‐responsive DNA fuel strands for PA imaging of tumor‐related miRNA in living mice with signal amplification ability is developed. It is demonstrated that one target miRNA can trigger disassembly of multiple PA fluorophore probes from the quencher with the aid of GSH‐responsive DNA fuel strands via the entropy‐driven process, resulting remarkable amplified change of PA signal ratio. Using oncogenic miRNA‐21 as a model, a linear relationship between miRNA‐21 concentrations and PA ratio in a dynamic range from 10 × 10^?12 m to 100 × 10^?9 m and a limit of detection down to 11.69 × 10^?12 m are established. The accurate PA signal observation related to miRNA‐21s in the tumor area in living mice is demonstrated, and the PA signal ratio increases significantly via the injection of miRNA‐21. It is anticipated that the catalytic ratiometric PA imaging system can be applied to an array of molecular detection in living system by rational detection probe design.     

Enhanced electrochemiluminescence behavior of C,N quantum dots embedded g-C<Subscript>3</Subscript>N<Subscript>4</Subscript> nanosheets and its sensing application for copper (II)

Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) is a very sensitive method for trace analysis because of its background interference and high signal-to-noise ratio. In the past decade, the determination of Cu²⁺ in environment has attracted considerable attention since it plays an essential role in many physiological processes. Herein, a novel ECL sensor based on C,N quantum dots embedded g-C₃N₄ nanosheets (C,N-QDs@NSs) was constructed for the detection of Cu²⁺. The nanocomposite was rapidly obtained via the oxidation of normal g-C₃N₄ in H₂O₂ solution using sonochemical synthesizing method. Due to the abundant surface defects on C,N-QDs@NSs, the ECL intensity was magnified 2.5 times for using a C,N-QDs@NSs electrode in comparision to a g-C₃N₄ modified electrode. Besides, C,N-QDs@NSs could accelerate the rate of electron transfer in ECL reaction and thus resulted in the lower cathodic peak potential. Significantly, Cu²⁺ could effectively quench the ECL of C,N-QD@NSs, which endowed C,N-QD@NSs with a great advantage in the ECL detection of Cu²⁺. under optimum conditions, C,N-QDs@NSs modified electrode exhibited a linear detection range from 5 × 10^?4 to 10 µM with a detection limit of 2 × 10^?4 µM (S/N?=?3) for Cu²⁺, and was finally applied to detect Cu²⁺ in real samples with satisfactory results.     

DNA‐Driven Two‐Layer Core–Satellite Gold Nanostructures for Ultrasensitive MicroRNA Detection in Living Cells

It is a significant challenge to achieve controllable self‐assembly of superstructures for biological applications in living cells. Here, a two‐layer core–satellite assembly is driven by a Y‐DNA, which is designed with three nucleotide chains that hybridized through complementary sequences. The two‐layer core–satellite nanostructure (C₃₀S₅S₁₀ NS) is constructed using 30 nm gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) as the core, 5 nm Au NPs as the first satellite layer, and 10 nm Au NPs as the second satellite layer, resulting in a very strong circular dichroism (CD) and surface‐enhanced Raman scattering. After optimization, the yield is up to 85%, and produces a g‐factor of 0.16 × 10^?2. The hybridization of the target microRNA (miRNA) with the molecular probe causes a significant drop in the CD and Raman signals, and this phenomenon is used to detect the miRNA in living cells. The CD signal has a good linear range of 0.011–20.94 amol ng_RNA^?1 and a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.0051 amol ng_RNA^?1, while Raman signal with the range of 0.052–34.98 amol ng_RNA^?1 and an LOD of 2.81 × 10^?2 amol ng_RNA^?1. This innovative dual‐signal method can be used to quantify biomolecules in living cells, opening the way for ultrasensitive, highly accurate, and reliable diagnoses of clinical diseases.     

Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots as a Photoluminescence Probe for Metal Ions

Perovskite structured CsPbX₃ (X = Cl, Br or I) quantum dots (QDs) have attracted great attention in the past few years for appealing application potentials in photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. In this report, the CsPbX₃ QDs are shown to perform as a new probe for metal ions with high sensitivity, high selectivity and instant response by the quenching or enhancing of the photoluminescence (PL). Through experimental and calculation efforts, the probing mechanisms are investigated. A wide probing window for Cu²⁺ and Yb³⁺ ions ranging from 2 × 10^?9 to 2 × 10^?6m is exhibited for CsPbBr₃ QDs. In practice, the CsPbBr₃ QDs are successfully applied for fast probing Cu²⁺ ions in edible oils and vehicle lubricating oils with the precision consistent to the values measured by inductively coupled plasma (ICP). Thus, it provides a promising powerful tool in detecting certain metal ions in biological and industrial organic solution systems.     

A Multifunctional Tb‐MOF for Highly Discriminative Sensing of Eu3+/Dy3+ and as a Catalyst Support of Ag Nanoparticles

Exploring novel multifunctional rare earth materials is very important because these materials have fundamental interests, such as new structural facts and connecting modes, as well as potential technological applications, including optics, magnetic properties, sorption, and catalytic behaviors. Especially, employing these nanomaterials for sensing or catalytic reactions is still very challenging. Herein, a new superstable, anionic terbium‐metal–organic‐framework, [H₂N(CH₃)₂][Tb(cppa)₂(H₂O)₂], (China Three Gorges University ( CTGU‐1 ), H₂cppa = 5‐(4‐carboxyphenyl)picolinic acid), is successfully prepared, which can be used as a turn‐on, highly‐sensitive fluorescent sensor to detect Eu³⁺ and Dy³⁺, with a detection limitation of 5 × 10^?8 and 1 × 10^?4m in dimethylformamide, respectively. This result represents the first example of lanthanide‐metal–organic‐frameworks (Ln‐MOF) that can be employed as a discriminative fluorescent probe to recognize Eu³⁺ and Dy³⁺. In addition, through ion exchanging at room temperature, Ag(I) can be readily reduced in situ and embedded in the anionic framework, which leads to the formation of nanometal‐particle@Ln‐MOF composite with uniform size and distribution. The as‐prepared Ag@ CTGU‐1 shows remarkable catalytic performance to reduce 4‐nitrophenol, with a reduction rate constant κ as large as 2.57 × 10^?2 s^?1; almost the highest value among all reported noble‐metal‐nanoparticle@MOF composites.     

Redox behaviour of Cu2+/Cl− system at poly-4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol modified Glassy Carbon Electrodes

Thin, adherent and stable polymeric films of 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (abbreviated as PPAR) were prepared by oxidative polymerization in 0.2 M NaOH solutions. PPAR films deposited on GC electrodes were found to inhibit the electron transfer reactions of the couple [Fe(CN)₆]^3?/4?. The redox behaviour of CuCl₂ in 0.5 M KCl at bare and PPAR-covered GC electrodes was studied by cyclic voltammetry, RDE voltammetry and chronoamperometry. At PPAR-covered electrodes the peak potential of deposition of Cu occurs at ? 260 mV more cathodic potential than bare electrodes whereas the redox peaks of Cu^2+/1+ and the oxidation of Cu → Cu¹⁺ occur at the same potentials. Catalysis of thc redox processes of the couple Cu^2+/1+ at PPAR-covered electrodes is attributed to incorporation of the redox species by chelation and electrostatic attraction. The diffusion coefficient of Cu²⁺ species (D = 0.29 × 10^?5cm² S^?1) at PPAR-covered electrodes was found to be less than at bare electrodes (D = 0.95 × 10^?5 cm² S^?1) whereas the effective bulk concentration (C = 28 mM) is higher than the used concentration: 10 mM.     

Highly efficient fluorescence probe for copper (II) ions based on gold nanoclusters supported on wool keratin

A highly efficient fluorescence gold nanoclusters probe for copper (II) (Cu²⁺) ions among various ions has been prepared through wool keratin as chelating and reducing agent. The main features of fluorescent gold nanoclusters supported on wool keratin (AuNCs@WK) probe are the high fluorescence in aqueous solution, the simplicity of synthesis and the hypotoxicity for living cells. The fluorescence probe exhibits high stability of pHs and shows more sensitivity under acidic condition. Upon exposure to various metal irons, only AuNCs@WK system with Cu²⁺ ions shows a fluorescence turnoff response changing from red to blue under UV light, which lead to the dramatically decreased fluorescent intensity of AuNCs@WK at 690 nm. Moreover, the high sensitivity of AuNCs@WK around 1 µM meets the need of detection standards. The slope of Stern–Volmer plot at low concentration of Cu²⁺ ions is greater than it at high concentrations, which indicates the aggregated AuNCs are from small amounts to large numbers with the increasing concentration of Cu²⁺ ions. The design mechanism of AuNCs@WK probe is the coordination of reactive groups to produce the complex (wool keratin-Cu-wool keratin) at 1:2 between Cu²⁺ ions and fluorescence probe. Furthermore, the cytotoxicity in cells indicates that AuNCs@WK system is safe for the selective imaging of copper ions in living cells.     

2D Perovskites with Giant Excitonic Optical Nonlinearities for High‐Performance Sub‐Bandgap Photodetection

Two‐dimensional (2D) perovskites have proved to be promising semiconductors for photovoltaics, photonics, and optoelectronics. Here, a strategy is presented toward the realization of highly efficient, sub‐bandgap photodetection by employing excitonic effects in 2D Ruddlesden–Popper‐type halide perovskites (RPPs). On near resonance with 2D excitons, layered RPPs exhibit degenerate two‐photon absorption (D‐2PA) coefficients as giant as 0.2–0.64 cm MW^?1. 2D RPP‐based sub‐bandgap photodetectors show excellent detection performance in the near‐infrared (NIR): a two‐photon‐generated current responsivity up to 1.2 × 10⁴ cm² W^?2 s^?1, two orders of magnitude greater than InAsSbP‐pin photodiodes; and a dark current as low as 2 pA at room temperature. More intriguingly, layered‐RPP detectors are highly sensitive to the light polarization of incoming photons, showing a considerable anisotropy in their D‐2PA coefficients (β_[001]/β_[011] = 2.4, 70% larger than the ratios reported for zinc‐blende semiconductors). By controlling the thickness of the inorganic quantum well, it is found that layered RPPs of (C₄H₉NH₃)₂(CH₃NH₃)Pb₂I₇ can be utilized for three‐photon photodetection in the NIR region.     

A Surface‐Functionalized Ionovoltaic Device for Probing Ion‐Specific Adsorption at the Solid–Liquid Interface

Aqueous ion–solid interfacial interactions at an electric double layer (EDL) are studied in various research fields. However, details of the interactions at the EDL are still not fully understood due to complexity induced from the specific conditions of the solid and liquid parts. Several technical tools for ion–solid interfacial probing are experimentally and practically proposed, but they still show limitations in applicability due to the complicated measurements. Recently, an energy conversion device based on ion dynamics (called ionovoltaic device) was also introduced as another monitoring tool for the EDL, showing applicability as a novel probing method for interfacial interactions. Herein, a monitoring technique for specific ion adsorption (Cu²⁺ and Pb²⁺ in the range of 5 × 10^?6–1000 × 10^?6m ) in the solid–liquid interface based on the ionovoltaic device is newly demonstrated. The specific ion adsorption and the corresponding interfacial potentials profiles are also investigated to elucidate a working mechanism of the device. The results give the insight of molecular‐level ion adsorption through macroscopic water‐motion‐induced electricity generation. The simple and cost‐effective detection of the device provides an innovative route for monitoring specific adsorption and expandability as a monitoring tool for various solid–liquid interfacial phenomena that are unrevealed.     

UV–Vis–NIR Full‐Range Responsive Carbon Dots with Large Multiphoton Absorption Cross Sections and Deep‐Red Fluorescence at Nucleoli and In Vivo

Carbon dots (CDs), with excellent optical property and cytocompatibility, are an ideal class of nanomaterials applied in the field of biomedicine. However, the weak response of CDs in the near‐infrared (NIR) region impedes their practical applications. Here, UV–vis–NIR full‐range responsive fluorine and nitrogen doped CDs (N‐CDs‐F) are designed and synthesized that own a favorable donor‐π‐acceptor (D‐π‐A) configuration and exhibit excellent two‐photon (λ_ex = 1060 nm), three‐photon (λ_ex = 1600 nm), and four‐photon (λ_ex = 2000 nm) excitation upconversion fluorescence. D‐π‐A‐conjugated CDs prepared by solvothermal synthesis under the assistance of ammonia fluoride are reported and are endowed with larger multiphoton absorption (MPA) cross sections (3PA: 9.55 × 10^?80 cm⁶ s² photon^?2, 4PA: 6.32 × 10^?80 cm⁸ s³ photon^?3) than conventional organic compounds. Furthermore, the N‐CDs‐F show bright deep‐red to NIR fluorescence both in vitro and in vivo, and can even stain the nucleoli of tumor cells. A plausible mechanism is proposed on the basis of the strong inter‐dot and intra‐dot hydrogen bonds through N? H···F that can facilitate the expanding of conjugated sp² domains, and thus not only result in lower highest occupied molecular orbital‐lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level but also larger MPA cross sections than those of undoped CDs.     

Multifunctional Hyperbolic Nanogroove Metasurface for Submolecular Detection

Metasurface serves as a promising plasmonic sensing platform for engineering the enhanced light–matter interactions. Here, a hyperbolic metasurface with the nanogroove structure in the subwavelength scale is designed. This metasurface is able to modify the wavefront and wavelength of surface plasmon wave with the variation of the nanogroove width or periodicity. At the specific optical frequency, surface plasmon polaritons are tightly confined and propagated with a diffraction‐free feature due to the epsilon‐near‐zero effect. Most importantly, the groove hyperbolic metasurface can enhance the plasmonic sensing with an ultrahigh phase sensitivity of 30 373 deg RIU^?1 and Goos–Hänchen shift sensitivity of 10.134 mm RIU^?1. The detection resolution for refractive index change of glycerol solution is achieved as 10^?8 RIU based on the phase measurement. The detection limit of bovine serum albumin (BSA) molecule is measured as low as 0.1 × 10^?18m (1 × 10^?19 mol L^?1), which corresponds to a submolecular detection level (0.13 BSA mm^?2). As for low‐weight biotin molecule, the detection limit is estimated below 1 × 10^?15m (1 × 10^?15 mol L^?1, 1300 biotin mm^?2). This enhanced plasmonic sensing performance is two orders of magnitude higher than those with current state‐of‐art plasmonic metamaterials and metasurfaces.     

Effect of strain rate on interfacial fracture behaviors of Sn-58Bi/Cu solder joints

The interfacial reactions and mechanical properties of Sn-58Bi/Cu solder joints reflowed at different temperatures ranging from 180 to 220 °C for constant time of 10 min were investigated with various strain rates. Only a continuous Cu₆Sn₅ intermetallic compound (IMC) layer was formed at the interface between the Sn-58Bi solder and the Cu substrate during reflow. The equivalent thickness of the Cu₆Sn₅ layer increased with increasing reflow temperature, and the relationship between Cu₆Sn₅ layer equivalent thickness (X) and reflow temperature (T) is obtained by using method of linear regression and presented as $ X = 0.01 \times T + 0.187 $ . For the tensile property, the tensile strength of solder joint gradually decreased as the reflow temperature it increased, whereas it increased with increasing strain rate. Moreover, the fracture behavior of Sn-58Bi/Cu solder joint indicated the ductile fracture with low strain rate (5 × 10^?4 and 1 × 10^?3 s^?1), while toward brittle fracture with high strain rate (2 × 10^?3 and 1 × 10^?2 s^?1). The strain rate sensitivities of the solder joints fractured with various modes were also investigated, and it is found that the tensile strength of the solder is more sensitive to the strain rate than that of the IMC layer.     

Local structure and electron spin resonance of copper-doped SrTiO3 ceramics

We report X-ray diffraction and electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements of the effect of SrTiO₃ ceramics doping using Cu²⁺ ions. ESR measurements reveal two kinds of Cu²⁺ centers in weakly (0.2–0.5 mol% Cu) doped SrTiO₃. Both kinds of centers have been attributed to Cu²⁺ at octahedral Ti sites and possibly associated either with a nearest-neighboring oxygen vacancy (center #1) or some other positively charged defect (center #2). The ESR spectra of the above centers are described by the following spin Hamiltonian parameters: g _‖ = 2.263(1), g _⊥ = 2.041(1), A _‖ = 170(1) × 10^?4 cm^?1, A _⊥ = 27(1) × 10^?4 cm^?1 (center #1) and g _‖ = 2.334(1), g _⊥ = 2.059(1), A _‖ = 137(1) × 10^?4 cm^?1, A _⊥ ≈ 0(1) × 10^?4 cm^?1 (center #2). For copper concentration larger than 2 mol%, the antiferromagnetic SrCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ (SCTO) phase has been detected by both X-ray diffraction and ESR. Its volume increases with increase of Cu concentration reaching about 17 % at Cu doping of 20 mol%. The composite SrTiO₃–SCTO ceramics exhibits substantial magnetocapacitance effect, which could be enhanced by electrostriction of SrTiO₃.     

Detection of Nitric Oxide from Living Cells Using Polymeric Zinc Organic Framework‐Derived Zinc Oxide Composite with Conducting Polymer

Sensitive and selective detection of nitric oxide (NO) in the human body is crucial since it has the vital roles in the physiological and pathological processes. This study reports a new type of electrochemical NO biosensor based on zinc‐dithiooxamide framework derived porous ZnO nanoparticles and polyterthiophene‐rGO composite. By taking advantage of the synergetic effect between ZnO and poly(TTBA‐rGO) (TTBA = 3′‐(p‐benzoic acid)‐2,2′:5′,2″‐terthiophene, rGO = reduced graphene oxide) nanocomposite layer, the poly(TTBA‐rGO)/ZnO sensor probe displays excellent electrocatalytic activity and explores to detect NO released from normal and cancer cell lines. The ZnO is immobilized on a composite layer of poly(TTBA‐rGO). The highly porous ZnO offers a high electrolyte accessible surface area and high ion–electron transport rates that efficiently catalyze the NO reduction reaction. Amperometry with the modified electrode displays highly sensitive response and wide dynamic range of 0.019–76 × 10^?6m with the detection limit of 7.7 ± 0.43 × 10^?9m . The sensor probe is demonstrated to detect NO released from living cells by drug stimulation. The proposed sensor provides a powerful platform for the low detection limit that is feasible for real‐time analysis of NO in a biological system.     

Electrochemical Biosensor Composed of Silver Ion‐Mediated dsDNA on Au‐Encapsulated Bi2Se3 Nanoparticles for the Detection of H2O2 Released from Breast Cancer Cells

A newly developed electrochemical biosensor composed of a topological insulator (TI) and metallic DNA (mDNA) is fabricated. The bismuth selenide nanoparticle (Bi₂Se₃ NP) is synthesized and sandwiched between the gold electrode and another Au‐deposited thin layer (Bi₂Se₃@Au). Then, eight‐silver‐ion mediated double‐stranded DNA (mDNA) is immobilized onto the substrate (Bi₂Se₃@Au‐mDNA) for the further detection of hydrogen peroxide. The Bi₂Se₃ NP acts as the electrochemical‐signal booster, while unprecedentedly its encapsulation by the Au thin layer keeps the TI surface states protected, improves its electrochemical‐signal stability and provides an excellent platform for the subsequent covalent immobilization of the mDNA through Au–thiol interaction. Electrochemical results show that the fabricated biosensor represents much higher Ag⁺ redox current (≈10 times) than those electrodes prepared without Bi₂Se₃@Au. The characterization of the Bi₂Se₃@Au‐mDNA film is confirmed by atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. The proposed biosensor shows a dynamic range of 00.10 × 10^?6m to 27.30 × 10^?6m , very low detection limit (10 × 10^?9m ), unique current response (1.6 s), sound H₂O₂ recovery in serum, and substantial capability to classify two breast cancer subtypes (MCF‐7 and MDA‐MB‐231) based on their difference in the H₂O₂ generation, offering potential applications in the biomedicine and pharmacology fields.     

Colorimetric Detection of Hg2+ Based on the Growth of Aptamer‐Coated AuNPs: The Effect of Prolonging Aptamer Strands

Herein, a versatile and sensitive colorimetric sensor for Hg²⁺ based on aptamer–target specific binding and target‐mediated growth of AuNPs is reported. The 15 T bases are first designed to detect Hg²⁺ through T–Hg²⁺–T coordination. Aptamer–target binding results in the desorption of the aptamer from AuNP surface, the remaining aptamers adsorbed on AuNP surface trigger the growth of AuNPs with morphologically varied nanostructures, and then different colored solutions are formed. On this occasion, the limit of detection (LOD) of 9.6 × 10^?9m is obtained. The other two aptamer strands (25‐ and 59‐mer) are designed by increasing A bases on either side and both sides of 15 T, respectively. The interaction of the binding domain and Hg²⁺ makes desorption of 15 T from AuNP surface, whereas excess bases not committed to the binding domain still adsorbed on AuNP surface. These excess bases control the growth of AuNPs, and enhance the sensitivity. The LODs are 4.05 and 3 × 10^?9m for 25‐ and 59‐mer aptamers, respectively. In addition, the 59‐mer aptamer system is applied to identify Hg²⁺ in real river samples, the LOD of 6.2 × 10^?9m is obtained.     

Cobalt Nanoparticles and Atomic Sites in Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Frameworks for Highly Sensitive Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide

In situ monitoring of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) during its production process is needed. Here, an electrochemical H₂O₂ sensor with a wide linear current response range (concentration: 5 × 10^?8 to 5 × 10^?2 m ), a low detection limit (32.4 × 10^?9 m ), and a high sensitivity (568.47 µA mm ^?1 cm^?2) is developed. The electrocatalyst of the sensor consists of cobalt nanoparticles and atomic Co‐N_x moieties anchored on nitrogen doped carbon nanotube arrays (Co‐N/CNT), which is obtained through the pyrolysis of the sandwich‐like urea@ZIF‐67 complex. More cobalt nanoparticles and atomic Co‐N_x as active sites are exposed during pyrolysis, contributing to higher electrocatalytic activity. Moreover, a portable screen‐printed electrode sensor is constructed and demonstrated for rapidly detecting (cost ≈40 s) H₂O₂ produced in microbial fuel cells with only 50 µL solution. Both the synthesis strategy and sensor design can be applied to other energy and environmental fields.     

Exciting Dilute Magnetic Semiconductor: Copper-Doped ZnO

The present study is focused on the copper-doped ZnO system. Bulk copper-doped ZnO pellets were synthesized by a solid-state reaction technique and used as target material in pulsed laser deposition. Thin films were grown for different Cu doped pellets on sapphire substrates in vacuum (5×10^?5 mbar). Thin films having (002) plane of ZnO showed different oxidation states of dopants. M–H curves exhibited weak ferromagnetic signal for 1–3 % Cu doping but for 5 % Cu doped thin film sample showed the diamagnetic behavior. For deeper information, thin films were grown for 5 % Cu doped ZnO bulk pellet in different oxygen ambient pressures and analyzed. PL measurement at low temperature showed the emission peak in thin films samples due to acceptor-related transitions. XPS results show that copper exists in Cu²⁺ and Cu⁺¹ valence states in thin films and with increasing O₂ ambient pressure the valence-band maximum in films shifts towards higher binding energy. Furthermore, in lower oxygen ambient pressure (1×10^?2 mbar) thin films showed magnetic behavior but this vanished for the film grown at higher ambient pressures of oxygen (6×10^?2 mbar), which hints towards the decrease in donor defects.     

Flexible Broadband Graphene Photodetectors Enhanced by Plasmonic Cu3−xP Colloidal Nanocrystals

The integration of graphene with colloidal quantum dots (QDs) that have tunable light absorption affords new opportunities for optoelectronic applications as such a hybrid system solves the problem of both quantity and mobility of photocarriers. In this work, a hybrid system comprising of monolayer graphene and self‐doped colloidal copper phosphide (Cu_3?x P) QDs is developed for efficient broadband photodetection. Unlike conventional PbS QDs that are toxic, Cu_3?x P QDs are environmental friendly and have plasmonic resonant absorption in near‐infrared (NIR) wavelength. The half‐covered graphene with Cu_3?x P nanocrystals (NCs) behaves as a self‐driven p–n junction and shows durable photoresponse in NIR range. A comparison experiment reveals that the surface ligand attached to Cu_3?x P NCs plays a key role in determining the charge transfer efficiency from Cu_3?x P to graphene. The most efficient three‐terminal photodetectors based on graphene‐Cu_3?x P exhibit broadband photoresponse from 400 to 1550 nm with an ultrahigh responsivity (1.59 × 10⁵ A W^?1) and high photoconductive gain (6.66 × 10⁵) at visible wavelength (405 nm), and a good responsivity of 9.34 A W^?1 at 1550 nm. The demonstration of flexible graphene‐Cu_3?x P photodetectors operated at NIR wavelengths may find potential applications in optical sensing, biological imaging, and wearable devices.     

Chiral CuxOS@ZIF-8 Nanostructures for Ultrasensitive Quantification of Hydrogen Sulfide In Vivo

In this study, a Cu_xOS@ZIF-8 nanostructure is fabricated to quantify the levels of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) in living cells and in vivo. Zeolitic lmidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is chosen as an encapsulation shell to improve the selectivity of this probe. Using this unique nanostructure, ultrasensitive quantification and bioimaging of H₂S in living cells are successfully achieved. The lower limit of detection is 0.8 and 5.3 nmol per 10⁶ cells for circular dichroism and fluorescence modes, respectively. It is found that the chiral Cu_xOS NPs transformed into achiral Cu_xS NPs contribute to the ultrasensitive detection. Notably, this probe can also be carried out to detect and track H₂S levels in tumor-bearing animals. The discoveries put forward for the creation of a detection platform for quantitative tracking and analysis in clinic.