A method of forming nanoparticles having superhydrophobicity includes preparing a PDMS film including a structure having a predetermined shape on a surface thereof, and generating the nanoparticles having superhydrophobicity on the surface of the PDMS film by combusting the surface of the PDMS film using a diffusion flame. Transparent nanoparticles having superhydrophobicity and oleophobicity may be generated simply and easily on the surface of the PDMS film.

A stabilized elementary metal structure is disclosed. The stabilized elementary metal structure may include an elementary metal having at least one layer and having a two-dimensional layer structure, and an organic molecular layer provided on at least one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the elementary metal.

A method of forming nanoparticles having superhydrophobicity includes preparing a PDMS film including a structure having a predetermined shape on a surface thereof, and generating the nanoparticles having superhydrophobicity on the surface of the PDMS film by combusting the surface of the PDMS film using a diffusion flame. Transparent nanoparticles having superhydrophobicity and oleophobicity may be generated simply and easily on the surface of the PDMS film.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a metal nano coil which is suitable for mass production and results in a lower manufacturing cost. The method of manufacturing a metal nano coil includes the steps of: forming, with tension applied to a core member composed of nanofiber of a polymer, a metal thin film on a surface of the core member to fabricate a metal-covered nanofiber; reducing the tension of the metal-covered nanofiber; and heating, with the tension reduced, the metal-covered nanofiber to at or above a boiling point or a thermal decomposition temperature of the polymer and at or below the melting point of the metal thin film to vaporize the core member and shrink the metal thin film into a coil form, so that a hollow metal nano coil is produced.

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that forms a three-dimensional (3D) nanostructure through 3D printing. During operation, the system performs a 3D printing operation that uses multiple passes of a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip to deliver an ink to form the 3D nanostructure, wherein the ink includes both a positively charged polyelectrolyte (PE) and a negatively charged PE. While delivering the ink, the SPM tip is loaded with the ink and moved to a target location to deposit the ink. Finally, after the multiple passes are complete, the system cures the 3D nanostructure to remove excess positive or negative charges from the 3D nanostructure.

A method and system are disclosed of Pt and SnO.sub.2 co-functionalized on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) assembled on microelectrodes by electrochemical deposition where Pt nanoparticle's morphology, size, and density were tuned by controlling electrodeposition potential and time. The method and system to obtain the optimum condition for Pt decorated SnO.sub.2/SWNTs (Pt/SnO.sub.2/SWNTs) were performed and also correlate with its CO sensing performance. Light dependent sensing performance was examined with red, green and UV LED light under room temperature. With the assistance of the UV LED light illumination, the sensitivity of Pt/SnO.sub.2/SWNTs was further enhanced to 2.1%/ppm.sub.V to 50 ppm.sub.V of CO and the detection limit can push down to 0.05 ppm.sub.V.

A manufacturing method of micro-nano structure antireflective coating layer and a display apparatus thereof are described. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a silicon oxide layer on the substrate, forming a graphene layer with a hexagonal honeycomb lattice on the silicon oxide layer, and forming a bottom surface of the antireflective coating layer in the nucleation points by serving the graphene layer as a growing base layer, wherein a diffusion length and an atomic mass of diffusion atoms of the antireflective coating layer are decreased with time by a gradient growing manner to form a upper surface of the antireflective coating layer.

A stabilized elementary metal structure is disclosed. The stabilized elementary metal structure may include an elementary metal having at least one layer and having a two-dimensional layer structure, and an organic molecular layer provided on at least one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the elementary metal.

The present disclosure relates to a hybrid nanoparticle comprising a metallic core and at least one lipophilic dendron attached to the surface of the metallic core, and methods of producing such hybrid nanoparticles. The present disclosure also relates to films containing the hybrid nanoparticles described herein.

A method for producing small metal alloy nanoparticles of a first metal and a second metal, comprising: mixing, at room temperature in air, a first aqueous solution of first and second metal nanoparticle precursor species in a first molar ratio of the first metal to the second metal; mixing a separate organic ligand into the first aqueous solution; adding a reducing agent to the first aqueous solution; and aging the first aqueous solution for a first period. The method may further comprise characterizing by photoluminescence or other property the metal alloy nanoparticles from the first aqueous solution and/or from a second aqueous solution of first and second metal nanoparticle precursor species in a second molar ratio of the first metal to the second metal.