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@ARTICLE{Zhulai:1039217,
      author       = {Zhulai, Dmytro and Boichuk, Nazariy and Pustovyi, Denys and
                      Kovalchuk, Oleksandr and Garbovskiy, Yuriy and Klimusheva,
                      Gertruda and Mirnaya, Tatyana and Yaremchuk, Galina and
                      Vitusevich, Svetlana},
      title        = {{S}ynthesis of {C}arbon and {G}old {N}anoparticles in
                      {I}onic {L}iquid {C}rystals: {S}tructural {P}roperties and
                      {E}lectrical {B}ehavior for {E}lectro‐{O}ptical {S}ensors},
      journal      = {Nano select},
      volume       = {6},
      number       = {8},
      issn         = {2688-4011},
      address      = {Weinheim, Germany},
      publisher    = {Wiley-VCH},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2025-01753},
      pages        = {e202400063-1-13},
      year         = {2025},
      abstract     = {The structural and electrical properties of ionic
                      metal-alkanoate nanocomposites obtained based on a cadmium
                      octanoate matrix with individual carbon and gold
                      nanoparticles (NPs) as well as their combination are
                      studied. Carbon and gold NPs were chemically synthesized
                      within the smectic A phase of Cd+2(C7H15COO−)2, which
                      served as a well-ordered nanoreactor. Scanning electron
                      microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
                      data provide information on NPs location and allow the
                      estimation of the sizes of the synthesized NPs inside glassy
                      liquid crystalline matrix. It is shown that the size and
                      shape of the NPs were precisely controlled during synthesis,
                      resulting in highly stable and organized nanocomposites. The
                      electrical characteristics were studied in a wide
                      temperature range corresponding to different phase states of
                      the nanocomposites. We compared the electrical properties of
                      both pure matrix and nanocomposites with carbon and gold NPs
                      to identify the potential of the nanocomposite materials for
                      designing new sensor structures. Notably, the nanocomposites
                      exhibited anisotropic conductivity, highlighting the
                      structural anisotropy of the material. In addition, using
                      NPs allows fine-tuning of the electrical properties of a
                      metal-alkanoate host matrix. The obtained nanocomposites
                      open prospects for the development of electro-optical
                      sensors with high sensitivity and specificity they can be
                      used to detect a variety of chemical and physical parameters
                      including temperature, composition of substances and
                      environment.},
      cin          = {IBI-3},
      ddc          = {500},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBI-3-20200312},
      pnm          = {5241 - Molecular Information Processing in Cellular Systems
                      (POF4-524)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5241},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:001405622300001},
      doi          = {10.1002/nano.202400063},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1039217},
}