RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Luby, Stefan
A1 Lubyova, Martina
A1 Kostic, Ivan
A1 Hrkut, Pavol
T1 Ethical Challenges in Nanometrology
JF Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina
YR 2018
VO 20
IS 11
SP 131
OP 136
DO 10.26552/com.C.2018.1A.131-136
UL https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-201811-0020.php
AB Nanometrology is an intrinsic and fast developing part of nanoscience. Given the huge diversity of nanostructures ranging from large molecules from about 10 atoms to structures from 105 atoms (particles of the size ≤ 100 nm), broader investigations in this area cannot be exactly scrutinized nor repeated by the existing capacities. This gave rise to the initiative for reproducibility that aims to avoid simplified approaches, plagiarism and other phenomena that are often triggered by the "publish or perish" philosophy, as well as business practices of predatory journals. In this paper, we discuss two case studies illustrating how to solve these problems: a study of the structural stability of nanoparticles by three complementary methods, and a design of reliable nanoparticle gas sensors used in environment or medicine.