Colloidal crystals that mimic the nanostructure of opals can visibly and continuously document the temperature in the environment over a defined period.
8 October 2021
A device comprising a 2D hybrid metal halide layered with a ferromagnetic metal can generate terahertz radiation from an an ultrafast spin current.
8 October 2021
calculations identify diffusion paths of Se in CdTe, boosting thin film solar cell efficiency
4 October 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have shown that the odd harmonics of light can be used to study twisted, or chiral, nanoparticles and molecules.
1 October 2021
Researchers have developed a novel method for getting thin layers of different materials, including perovskites, to self-assemble into large crystals.
29 September 2021
Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, operated by Penn State and Rice Universities, secures $1.5 million in Phase II funding from NSF
28 September 2021Cordelia Sealy
By applying strain to a monolayer semiconductor, researchers managed to produce chiral valley-polarized light at room temperature.
24 September 2021
Researchers have developed a novel etching process for fabricating features and patterns on 2D materials like graphene at near atomic resolution.
23 September 2021
Researchers have enhanced the brightness and stability of light-emitting perovskite nanocrystals by encapsulating them in metal-organic frameworks.
17 September 2021
By combining quantum dots and gold nanoparticles with molecular glue, researchers have created a tiny camera for observing chemical reactions.
16 September 2021
By applying mechanical strain to a 2D semiconductor, researchers were able to get it to emit light, rather than heat, with near 100% efficiency.
9 September 2021