Using a supercomputer, scientists have managed to predict the electrical and optical properties of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites.
23 October 2018
simple method produces centimeter-sized single crystals of organolead halide perovskites
23 October 2018Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have combined experiment and theory to elucidate the electronic structure and optical behavior of novel gold and silver alloys.
22 October 2018
A bio-inspired soft material can alter its properties by self-assembling into molecular superstructures and then disassembling on demand.
18 October 2018
A flat lens made of silicon nanopillars with various cross-sectional shapes can focus a large range of colors of any polarization to the same focal spot.
17 October 2018
Halide perovskites can maintain their crystalline structure even while the atoms in their crystals undergo unusually large-scale vibrational motion.
15 October 2018
A novel passive daytime radiative cooling polymer coating with nano-to-microscale air voids can act as a spontaneous air cooler on buildings.
12 October 2018
Scientists have computed the optical properties, including transmittance, absorbance and reflectance, of 55 2D materials.
11 October 2018
Researchers have developed a method for creating an antenna made from a two-dimensional material that can be sprayed onto almost any surface.
10 October 2018
A nano-filter made from sheets that naturally grow on liquid metal can clean dirty water over 100 times faster than current technology.
8 October 2018
A novel, zero-dimensional photoluminescent material is cheap to fabricate, does not use toxic starting materials and is very stable.
4 October 2018
A unique combination of imaging tools and atomic-level simulations has revealed that a hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite film is ferroelastic.
3 October 2018
Treating two-dimensional boron nitride with a superacid helps it to bind with other materials, including nanoparticles and graphene.
3 October 2018
Researchers have shown that complex macroscale superstructures can be assembled from building blocks comprising pyramid-shaped quantum dots.
3 October 2018