Optical materials news, May 2020

Defects may make some perovskites more colorful

Scientists think that defects in low-dimensional perovskites may be responsible for their broad emission spectrum and large color variation.

Acta Journals’ Outstanding Reviewers in 2019

New method mixes things up for bimetallic nanoparticles

A novel method for mixing metals generally known to be immiscible at the nanoscale can create a new range of bimetallic nanoparticles.

Lead-free perovskite proves stable and safe in solar cells

Researchers have developed a lead-free perovskite for use in solar cells that could be a safer and more stable than lead-based perovskites.

Applied Energy - Special Issue on "COVID-19 impacts on Energy and Environment"

Call for Applications: The 2020 Microelectronic Engineering and Micro and Nano Engineering Journals (Elsevier), Young Investigator Award and Lectureship

The award is to honor a young researcher active in the fields of Nanofabrication and Nanotechnology for Electronics, MEMS and Life Sciences.

Opposites attract for self-assembly of colloidal crystals

Researchers have used electrostatic charge to get colloidal particles to self-assemble into crystalline materials that mimic salt and opals.