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Optical materials news, February 2022

Researchers have discovered how to change the atomic structure of the thermoelectric material tin selenide with intense pulses of laser light.

16 February 2022

Researchers have revealed the formation mechanism for cerium oxide mesocrystals, showing they don't form in the same way as other crystals.

16 February 2022

Using a novel computational optimizer, researchers have designed a metamaterial for the asymmetric transmission of linearly polarized light.

9 February 2022

Researchers have shown that arrays of nanocubes can both confine light in specific locations and allow tunable control of its energy.

7 February 2022

Researchers have developed a novel spin-coating technique for producing perovskite photovoltaic materials on an industrial scale.

2 February 2022

Near-infrared fluorescence emitted by microscopic crystals of silicon when illuminated with visible light can be used to detect cracks in concrete.

2 February 2022

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