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Optics & Photonics Oct 20, 2023

Realizing vertical ultraviolet-B semiconductor laser diodes for high optical output

Ultraviolet (UV) rays are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from 100 to 380 nanometers (nm). These wavelengths can be classified into three regions: UV-A (315–380 nm), UV-B (280–315 nm), and UV-C (100–280 nm), ...

Biochemistry Oct 16, 2023

Transforming wastewater into valuable chemicals with sunlight

Researchers led by Prof. Gao Xiang from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Lu Lu from the Harbin Institute of Technology have proposed a novel method to transform ...

Condensed Matter Oct 13, 2023

Manipulating nonlinear exciton polaritons in a WS2 monolayer with artificial lattices

Exciton polaritons, hybrid quasiparticles caused by the strong exciton-photon coupling, constitute a unique prototype for studying many-body physics and quantum photonic phenomena traditionally in cryogenic conditions.

Analytical Chemistry Sep 14, 2023

Scientists uncover mystery of important material for semiconductors at the surface

A team of scientists with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has investigated the behavior of hafnium oxide, or hafnia, because of its potential for use in novel semiconductor applications.

Analytical Chemistry Aug 31, 2023

Growing triple-decker hybrid crystals for lasers

By controlling the arrangement of multiple inorganic and organic layers within crystals using a novel technique, researchers at Duke University and Purdue University have shown they can control the energy levels of electrons ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 30, 2023

Semiconductor photocatalyst helps to realize borylation reaction

A research group led by Prof. Dai Wen from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has realized borylation reactions involving N-heterocyclic carbene boranes (NHC-BH3) with ...

Nanomaterials Aug 18, 2023

Researchers improve the performance of semiconductors using novel 2D metal

Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs), especially MoS2, are at the forefront of new-generation 2D materials, and industrial-level efforts are being made to produce them at a large scale with reasonable ...

Nanophysics Aug 4, 2023

Researchers may have solved the 'mirror twins' defect plaguing the next generation of 2D semiconductors

The next generation of 2D semiconductor materials doesn't like what it sees when it looks in the mirror. Current synthesizing approaches to make single-layer nanosheets of semiconducting material for atomically thin electronics ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 1, 2023

What do you do with a shrunken laser?

The laser is so small you need a microscope to see it properly. But it's not just the size that scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are excited about.

Condensed Matter Jul 31, 2023

Millimeter-scale meron lattices that can serve as spin injectors for LEDs

Merons, topological structures based on in-plane magnetized magnetic materials, could have numerous valuable applications, particularly for carrying information or storing magnetic charge. Most past realizations of these ...

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