The promise of thermoelectric materials as a source of clean energy has driven the search for materials that can efficiently produce substantial amounts of power from waste heat.
Materials Science
Jun 21, 2019
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A technique that introduces carbon-hydrogen molecules into a single atomic layer of the semiconducting material tungsten disulfide dramatically changes the electronic properties of the material, according to Penn State researchers ...
Nanomaterials
May 24, 2019
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Based on high-performance liquid-like materials, scientists from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Northwestern University in the U.S. fabricated a Cu2Se/Yb0.3Co4Sb12 thermoelectric ...
Materials Science
May 23, 2019
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In conventional organic solar cells, the electrons exhibit their particle-nature and need to jump between organic molecules in the cell. The conductivity is, therefore, lower than that of crystalline silicon solar cells. ...
Materials Science
Apr 26, 2019
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The ability to manipulate light on a subwavelength-scale could lead to a revolution in photonic devices such as antennas, solar panels, and even cloaking devices. Nanotechnology advances have made this possible through the ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 17, 2019
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Photochromes are dyes that change their colour depending on the light they receive. When light is switched off they can either remain in their photoinduced state (P-type photochromes) or turn back to their original state ...
Materials Science
Apr 4, 2019
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Scientists at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed an ultra-sensitive heat sensor that is flexible, transparent and printable. The results have potential for a wide range of applications – from wound healing ...
Polymers
Apr 1, 2019
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Can single crystalline materials be used for low dimensional p-n junction design? This is an open and long-standing problem. Microscopic simulations based on the generalized Bloch theorem show that in single crystalline Si ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 21, 2019
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Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) report on a unipolar n-type transistor with a breakthrough electron mobility performance of up to 7.16 cm2 V-1 s-1. This achievement heralds an exciting future for ...
Polymers
Mar 1, 2019
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Transparent electronics are the future, according to researchers including José A. Flores-Livas and Miglė Graužinytė from the research group headed by Stefan Goedecker, Professor of Computational Physics at the University ...
General Physics
Jan 22, 2019
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