The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Electronics
Anisotropic Conductive Films by Shear-Flow
Anisotropic conductive films can be produced by shear flow that induces the self-assembly of conductive fillers (like carbon nanotubes, graphene or inexpensive carbon black) into parallel stripes in a polymer matrix.
3D printing of complex micro-objectives
Researchers at University of Stuttgart created optical lenses which are hardly larger than a human hair.
A solution for low loss, three-dimensional structures at optical frequencies
Sheng Liu, Igal Brener, Mike Sinclair and other co-workers from Sandia National Laboratories demonstrated both two-dimensional and multilayer (3D) dielectric metamaterials made from III-V semiconductors (elements from groups III and V on the periodic table) using a monolithic fabrication process.
Conducting Polymeric Materials
In a recent issue, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics published a special section on conducting polymeric materials guest-edited by Søren Hvilsted.
Surface recombination in III-nitride LEDs: negligible or important?
Researchers have carried out a simulation study choosing two state-of-the-art commercial high-power LED chips as prototypes.
Solution processed patterning for organic functional materials
Researchers in China have developed a simple technique for patterning functional organic materials over a large area via an indirect, solution processable method.
Shaping Shape-Memory: Achieving active control of polymer shape
The Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics has published a special issue on shape-memory polymers.
Nanoscale Electrodes for Flexible Electronics by Swelling Controlled Cracking
A new, economical approach to fabricate nanogap electrodes on flexible substrates is developed.
Conductive Polymeric Biomaterials
Different mechanisms for imparting conductivity to non-conductive polymeric biomaterials are discussed in a review by Patton et. al.
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