Researchers devise a highly detective photodetector based on graphene-silicon heterojunctions with interface improvement by introducing a thin interfacial oxide layer.
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Black phosphorus unleashes the power of supercapacitors
Researchers in China build powerful and durable all-solid-state supercapacitors using black phosphorus nanoflakes.
LEDs for Visible-Light Communications
Enhanced recombination rate is achieved on a novel plasmonic platform that exploits the spontaneous formation of a V-pit-texture on the surface of a light-emitting diode.
Lubricant Lends Itself to Plant-based Leather
Researchers at Sichuan University have created an alternative to conventional leather lubricants using synthetic copolymers.
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Responsive Polymers – A Review
The oxidation-responsive behavior of polymeric platforms in different microenvironments as well as biomedical applications are discussed
Induction heat treatment of sheet-bulk metal formed parts
A test of whether stress states can be induced in a controlled manner in semi-finished tailored blanks manufactured by orbital cold-forming.
Helical Liquid Crystal Superstructures
A dynamic photo-alignment technique to design and arbitrarily arrange the in-plane helical axes of cholesteric liquid crystals.
Chemical Imaging of Living Organisms
Quantum cascade lasers enable the quick and efficient real-time mid-infrared microspectroscopy of living microorganisms.
Nanofibers for Regenerative Medicine
Researchers study new bioactive scaffolds based on PLA fibers, modified with a peptide sequence derived from fibronectin, an extracellular matrix component.
Toward 20% Power Conversion Efficiency Photovoltaics
A novel light trapping configuration for thin-film photovoltaics, called a compound parabolic trapper, is proposed.
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