ZnSe is deposited in silica pores to produce the first compound semiconductor optical fiber waveguides.
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Three-Color Display by Surface Patterning
Two dyes give three colors on a hierarchically patterned surface, in work by German and Chinese scientists.
A Little Added Time for Chain Organization: Organic Electrodes for Electronics
A novel polymer processing methodology to prepare thin films allows for increased crystallinity giving rise to improved properties.
Polarization-Field Control in Nitride Light Emitters
The research group “PolarCon” publishes a collection of papers describing the technological challenges of epitaxially grown non- or semipolar nitride structures.
A Proven Software for the Calculation of Materials Properties
The JMatPro software calculates a wide range of materials properties for metallic alloys. It is particularly aimed at multi-components alloys used in industrial practice.
Nanotechnology for Energy: Structure Your Solar Cells
What is the ideal nano-morphology for organic and hybrid solar cells? A progress report from a German research group sheds light on recent developments.
Microelectronics from MOFs: Single Crystal Microstructuring
Conductive metallic 3D nanostructures can be made inside a single crystal of a photocatalytically active metal-organic framework, say Belgian scientists.
Organic Electronics: What Lies Beneath
A comprehensive study of plastic substrates can help you choose the right one for your device.
The World´s Smallest Pipettes: Capillary Action in Carbon Nanotubes
Encapsulated metal nanoparticles can be extracted from carbon nanotubes through reverse capillary action.
Nanospheres and Solar Cells – On a Roll
“It seems like the whole world is working on solar cells; trying to make them better, cheaper and safer to cope with the looming global energy drought.” Professor Geoffrey Ozin talks about the current state of solar cell research.
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