The energetic consequences of having iron, manganese or aluminum atoms sit at certain positions close to carbon are studied by performing first-principles quantum-chemical calculations.
Results for "quantum"
Transparent Furniture that Glows in the Dark
Researchers reveal “Quantum-Dot Wood”, transparent wood impregnated with luminescent semiconductor nanoparticles.
Fertile electronic flatlands: carrier multiplication in graphene
The remarkable electronic properties of graphene open up new carrier relaxation channels that can result in a significant multiplication of optically excited carriers.
Strong Coupling in Fully Tunable Microcavities Filled with Biologically Produced Fluorescent Proteins
The versatility of studying polariton phenomena with fluorescent proteins in fully tunable optical microcavities is addressed.
High refractive index hyperbranched polymers
High refractive index (HRI) materials play an important role in optic-electronic devices. They can be widely applied as encapsulating materials to increase external quantum efficiency in OLED devices and to enhance conversion efficiency in solar cell devices....
Synergism of Thin Heterojunctions and Spatially Separated Cocatalysts for Solar Water Splitting
Photochemical water splitting is an elegant way to solve energy and environmental-related issues.
Topological phase transitions: 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one half to David J. Thouless and the other half to F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – September 2016
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, metamaterials, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
META 2016 – 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
A report from the META 2016 conference, held from 25 to 28 July in Torremolinos, Spain.
Advanced Particle Characterization Techniques
Luis Liz-Marzán and Sara Bals present a collection of selected contributions by different researchers who are recognised as experts in the field of structural characterization as well as on optical and catalytic properties of nanoparticles.
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