The emission of polymer distributed feedback lasers can be tuned by integrating nonlinear optical organic molecules.
Advanced Materials
Broadband Plasmonic Response of Semiconductor Disks
The plasmonic behavior of touching semiconductor disks shows a highly efficient broadband response in the terahertz regime as predicted by theoretical studies.
Molecular Layer Deposition: building hybrid materials one layer at at time
As the applications of nanotechnology grow more sophisticated, the controlled deposition of exceedingly thin layers of materials becomes of ever growing importance. A well-known technique called atomic layer deposition (ALD) can meet this challenge quite well for the...
Crumpled Nitrogen-Doped Graphene – A Super Capacitor!
Scientists present unique crumpled nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets as supercapacitor materials for energy-storage.
Optimizing Actuators with Shape Memory Alloys
Magnetic shape memory alloys are a promising material for actuation purposes. Researchers show advantages and disadvantages and highlight their potential.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for August 16, 2012
Aerographite continues to dominate the Advanced Materials top 40 as it goes into its record-breaking 3rd week at number 1.
Making Graphene Industry-Ready: Fluorescence Quenching Metrology
Researchers develop a graphene metrology technique that paves the way for widespread industrial applications.
Printing Electronics: High-Speed Transistors with Electrochemical Gating
Researchers show that solid polymer electrolytes can be used as the gating insulator for printed electronics, contrary to accepted thinking.
Quick and Safe Quantum Dots
Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a method to generate an entire library of safe quantum dots quickly and efficiently.
Cleaning up oil spills with graphene sponges
Rodney Ruoff and co-workers demonstrate the potential of graphene sponges as recyclable absorbents for cleaning up oil spills.
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