Padilla and co-workers give an excellent overview on metamaterial absorbers and discuss a selection of examples and related applications in this field.
Advanced Materials
Gold Nanoantennas Boost the Emission Rate of Conjugated Polymers
The radiative emission rate of poly(3-hexylthiophene) could be greatly enhanced by integrating it into a plasmonic split-dipole nanoantenna.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for June 6, 2012
High-performance polymers for organic photovoltaics takes the top spot as the most-downloaded Advanced Materials paper in the last week.
Breaking and Assembling Liquid Crystals
Reversible fragmentation and self-assembling of nematic liquid crystal droplets on functionalized pyroelectric substrates
How to Improve The Thermal Behaviour of Polymer Nanocomposites?
Luo and Lloyd, using molecular dynamics simulations, have investigated methods to increase the thermal conductivity of polymeric nanocomposites.
Chiral Generators: Making Plasmonics Twist
A new chiral material demonstrates a highly efficient optical response.
Building Artificial Brains: Nanotechology to Mimic Synapses
A new nanodevice has been developed, intended to reproduce the behaviour of a human synapse.
Electrochemically Active: Surface Modification of Carbon Materials
New research studies the surface modification of graphene for use in lithium-ion batteries.
Gluing Molecules on Surfaces: Towards an Ultimate Surface Modification Strategy
New research suggests a method for universal surface modification.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for May 30, 2012
This week’s Advanced Materials Top 40 most-read articles features graphene, healthcare, and functional fibers inspired by spider silk.
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