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Advanced Optical Materials – April Issue Covers
Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
Optical Materials for Spectral Management
The current issue of Advanced Optical Materials is dedicated to this ever growing field of research guest edited by Stefan Schweizer and Ralf Wehrspohn.
Historic round-the-world flight
First round-the-world flight in a plane powered only by energy from the sun.
Busy bees fuel the semiconductor sector
A team of researchers from Hefei, China use bee pollens in the synthesis of carbon dots with applications in bioimaging and catalysis.
Thermally Controlled MOF Europium Transport for Explosives Detection
A thermoresponsive MOF structure is demonstrated to capture/release europium ions for the detection of explosives at room temperature and below.
Efficient protein conductors for bioelectronics
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science present an insightful view of the copper binding site in Azurin and its role in solid-state electron transport.
Carbonaceous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
New work explores efforts using carbonaceous materials to develop highly efficient DSSCs.
International Year of Light: Black Silicon Photovoltaics
This month’s International Year of Light article reviews the optoelectronic properties of black silicon and gives guidelines how to optimize the relevant physical parameters.
A toolbox for tuning the electronic structure in organic self-assembled monolayers
A modular concept is developed to tune the electronic structure in organic self-assembled monolayers and their interfaces.
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