New research published in Advanced Science by a team of Chinese researchers presents the control of the emission color of CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite quantum dots using precipitation temperature.
Spacer Layers Enhance Organic Photovoltaic Performance
Inserting a spacer layer between the donor and the acceptor material of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices enhances their power conversion efficiency.
International Year of Light: Carbon Nanotube Photodetectors
Different types of photodetectors realized with carbon nanotubes are presented in this comprehensive review article.
Roll-to-roll printing of flexible organic power transistors
The same roll-to-roll printing methodologies can be explored for printing of electrochromics, transistor logic and solar cell power units.
Meet the Macro Awards Winners
This year, already a lot of excellent young scientists have received Macro Awards for their outstanding research in different fields of polymer science.
Click chemistry in organic electronic devices
The last decades have witnessed a dramatic advance in organic syntheses from the viewpoint of environmental science and technology. In a review article, Professor Michinobu highlights a novel click reaction inspired by semiconducting polymer doping techniques.
Supersize single crystalline perovskite crystals
Scientists grow record-breaking two-inch size organolead halide perovskite crystals.
Threatening Silicon’s Diamond Throne
Professor Ozin explores a new silicon allotrope with potential for high capacity lithium ion batteries, enhanced efficiency photovoltaics and next generation light emitting diodes.
Nanocrystalline Low-Refractive Magnesium Fluoride Films
A novel sputtering deposition process for MgF2 thin films has been discovered by combining two chemical reactions on a pure Mg target with two reactive gases.
Race for a CO2-to-Fuel Technology
The race is on to develop CO2-to-Fuel technology – in an invited editorial, Professor Ozin and co-workers give their view on the current state of the art.