With the virtual battery Trimet has made the energy-intensive electrolysis process for the aluminum production more flexible enabling the use of renewable energy.
Photoswitchable Sn-cytochrome c Solid-State Devices
Sn-cytochrome c (cyt c) protein layers can be used as efficient photodetectors when integrated into large-area solid-state junctions.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – April 2017
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, metamaterials, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Challenges and the Future of Polymer Science
Video: Opinions on the future of polymer science, exciting recent developments, and the impact of polymer science on and its’ contribution to society.
Molecular Design Evolution of Porphyrin Chromophores for Photovoltaic Materials
A review of the latest development in the molecular design of zinc porphyrins for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Complex Refractory Plasmonic Designs
Researchers demonstrated a new approach to fabricate large-scale, complex nano-architectures of refractory plasmonic transition metal nitrides.
Phase Control of 2D Materials with Reverse Micelles
Supercritical carbon dioxide induced reverse micelles were used to create metallic 1T-phase molybdenum disulfide and tungsten disulfide nanosheets for hydrogen generation.
Solvent is the Key to Making Perovskite Nanosheets
The synthesis of ultrathin 2D nanosheets (NSs) remains a significant challenge for perovskite materials. Now, researchers have demonstrated a facile crystallization method for the synthesis of free-standing 2D phenylethylammonium lead halide NSs.
PSS Showcase 2017
The showcase presents a free-to-read selection of physica status solidi articles published in 2016/17. The focus of this year's edition is on the 10th anniversary of - pss (RRL) Rapid Research Letters. Happy reading! Editorial Sabine Bahrs, Nadezda Panarina,...
Nitrogen Defects in 2D Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Water Splitting
A very simple and general method for introducing nitrogen defects into the 2D structure of graphitic carbon nitride.