Quantum dots beat traditional photosensitizers at their own game. They tackle reactions once thought too tough for ...

Scientists are striving to discover new semiconductor materials that could boost the efficiency of solar cells and other ...

Chemists at the School of Science of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently made ...

There are fundamentally two ways to generate electricity. The first is based on electromagnetic induction, which remains the ...

With higher efficiency and lower costs, perovskite–silicon tandem cells mark a breakthrough in solar tech. Can they truly ...

Recent advancements in g-C3N4 photocatalysts enhance H2O2 production and pollutant degradation under visible light through ...

Virtually all light-emitting diodes used today require phosphors based on so-called rare-earth elements, which are expensive and challenging to obtain. In a collaborative research project between ...

ConspectusOrganic thin films, with thickness ranging from tens to hundreds of nanometers, are foundational to organic electronic devices. Yet, vertical phase separation during film deposition and ...

Nanostructured metal–semiconductor–metal photodetectors (MSM-PDs) can assist in future high-speed communication devices for achieving high responsivity-bandwidth characteristics. We numerically ...

Light-induced symmetry changes in tiny crystals allow researchers to create materials with tailored properties by Amber Rose, Argonne National Laboratory Editors' notes ...

Using a unique material called indium selenide (In2Se3), researchers say they discovered a technique for lowering the energy requirements of phase-change memory (PCM) — a technology capable of ...

Light trick helps super-thin solar panels absorb energy 10,000 times better Researchers trapped photons on tiny bumps near silicon, enhancing light interaction and improving absorption and device ...