Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), which show a semiconducting band gap, have attracted a lot of attention recently due to their remarkable electronic and optical performance.
At the EuroNanoForum conference held in Malta last week, the Poland-based Saule Technologies described how it is using nanotechnology to create extremely thin solar cells that could greatly expand the capabilities of solar power technology.
By Brett Smith
29 Jun 2017
Materials that are both strong and resilient are very desirable in the field of electronics, especially in the development of flexible electronics such as wearable devices and flexible tablets.
By Benedette Cuffari
28 Jun 2017
Saturable absorbers, which operate at terahertz (THz) frequencies, are beginning to open doors in the development of photonic devices, namely in passively mode-locked THz micro-sources.
To develop a method of attaching nanoparticles to functionalized graphene without distorting its native planarity and properties, the group of researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have utilized a common chemical deposition process using plasmonic silver nanoparticles.
By Benedette Cuffari
22 Jun 2017
The ability to understand how water molecules can be confined on the nanoscale has gathered attention recently. This is especially true for understanding the phase behavior between water and ice and the thermodynamic principles behind them.
By Liam Critchley
16 Jun 2017
Traditional scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) scan a selected area over the surface of a sample by utilizing a focused beam of high-energy electrons to generate signals onto the surface of the specimen of interest.
Indian researchers reveal how rGO film thickness affects crack dynamics and conductivity under strain, enhancing flexible electronics.
Researchers from the EPFL have collaborated to develop a method capable of comparing material pore structures, making it possible to search databases of nanoporous materials to find candidates with a desired pore structure.
By Emily Nordvang
1 Jun 2017
A collaboration of researchers from France and Poland have prepared a new hierarchically nanostructured LTO-type material with exceptional electrochemical performance and the potential to provide ultrafast charging lithium-ion batteries.
By Emily Nordvang
31 May 2017