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Complex oxides: Metallic interfaces
The high-mobility electron gas at the interface of two insulting oxides is attributed to discontinuities in the band structure of the materials.
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Phosphorescent organic LEDs: True-blue
True-blue phosphorescent OLEDs with much improved efficiency have been synthesized using benzyl-substituted carbene for fabricating full color displays.
Organic, carbon-based and soft materials
Molecular snap-shots
Conformational changes of organic molecules tethered to the surface of carbon nanostructures are imaged using high resolution electron microscopy.
Inorganic, ceramic and composite
Nanofibre traps for nuclear waste
New nano-sized fibres can act as intelligent absorbents that trap and remove radioactive ions from water.
Metals and alloys
Metal nanocrystals: Layers of complexity
New rules for making core–shell nanoparticles.
Biomaterials and biosensors
Immunosensors: Antibodies stand tall
The performance of immunosensors can be improved by crowding antibodies onto nano-sized patches so that they ‘stand up straight’.
Optics, photonics and optoelectronics
Mechanochromism: Gold crush
A change in molecular arrangement through mechanical grinding leads to a reversible color change.
Electronic, magnetic and superconducting
Electronics: More than the sum of its parts
Together organic and inorganic materials can have properties that neither material has on its own.
Energy conversion, catalysis and separation
Flexible solar cells: Salty electrolytes
Eutectic melt of multiple electrolytes enables record performance for solvent-free dye-sensitized solar cells.
Theory, modeling and simulation
Supersized dendrimers
An architecturally-designed dendrimer shows efficient and unidirectional intramolecular energy transfer.
Device applications
Terahertz Photonics: Detection on-chip
Integration of detector and probe in one monolithic design enables the realization of efficient on-chip terahertz imaging devices.
