The efficient absorption and emission of light is of fundamental importance to the operation of optoelectronic devices such as solid-state…
The strongly coupled states of light and matter in microcavities known as polaritons offer exciting possibilities for the study of…
Photovoltaic cells containing nanoscale phase separated mixtures of a poly(thiophene) donor and a fullerene acceptor in the active layer have…
Solar cells based on lead sulfide colloidal quantum dots (PbS QDs) have demonstrated recent improvements in both efficiency and stability…
There is emerging interest in the ability to produce low-cost and lightweight solar cells and other electronics on flexible, stretchable,…
The low energy density of solar illumination necessitates deployment of solar technologies over large surface areas in order to capture…
It is desirable to extend the functionality of MEMS to different form factors including large area arrays of sensors and…
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the use of PbS and PbSe quantum dots (QDs) for…
It has been known for several decades that polymers doped with conducting particles, for example silicone nickel nano-particles, will exhibit…
As demands for high storage density, high chip memory capacity, and decreasing process costs continue to mount, conventional flash memory…
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanoparticles that can be used in monolayers in low operating-voltage, non-lithographically fabricated, thin film…
J-aggregates, which are self-assembling molecular nanostructures [1] , have unique optical properties resulting from coherent coupling of their molecular components….
Colloidal quantum-dot light-emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) combine the thin film processability of organic materials with the tunable optical properties conferred by…
The non-destructive chemical mapping of surfaces with single-molecule sensitivity and sub-5-nm lateral resolution is an extraordinary challenge. Optical techniques such…
Transformation of solar energy into chemical fuels is an attractive energy conversion transformation to address the intermittency of power generation…
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) has gained much attention as a possible candidate for the next generation of clean electricity due to…
Optically transparent, wide band gap metal oxide semiconductors are a promising candidate for large area flexible electronics. Because most commercially…
Physical properties of organic and organic/inorganic nanocrystal composite thin films and structures, and development of nanostructured electronic and optoelectronic devices.