Oregon State University pigment researchers are using a rare mineral discovered in Norway more than a century ago as a road ...

Silicon rich oxide (SRO) has optical and electric properties that can be used in silicon optoelectronics devices, especially photoluminescence. The study of the SRO optical and structural ...

Until recently, most studies on subgap states focused on amorphous IGZO, as sufficiently large single-crystal IGZO (sc-IGZO) ...

Understanding surface interactions through modification techniques is vital for optimizing molecular binding in various scientific and industrial applications.

Near-infrared spectroscopy, as a highly promising non-destructive analytical method, relies heavily on the development level of its calibration models for prediction effectiveness.

An additional tweak to the contact lenses allows users to differentiate between different spectra of infrared light by engineering the nanoparticles to color-code different infrared wavelengths.

Researchers have developed new contact lenses that enable vision in the near-infrared range, and they could restore color perception to people with color blindness.

Tungsten oxide nanocrystals engineered with oxygen vacancies absorb near-infrared light and enhance photocatalytic breakdown of dye pollutants in water.

Silicon crystals are ideal for IR applications with good transmittance from 1.2 to 7.0μm. Silicon has a low 2.329 g/cm3 density which is half the density of Germanium, making it ideal for weight ...

Researchers in China have fabricated a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that utilizes an indium oxide sputtering buffer layer to protect the perovskite absorber and the electron transport ...

Citation: Ellerbrock RH, Stein M and Schaller J (2024) Comparing silicon mineral species of different crystallinity using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

The silicon industry, known for producing compact electronic chips and circuits with excellent uniformity and being compatible with complementary metal oxide-sensitive (CMOS) packaging techniques, is ...