Month: November 2020

Ten NC State faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

Congratulations to Xingao on his passing the prelim exam!

This multi-disciplinary multi-PI project is looking to develop molecule/material hybrid photoelectrodes for cooperative sunlight-driven generation of liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water

• Metallaphotoredox-catalyzed alkynylcarboxylation of alkenes with CO2 and alkynes for expedient access to β-alkynyl acids
• Hemiphosphoindigos as a platform for chiroptical or water soluble photoswitching
• Direct synthesis of a semiconductive double-helical phosphorus allotrope in a metal-organic framework
• An efficient strategy to boost photoelectrochemical water oxidation of g-C3N4 films modified with NiO as cocatalyst
• Molecular contacts with an orthogonal π-skeleton induce amorphization to enhance perovskite solar cell performance

• Self-imaging of structured light in cylindrical systems unveils a new form of space-time duality
  Photonics researchers from Tampere University, Finland, and Kastler-Brossel Laboratory, France, have demonstrated how self-imaging of light, a phenomenon known for nearly two centuries, can be applied to cylindrical systems, facilitating unprecedented control of light's structure with great potential for advanced optical communication systems. In addition, a new type of space-time duality was explored for powerful […]
• Microcomb chips show potential for centimeter-level GPS precision
  Optical atomic clocks can increase the precision of time and geographic position a thousandfold in our mobile phones, computers, and GPS systems. However, they are currently too large and complex to be widely used in society.

• Breakthrough in high-performance oxide-ion conductors using rubidium
• Highly uniform nanocrystals synthesized by liquid crystalline antisolvent
• Perovskite solar cells: Thermal stresses are the key to long-term stability
• Chemists find greener path to making key industrial chemical
• A new way to observe electrons in motion

• Highly uniform nanocrystals synthesized by liquid crystalline antisolvent
  February 21, 2025
  A research team has developed a groundbreaking method for synthesizing perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs), a next-generation semiconductor material, in a more uniform and efficient manner. This study is expected to serve as a key breakthrough in overcoming the complexities of conventional synthesis methods and accelerating the commercialization of various optoelectronic devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) […]