IMAKS Lab

• 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) […]

Remember this annoying color change when you look at your screen at different angles? Professor So group at NCSU Materials Science and Engineering department offers a solution. The article is published in The Journal of the Society for Information Display (https://doi.org/10.1002/jsid.792)

The power has been restored. All IMAKS instruments are up and running. Good luck with your experiments.

All power will be down on NCSU Centennial campus starting at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 2 . The crews will connect power lines to newly constructed buildings. As a result, all instruments have to be powered down and unplugged from wall outlets.

The facilities were planning to do work on secondary power lines (emergency lights, signs, and such). Accidentally, this morning they switched off the HVAC system and lab hoods. As a result, the lab got hot beyond the operating range of ultrafast lasers. facilities have been contacted. The temperature is getting to normal now. We anticipate we can start running experiments around 11 a.m.

to Chris Papa, Anh Thy Bui, and Phil Castellano on their article published in Nature Communications (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10260-7)