APPLICATIONS: Solar cells ABSTRACT: Alex Zettl and Onur Ergen of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed graded bandgap perovskite photovoltaic cells with good output current and power conversion efficiency by implementing a new cell architecture. GaN was chosen to replace the typical TiO2 electron transport layer to provide a better surface morphology … [Read more...] about Graded Band Gap Perovskite Solar Cell 2016-060
Physical Sciences
Antiferromagnetic Memory Storage Device from Magnetic Transition Metal Dichalcogenides 2019-114
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Magnetic Memory Storage Semiconductors/Microelectronics ADVANTAGES: Appealing for low-power and low-temperature memory storage applications Points towards use of TMDs at or near room temperature for faster memory storage at lower power consumption ABSTRACT: James Analytis from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley, and James's … [Read more...] about Antiferromagnetic Memory Storage Device from Magnetic Transition Metal Dichalcogenides 2019-114
Peptoid-Based Chelating Molecules 2017-181
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiolabeling Metal separation Water treatment ADVANTAGES: Robust chelators High selectivity ABSTRACT: Researchers led by Rebecca Abergel have developed a new class of chelators – molecules that can bind metals – that incorporate peptoids into the chelator backbone, offering more control over the chelator’s structure and … [Read more...] about Peptoid-Based Chelating Molecules 2017-181
LiDAR Periscope 2017-193
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Homeland security Law enforcement Radiological and nuclear security ADVANTAGES: Conceals LiDAR unit without compromising field of view Enables mapping without direct line of sight Agnostic to type of unit used Lower data rates, cost and power consumption compared to multiple units Requires the calibration and … [Read more...] about LiDAR Periscope 2017-193
Low Temperature Solution Processing of POM Thin Films, 2014-041
APPLICATIONS Catalysts Optical devices, e.g., displays, solar cells, etc. Electrochromics Medical and chemical research ADVANTAGES Lowers film processing complexity and cost Enables room temperature / low temperature processing ABSTRACT Polyoxometalates (POMs) are tunable metal-oxide nanoclusters used in catalysis (including green chemistry); … [Read more...] about Low Temperature Solution Processing of POM Thin Films, 2014-041