When solids are exposed to intense laser fields whose forces are comparable to the binding
forces of valence electrons in crystals, nonlinear optics of solids advances to the …

One of the currently proposed solutions for finding alternatives to fossil fuels and combating
environmental pollution concerns the development of advanced materials for clean and …

Owing to their exceptional advantages, MOF-derived carbon materials (MDCMs) have
gained a great interest as promising nanomaterials for environmental and energy …

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …

A new chapter in the long and distinguished history of perovskites is being written with the
breakthrough success of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) as solution-processed …

In recent years, enhanced light–matter interactions through a plethora of dipole-type
polaritonic excitations have been observed in two-dimensional (2D) layered materials. In …

Since graphene became available by a scotch tape technique, a vast class of two-
dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) layered materials has been researched intensively …

The massive burning of fossil fuels to fulfill the augmenting energy demands of world have
triggered the ever-increasing emission of carbon dioxide (CO 2); the main cause of global …

Owing to their molecular building blocks, yet highly crystalline nature, metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs) sit at the interface between molecule and material. Their diverse …

Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction into valuable chemicals and fuels using solar energy is an
attractive approach to solve environmental pollution caused by the emissions of greenhouse …