Accurate UV light detection is a crucial component in modern optoelectronic technologies.
Current UV photodetectors are mainly based on wide-bandgap semiconductors (WBSs) …

Nanostructured surfaces with designed optical functionalities, such as metasurfaces, allow
efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light–matter interactions for a wide …

Photovoltaic solar cells based on metal-halide perovskites have gained considerable
attention over the past decade because of their potentially low production cost, earth …

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel was first reported 50
years ago, yet artificial photosynthesis has not become a widespread technology. Although …

Nanowires are natural one-dimensional channels and offer new opportunities for advanced
electronic quantum transport experiments. We review recent progress on the synthesis of …

Recently, a growing number of plant essential oils (EOs) have been tested against a wide
range of arthropod pests with promising results. EOs showed high effectiveness, multiple …

The Shockley–Queisser model is a landmark in photovoltaic device analysis by defining an
ideal situation as reference for actual solar cells. However, the model and its implications …

In recent years, III–V semiconductor nanowires have been widely investigated for infrared
photodetector applications due to their direct and suitable bandgap, unique optical and …

Ferroelectric absorbers, which promote carrier separation and exhibit above-gap
photovoltages, are attractive candidates for constructing efficient solar cells. Using the …

The study of light at the nanoscale has become a vibrant field of research, as researchers
now master the flow of light at length scales far below the optical wavelength, largely …