Transparent glass ceramics (TGCs) with minimized scattering loss offer the combined
characteristics of both glasses and (transparent) ceramics. The functionalities of the …

Chalcogenide glasses are defined as a new category of non-crystalline solids on the basis
of their characteristic covalent bonds and unique properties, such as broad infrared …

Near-infrared transparent films demonstrate important applications in many fields, but how to
eliminate light interference from ultraviolet-visible region and how to tackle the trade-off …

Precise recognition of near‐infrared (NIR) signals holds great prospects in optical
communication, remote sensing, information security, and anti‐counterfeiting. For these …

There is a growing demand for high-performance infrared (IR) materials with longer
wavelength optical transmission, higher mechanical strength, and increased thermal …

Construction of an active composite with multicolor visible and broadband near-infrared
luminescence is of great technological importance for various applications, including three …

This article deals with sulfur and selenium-based glasses doped with rare earth ions. It
reviews the most significant glass compositions and their related thermal and mechanical …

The main interest of chalcogenide glasses lies in their wide range of transparency, which
can extend from the visible to the mid-infrared as a function of the chemical composition of …

In this work, we discovered an unexpected mechanoluminescence (ML) phenomena
occurring when transforming amorphous into crystalline, due to the stress-induced …

Nd^ 3+ sensitized Er^ 3+:^ 4I_11/2?^ 4I_13/2 mid-IR emissions around 2.7? μm were
investigated in the transparent Ga_2S_3–GeS_2–CsCl chalcohalide glasses for the first …