Anodic porous alumina,–AAO–(also known as nanoporous alumina, nanohole alumina
arrays,–NAA–or nanoporous anodized alumina platforms,–NAAP–) has opened new …

A rapidly expanding area of research in materials science involves the development of
routes to complex 3D structures with feature sizes in the mesoscopic range (that is, between …

Human eyes possess exceptional image-sensing characteristics such as an extremely wide
field of view, high resolution and sensitivity with low aberration. Biomimetic eyes with such …

The study of ideal absorbers, which can efficiently absorb light over a broad range of
wavelengths, is of fundamental importance, as well as critical for many applications from …

Over the past decade, tremendous progress has been achieved in the development of
nanoscale semiconductor materials with a wide range of bandgaps by alloying different …

In ambient atmospheres, aluminum becomes rapidly coated with a compact 2–3 nm thick
oxide layer. This native oxide layer prevents the metal surface from further oxidation …

Solar photovoltaic technology has emerged with exceptionally high potential future energy
contributor to a scale of multi-terawatt sustainability sector by mid-century 2050. Assuming …

Paper‐based materials are emerging as a new category of advanced electrodes for flexible
energy storage devices, including supercapacitors, Li‐ion batteries, Li‐S batteries, Li …

Recently, all‐inorganic cesium lead halide (CsPbX3, X= Cl, Br, I) perovskite nanocrystals
have drawn much attention because of their outstanding photophysical properties and …

Considerable efforts have been made to achieve highly sensitive and wearable sensors that
can simultaneously detect multiple stimuli such as stretch, pressure, temperature or touch …