Control over the dispersion of the refractive index is essential to the performance of most
modern optical systems. These range from laboratory microscopes to optical fibres and even …

Low-dimensional semiconductor materials structures, where nanowires are needle-like one-
dimensional examples, have developed into one of the most intensely studied fields of …

The GaAsSb-based quantum well plays a very important role in optoelectronic devices due
to its excellent wavelength tunability. When the dimension reduces, the quantum …

Nonpolar and semipolar III-nitride-based blue and green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have
been extensively investigated as potential replacements for current polar c-plane LEDs …

Surface-emitting semiconductor lasers have been widely used in data communications,
sensing, and recently in Face ID and augmented reality glasses. Here, we report the first …

Solar energy is an inexhaustible renewable energy resource, which is a potential solution to
global warming and aids sustainable development. The use of solar-thermal collectors to …

The innovation of band‐gap engineering in advanced materials caused by the alloying of
different semiconductors into solid‐solution nanostructures provides numerous opportunities …

Rapid development of modern society raises more and more requirements for highly
efficient energy conversion and storage. Electrochemical devices stand out as a most viable …

Magnetron sputter epitaxy (MSE) is a promising processing route for group-III nitride
semiconductors, with the potential to enable high-quality and low cost GaN growth for …

In recent times, the demand for electrical energy is increased to such an extent that the
scientific research has to be focused on the development of materials that fulfil the growing …