The exciton, an excited electron–hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, such as ultrathin layers of transition metal
dichalcogenides (TMDs), offer a unique combination of electronic, optical and mechanical …

Conventional imaging and recognition systems require an extensive amount of data storage,
pre-processing, and chip-to-chip communications as well as aberration-proof light focusing …

High areal capacity and low-temperature ability are critical for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).
However, the practical operation is seriously impeded by the sluggish rates of mass and …

Semiconductor quantum-well structures and superlattices are key building blocks in modern
optoelectronics, but it is difficult to simultaneously realize defect-free epitaxial growth while …

The nanoscale periodic potentials introduced by moiré patterns in semiconducting van der
Waals heterostructures have emerged as a platform for designing exciton superlattices …

Two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites with strongly bound excitons and
tunable structures are desirable for optoelectronic applications. Exciton transport and …

Repulsive and long-range exciton–exciton interactions are crucial for the exploration of one-
dimensional (1D) correlated quantum phases in the solid state. However, the experimental …

The pioneering exfoliation of monolayer tungsten diselenide has greatly inspired
researchers toward semiconducting applications. WSe2 belongs to a family of transition …

Sensitizing inorganic semiconductors using singlet fission (SF) materials, which produce two
excitons from one absorbed photon, can potentially boost their light-to-electricity conversion …