Tantalum nitride as thin layers improves the extraction of electrons from silicon solar cells.

Nanoparticles with a shell structure improve the performance of zinc-oxide photodetectors.

Laser-scribed disordered graphene significantly improves sodium-ion battery capacity.

A metal carbide within a hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics.

The interface between two tin-oxide semiconductors can exhibit unexpected metallic properties. 

Perovskite particles could improve the performance of solar cells and light-emitting diodes via a simple process to stabilize the nanocrystal surface.

Standalone power modules that harvest and convert vibrations from their surroundings into electricity could soon fuel future microsystems.

Spray coating and inkjet-based electronics manufacture are among the industrial applications in which liquid droplets are applied to a surface. But minuscule air bubbles that get trapped beneath the droplet as it lands can affect the coating’s quality and uniformity.

New method offers a means of efficient and high-throughput technique to study the structure of DNA.

Materials that normally become damaged inside electron microscopes can now be imaged with atom-scale resolution.

A technique of microwave synthesis of layered oxides enables high-capacity aqueous zinc-ion batteries. 

Large-area, two-dimensional semiconductors wired through transparent oxide conductors produce high-performance see-through electronics.

A mild post-fabrication doping approach can boost the solar conversion of quantum dot-based photovoltaic cells.

A perovskite crystal’s powerful light-emitting capabilities could be due to missing atoms in its structure.

A novel type of electronic component made from a blend of polymer materials could enable more effective circuitry.

New evidence of surface-initiated crystallization may improve the efficiency of printable photovoltaic materials.

Simple chemicals called glycol ethers help make better perovskite thin films for solar cells.

Flatter materials have fewer imperfections, which makes for better solar cells and light sensors.

An ultrathin semiconducting sheet showing gas-responsive electronic properties may lead to highly sensitive gas sensors. 

Discovery of a novel rotational force inside magnetic vortices makes it easier to design ultrahigh capacity disk drives. 

Controlling the orientation of hybrid perovskite crystals offers large-scale structural purity and new properties.

Varying the thickness of crystallizing materials facilitates control over the patterns and properties of crystals.

Inscribing porous, carbonized patterns into a polymer creates sensitive electrodes that detect biological molecules.

The close association between corals and bacteria may help protect coral from heat stress and bleaching.

A gene-editing method shows promise for using targeted gene-replacement therapy in living organisms.

Reliable processing of an efficient solar cell material depends on how the solvent is removed.

Surrounding silver nanoclusters with hydrogen-rich shells offers new opportunities in catalysis and opto-electronics.

Research at KAUST finds that silver atoms can be crafted into a box-shaped nanocluster by careful selection of ligand molecules.

Microscale energy storage units for wearable and miniaturized electronic devices are improved using porous materials.

Fleeting bursts of light and electrons reveal traps that hamper solar cells and sensors.

Tin selenide is an effective host for storing sodium ions, making it a promising material for sodium ion batteries.

Imploding bubbles improve the growth of single-crystalline perovskite solar cell thin films.

Atom-by-atom deposition leads to low-cost, high-performance transparent electronic materials.

Understanding the impact of surface defects underpins improved efficiency of hybrid organic/inorganic solar cells. 

Altering a single atom in a silver nanocluster considerably changes its properties, creating an exciting opportunity to design these clusters.

Graphene quantum dots can improve the efficiency of silicon solar cells.

A new understanding of why tungsten-doped thin films degrade so rapidly in air may lead to better designs for semiconductor technologies.

Understanding the dynamics of electrons in polymers will enable more efficient solar cells.

The Red Sea may be a treasure chest of potential new drugs.

Layered MXene semiconductors enable efficient thermoelectric power generators. 

Integrating large-area perovskite crystals into simple circuitry leads to optical sensors with high bandwidth and sensitivity. 

Transparent crystals that grow from heated solutions offer an improved material for detecting ultraviolet light.

Direct imaging of a single DNA molecule provides insights into fundamental biological processes.

Atomically thin heterogeneous semiconductors with tunable electronic properties pave the way for next-generation two-dimensional devices.

An atomically precise investigation reveals close similarities between silver and gold nanoparticles.

A mineral used in electrochemical devices that was thought to be a semiconductor is now identified as a metal.

Arrays of tiny silver nanolenses can detect a unique mutation with the potential to cause cancer among a mix of human peptides.

Perfect interfaces between sheets of two-dimensional semiconductors enable advanced electronic devices.

Quantum dots improve the performance of cost-effective, solution-processed solar cells.

Performance improvements of indium zinc oxide transistors could lead to enhanced transparent displays for screens and phones.

An oxide layer optimized to selectively transmit electrons can improve the efficiency of organic solar cells beyond 10 percent.

Funding from KAUST is helping to bring innovative solar power technology to fruition with startup company QD Solar.

The fabrication of branched titanium dioxide nanomaterials enhances the connectivity in solar cells for a better performance.

Efficiently extracting the charge required by quantum dot solar cells can be controlled by chemically configuring molecules.

A woven carbon cloth coated in a conducting polymer and an oxide-material provides a stable way of storing energy.

Lightweight and low-cost device uses friction inside paper-based coils to transform mechanical motion into electricity.

A fast and cost-efficient fabrication process for high-quality perovskite crystals bridges the gap to silicon.

Replacing the organic molecules surrounding atomically precise silver nanoparticles prepares them for practical applications.

Electron-rich organic polymers boost power conversion in solar cells.

Nanoscale thin films containing unconventional, glass-like magnetic states can lead to the development of novel charge-spin coupled devices.

Theoretical studies analyze the nature of the bonding relationship between conjugated polymers and carbon-based materials.

Light absorption capacity of quantum dot solar cells may soon reach the infrared.

Multitasking ferroelectric polymer could store or process data faster than its rivals.

Graphene-based capacitors prove useful in advanced non-linear electronics.

Streamlining the process to fabricate quantum dot devices could improve their potential as low-cost, flexible solar cells.