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High‐Performance n‐Type Organic Thermoelectrics Enabled by Control Over Microstructure, Orientation and Contact Plane in Naphthalenediimide‐Bithiazole‐Copolymer Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Effective control over the crystalline contact plane and microstructure of a naphthalenediimide‐bithiazole copolymer enables high‐performance n‐type thermoelectrics. While rubbing alignment induces a detrimental edge‐on orientation, subsequent solvent vapor‐induced re‐orientation facilitates a favorable mixed face‐on/edge‐on morphology.
Suhao Wang, Said Oummouch, Huan Wei, Karl Thorley, Adam Marks, Arianna Magni, Xiuming Sun, Alessandra Pistillo, Bruno Schmaltz, Olivier Bardagot, Sabine Ludwigs, Alberto Salleo, Yuanyuan Hu, Martin Brinkmann   +13 more
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A Hybrid Design for Frequency-Independent Extreme Birefringence Combining Metamaterials with the Form Birefringence Concept

Photonics
With advances in terahertz technology, achieving high and nearly constant birefringence over a wide frequency range plays an extreme role in many advanced applications.
Can Koral, Fulya Bagci
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Biomineral‐Inspired Organic/Inorganic Colloidal Liquid‐Crystalline Hybrids for Photoresponsive Adhesion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new class of photoresponsive liquid‐crystalline (LC) adhesives based on biomineral‐inspired organic/inorganic colloidal hybrids is reported. These colloidal LC materials are formed by hybridization of a hydroxyapatite nanorod with azobenzene‐based forklike molecules.
Junya Uchida, Ryuta Kiguchi, Riki Kato, Yuta Nishina, Takashi Kato   +4 more
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Sulfur‐Free Ultrahigh‐Refractive‐Index Polymers Enabled by Densely Packed Oxygen‐Bridged Dibenzofuran‐Cardo Architectures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new class of sulfur‐free, oxygen‐bridged dibenzofuran‐based polymers is developed for ultrahigh‐refractive‐index applications. The rigid π‐extended architecture and enhanced molecular polarizability enable exceptional optical performance, combining refractive indices up to 1.848 with high Abbe numbers and full visible transparency. This work offers a
Hend A. Hegazy, Gyeongsoo Kim, Sooyoung Lee, Mohamed R. Elmasry, Youn‐Chul Kim, Changsik Song   +5 more
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Multiple designs with broad applicability for enhancing birefringence in low-loss terahertz HC-ARF

Results in Physics, 2023
The use of hollow-core anti-resonant fiber (HC-ARF) as a transmission medium for the terahertz (THz) frequency range is attracting increasing attention from researchers. This paper introduces a low-loss, high birefringence anti-resonant fiber.
Zihan Liu, Jialin Wen, Liang Zhang, Zhengyong Zhou, Yuming Dong, Tianyu Yang   +5 more
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Mineral Deposition From Liquid Precursors Triggered by Complementary Polyelectrolytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polyelectrolyte additives can delay or prevent crystal nucleation in supersaturated solutions of insoluble mineral salts such as calcium carbonate. This work reports that adding a second, oppositely‐charged polyelectrolyte leads to immediate mineral crystallization from such metastable solutions.
Mohammed Kayes Patoary, Eli Halperin Pierce, Elizabeth Siu, Brigitte Gallagher, Md Abul Shahid, Yang Zhang, Thomas B. H. Schroeder   +6 more
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Effect of CO ₂ Laser Annealing on Stress Applying Parts Contributing Toward Birefringence Modification in Regenerated Grating in Polarization Maintaining Fiber

IEEE Photonics Journal, 2015
In this paper, we have demonstrated birefringence modification in regenerated grating in polarization maintaining fiber (RGPMF) by using a CO2 laser annealing technique.
Man-Hong Lai, Kok-Sing Lim, Md. Rajibul Islam, Dinusha S. Gunawardena, Hang-Zhou Yang, Harith Ahmad   +5 more
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Opportunities of Semiconducting Oxide Nanostructures as Advanced Luminescent Materials in Photonics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The review discusses the challenges of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconducting oxides as a suitable material platform for photonics. They offer great versatility in terms of tuning microstructure, native defects, doping, anisotropy, and micro‐ and nano‐structuring. The review focuses on their light emission, light‐confinement in optical cavities, and
Ana Cremades, Pedro Hidalgo, David Maestre, Ruth Martínez‐Casado, Emilio Nogales, Beatriz Rodríguez, G. Cristian Vásquez, Bianchi Méndez   +7 more
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One‐Dimensional Materials Supported in Two‐Dimensional Van der Waals Metal–Organic Frameworks with Optical Anisotropy Switching via Twist‐Engineering

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce a molecular strategy to assemble one‐dimensional (1D) materials into two‐dimensional (2D) van der Waals metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Crystals of [FeX(pzX)(bpy)] (X = Cl, F) form anisotropic 2D layers that can be mechanically exfoliated into thin sheets.
Eleni C. Mazarakioti, Carla Boix‐Constant, Iván Gómez‐Muñoz, Diego López‐Alcalá, Sergio Revuelta, Marco Ballabio, Vasileios Balos, José J. Baldoví, Enrique Cánovas, Josep Canet‐Ferrer, Guillermo Mínguez Espallargas, Samuel Mañas‐Valero, Eugenio Coronado   +12 more
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BIREFRINGENT ELECTROWEAK DEFECTS [PDF]

International Journal of Modern Physics A, 2002
In this paper we examine the propagation of electromagnetic waves through electroweak textures and W-strings. The photon is associated with a negative mass squared term as a consequence of its coupling to the intermediate vector bosons from which the electroweak defect is constructed.
Thatcher, M. J., Morgan, M. J.
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