plasmonics

Catalyst Uses Light To Turn Ammonia Into Hydrogen Fuel

Catalyst Uses Light To Turn Ammonia Into Hydrogen Fuel

A light-activated nanomaterial has been developed - the scalable catalyst requires only light to transform ammonia into clean-burning hydrogen fuel

ZrSiSe – Light Observed Zigzagging Through A Semimetal

ZrSiSe – Light Observed Zigzagging Through A Semimetal

In new research, a team from Columbia University describes ZrSiSe, a metal capable of conducting light. ZrSiSe shares electronic similarities with graphene.

Metamaterial Tapered Waveguide On A Chip May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

Metamaterial Tapered Waveguide On A Chip May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

In breakthrough photonics research from University at Buffalo, a nanoscale microchip component called a “multilayered waveguide taper array” has been demonstrated that absorbs each frequency of light at different places vertically to catch a “rainbow” of wavelengths, or broadband light.