Solar cells convert sunlight into clean energy—but if the solar cells themselves are made of toxic materials, it almost ...

When materials are created on a nanometer scale—just a handful of atoms thick—even the thermal energy present at room ...

New research validates theoretical models about how elasticity is scale-dependent - in other words, the elastic properties of ...

More information: Alan R. Bowman et al, Quantum-mechanical effects in photoluminescence from thin crystalline gold films, Light: Science & Applications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01408-2 ...

A team of researchers from Saarland University in Germany has found a way to turn super-thin, stretchy films—about the thickness of kitchen cling wrap—into smart materials that can bring everyday ...

A new technology has been developed that enables the manufacturing of thin films, which typically require complex processes, ...

Researchers in Canada compared strawberry growth under uniform illumination from semi-transparent thin-film cadmium telluride ...

Dendritic structures that emerge during the growth of thin films are a major obstacle in large-area fabrication, a key step towards commercialization. However, current methods of studying dendrites ...

Typically less than one micron thick, thin films can be conductive or dielectric (non-conductive) and are used in myriad applications. For example, the top metallic layer on a chip and the coating ...

And now, thin-film solar modules are ready to take on their next challenge: agrivoltaics. As the impacts of climate change worsen each year, domestic farmers have begun to struggle to keep their ...