The electronic properties of graphene films are directly affected by the characteristics of the substrates on which they are grown or to which they are transferred. Researchers are taking advantage of ...

The two-dimensional (2D) ice-like water layers are formed on the self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), which support the physisorption of Cytochrome C (Cyt C) protein layer under ambient conditions, ...

A group of scientists led by Jiaxing University in China has developed an inverted perovskite solar cell based on a hole transport layer (HTL) with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM). Inverted ...

City University of Hong Kong has announced an improvement of perovskite solar cells as a research team engineered a type of self-assembled monolayer and anchored it on a nickel oxide surface as a ...

Molecularly engineered ultrathin films enhance efficiency and stability in perovskite solar cells by aligning energy levels precisely, offering an alternative to conventional electron transport layers ...

Perovskite semiconductors are an exciting new material for use in solar cells. They are extremely thin and flexible, easy and inexpensive to manufacture, and highly efficient. However, two hurdles ...

The 2022 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience has been awarded to Professor David Allara of Pennsylvania State University, Professor Ralph Nuzzo of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor ...

Surface functionalization using SAM (self-assembled monolayer) coverage is used in a variety of fields, including microfluidics, biosensors, semiconductor processes, biotechnology, medical implants, ...

As technology continues to advance, scientists and engineers are constantly searching for more efficient and effective ways to create new materials and devices. One increasingly popular method is self ...

A group of researchers led by China's Lingnan University has fabricated an inverted perovskite solar cell through what they called a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) stabilization strategy. Inverted ...