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A simple new approach to plastic solar cells
Osaka University researchers built on their previous work to develop new advanced organic polymer. When applied in the solar cells, the polymers formed as ...
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2018
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AI Software Assists Design of New Material for Solar Cells
Researchers from Osaka University used machine learning to design new polymers for organic photovoltaics (solar cells). After mining data from previous ...
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2018
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Balancing Beams: Multiple Laser Beamlets Show Better Electron and Ion Acceleration
Researchers at Osaka University show how creating interference patterns with four laser beamlets improves the efficiency of energy transfer when accelerating ...
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2019
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Breaking the Chain: Catalyzing a Green Future for Chemistry
A Japanese research team from Osaka University developed “green” catalysis for creating valuable chemicals from plant waste. By reacting a catalyst with ...
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2017
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Commercially relevant bismuth-based thin film processing
Osaka University researchers prepared 2D layered, visible-light-absorbing bismuth sulfide semiconductors using a two-step process. The resulting film exhibited ...
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2018
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Controlling organic semiconductor band gaps by electron-acceptor fluorination
Osaka researchers synthesized a fluorinated electron-acceptor for use in organic semiconductors. The high electronegativity of the fluorine substituents ...
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2018
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Does one size does fit all? A new model for organic semiconductors
A team including researchers from Osaka University has used a single rubrene crystal to investigate the room temperature behavior of organic single crystals, ...
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2019
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Exploring the Conversion of Heat to Electricity in Single Molecules
Researchers at Osaka University investigated the influence of the geometry of single-molecule devices on their ability to produce electricity from heat. They ...
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2017
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Porous materials shed light on environmental purification
An international collaboration between Osaka University, Japan, and the University of Castilla, Spain, developed stable single-crystalline porous ...
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2018
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Solar Material for Producing Clean Hydrogen Fuel
A Japanese research team led by Osaka University developed a solar-active material for producing hydrogen fuel. The material is based on lanthanum titanium ...
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2017