The advent of 2D materials integration has enabled novel heterojunctions where carrier transport proceeds thrsough different ultrathin layers. We here demonstrate the potential of such heterojunctions on a graphene/dielectric/semiconductor vertical stack that combines several enabling features for optoelectronic devices. Efficient and stable light emission was achieved through carrier tunneling...

Combining copper(II) chloride, 4-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine and triethylamine in dimethylformamide (DMF) results in the instantaneous formation of a metallogel with as little as 0.51 wt% of gelator. The metallogel was found to encapsulate a luminescent lanthanide cluster, yielding a luminescent metallogel.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is being rapidly integrated for cancer treatments-such systems are referred to as MRI-guided radiation therapy (MRIgRT). As the magnet of an MRI scanner is always on, the presence of a strong static magnetic field from the MRI scanner during radiotherapy delivery presents new challenges. One of the challenges is that a personal radiation dosimeter used to estima...

The development of a portable and easy-to-use device for the detection of explosives with high sensitivity and selectivity is in high demand for homeland security and public safety. In this study, we demonstrate miniaturized devices depending on the upconversion ratiometric luminescent probe for point-of-care (POC) assay of explosives with the naked-eye. When the PEI-coated upconversion nanopar...

Silicates are important class of materials due to their applications in many diverse areas. They proved to be an effective materials for various processes and materials related to applied mineralogy including technical and medieval glasses, blast furnace linings and combustion ashes. This study reports the synthesis and luminescence of Eu, Ce, Dy and Sm activated K4CaSi3O9 and BaCa2Si3O9 phosph...

The degree of polarization (DOP) of luminescence of III-V materials is a sensitive function of the strain in the material. The DOP can be measured with a spatial resolution of roughly 1 μm and an rms noise equivalent to a strain difference of 2H10. The DOP can be measured on cleaved facets, surfaces free of metals, or luminescent layers buried by transparent materials or thin films. Thus maps o...

Using ion implantation different rare earth luminescent centers (Gd, Tb, Eu, Ce, Tm, Er) were incorporated into the silicon dioxide layer of a purpose-designed Metal Oxide Silicon (MOS) capacitor with advanced electrical performance, further called a MOS-light emitting device (MOSLED). The silicon dioxide layer did not contain silicon nanoclusters. Efficient electroluminescence was obtained fro...

We demonstrate light emitting devices (LEDs) with a broad spectral emission generated by electroluminescence from a mixed-monolayer of red, green, and blue emitting colloidal quantum dots (QDs) in a hybrid organic/inorganic structure. The colloidal QDs are reproducibly synthesized and yield high luminescence efficiency materials suitable for LED applications. Independent processing of the organ...

Organic electroluminescent materials have been the subject of intense research for use in light emitting diodes (LEDs). When compared with liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) require lower energy input, have a wider viewing angle with improved color contrast, and can be made much thinner. The electroluminescence (EL) of organic compounds was first demonstrated ...

We report the synthesis of a tris-cyclometalated iridium complex which emits sky-blue light and its potential use in phosphorescent light-emitting devices. The hybrid meso-structured nanocomposites by sol-gel co-assembly with tetraethyl ortho-silicate and corresponding molecular interactions within mesopores were also demonstrated. Electroluminescent devices were fabricated using carbazole-base...