Dynamic Motions of Topological Defects in Nematic Liquid Crystals under Spatial Confinement (open access)

Dynamic Motions of Topological Defects in Nematic Liquid Crystals under Spatial Confinement

Article discusses how topological defects (TDs) have become a sensational topic due to their significant influence on the unusual optical and physiochemical characteristics of the material. Here, authors assert how nematic liquid crystals confined in a cell exhibiting surfaces with periodic anchoring conditions containing surface topography are relied on.
Date: April 25, 2023
Creator: Pawale, Tejal; Swain, Justin; Hashemi, Mohammad Reza; Tierra, Giordano & Li, Xiao
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carrier photodynamics in 2D perovskites with solution-processed silver and graphene contacts for bendable optoelectronics (open access)

Carrier photodynamics in 2D perovskites with solution-processed silver and graphene contacts for bendable optoelectronics

Article reporting on the inkjet printed, direct contact study of solution-processed, 2D perovskite-based photodetectors (PDs) formed on flexible PI substrates. Silver (Ag) and graphene (Gr) inks have been engineered to serve as efficient electrical contacts for solution-processed two-dimensional (2D) organo-halide (CH3(CH2)3NH3)2(CH3NH3)n−1PbnI3n+1 (n = 4) layered perovskites, where all inkjet-printed heterostructure PDs were fabricated on polyimide (PI) substrates.
Date: March 25, 2021
Creator: Hossain, Ridwan F.; Min, Misook; Ma, Liang-Chieh; Sakri, Shambhavi R. & Kaul, Anupama
System: The UNT Digital Library
Light Confinement in Twisted Single-Layer 2D+ Moiré Photonic Crystals and Bilayer Moiré Photonic Crystals (open access)

Light Confinement in Twisted Single-Layer 2D+ Moiré Photonic Crystals and Bilayer Moiré Photonic Crystals

Article reporting optical properties of twisted single-layer 2D+ moiré photonic crystals where there is a weak modulation in z direction, and bilayer moiré-overlapping-moiré photonic crystals. This study leads to a potential application of 2D+ moiré photonic crystal in future on-chip optoelectronic integration.
Date: December 25, 2023
Creator: Kamau, Steve; Hurley, Noah; Kaul, Anupama; Cui, Jingbiao & Lin, Yuankun
System: The UNT Digital Library