Novel low-carbon energy solutions for powering emerging wearables, smart textiles, and medical devices

B Ramasubramanian, S Sundarrajan… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the most major agendas to mitigate climate change is the transition to low-carbon
energy extraction. Furthermore, developing cutting-edge prototypes for wearable …

High-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells: status and perspectives

C Battaglia, A Cuevas, S De Wolf - Energy & Environmental Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
With a global market share of about 90%, crystalline silicon is by far the most important
photovoltaic technology today. This article reviews the dynamic field of crystalline silicon …

Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers

DE McCoy, T Feo, TA Harvey, RO Prum - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Many studies have shown how pigments and internal nanostructures generate color in
nature. External surface structures can also influence appearance, such as by causing …

Synergy between nanomaterials and volatile organic compounds for non-invasive medical evaluation

YY Broza, R Vishinkin, O Barash, MK Nakhleh… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
This article is an overview of the present and ongoing developments in the field of
nanomaterial-based sensors for enabling fast, relatively inexpensive and minimally (or non-) …

Metal‐assisted chemical etching of silicon in oxidizing HF solutions: origin, mechanism, development, and black silicon solar cell application

C Huo, J Wang, H Fu, X Li, Y Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐assisted chemical etching (MacEtch) of silicon in oxidizing hydrofluoric acid (HF)
solutions has emerged as a prominent top‐down micro/nanofabrication approach for a wide …

Recent progress of black silicon: From fabrications to applications

Z Fan, D Cui, Z Zhang, Z Zhao, H Chen, Y Fan, P Li… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since black silicon was discovered by coincidence, the special material was explored for
many amazing material characteristics in optical, surface topography, and so on. Because of …

Black silicon photovoltaics

M Otto, M Algasinger, H Branz… - Advanced optical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents an overview of the fabrication methods of black silicon, their resulting
morphologies, and a quantitative comparison of their optoelectronic properties. To perform …

A review of cost-effective black silicon fabrication techniques and applications

J Soueiti, R Sarieddine, H Kadiri, A Alhussein… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ever since the discovery of black silicon, scientists around the world have been trying to
come up with novel, cost-effective methods of utilizing this super material in a variety of …

Review of surface modification technologies for mid‐infrared antireflection microstructures fabrication

AA Bushunov, MK Tarabrin… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mid‐infrared materials antireflection is in high demand for high‐powered or ultra‐broadband
coherent light sources, where conventional antireflection coatings cannot be reliably …

Oxygen‐Deficient Bioceramics: Combination of Diagnosis, Therapy, and Regeneration

A Bigham, MG Raucci, K Zheng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The journey of ceramics in medicine has been synchronized with an evolution from the first
generation—alumina, zirconia, etc.—to the third—3D scaffolds. There is an up‐and‐coming …