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Researchers have demonstrated a way to make large-scale chiral films from achiral semiconductors. The feat could pave the way for new antireflective coatings and noninvasive blood-sugar monitors.
Nonchiral Clusters Self-Assemble into Chiral Films
Researchers have demonstrated a method to create circular polarizing films from nonchiral nanoclusters that form spiral chains during drying.
physics.aps.org
February 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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February 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🚀Thrilled to share our light-twisting materials from semiconductor nanoclusters! Films of CdS magic-sized clusters helically assembled with record g-factors and large homochiral domains. Congrats to Tom, River, Reilly, Haoyang & Frank!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado7201
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Transforming achiral semiconductors into chiral domains with exceptional circular dichroism
Highly concentrated solutions of asymmetric semiconductor magic-sized clusters (MSCs) of cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, and cadmium telluride were directed through a controlled drying meniscus fro...
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January 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM