Volkskrant 9-6-2018 Materiele zaken
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New ultrafast SEM cathodoluminescence microscopes presented
Academic-industry collaboration leads to product on the market in two years Our group together with Delmic and ThermoFisher presented two new cathodoluminescence microscopes that can take optical images at the nanoscale with a time resolution down to 1 ps. Click here …
Read MoreNanophotonics basics
Albert Polman’s slides on the basics of nanophotonics, presented at the Summerschool on Plasmonics in Porquerolles (September 4-8, 2017) are available here. Nanophotonics basics – Albert Polman.
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Nanoparticles give solar cells green color
Excerpt from NBC News: “Solar panels are going green (literally). Here’s why that’s a big deal“ Tiny particles make bluish-black photovoltaic panels bright green, bringing high-efficiency solar panels of many colors a step closer to reality. With highly rated models …
Read MoreUltrathin CuInGaSe solar cells by nanopatterning
Light scattering from a nanopatterned back contact enables 7 times thinner CIGS solar cells while maintaining the current at 93% of the world record and raising the voltage. Optoelectronic enhancement of ultrathin CuInGaSe Solar Cells by nanophotonic contacts G. Yin, M.W. Knight, M.C. …
Read MoreNanocontact paper published in Nano Energy
Our paper on metal nanowire contacts improving silicon heterojunction solar cells appeared in Nano Energy, a high-impact journal devoted to energy research. Soft-imprinted Ag nanowire hybrid electrodes on silicon heterojunction solar cells M.W. Knight, J. van de Groep, P. Bronsveld, …
Read MoreCL microscope sees light waves in photonic crystals
Our paper in ACS Photonics shows how cathodoluminescence microscopy can image optical modes in Si photonic crystals. Near-infrared spectroscopic cathodoluminescence imaging polarimetry of silicon photonic crystal waveguides B.J.M. Brenny, D.M. Beggs, R.E.C. van der Wel, L. Kuipers, and A. Polman, …
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Polman group outing through Amsterdam canals
In June 2016 the Photonic Materials group took a trip through the Amsterdam canals, hosted by Captain Polman, to celebrate a year of successful publications and graduations.
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UV Flat Lens article published
Excerpt from OSA feature: “Flat Lens Could Create New Opportunities in Electronics, Telecommunications and Microscopy“ Researchers have created a new optical lens that is flat, rather than curved like traditional glass lenses. The unique optical properties available from the flat …
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Cathodoluminescence review published in Microscopy Today
An article on the various applications of cathodoluminescence (CL) has been published in the latest edition of Microscopy Today. The paper discusses the great potential of CL for its ability to obtain spatial as well as optical information down to …
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