Applied Physics Reviews

15/07/2025

In this review, we introduce conjugated polymer-based hydrogels for soft electronic applications and focus on innovative methods that enable precise microfabrication of these wet soft hydrogels.

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Hydrogel electronic materials (HEMs) have emerged as strong candidates for various applications in soft electronics based on their unique softness and exception

14/07/2025

The α-In2Se3 ferroelectric device realizes a multimodal nociceptor, demonstrating key nociceptive behaviors under electrical, optical, or co-stimulation, facilitating biomimetic robotics applications.

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A multimodal nociceptor is an essential sensory receptor and can rapidly generate pain signals to make the body avoid potential damage from a variety of differe

30/06/2025

In fiber optic communication, optical sensing, laser processing, and other applications, scientists and engineers must be able to measure the power and wavelength of light simultaneously.

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In one device, photothermal microcavities simultaneously measure light power and wavelength for potential applications in laser processing and quantum technolog

24/06/2025

As an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor, gallium oxide is a promising material for solar-blind ultraviolet photodetectors, which detect short-wavelength ultraviolet light while ignoring infrared, visible, and longer-wavelength ultraviolet light.

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A clean, smooth interface between a gallium oxide semiconductor and palladium electrodes enhances the performance of solar-blind ultraviolet photodetectors.

09/06/2025

Concurrent high thermal conductivity and high carrier mobility in tetragonal tantalum nitride.

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Semiconductor devices demand materials that exhibit exceptional carrier and heat transport; however, such materials have remained exceedingly scarce. Using rigo

08/06/2025

Enhanced linear dynamic range and response speed in interdigital-electrode solar-blind photodetector by contact engineering.

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As an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor, gallium oxide (Ga2O3) has great market potential in the field of solar-blind UV photodetectors. However, the slow respon

11/04/2025

Metal perovskite halides and chalcogenides enable compact, efficient nuclear batteries via direct detection and scintillation towards high sensitivity, energy density, and radiation resistance NTU School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - EEE

Nuclear energy emerges as a promising and environmentally friendly solution to counter the escalating levels of greenhouse gases resulting from excessive fossil

10/04/2025

Binru Zhou etal. from Institute of Semiconductors, CAS and Fudan University demonstrate bio-probes using resonant-cavity µLEDs on Si as the stimulation source for precise modulation of neurons.

Optogenetics with high temporal and spatial resolution hold great potentials to replace the traditional drug and electrical stimulation techniques, which calls

09/04/2025

📢 Call For Papers

This Special Topic covers two-dimensional conjugated aromatic sheets and their applications, including energy storage and conversion, next-generation electronics, and optoelectronics. Submit by February 7, 2026!

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03/04/2025

Lights, camera, photon!

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Breakthrough technology uses natural light for quantum imaging

31/03/2025

This study explores microrobots for blood clot removal, comparing mechanical and hybrid approaches in ex vivo models while assessing efficiency across various clot compositions. University of Twente

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This study investigates the efficacy of an untethered magnetic robot (UMR) for wireless mechanical and hybrid blood clot removal in ex vivo tissue environments.

30/03/2025

we report flexible phototransistors based on ultrathin InNbO(5 nm)/ITO(3 nm) channel layers, which possess high mobility (49.21 cm2V-1s-1) and high detectivity (3.02×1014 Jones) simultaneously.

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Phototransistors have great application prospects in automotive vehicle, smart home, healthcare, imaging, and display. However, so far, there has been no report