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Perovskites under pressure: hot electrons cool faster
Artist impression of ‘hot electrons’ becoming faster under pressure. Hot electrons under pressure get rid of their excess energy faster. Credits: thisillustrations.com In solar cells, about…
Perovskiet onder druk: ‘hete’ elektronen koelen sneller af
Artist impression van ‘hete elektronen’ die onder druk sneller worden. Onder druk raken de hete elektronen hun energie sneller kwijt. Credit: thisillustrations.com In zonnecellen gaat ongeveer…
Martin van Hecke receives ERC Advanced Grant
Source: AMOLF/Leiden University Martin van Hecke (Mechanical Metamaterials group at AMOLF and Leiden University) receives a 2.5 million euro ERC Advanced Grant for research into information…
Albert Polman receives ERC Advanced Research Grant
AMOLF program leader Albert Polman receives an Advanced Research Grant of 2.5 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC). He will use the ERC Advanced Grant to develop a…
Painting with semiconductors
Perovskite portret of Marie Skłodowska-Curie AMOLF researchers Lukas Helmbrecht and Wim Noorduin have developed a reactive ink that can be painted on an equally reactive canvas.…
Schilderen met halfgeleiders
Perovskiet portret van Marie Skłodowska-Curie AMOLF-onderzoekers Lukas Helmbrecht en Wim Noorduin ontwikkelden een reactieve inkt om op een eveneens reactief canvas een patroon te schilderen. De…
The optimal design of cellular sensing systems
Image of a measurement of the sensing system of the bacterium E. coli. The colors show the activity of two proteins that are involved in the…
Mystery of amorphous perovskite solved
AMOLF researchers Erik Garnett, Susan Rigter, and colleagues are the first to have irrefutably demonstrated that amorphous perovskite exists. The material can significantly increase the efficiency of solar cells produced…