Techniques disclosed herein relate to sol-gel materials that include at least one metal halide precursor and at least one alcohol. After being annealed, the metal in the metal halide is in at least two different oxidation states, both of which are stable and transparent to visible light. By producing a mixture of the same metal in multiple oxidation states that are all transparent to visible light, an amorphous state of the sol-gel material without any noticeable domain formation that would otherwise distribute stress locally and lead to voiding inside nano-gratings to be overcoated is obtained. Highly condensed states of the sol-gel have refractive index values in the 1.7-2.2 range, without sacrificing recessed-feature fill.

Techniques disclosed herein relate to sol-gel materials that include at least one metal halide precursor and at least one alcohol. After being annealed, the metal in the metal halide is in at least two different oxidation states, both of which are stable and transparent to visible light. By producing a mixture of the same metal in multiple oxidation states that are all transparent to visible light, an amorphous state of the sol-gel material without any noticeable domain formation that would otherwise distribute stress locally and lead to voiding inside nano-gratings to be overcoated is obtained. Highly condensed states of the sol-gel have refractive index values in the 1.7-2.2 range, without sacrificing recessed-feature fill.

The present invention is directed to an organic polymerizable composition for producing a molded polymeric article. The composition includes a mold release agent of ionic fluoride and/or ionic fluoride precursor present in an amount sufficient to effect at least partial demolding of the polymeric article from a mold. Molded articles also are provided.

The present invention is directed to an organic polymerizable composition for producing a molded polymeric article. The composition includes a mold release agent of ionic fluoride and/or ionic fluoride precursor present in an amount sufficient to effect at least partial demolding of the polymeric article from a mold. Molded articles also are provided.

A method of forming a combinatorial mixed halide perovskite library can include depositing an array of halide perovskite particles on a substrate. The method further includes exposing the array of halide perovskites to a laser to from defects in each of or a selected portion of the halide perovskite particles. The exposure conditions are modified across the array to generate a variation of defect concentration in the halide perovskite particles in the array. The defect containing halide perovskites are then exposed to an ion exchange solution and either anion exchanged or cation exchanged to thereby form a mixed halide perovskite particle.

A method of forming a combinatorial mixed halide perovskite library can include depositing an array of halide perovskite particles on a substrate. The method further includes exposing the array of halide perovskites to a laser to from defects in each of or a selected portion of the halide perovskite particles. The exposure conditions are modified across the array to generate a variation of defect concentration in the halide perovskite particles in the array. The defect containing halide perovskites are then exposed to an ion exchange solution and either anion exchanged or cation exchanged to thereby form a mixed halide perovskite particle.

The present invention is a method for producing perovskite type quantum dots, wherein, using a plurality of precursor solutions each containing a different element, each of the plurality of precursor solutions is heated and sprayed as an aerosol of the precursor solution, and the plurality of aerosols are collided to cause a gas phase reaction, dropping in a solvent to synthesize core particles containing the different elements. This provides a method for producing quantum dots that enables control of the particle size and yields nanoparticles with a uniform particle size even in large-scale synthesis.

The present invention is a method for producing perovskite type quantum dots, wherein, using a plurality of precursor solutions each containing a different element, each of the plurality of precursor solutions is heated and sprayed as an aerosol of the precursor solution, and the plurality of aerosols are collided to cause a gas phase reaction, dropping in a solvent to synthesize core particles containing the different elements. This provides a method for producing quantum dots that enables control of the particle size and yields nanoparticles with a uniform particle size even in large-scale synthesis.