The present invention provides a method for obtaining a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically, spherocrystal) of a compound with good reproducibility. This method for producing a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound comprises: (1) a step for preparing a supersaturated solution of a compound having a degree of supersaturation equal to or higher than a critical degree of supersaturation; and (2) a step for precipitating a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound from the supersaturated solution.

A solid-liquid-solid phase transformation (SLSPT) approach is used for fabrication of perovskite periodic nanostructures. The pattern on a mold is replicated by perovskite through phase change of perovskite from initially solid state, then to liquid state, and finally to solid state. The LED comprising perovskite periodic nanostructure shows better performance than that with flat perovskite. Further, the perovskite periodic nanostructure from SLSPT can be applied in many optoelectronic devices, such as solar cells, light emitting diodes (LED), laser diodes, transistors, and photodetectors.

Embodiments described herein relate generally to the large scale production of functionalized graphene. In some embodiments, a method for producing functionalized graphene includes combining a crystalline graphite with a first electrolyte solution that includes at least one of a metal hydroxide salt, an oxidizer, and a surfactant. The crystalline graphite is then milled in the presence of the first electrolyte solution for a first time period to produce a thinned intermediate material. The thinned intermediate material is combined with a second electrolyte solution that includes a strong oxidizer and at least one of a metal hydroxide salt, a weak oxidizer, and a surfactant. The thinned intermediate material is then milled in the presence of the second electrolyte solution for a second time period to produce functionalized graphene.

Embodiments described herein relate generally to the large scale production of functionalized graphene. In some embodiments, a method for producing functionalized graphene includes combining a crystalline graphite with a first electrolyte solution that includes at least one of a metal hydroxide salt, an oxidizer, and a surfactant. The crystalline graphite is then milled in the presence of the first electrolyte solution for a first time period to produce a thinned intermediate material. The thinned intermediate material is combined with a second electrolyte solution that includes a strong oxidizer and at least one of a metal hydroxide salt, a weak oxidizer, and a surfactant. The thinned intermediate material is then milled in the presence of the second electrolyte solution for a second time period to produce functionalized graphene.

A method includes placing a first charged metal dot on a first position of a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A first charged region is formed on a second position of the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A precursor gas is flowed along a first direction from the first position toward the second position on the semiconductor substrate, thereby forming a first carbon nanotube (CNT) on the semiconductor substrate. A dielectric layer is deposited to cover the first CNT and the semiconductor substrate. A second charged metal dot is placed on a third position of a surface of the dielectric layer. A second charged region is formed on a fourth position of the surface of the dielectric layer. The precursor gas is flowed along a second direction from the third position toward the fourth position on the semiconductor substrate, thereby forming a second CNT on the first CNT.

The present invention relates to a fiber-nanowire composite-based sheet having super-amphiphilic characteristics. In the present invention, fibers including metal nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles embedded in the fibers or located on the surface of the fibers are synthesized, and a sheet based on a composite in which metal nanowires or metal oxide nanowires have been grown from the above fibers is provided.

A sheet of the present invention has super-amphiphilic characteristics and can be used in various fields such as the antibacterial filter field, the antibacterial film field, the antiviral filter field, the antiviral film field, the antifouling coating field, the drug delivery vehicle field, or the water treatment filter field.

Embodiments relate to a layered material (having a substrate, at least a buffer layer, with zero or more growth layers) that has been intercalated via a process that decouples (physically and electronically) the buffer layer from the substrate, thereby resulting in the creation of few-atom thick metal layers that exhibit a range of optical properties, including plasmonic or electronic resonance, that enables superior optical (e.g. Raman) detection of molecules.

A solution and method of creating such for producing silicon nanowires or silicon nano-plates. The solution comprising distilled water, Potassium Hydroxide (KOH), at least one catalyst, Sodium Methyl Siliconate (CH.sub.5NaO.sub.3Si), Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA), which act as a first chelating agent, Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate (C.sub.5H.sub.10NS.sub.2Na), which acts as a second chelating agent, and Dimethylacrylic Acid, which acts as a buffer that is able to regulate the amount of silicon nanowires or plates formed and to prevent agglomeration. The concentration of the Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate in the solution is greater than concentration of the EDTA in the solution for forming a plurality of thick and short nanowires, and the concentration of the Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate in the solution is less than the concentration of the EDTA in the solution for forming a plurality of thin and long nanowires.

An organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film is provided. The organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film comprises at least one organic single-crystalline efficiently coupled unit. The organic single-crystalline efficiently coupled unit constructed by two organic single-crystalline thin films laminated together, with highly efficient lamination. The organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film of the present disclosure has multiple advantages, such as highly ordered molecular arrangement, few defects, long exciton diffusion length, and excellent charge carrier transportation in the single-crystalline layer, moreover, integration of optoelectronic function and flexibility could be realized. The preparation method of organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film is also provided. High-quality organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film has a wide range of applications in the fields of sensors, photodetectors, solar cells, displays, memory devices, complementary circuits, and so on.

An organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film is provided. The organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film comprises at least one organic single-crystalline efficiently coupled unit. The organic single-crystalline efficiently coupled unit constructed by two organic single-crystalline thin films laminated together, with highly efficient lamination. The organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film of the present disclosure has multiple advantages, such as highly ordered molecular arrangement, few defects, long exciton diffusion length, and excellent charge carrier transportation in the single-crystalline layer, moreover, integration of optoelectronic function and flexibility could be realized. The preparation method of organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film is also provided. High-quality organic single-crystalline heterojunction composite film has a wide range of applications in the fields of sensors, photodetectors, solar cells, displays, memory devices, complementary circuits, and so on.