Themed collection Journal of Materials Chemistry C Emerging Investigators

Journal of Materials Chemistry C profiles contributors to the Emerging Investigators issue.

This paper provides a brief review of recent progress regarding the magnetoresistive effect observed in organic semiconductors.

Solution-processed layered-controlled 2D metal halide perovskites are emerging as one of the most promising candidates for low-cost photovoltaics and optoelectronics.

This review provides a general overview about the definition, history and mechanism, as well as in depth summary of new emitters and designs for LECs.

This Review article explores the use of illumination to direct the growth of metal and semiconductor nanostructures.

In this Review, we present the recent progress in the field of host–guest composite organic micro/nanoscale lasers, and provide our perspective on the future research interests in this area.

The control of light – its coupling, splitting, modulating, and filtering – is of fundamental importance for the development of advanced, life-changing technologies, which are expected to revolutionise our society in the near future.

Hybrid organic–inorganic formamidinium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals can be synthesized through a solid–liquid–solid cation exchange reaction.

The excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) properties of three tris(N-salicylideneaniline)-based (TSA) imine-linked porous organic polymers (POPs) were investigated.

Metal-free, flexible infrared electrochromic devices were fabricated using PEDOT:Tos as both the electrochromic and the electrode material, enabling modulation of the devices' infrared signature and their effective temperature as seen by a thermal camera. In addition to evaluating the practical suitability of these devices, we report a detailed investigation of the thin film spectroscopic properties.

We show by a combination of experiments and gas phase kinetics modeling that the combinations of precursors with the most well-matched gas phase chemistry kinetics gives the largest area of homoepitaxial growth of SiC.

A hybrid perovskite memory device with a decent set voltage has been successfully demonstrated, and the performance was correlated to the defect density and hysteresis-index of different perovskite films.

Sub-micron resolution patterning and fluorescence tuning of CdSe/CdS quantum dots using haptic-interfaced bubble printing (HIBP) is reported.

A novel family of D–π–A ladder-type oligo(p-phenylene)s with promising optoelectronic properties have been explored as gain media for organic lasers.

Mn- and Fe-doping of bulk MAX phase Cr₂AlC was achieved by microwave heating and spark plasma sintering and non-trivial magnetism is discussed.

Coating textured, high surface area substrates, such as paper and textiles, with conjugated polymer films is challenging.

We demonstrate through first principles computations how the metal–oxygen–metal angle directly drives the hole effective mass (thus the carrier mobility) in p-type s-orbital-based oxides.

The evergrowing amount of data created and collected is met with the increased need to store this data. By using a quaternary instead of binary code, data storage capabilities are vastly improved.

Self-assembled nanoparticles of triblock copolymers incorporating a NIR-emitting fluorophore and folic acid specifically label folate receptor-positive cells.

P3HT nanowhiskers are p-doped by F₄-TCNQ faster than solubilized P3HT chains in toluene because of their highly ordered molecular packing.

The tunability of the localized surface plasmon resonances of doped metal oxides also impact their thermal relaxation.

By fully encapsulating the heteroleptic red Ir complex with carbazole dendrons, solution-processed nondoped electrophosphorescent devices reveal over 10% EQE.

Adsorption-controlled growth and strong charge compensation accompanied by decreased electron mobility due to cation non-stoichiometry was discovered in epitaxial BaSnO₃ films using a hybrid MBE approach.

Remarkable enhancement of the Seebeck coefficient of an Sn rich Sn_1−xPb_xTe system due to the synergistic effect of resonance level formation and valence band convergence.

In a theoretical study, we characterized the nature of the key excited states involved in the TADF process of donor–acceptor compounds and showed that light emission is enhanced by dynamic fluctuations of the donor–acceptor torsion resulting from flat torsional potentials.

In situ X-ray diffraction reveals key processes that can be utilized to direct the synthesis of complex inorganic crystals.