News
[Nat. Commun.] Direct nanopatterning of complex 3D surfaces and self-aligned superlattices via molecular-beam holographic lithography
We invented a new method to directly nanopattern complex 3D surfaces and superlattices taking advantage of Moiré interference of molecular beams.
CJ Visiting Kyoto University for Sabbatical Stay
CJ serving as a visiting professor hosted by the Hatakeyama group at Kyoto University Japan.
Steve successfully defended his thesis
On 19th Mar 2025, Steve successfully defended his thesis entitled "Exploring Molecular Design Strategies For Highly Emissive Au(III) Complexes in High-Efficiency Organic Light Emitting Diodes". Congratulations Steve!!
2024 Group Christmas lunch
On Nov. 28th, our group gathered together to celebrate incoming holiday season and farewell to Jiachen, Stratos, and Yinyin.
[Adv. Mater.] Strategies for Controlling Emission Anisotropy in Lead Halide Perovskite Emitters for LED Outcoupling Enhancement
We provide an in-depth review for the mechanisms governing light outcoupling in a perovskite thin-film LED stack and the strategies improving its quantum efficiencies.
Our group receives the SNSF Consolidator Grant
Our group has been awarded the SNSF Consolidator Grant by the Swiss National Science Fundation to support our research in nanoscale light sources.
[Adv. Opt. Mater.] Stabilization of Quantum-Confined Anisotropic CsPbI3 Nanoplatelets by Solid-Phase Metal Iodide Crude Reaction for Color-Pure Red Emission
We synthesized pure-red-emitting CsPbI3 nanoplatelets demonstrating high stability, quantum yields, and horizontally oriented transition dipole moment.
Steve receives Postdoc.Mobility fellowship from SNSF
Steve's proposal in the synthesis of chiral organic semiconductors has been awarded the fellowship. Congratulations!!
2024 Group spring walk
On 16th of May our group enjoyed spring walk at Neuchâtel!
Tommaso successfully defended his thesis
Congratulations Dr. Marcato!!
2024 Group ski trip
On 31st of January our group enjoyed ski trip at Engelberg!
Simon successfully defended thesis
Congratulations Dr. Solari!!
Leonard successfully defended thesis
Congratulations Dr. Bezinge!!
[Small] Uniform, Strain-Free, Large-Scale Graphene and h-BN Monolayers Enabled by Hydrogel Substrates
We demonstrate that 2D materials sitting on hydrogels are nearly strain-free.
Tian joining faculty of University of Alberta
Our group alumnus Tian Tian is joining the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in University of Alberta as a tenure-track assistant professor.
We hosted Prof. James Liao's visit in Switzerland
Professor James Liao is the president of Academia Sinica in Taiwan. He delivered a talk about metabolic engineering in ICB seminar.
[ACS Sens.] Rapid Electrochemical Flow Analysis of Urinary Creatinine on Paper: Unleashing the Potential of Two-Electrode Detection
Together with the deMello group, we present low-cost disposable electrochemical sensors for quantitative diagnostic assays toward the point of need.
We hosted the AMYS intergroup meeting
The Siol and Fu groups from EMPA and the Wolff group from EPFL visited our labs and we had great discussions and exchanges of research ideas.
[Adv. Mater.] Indoor Self-Powered Perovskite Optoelectronics with Ultraflexible Monochromatic Light Source
We developed bending-insensitive ultraflexible monochromatic light source powered by integrated solar cells.
New FIB-SEM moved in
Our nanofabrication facility, the focused ion beam - scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) moved in and started installation.