2017

We establish the first physical mechanism enabling "Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE)" in quantum-confined semiconductor nanocrystals.

We report high-efficiency phosphorescent OLEDs based on new Heteroleptic Iridium(III) compounds.

This year the Ruzicka Prize of ETH Zurich goes to Maria Ibáñez and Chih-Jen Shih.

Our multiscale theoretical framework elucidates how doping changes the wettability of an one-molecule-thick sheet of 2D material.  

Our review about molecular epitaxy on 2D materials has been highlighted in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research as one of the most read articles in October 2017.

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, a leading chemical engineering journal, announces its 2017 Class of Influential Researchers.  

Invited review article in the Influential Researchers special issue.

Chemical engineers from ETH Zurich have succeeded in generating ultra-pure green light for the first time.  

Our report about the realization of the "greenest" LED that reaches the Rec. 2020 color coordinates for the first time, has been highlighted in Nano Letters as one of the most read articles in September 2017.

Dr. Sudhir Kumar delivered a talk about our recent breakthrough in ultrapure green emitters and their LEDs using colloidal perosvkite quantum wells.  

Jakub Jagielski delivered a talk about our recent work in layer-controlled synthesis of colloidal quantum wells of CH₃NH₃PbBr₃ and CH(NH₂)₂PbBr₃ perovskites, leading to one of the most promising semiconductor materials for next-generation display technology.  

We demonstrated the "greenest" LED ever!!

Prof. Chih-Jen Shih delivered plenary lecture and received Victor K. Lamer award at the 91st annual meeting of the American Chemical Society Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry.

Dr. Sudhir Kumar delivered a talk about our recent breakthrough in ultrapure green LEDs using the quantum-confined organic-inorganic lead bromide perovskites and was highlighted on the departmental website.

3 day workshop organized by our group members attracted more than 80 participants, allowing scientific discussions between fellows working with Raman spectroscopy.   

Our recent review in synthesis and optoelectronics of layer-controlled 2D perovskites has been selected as "2017 Hot Paper" by J. Mater. Chem. C editor.  

Invited review article in the Emerging Investigator 2017 themed issue

Collaborative work led by the Kovalenko group. New method to prepare red pervskite nanocrystals.

Collaborative work led by the Copéret group. New method to prepare NiSi films.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) chooses Prof. Chih-Jen Shih as the recipient of the 2017 Victor K. LaMer Award.