{"title":"Inorganic Nanoscintillators: Current Trends and Future Perspectives (Advanced Optical Materials 12/2025)","authors":"Christophe Dujardin, Aurélie Bessière, Anne-Laure Bulin, Frédéric Chaput, Benoit Mahler","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Nanoscintillators</b></p><p>Nanoscintillators are tiny particles that emit light under ionizing radiation. In article 2402739, Christophe Dujardin and co-workers explore their energy relaxation mechanisms, which exhibit many differences compare to bulk materials, and discuss their numerous applications, with a large focus on their potential as theranostic agents. The cover illustrates how a single X-ray photon triggers energy deposition across multiple nanoscintillators. Cover image by Zoé Dujardin.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olli Siltanen, Kimmo Luoma, Andrew J. Musser, Konstantinos S. Daskalakis
{"title":"Enhancing the Efficiency of Polariton OLEDs in and Beyond the Single-Excitation Subspace (Advanced Optical Materials 12/2025)","authors":"Olli Siltanen, Kimmo Luoma, Andrew J. Musser, Konstantinos S. Daskalakis","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570083","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Enhancing Polariton OLEDs</b></p><p>In article 2403046, Olli Siltanen, Konstantinos S. Daskalakis, and co-workers propose a theoretical model for triplet harvesting in polariton OLEDs. Rates for polaritonic reverse inter-system crossing and triplet-triplet annihilation are derived, and delocalization effects on singlet-singlet annihilation are studied, paving the way for more efficient OLEDs. Cover image by Konstantinos S. Daskalakis.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficient and Long Lifetime Red InP-Based QLEDs Enabled by Simultaneously Improved Carrier Injection Balance and Depressed Leakage (Advanced Optical Materials 12/2025)","authors":"Shuaibing Wang, Wanying Yang, Yu Li, Ouyang Lin, Wentao Niu, Mengyuan Chen, Binbin Hu, Fei Chen, Huaibin Shen, Feng Teng, Chunhe Yang, Aiwei Tang","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Light-Emitting Diodes</b></p><p>Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) is introduced as an intermediate layer to block excessive electron injection into the InP-based QDs layer while simultaneously reducing leakage current. The optimized device achieves a peak external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 23.5% and a long <i>T</i><sub>95</sub> operational lifetime of over 800 hours at an initial luminance of 1,000 cd m<sup>−2</sup> for red InP-based QLEDs emitting at 624 nm. More details can be found in article 2402677 by Fei Chen, Huaibin Shen, Aiwei Tang, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570085","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Edvinas Radiunas, Lukas Naimovičius, Paulius Baronas, Augustina Jozeliūnaitė, Edvinas Orentas, Karolis Kazlauskas
{"title":"CN-Tuning: A Pathway to Suppress Singlet Fission and Amplify Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Rubrene (Advanced Optical Materials 12/2025)","authors":"Edvinas Radiunas, Lukas Naimovičius, Paulius Baronas, Augustina Jozeliūnaitė, Edvinas Orentas, Karolis Kazlauskas","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CN-Functionalized Rubrene</b></p><p>The cover of article 2403032 by Karolis Kazlauskas and co-workers, illustrates the CN-functionalization of rubrene as a pivotal mechanism to suppress singlet fission and amplify triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) in the solid state, enhancing near-infrared UC efficiency for energy applications.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polarization-Sensitive Subwavelength Nanopixel for On-Off and Color Switchable Color Printing (Advanced Optical Materials 11/2025)","authors":"Hyerin Song, Heesang Ahn, Kyujung Kim","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Nanopixel for Color Conversion and On-Off Switching</b></p><p>In article 2402032, Kyujung Kim and co-workers present a polarization-sensitive dual nanodisk nanopixel, enabling precise color modulation and on-off switching. By adjusting plasmonic coupling through dielectric gaps and the polarization direction, it achieves significant control over wavelength shifts and light intensity, paving the way for innovative applications in optical devices, sensors, and data encryption.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570081","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143831314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cheng Ouyang, Quan-Ming Chen, Zhi-Yao Xie, Chun-Ting Xu, Qi-Guang Wang, Zhi-Gang Zheng, Dan Luo, Yan-Qing Lu, Wei Hu
{"title":"Independent Multiple-Optical-Parameter Modulations Enabled by Manipulating the Separate Levels of a Hierarchical Structure (Advanced Optical Materials 11/2025)","authors":"Cheng Ouyang, Quan-Ming Chen, Zhi-Yao Xie, Chun-Ting Xu, Qi-Guang Wang, Zhi-Gang Zheng, Dan Luo, Yan-Qing Lu, Wei Hu","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Optical Informatics</b></p><p>The separate control of multiple degrees of light has great signi?cance in the optical informatics. This work presents the independent modulations of the amplitude, wavelength, and phase of light via manipulating the hierarchical structures of blue phase liquid crystals. More details can be found in article 2402844 by Wei Hu and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570079","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143831312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep Trap Management in Organic Persistent Luminescence for Multi-Mode Optical Information Storage (Advanced Optical Materials 11/2025)","authors":"Cunjian Lin, Rujun Yang, Yang Li, Chenhan Zhan, Yajing Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Zishuang Wu, Da Xiong, Wenting Deng, Shihai You, Ying Lv, Yixi Zhuang, Rong-Jun Xie, Jumpei Ueda","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Organic Persistent Luminescence</b></p><p>The D-A-D wedge-shaped TADF emitter TCN, incorporating a strong electron-accepting segment, serves as the guest, while the electron-transporting molecule TPBi acts as the host in an organic deep-trap-induced persistent luminescence system. This design enables multi-mode excitation (UV light, visible light, and X-ray) and stimulation (NIR light and heating), extending the applications of persistent luminescence media to blue-laser writing, X-ray imaging, and NIR signatures. More details can be found in article 2402301 by Jumpei Ueda and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570080","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143831313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dominik Just, Ryszard Siedlecki, Błażej Podleśny, Dawid Janas
{"title":"Synchronous Sorting and Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Using Organic Derivatives of Hydrazine","authors":"Dominik Just, Ryszard Siedlecki, Błażej Podleśny, Dawid Janas","doi":"10.1002/adom.202402873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402873","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The purification and sorting of complex mixtures of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is essential to facilitate their implementation. Conjugated polymer extraction (CPE) can be used to achieve this goal. However, the obtained purified SWCNTs are often very diluted, hindering their use. Furthermore, the SWCNTs prepared this way often exhibit unsatisfactory photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs). In this study, how both of these problems can be solved by the application of a newly designed platform is shown for differentiation/covalent modification of SWCNTs. The addition of organic phenylhydrazine derivatives is found to greatly increase the yield of SWCNT separation. Concomitantly, such a range of chemical compounds also revealed great utility for the introduction of luminescent defects into SWCNTs to enhance PLQYs. The density of defects can be tailored by various parameters, while the duration of the process is dramatically shorter (tens of seconds to minutes) than that of the well-known methods (several hours to days). Notably, the described SWCNT functionalization framework modifies SWCNTs very effectively both in organic solvents and water (at a reactant concentration of ≈ 100 ng mL<sup>−1</sup>). The straightforward nature of the reported approach and its high versatility open the way toward a broad spectrum of long-awaited applications of monochiral SWCNTs.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Continuously Tuning Strong Exciton–Photon Coupling via Molecular Orientation in Organic Microcavities","authors":"Yicheng Liu, Russell J. Holmes","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403135","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Exciton-polaritons in organic microcavities are applied in devices including lasers, light-emitting devices, and photodetectors, as well as in structures capable of tuning exciton kinetics and energy transfer. To enable a broader tailoring of polariton properties, it is important to develop means to better control molecular orientation and tune the intensity of the exciton–photon interaction. Vapor-processed, glassy organic thin films are previously shown to have tunable molecular orientation as evidenced by phenomena including birefringence and transition dipole moment (TDM) alignment. Here, this tunability in TDM orientation with thin film processing conditions is exploited to continuously vary the interaction between the exciton and confined cavity photon mode. By embedding a thin film of 4,4′-bis[(N-carbazole)styryl]biphenyl (BSB-Cz) in a metal-reflector microcavity, ultrastrong coupling and hybridization of multiple electronic transitions of BSB-Cz are demonstrated with a common cavity mode. Increasing the temperature during BSB-Cz deposition tunes the TDM orientation from predominantly in-plane to random to slightly vertical. This leads to a corresponding ≈30% variation in the associated Rabi splitting, consistent with theoretical predictions. This work demonstrates a means to continuously tune coupling strength from a materials perspective while also providing a handle to tune orientation disorder in thin film.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202403135","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Independent Control of Spectral and Directional Emissivity with Multilayer Structures","authors":"Wenzi Yu, Boxiang Wang, Zhen Gong, Changying Zhao","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403086","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Utilizing micro-nano structures to achieve directional and spectral control of thermal radiation holds significant scientific importance. It may significantly benefit a broad range of applications, including infrared light sources, radiation detection, and waste heat utilization of thermophotovoltaics. However, existing thermal emitters face challenges in realizing narrowband and directional emissivity and lack independent control of angular and spectral selectivity. This study develops a simple but novel approach to thermal emitter design that enables independent control of directionality and emissivity peak of thermal radiation. An angle-selective filter and a spectral selective emitter are selected as the structural components, and a series of different narrowband and directional thermal emitters are designed to show the advantage of independent tunability. After optimization with the NSGA-II algorithm, a narrowband and directional thermal emitter is achieved, offering high emissivity only at the given direction and wavelength. An emitter with only seven layers demonstrates a maximum emissivity of 0.97, an angular width under 20°, and a spectral width below 0.025 µm, as validated by angle-resolved emissivity measurements. This study provides a straightforward and effective route for designing narrowband and directional thermal emitters with promising applications in thermal radiation management.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}