Solar energy is an ample renewable energy resource, with photovoltaic (PV) technology
enabling a direct route from light to electricity. Currently, PVs are limited in photon …

Using light to control matter has captured the imagination of scientists for generations, as
there is an abundance of photons at our disposal. Yet delivering photons beyond the surface …

Conspectus Photon upconversion, the process of converting low-energy photons into high-
energy ones, has been widely applied for solar energy conversion, photoredox catalysis …

In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

Organic semiconductor materials have been widely used in various optoelectronic devices
due to their rich optical and/or electrical properties, which are highly related to their excited …

Abstract Ultraviolet (UV, λ< 400 nm) light is essential for various photochemical reactions,
but its intensity in the solar spectrum is very low, and light sources that artificially generate …

Recent advances and the current status of challenging light-harvesting nanomaterials, such
as semiconducting quantum dots (QDs), metal nanoparticles, semiconductor–metal …

Photocatalysis is a fundamental and promising strategy for solar energy conversion.
Photocatalytic reactions are divided into three basic steps: light absorption, photogenerated …

Temperature is an essential factor that counts for living systems where complicated vital
activities are usually temperature dependent. In vivo temperature mapping based on non …

Photon upconversion through sensitized Triplet–Triplet Annihilation (TTA-UC) has regained
a lot of interest during the last decade mainly due to its potential for significantly increased …