A group of researchers involving NanoLund Members A Yartsev, J Uhlig, V Sundström, P Persson and K Wärnmark have succeeded in creating an iron molecule that can function both as a photocatalyst to produce fuel and in solar cells to produce electricity. The results indicate that the iron molecule could replace the more expensive and rarer metals used today. Read more here and in Science. |
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The front cover of the October issue of Nature Nanotechnology is decorated by an illustration from an article by NanoLund researchers who experimentally demonstrated a quantum-dot heat engine in which only electrons at a specific energy flow between the reservoirs generating an electric current. The image on the cover is an artist’s impression of a nanowire that contains the quantum dot, with the hot and cold reservoirs coloured in red and blue respectively.
The article describes how a quantum dot-based heat engine can convert heat directly into work with an efficiency very close to the fundamental Carnot limit.
Read the article "A quantum-dot heat engine operating close to the thermodynamic efficiency limits" by M Josefsson, A Svilans, AM Burke, EA Hoffmann, S Fahlvik, C Thelander, M Leijnse & H Linke or find more information here. |
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Each year on the third Saturday in September, Lund welcomes more than 50,000 people to Kulturnatten. This year NanoLund participated by giving introductory lectures on nanotechnology, lab tours and demonstrations. Additional more in-depth talks were also given on different areas of nanotechnology. An estimated 200 visitors came to both the nanoscience table at Sölvegatan and the demonstrations/lab tours in the Department of Physics.
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NanoLund researcher Jesper Wallentin has been granted an ERC starting grant. His project will investigate whether semiconductor nanowires can be used as high resolution X-ray detectors. Wallentins group have some initial results that show that they can get a measurable electric current from single nanowires that are exposed to X-rays. Long term, the hope is that nanostructured X-ray detectors could be used for X-ray microscopy with much better resolution than current systems.
The grant will finance one PhD student, one postdoc, part of Jespers salary and an X-ray lab and allow research to go from initial results to a full study of the potential of nanowires as X-ray detectors. |
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The Royal Physiographical Society of Lund has awarded the 2018 Wilhelm Westrup Prize 2018 to Lars Samuelson. The prize of 1 million kronor is awarded only every five years for scientific work that leads to industrial applications, and was awarded for Lars’ work with semiconductor nanowires and for initiating and leading their commercialization by Glo AB and SolVoltaics AB. |
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Lund Nano Lab has made some strong additions by hiring three Research Engineers. New staff members are Alexander, Sarah and Rong. Alexander den Ouden has joined us from Netzsch Gerätebau GmbH and will work with the EPI equipment as well as a few other areas. Alexander’s educational background is in Chemical Engineering Technology and he brings a strong background from industry to the team.
Sarah McKibbin has joined us from Synchrotron Radiation Research where she has spent 5 years as a postdoctoral researcher. She will work on lithography to start with and then later on plasma etch. While Sarah is on maternity leave Rong Sun will fill in. Rong defended her thesis on "Understanding the Role of Seed Particle Material on III-As Nanowire Growth" in August and will be with us for a year.
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NanoLund scientists are successful in more than “just” nanosience: our warmest congratulations to our Board member and scientist Sara Snogerup Linse for winning gold over both the Middle and the Long distance in her age group in the World Masters Orienteering Championships this summer. It’s great to see great science balanced by great sports! |
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The list of Global Highly Cited Researchers 2018 recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. NanoLund researchers Sara Snogerup Linse and Lars Samuelson are both on the list. |
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The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has published the recipients of grants for instrument-, technology- or method development. Christelle Prinz and Eva Unger are funded by for their projects on Nanowires for reprogramming stem cells (Christelle Prinz) and materials growth (Eva Unger). Read more here. |
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