ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
ICFO is a young research institution that aims to advance the very limits of knowledge in Photonics, namely the science and technology of harnessing Light. Light, especially laser light, is one of the major enabling technologies currently available to humankind. Our research thrusts target the global forefront of photonics, and aim to tackle important challenges faced by society at large. We focus on current and future problems in Health, Energy, Information, Safety, Security and caring for the Environment.
Subcomunitats
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Medical optics [16]
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Nano-optoelectronics [13]
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Nanophotonics theory [21]
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NFL Facility [0]
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Optoelectronics [19]
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Plasmon nano-optics [13]
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SLN Facility [13]
Enviaments recents
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Ultrafast disordering of vanadium dimers in photoexcited VO2
(American Association for the Advancement of Science., 2018-11-02)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialTime-resolved x-ray scattering can be used to investigate the dynamics of materials during the switch from one structural phase to another. So far, methods provide an ensemble average and may miss crucial aspects of the ... -
Electrically Driven Varifocal Silicon Metalens
(ACS, 2018-10-08)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialOptical metasurfaces have shown to be a powerful approach to planar optical elements, enabling an unprecedented control over light phase and amplitude. At that stage, where a wide variety of static functionalities have ... -
Matildite Contact with Media: First-Principles Study of AgBiS2 Surfaces and Nanoparticle Morphology
(ACS, 2017-07-27)
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Accés obertMotivated by the interest in AgBiS2 material for solar light harvesting applications, a detailed bulk first-principles quantum mechanical study of its surface properties is presented. Density functional theory based ... -
Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in CsPbBr3 Nanocrystal Solid-State Films via Postsynthesis Treatment with Lead Bromide
(ACS, 2017-09-12)
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Accés obertMetal halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) possess high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (PL) and color tunability. Yet, until now, it has been difficult to maintain the high PL observed in solution in spin-coated films. ... -
Enhancement of nonlinear optical phenomena by localized resonances
(ACS, 2018-01-20)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialNonlinear optics at the nanoscale is severely limited by the small departure of available materials from linear behavior. Despite intense efforts placed into overcoming this problem using multiple strategies for enhancing ... -
Colloidal Quantum Dot Tandem Solar Cells Using CVD Graphene as An Atomically Thin Intermediate Recombination Layer
(ACS, 2018-06-28)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialTwo-terminal tandem cell architectures are believed to be an effective way to further improve the power conversion efficiency in solution processed photovoltaics. To design an efficient tandem solar cell, two key issues ... -
Enantiomer-selective molecular sensing using racemic nanoplasmonic arrays
(ACS, 2018-09-14)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialBuilding blocks of life show well-defined chiral symmetry which has a direct influence on their properties and role in Nature. Chiral molecules are typically characterized by optical techniques such as circular dichroism ... -
High-Efficiency Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Formamidinium Lead Bromide Nanocrystals and solution processed transport layers
(ACS, 2018-09-11)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialPerovskite nanocrystal light-emitting diodes (LEDs) employing architecture comprising a ZnO nanoparticles electron-transport layer and a conjugated polymer hole-transport layer have been fabricated. The obtained LEDs ... -
Plasmonic Nanoantennas Enable Forbidden Förster Dipole-Dipole Energy Transfer and Enhance the FRET Efficiency
(ACS, 2016-09-13)
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Ultrafast Stimulated Emission Nanoscopy for Charge Dynamics, fs-Detection and Nanolasing
(OSA, 2016-07-22)
Comunicació de congrés
Accés obertWe present a newly developed technique called time-resolved stimulated emission nanoscopy, which enables imaging and studying the femtosecond dynamics in nanosamples. Direct insights into femtosecond charge transfer and ... -
Ultrafast meets ultrasmall: controlling nanoantennas and molecules
(ACS, 2016-04-25)
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Accés obertWe present a review on the advances of pulse control and ultrafast coherent excitation of both plasmonic nanoantennas and individual molecular systems, primarily based on the achievements in our group. Essential concepts ... -
PLANT: A Method for Detecting Changes of Slope in Noisy Trajectories
(ScienceDirect, 2018-05-08)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialTime traces obtained from a variety of biophysical experiments contain valuable information on underlying processes occurring at the molecular level. Accurate quantification of these data can help explain the details of ...
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