Copper-oxide (CuO 2) superconductors, such as Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+δ (Bi2212), have unusually high critical temperatures.

The material the team studied, barium titanium sulfide (BaTiS 3), a hexagonal crystal, was already known to have large optical anisotropy, but scientists couldn't figure out why. It took years of back ...

Nonlinear optical crystals are at the forefront of advanced photonic technologies, enabling efficient frequency conversion and modulation of light by utilising intense electric fields to alter their ...

The study of polymer fibres has increasingly benefited from the confluence of optical and mechanical characterisation techniques, which are pivotal in understanding both the microstructural and ...