Nature Photonics
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New open access article online: A large-scale reconfigurable multiplexed quantum photonic network.
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A large-scale reconfigurable multiplexed quantum photonic network - Nature Photonics
A reconfigurable eight-user photonic network is realized by connecting two local four-user networks through a programmable 8 × 8-dimensional multi-port device. Multiplexed routing and swapping of qubi...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
New open access article online: A large-scale reconfigurable multiplexed quantum photonic network.
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New article online: Spontaneous 2D perovskite formation at the buried interface of perovskite solar cells enhances crystallization uniformity and defect passivation.
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Spontaneous 2D perovskite formation at the buried interface of perovskite solar cells enhances crystallization uniformity and defect passivation - Nature Photonics
Formation of a near-phase-pure two-dimensional perovskite at the buried interface of perovskite solar cells enables improved crystallization and defect passivation, resulting in devices with a certifi...
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February 6, 2026 at 11:24 AM
New article online: Spontaneous 2D perovskite formation at the buried interface of perovskite solar cells enhances crystallization uniformity and defect passivation.
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New article online: In situ dynamic regulation of strain at the buried interface of stable perovskite solar cells.
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In situ dynamic regulation of strain at the buried interface of stable perovskite solar cells - Nature Photonics
The additive molecule DHHB enables UV shielding, chemical passivation and strain regulation at the buried interface of perovskite solar cells. Small-area devices achieve a power conversion efficiency ...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:57 AM
New article online: In situ dynamic regulation of strain at the buried interface of stable perovskite solar cells.
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New open access article online: Multi-plateau high-harmonic generation in liquids driven by off-site recombination.
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Multi-plateau high-harmonic generation in liquids driven by off-site recombination - Nature Photonics
The second plateau in high-harmonic generation from liquids is due to off-site recombination of electrons, facilitated by the spatial delocalization of electron–hole wavefunctions.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:03 AM
New open access article online: Multi-plateau high-harmonic generation in liquids driven by off-site recombination.
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New open access article online: Measurement of optically induced broken time-reversal symmetry in atomically thin crystals.
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Measurement of optically induced broken time-reversal symmetry in atomically thin crystals - Nature Photonics
An all-optical method involving third-harmonic Faraday rotation is used to probe the breaking of time-reversal symmetry in mono- and bilayer transition metal dichalcogenide WS2.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM
New open access article online: Measurement of optically induced broken time-reversal symmetry in atomically thin crystals.
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New open access article online: Self-compressed waveform-stable light transients enabling water-window attosecond spectroscopy.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
New open access article online: Self-compressed waveform-stable light transients enabling water-window attosecond spectroscopy.
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New article online: On-site enhancement and control of spin-forbidden dark excitons in a plasmonic heterostructure.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
New article online: On-site enhancement and control of spin-forbidden dark excitons in a plasmonic heterostructure.
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New article online: Completely characterizing multimode second-order nonlinear optical quantum processes.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:07 AM
New article online: Completely characterizing multimode second-order nonlinear optical quantum processes.
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New article online: Exciton management and balanced charge-carrier transport enable efficient organic field-effect light-emitting transistors.
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Exciton management and balanced charge-carrier transport enable efficient organic field-effect light-emitting transistors - Nature Photonics
Red, green and blue organic field-effect light-emitting transistors in which charge-carrier transport and light emission are spatially separated to improve exciton management and device efficiency are...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
New article online: Exciton management and balanced charge-carrier transport enable efficient organic field-effect light-emitting transistors.
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New article online: Modified uni-travelling-carrier photodiodes with 206 GHz bandwidth and 0.81 A W−1 external responsivity.
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Modified uni-travelling-carrier photodiodes with 206 GHz bandwidth and 0.81 A W−1 external responsivity - Nature Photonics
A uni-travelling-carrier photodiode with 206-GHz bandwidth, bandwidth–efficiency product surpassing 130 GHz and external responsivity of 0.81 A W−1 is demonstrated. Radio-frequency power exceeding –5 ...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:17 AM
New article online: Modified uni-travelling-carrier photodiodes with 206 GHz bandwidth and 0.81 A W−1 external responsivity.
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New article online: Room-temperature spin-layer locking of exciton–polariton nonlinearities in a WS2 microcavity.
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Room-temperature spin-layer locking of exciton–polariton nonlinearities in a WS2 microcavity - Nature Photonics
A room-temperature double-layer WS2 microcavity is used to explore spin anisotropy and tune it with interlayer spacing.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
New article online: Room-temperature spin-layer locking of exciton–polariton nonlinearities in a WS2 microcavity.
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New open access article online: Stabilizing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells via strategic interfacial contact engineering.
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Stabilizing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells via strategic interfacial contact engineering - Nature Photonics
Engineering the perovskite–electrical contact interface with sodium heptafluorobutyrate reduces interfacial defects and improves charge transport in perovskite solar cells. Functionalized devices deli...
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January 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
New open access article online: Stabilizing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells via strategic interfacial contact engineering.
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New article online: Quantum fusion of independent networks based on multi-user entanglement swapping.
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Quantum fusion of independent networks based on multi-user entanglement swapping - Nature Photonics
The quantum fusion of two independent 10-user networks is demonstrated based on multi-user entanglement swapping. Active temporal and wavelength multiplexing schemes are developed to merge the two net...
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December 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New article online: Quantum fusion of independent networks based on multi-user entanglement swapping.
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New article online: Vapour-assisted surface treatment for highly stable fully printed carbon-electrode perovskite solar modules.
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Vapour-assisted surface treatment for highly stable fully printed carbon-electrode perovskite solar modules - Nature Photonics
A vapour post-treatment strategy enables fully printed carbon-electrode perovskite solar modules with an area of about 50 cm2 and a certified power conversion efficiency of 19.26%. The modules show no...
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December 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
New article online: Vapour-assisted surface treatment for highly stable fully printed carbon-electrode perovskite solar modules.
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New article online: Quadrature-dependent lattice dynamics of dissipative microcombs.
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Quadrature-dependent lattice dynamics of dissipative microcombs - Nature Photonics
The quantum noise of Kerr combs is found to exhibit oscillatory lattice dynamics through state transitions, with implications for squeezing and comb formation.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
New article online: Quadrature-dependent lattice dynamics of dissipative microcombs.
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New open access article online: Frequency-stable nanophotonic microcavities via integrated thermometry.
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Frequency-stable nanophotonic microcavities via integrated thermometry - Nature Photonics
Integrating a thin-film resistance thermometer above a high-Q SiN microresonator enables local temperature monitoring and active stabilization of its resonance wavelength. The emission wavelength of a...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
New open access article online: Frequency-stable nanophotonic microcavities via integrated thermometry.
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New open access article online: Scalable nanopatterning of organic light-emitting diodes beyond the diffraction limit.
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Scalable nanopatterning of organic light-emitting diodes beyond the diffraction limit - Nature Photonics
Nanostencil etching and lithography enable the fabrication of green-emitting nanoscale organic light-emitting diode pixels with size as small as 100 nm, densities as high as 100,000 pixels per inch an...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
New open access article online: Scalable nanopatterning of organic light-emitting diodes beyond the diffraction limit.
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New open access article online: Perturbation-resilient integer arithmetic using optical skyrmions.
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Perturbation-resilient integer arithmetic using optical skyrmions - Nature Photonics
Optical skyrmions offer new opportunities for noise-resistant mathematical operations using light.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
New open access article online: Perturbation-resilient integer arithmetic using optical skyrmions.
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New article online: 3R-stacked transition metal dichalcogenide non-local metasurface for efficient second-harmonic generation.
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3R-stacked transition metal dichalcogenide non-local metasurface for efficient second-harmonic generation - Nature Photonics
Exploiting non-local optical resonances on 3R-MoS2 flakes, researchers demonstrate single-pass second-harmonic conversion efficiencies of ~10−4 over only 160-nm-thick van der Waals nonlinear metastruc...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
New article online: 3R-stacked transition metal dichalcogenide non-local metasurface for efficient second-harmonic generation.
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New article online: Plasmon-enhanced ultralow-threshold solid-state triplet fusion upconversion.
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Plasmon-enhanced ultralow-threshold solid-state triplet fusion upconversion - Nature Photonics
Performance of solid-state triplet fusion upconversion films is enhanced by surface plasmons, intensity threshold is reduced by a factor of 17 and external quantum efficiency is enhanced by a factor o...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM
New article online: Plasmon-enhanced ultralow-threshold solid-state triplet fusion upconversion.
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New article online: Fully thermally evaporated perovskite solar cells based on reverse layer-by-layer deposition.
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Fully thermally evaporated perovskite solar cells based on reverse layer-by-layer deposition - Nature Photonics
A layer-by-layer thermal evaporation strategy enables thermally evaporated inverted perovskite solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 25.19%, maintaining about 95% of their initial efficien...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
New article online: Fully thermally evaporated perovskite solar cells based on reverse layer-by-layer deposition.
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New article online: Perovskite crystallization control via an engineered self-assembled monolayer in perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells.
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Perovskite crystallization control via an engineered self-assembled monolayer in perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells - Nature Photonics
An engineered self-assembled monolayer improves perovskite crystallization, enabling perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells with a certified power conversion efficiency of 33.59%, 90% of which is maint...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
New article online: Perovskite crystallization control via an engineered self-assembled monolayer in perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells.
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New article online: Continuous terahertz band coverage through precise electron-beam tailoring in free-electron lasers.
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Continuous terahertz band coverage through precise electron-beam tailoring in free-electron lasers - Nature Photonics
High-power, tunable accelerator-based terahertz radiation is demonstrated. By electron-beam manipulation through laser heater beating, tunable capability from 7.8 to 30.8 THz, narrow spectral bandwidt...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
New article online: Continuous terahertz band coverage through precise electron-beam tailoring in free-electron lasers.
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