Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can break most of the chemical bonds in organic matter, and prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light can cause significant harm to humans and objects. In response, ...

(Phys.org) —Cubic zirconia has long been favored for its use in costume jewelry. Known scientifically as yttria-stabilized zirconia, it is also a known conductor of oxygen, making it useful as an ...

Previous fundamental studies have focused on stacking exfoliated graphene on dielectric substrates 10,11,12,13. The exfoliation of other two-dimensional van der Waals materials 14 has the potential to ...

High optical quality Ce-doped Y2O3 transparent ceramics were fabricated. The introduction of Ce shifted the UV cutoff edge of Y2O3 transparent ceramics from 250 to 375 nm, which was attributed to the ...