Volume 4Issue 3

March 27, 2026

ACS Applied Optical Materials

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Ce3+-Sensitized Single-Phase White Emission from Dy3+ in LiSrY2(BO3)3 with High Thermal Stability under Near-UV Excitation

Ce³⁺-Sensitized Single-Phase White Emission from Dy³⁺ in LiSrY₂(BO₃)₃ with High Thermal Stability under Near-UV Excitation

Siqi Chen
,
...
and
Tao Yang*

Publication Date (Web):April 10, 2026

Investigating Squaraine Dye Decolorization as a Method for Gaseous Amine Indication

Parker A. E. Mikkelsen
,
...
and
Gregory C. Welch*

Publication Date (Web):April 9, 2026

Liquid Crystal Based Active Tuning of Strong Coupling in WS2 Nanostructured Metasurfaces

Liquid Crystal Based Active Tuning of Strong Coupling in WS₂ Nanostructured Metasurfaces

Anu Koviloor Manian
,
...
and
Jayasri Dontabhaktuni*

Publication Date (Web):April 9, 2026

Multimodal Stimuli-Responsive Anti-Counterfeiting Platform Based on Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals and Cs0.32WO3 Nanoparticles

Multimodal Stimuli-Responsive Anti-Counterfeiting Platform Based on Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals and Cs_0.32WO₃ Nanoparticles

Jiacong Qin
,
...
and
Dong Wang*

Publication Date (Web):April 9, 2026

A Carbonized Polymer Dot/Gold Nanocluster Dual-Emission Fluorescent Nanocomposite with Potential Applications in Cell Tracking and Drug Delivery

Jing Guo
,
...
and
Xudong Yang*

Publication Date (Web):April 9, 2026

Multifunctional SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+– Borotellurite Glass Composite for Persistent Luminescence and Eu2+/Sm3+-Based Optical Thermometry

Multifunctional SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺– Borotellurite Glass Composite for Persistent Luminescence and Eu²⁺/Sm³⁺-Based Optical Thermometry

Kiran Kalkal
,
...
and
Yashashchandra Dwivedi*

Publication Date (Web):April 7, 2026

Interplay between Host Structure, Oxygen Quenching, and Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Hybrid Polymer Hosts

Georgina H. Burgoyne Morris
,
...
and
Rachel C. Evans*

Publication Date (Web):April 7, 2026

Insight into the Self-Reduction of Antimony in Sr2P2O7: POST-Guided Prediction and Photoluminescence Confirmation

Insight into the Self-Reduction of Antimony in Sr₂P₂O₇: POST-Guided Prediction and Photoluminescence Confirmation

Jiahui Yang
,
...
and
Ling Li*

Publication Date (Web):April 6, 2026

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Self-Assembled 3D Morphology of Buffer Layers and Influence on Luminescence and Defect Formation in InGaN/GaN Quantum Wells

Alice Hospodková*
,
František Hájek
,
Tomáš Hubáček
,
Jakub Čížek
,
Filip Dominec
,
Karla Kuldová
,
Jiří Oswald
,
Vítězslav Jarý
,
Mariana Klementová
,
Lukáš Ondič
,
Vladimir Babin
,
Artur Lachowski
,
Michal Leszczyński
,
Ewa Grzanka
,
Maciej Oskar Liedke
,
Eric Hirschmann
, and
Andreas Wagner

Publication Date (Web):February 1, 2026

“Molecular Design of a Pure-Red Fluorescent Emitter Enabling Highly Efficient Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with 4.7% EQE”

Sunil Madagyal
,
Chi-Hao Huang
,
Fong-Yu Yang
,
Marissa Carvalho
,
Gokul Ganesan
,
Prabhakar Chetti
,
Shantaram Kothavale*
,
Chih-Hao Chang*
, and
Atul Chaskar*

Publication Date (Web):February 27, 2026

Thermo-Optic Tuning of Mie Resonances in Silicon Nanospheres in the Visible Range

Kana Kondo
,
Mojtaba Karimi Habil
,
Yongan Hu
,
Hiroshi Sugimoto*
, and
Minoru Fujii*

Publication Date (Web):March 1, 2026

Acoustic Shock Wave-Induced Superheating-Supercooling Driven Optical and Morphological Changes in α-In2Te3, with Preservation of Cubic Phase

Acoustic Shock Wave-Induced Superheating-Supercooling Driven Optical and Morphological Changes in α-In₂Te₃, with Preservation of Cubic Phase

F. Irine Maria Bincy
,
Oviya Sekar
,
Sivaprakash Paramasivam
,
Ikhyun Kim*
, and
Martin Britto Dhas Sathiyadhas Amalapushpam*

Publication Date (Web):March 3, 2026

Laser-Induced Heating and Modal Interference Limit the Accuracy of Single Upconversion Particle Thermometry on a Chip

Ilya M. Asharchuk*
,
Vladimir V. Rovenko
,
Dmitry V. Obydennov
,
Daria K. Derimedved
,
Galina V. Molodtsova
,
Nikolay A. Vovk
,
Ivan A. Filippov
,
Alexander R. Shevchenko
, and
Michael A. Tarkhov

Publication Date (Web):February 27, 2026

Investigations on Organic Push–Pull Dyes for Luminescent Solar Concentrator Applications

Roberto Bondi
,
Antonino Arrigo
,
Ejdi Cela
,
Luigi Vaccaro
,
Assunta Marrocchi
,
Francesco Marchini
,
Anna Laura Pisello
,
Francesco Nastasi
, and
Loredana Latterini*

Publication Date (Web):February 20, 2026

Surface Morphology-Dependent Photodetection of the Magnetron-Sputtered Nb-Doped BaTiO3 Ferroelectric Thin Film Device

Surface Morphology-Dependent Photodetection of the Magnetron-Sputtered Nb-Doped BaTiO₃ Ferroelectric Thin Film Device

Deep Mala
,
Chandra Bhal Singh
,
Sandeep Dahiya
,
Akhilesh Kumar Singh*
,
Bhola Nath Pal
,
Km. Alka
, and
Hari Krishna Singh

Publication Date (Web):March 2, 2026

Thermostable 1D Photonic Multilayer with Si3N4-Driven Outcoupling for Broadband Radiative Cooling with Angular Tolerance

Thermostable 1D Photonic Multilayer with Si₃N₄-Driven Outcoupling for Broadband Radiative Cooling with Angular Tolerance

Atsha Ambar
,
Huan Liu
,
Yingxin Yang
,
Ying Sun*
, and
Cong Wang*

Publication Date (Web):February 23, 2026

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