In finding the right mix of materials, the UT-led team happened upon an entirely unexpected result—a magnetic material with extremely strong optical interactions that place it under consideration as a metamaterial, meaning a material with properties not found in nature.
Research Highlight: Ramki Kalyanaraman
Research Highlight: Ramki Kalyanaraman and Gerd Duscher
This technology would not only help individuals be more energy independent, but would enable scaling up of light-energy-harvesting products to carpets, curtains, tents, and even textile-based solar farms.