Cold sintering of hybrid copper-iodides in transparent ceramics using dolomitization-inspired densification

Nature Communications, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73625-9 Hybrid copper iodides are promising, low-toxicity light emitters, but they are sensitive to heat and moisture. Here, the authors develop a low-temperature ceramic sintering process in which these materials are embedded in protective, transparent SrF2 matrix to enable stable lighting and X-ray imaging.