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Electronic properties news, May 2017

Extraordinary properties of the semiconductor strontium niobate could potentially lead to novel electronic devices and photocatalytic materials.

31 May 2017

A newly-developed printable elastic conductor retains high conductivity even when stretched to as much as five times its original length.

31 May 2017

After more than 60 years of trying, scientists have reported the first organic synthesis of a carbon nanobelt.

30 May 2017

Surprising discoveries about the normal metallic state of a ruthenate superconductor could reveal novel information about its superconducting state.

30 May 2017

Scientists have expanded the range of functional temperatures for ferroelectrics by creating the first-ever polarization gradient in a thin film.

25 May 2017

Scientists have developed organic semiconductor nanosheets that can easily be removed from a growth substrate and placed on other substrates.

24 May 2017

A new nano-scale thin film material not only boasts high conductivity but also has a wide bandgap, making it optically transparent.

23 May 2017

ptychographic X-ray computed tomography uses X-rays instead of light or electrons to examine samples non-destructively

22 May 2017Cordelia Sealy

Scientists have developed a fast, non-destructive optical method for analyzing defects in 2D materials

18 May 2017

Using non-ionic polymer nanoparticles that shine different colors depending on their size, scientists have developed a coating process for coloring metals.

18 May 2017

Two new discoveries provide a way to ‘stencil’ 2D materials in precise locations and overcome a barrier to their use in next-generation electronics.

17 May 2017

Incorporating atomically-thin layers of water into tungsten oxide allows it to store and deliver energy much more quickly and efficiently.

16 May 2017

A novel artificial solid-electrolyte interphase made from an ionic polymer can help prevent capacity fade in lithium-oxygen batteries.

15 May 2017

Using a novel analytical method, scientists have discovered that a 2D crystal of chromium germanium telluride possesses intrinsic ferromagnetism.

12 May 2017

Using an an atomic-scale 'color center' found only in diamonds, scientists have become the first to image how electrons move in graphene.

12 May 2017

By incorporating photo-harvesting dye molecules into a cathode, scientists have gone some way to producing a light-charged battery.

11 May 2017

There will be four awards of $2,000 each for Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia and Acta Biomaterialia.

11 May 2017

A new screening process offers a quick and easy way to identify novel OLED materials with superior luminescence and charge-transport properties.

10 May 2017

Scientists have discovered the first three-dimensional quantum liquid crystal, which could lead to advances in spintronics and quantum computing.

9 May 2017

A low-cost chemical process can transform waste glass bottles into nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.

8 May 2017

Scientists have used graphene to transfer intricate crystalline patterns from an underlying semiconductor wafer to a top layer of identical material.

5 May 2017

Mimicking the vein structure in leaves helps produce material that improves lifetime of batteries.

2 May 2017Laurie Donaldson

Mobile sensor that detects specific wavelengths of electromagnetic energy.

2 May 2017Laurie Donaldson

Ultrathin superconducting film from woven nanowires.

1 May 2017Laurie Donaldson

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