Characterization features, January 2020

Graphene hits the right note at high frequencies

graphene can covert high frequency gigahertz signals into the terahertz range

Structure evolution of layered transition metal oxide cathode materials for Na-ion batteries: Issues, mechanism and strategies

New study explores how polymers go with the flow

Researchers used mechanochemistry to characterize how a polymer chain in solution responds to a sudden acceleration of the solvent flow around it.

Sounds like a new type of superconductor

By studying how strontium ruthenate responds to sound waves, researchers have discovered it may be a new type of superconductor known as g-wave.

Researchers develop exciting new polymerization process

By combining low-energy photons to produce high-energy excited states, researchers have developed a novel polymerization process.