Characterization news, August 2021

Energy can be in many places at once in 'perfect' nanofibers

Researchers have developed nanofibers where energy can take advantage of quantum mechanics to move thousands of times faster than normal.

New spectroscopy technique has exotic tastes

Researchers have developed a new high-speed spectroscopy technique for observing the structure and composition of materials, including exotic matter.

Researchers discover why some catalysts get better with age

The mineral erythrite becomes a better water-splitting catalyst over time due to its structure changing from crystalline to amorphous.

Iridium can help trace the structure of coordination compounds

By using iridium as a metal tracer, researchers have developed a novel method for determining the structure of polynuclear coordination compounds.

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Birnessite offers absorbing insights into ion adsorption

Researchers have investigated whether ion adsorption in a layered material called birnessite occurs via a faradaic or non-faradaic mechanism.

Novel superconductor creates waves with magnetic field

Researchers have uncovered evidence that a novel superconductor exhibits a charge density wave state that creates its own magnetic field.

New model cracks complexity of crack propagation

Researchers have developed a simplified mathematical model of a complex phenomenon in crack propagation known as the velocity jump.

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Discovery of New Nonlinear Optical Materials

New study unlocks enigma of electron collisions in strange metals

For the first time, researchers have confirmed that colliding electrons in strange metals obey the 'Planckian limit' and accurately measured it.

Coating could be the answer for silicon anodes

A coating could help prevent the solid-electrolyte interphase from forming pockets that disrupt electron pathways in silicon-wire lithium-ion batteries.

New quantum state found in 2D antiferromagnet

For the first time, scientists have observed a new quantum state potentially related to dark matter, known as an axion insulator, in a 2D antiferromagnet.

Manganese sulfide responds to small amount of pressure

As pressure is applied to manganese disulfide in a diamond anvil, it transitions from an insulator to a metallic state and then back to an insulator.

Thin films of glass enter new high-density phase

By producing a new liquid phase with vapor deposition, researchers have found they can create very dense thin-film glasses.

Strange metal turns out to superconduct after all

Contrary to previous assumptions, researchers have discovered that a 'strange metal' made of ytterbium, rhodium and silicon is a superconductor.

Three could be magic number for superconducting magic-angle graphene

Researchers have observed signs of a rare type of superconductivity known as 'spin-triplet' in magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene.