Characterization news, October 2021

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Mussel glue could inspire new surgical adhesives

Understanding how the mechanism by which mussels produce their glue

Defects disappear when quasicrystals meld together

By melding small quasicrystals together, researchers have been able to synthesize large quasicrystals without any grain boundary imperfections.

Researchers strain to enhance properties of multiferroic material

By applying strain to a multiferroic material, researchers have discovered an exotic new state with a much higher electromechanical response.

New technique pushes boundaries of polycrystalline materials

Researchers have uncovered evidence that grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials don't move as expected when they're heated.

Researchers learn how to map ferroelectricity at the nanoscale

Using machine learning and a form of atomic force microscopy , researchers have mapped the polarization pattern in ferroelectric materials.

Quantum material stretches to boost superconductivity

Stretching a 2D material called strontium titanate causes crystalline defects to organize into periodic structures that enhance its electronic properties.

Exciting way to improve efficiencies of organic solar cells

By engineering electron donor and electron acceptor materials, researchers can overcome a key loss mechanism in organic solar cells.

Complex landscape of electronic states discovered in kagome lattice

Researchers have discovered a complex landscape of electronic states that can co-exist on a novel non-magnetic kagome superconductor.

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Electrons tango to the limit in quantum material

Researchers have shown that with a bit of strain and a weak magnetic field they can drive the electrons in strontium niobate to the extreme quantum limit.

Fast-imaging tomography gets even faster

An even faster version of the fast-imaging tomography process for materials can produce a record-breaking 1000 3D tomograms per second.

Learning how to make materials learn

Researchers have shown how learning can be mimicked in a nickel oxide insulator by varying external stimuli.

New measurements reveal complex conductivity of carbon fibers

A new measurement technique has revealed that a single carbon fiber is more electrically conductive in the direction parallel to its length.

Se takes dual role in CdTe solar cell passivation

calculations identify diffusion paths of Se in CdTe, boosting thin film solar cell efficiency

New model inclined to determine effect of surface sputtering

Researchers have developed a computational model that can accurately determine the effect of sputtering on complicated, rough surfaces.