A novel ‘self-driving lab’ uses artificial intelligence and fluidic systems to advance understanding of semiconductor and metallic nanomaterials.
24 March 2022
By utilizing silicon nanoparticles, researchers have developed an electrical contact for solar cells that combines high passivation and conductivity.
22 March 2022
carbon fiber-based composite battery electrodes could pave the way for high-performance structural components with energy storage capabilities
21 March 2022Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have discovered that magnetism is key to understanding the behavior of electrons in so-called ‘high-temperature’ superconductors.
18 March 2022
Researchers have shown that slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides can display room-temperature ferroelectricity.
15 March 2022
Researchers have developed a novel process for predicting and guiding the ordered creation of strong yet flexible diamond nanothreads.
14 March 2022
Using computer modeling and experimental data, researchers can now predict, with unprecedented precision, when a soft material will crack and fail.
11 March 2022
Using X-rays, researchers have tracked lithium metal deposition and removal from battery anodes during charging and discharging.
10 March 2022
A novel approach for detecting non-uniformities in the optical properties of 2D materials could allow them to be used for sensing applications.
10 March 2022
Researchers have shown that, under the right conditions, proteins can form tiny, current-carrying wires, for use in nanoelectronics.
9 March 2022
Scientists have captured high-resolution images of a tiny aluminum single-crystal sample as it transitions from an elastic to a plastic state.
9 March 2022
For the first time, researchers have discovered an exotic ‘multiferroic’ state in a 2D material.
8 March 2022
Researchers have discovered a long-predicted magnetic state of matter called an ‘antiferromagnetic excitonic insulator’.
7 March 2022
Researchers have found a way to reduce the 'hairs' that can form on nanocrystals, greatly improving their ability to function together electronically.
6 March 2022
Researchers have found a way to bind diphosphorus to a single metal center to produce a stable molecular complex.
6 March 2022
Using a novel characterization technique, researchers have uncovered previously unexpected symmetry breaking in a complex quantum material.
4 March 2022
Using artificial intelligence, researchers analyzed new kinds of atomic-scale microscopic images to understand exactly why batteries wear out.
3 March 2022
Scientists have unexpectedly discovered that the phonons in a nonmagnetic semiconducting crystal can respond to magnetic fields.
2 March 2022
simple method produces anatase-based Ti carbo-oxides, as well as other 2D nanomaterials at ambient conditions from inexpensive green precursors
1 March 2022Cordelia Sealy