By engineering electron donor and electron acceptor materials, researchers can overcome a key loss mechanism in organic solar cells.
14 October 2021
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.
12 October 2021
Researchers have created a collaborative artificial intelligence tool that reduces the time and effort required to discover truly new materials.
5 October 2021
calculations identify diffusion paths of Se in CdTe, boosting thin film solar cell efficiency
4 October 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a computational model that can accurately determine the effect of sputtering on complicated, rough surfaces.
1 October 2021
Researchers have shown that the odd harmonics of light can be used to study twisted, or chiral, nanoparticles and molecules.
1 October 2021
Synthesis of molecular nano “spheres” with potential for semiconductors
30 September 2021Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have developed a theoretical model that can rapidly determine the strength of high-entropy alloys at high temperatures.
29 September 2021
Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, operated by Penn State and Rice Universities, secures $1.5 million in Phase II funding from NSF
28 September 2021Cordelia Sealy
When cesium, copper and zinc oxide are brought together in a certain configuration they can catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to ethanol.
22 September 2021
By synthesizing the first 1D cuprate that can be doped, scientists have uncovered an unexpectedly strong nearest-neighbor attraction between electrons.
21 September 2021
Researchers have discovered how to get cheap commercial silica nanocages to trap noble gases like argon, krypton and xenon.
15 September 2021