Scientists have computed the optical properties, including transmittance, absorbance and reflectance, of 55 2D materials.
11 October 2018
A unique combination of imaging tools and atomic-level simulations has revealed that a hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite film is ferroelastic.
3 October 2018
Researchers have trained an artificial neural network to predict stable materials in two classes of crystals known as garnets and perovskites.
28 September 2018
Replacing metallic nanoantennas with silicon ones for perovskites in solar cells.
26 September 2018Laurie Donaldson
X-ray studies have revealed that the pathways lithium ions take through a common battery material are more complex than previously thought.
25 September 2018
Tetrahedron nanostructures composed of certain metals can have a higher degree of symmetry than the geometrical symmetry of spherical atoms.
25 September 2018
Scientists have developed a novel 3D printing process for creating hydrogels with complex 3D shapes and motions.
21 September 2018
A new technique can create an individual fingerprint of the current-carrying edge states occurring in topological insulators or 2D materials.
19 September 2018
Stress-corrosion cracking can occur when a metal is exposed to tensile stress and corrosion separately, as well as simultaneously.
18 September 2018
As much as 100 times more heat than predicted by standard radiation theory can flow between the edges of two very thin semiconductor plates.
13 September 2018
High-entropy alloys made from metals known to form shape-memory alloys can produce shape-memory alloys that work at high temperatures.
12 September 2018
Scientists have verified a key prediction from a 55-year-old theory about how electrons move through one-dimensional nanotubes and nanowires.
12 September 2018
Nanoscale diamond needles can bend and deform reversibly, like bristles on a brush, before breaking.
10 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic ‘building blocks’ that go on to form stable structures.
5 September 2018
Using computational simulations, scientists have discovered the process by which an iron-based superconductor collapses under pressure.
5 September 2018
Using video game controllers with electron microscopy, researchers have developed a way to move line defects around in bilayer graphene.
31 August 2018
Computer simulations show that nanoscale patterning on surfaces is an effective means of engineering materials for unique water dynamics.
28 August 2018
A novel platinum-gold alloy, 100 times more durable than high-strength steel, is believed to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world.
27 August 2018