Computation and theory news, November 2020

Graphene reveals role of oxygen vacancies in memristor memory

Researchers have used graphene to help analyze the behavior of strontium titanium oxide, a platform material for memristor research.

Ions behave strangely at graphene-water interface

Computer simulations and X-ray analysis have uncovered new findings on the role of ionic interactions at the interface between graphene and water.

Call for Papers: Special Issue - Fundamentals of Phase Change Materials (PCM)

Nanowire radius selects crystal structure

framework evaluates how a single nanowire grows and effects of different growth factors

Materials Today Sustainability - Impact Factor Incoming

2020 Materials Today Innovation Award Winner

New computational approach offers optimal way to design materials

Researchers have developed a new computational approach, based on Bayesian optimization, to accelerate the design of materials.

Call for papers: Biomaterials for Future Food

Potassium additives can prevent dendrite growth in lithium-metal batteries

Researchers have discovered that adding potassium ions to the electrolyte in lithium-metal batteries can prevent the growth of dendrites.

JMBBM Frontiers Webinar - Celebrating the Life and Work of John Currey

Thursday, Nov. 19, 9am Boston, 2pm London, 3pm Berlin, 6am San Francisco, Honolulu 4am

Just the right pressure can turn graphene into diamond

Theoretical research has revealed that applying pressure to a tiny spot on layers of graphene could help to turn them into 2D diamond, or diamane.

Valleys on view in layered 2D perovskite

Researchers have found that a layered 2D perovskite is adept at storing the valley states of electrons, making it potentially ideal for valleytronics.