Crystalline materials

Micro-reactor produces quality nanoparticles

droplet-to-particle spray pyrolysis using charred wood micro-channel reactor produces uniform alloy/oxide nanoparticles

Complex oxide components for next-generation electronics

stacking ultrathin and complex oxide single-crystal layers for new electronic devices

Brittle perovskites turn out to be easy to fix

Perovskite films tend to crack easily, but scientists have now found that those cracks are easily healed with some compression or a little bit of heat.

Chemistry reveals promising properties of 2D material

Researchers have uncovered a layered compound with a trio of properties, including high electronic mobility, not previously known to exist in one material.

New zeolite membrane strips water from methanol

By filtering out the water produced when carbon dioxide is converted to methanol, a novel zeolite membrane can improve the reaction efficiency.

Appealing new method for stacking complex oxide layers

Using a peel-away layer of graphene, researchers can produce freestanding ultrathin layers of complex oxides and then stack them together.

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Overdoping reveals role of electron spin in high-temperature superconductivity

Researchers have discovered that spin fluctuations may bind electrons into the pairs required for high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates.

Spotting trapped hydrogen settles embrittlement debate

detecting trapped hydrogen could help design of embrittlement-resistant steels for low-carbon technologies

Fermi arcs hinge on topology of Dirac semimetals

Researchers have discovered an exotic new form of topological state in a large class of 3D semi-metallic crystals called Dirac semimetals.