Crystalline materials

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Broken symmetry leads to unnatural colloidal crystals

Researchers have developed a new method for producing low-symmetry colloidal crystals, including one with no known natural equivalent.

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New study stretches rubber to form battery electrolyte

Researchers have formulated a rubber electrolyte with superior ionic conductivity, mechanical properties and electrochemical stability.

Dynamic research uncovers molecular paddlewheels in solid electrolyte

Paddlewheel-like molecular dynamics help to push sodium ions through a novel solid electrolyte being investigated for use in sodium-ion batteries.

New software tool offers fundamental predictions for crystalline materials

A new open-source software tool can calculate the fundamental constants needed to describe the physical properties of crystalline solids.

Semiconductor particles possess facets of 2D materials

Researchers have discovered that the junctures at the facet edges of 3D semiconductor particles have 2D electronic properties.

Distortion leads to more stable perovskite crystals

Researchers have developed a method for stabilizing a specific perovskite material in solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance.

Mapping the material genome with megalibraries and AI

By applying machine learning to the data in their own megalibraries, researchers have successfully guided the synthesis of new nanomaterials.

Composite Structures Board Member Prof. Leng Jinsong elected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Science