Crystalline materials

Taking the trial-and-error out of crystal growth

systematic approach to growing 2D crystals using CVD based on large-scale databases and machine learning

Topological materials provide insight into Chern numbers

Maximum Chern number can be reached and controlled in a real material

Call for Nominations: EnSM Award and EnSM Young Scientist Award

Study reveals how indium oxide grows on graphene

Researchers have used an electron microscope to observe the individual steps of growing indium oxide on graphene at atomic-scale resolution.

New material in a state over quantum spin liquid

A newly synthesized compound has helped scientists understand the elusive quantum spin liquid state, but also raised questions as well.

Making materials with machine learning

Scientists move synthesis from the lab to the computer

New technique uncovers rule-breaking in 2D material

By studying the 2D material gallium telluride in real time using ultrafast electron diffraction, researchers have discovered that it breaks Friedel's Law.

Perovskite solar cells last longer with a dash of salt

Researchers have found that a salt based on the organic compound piperidine can greatly improve the longevity of perovskite solar cells.

New model reveals how material nanostructure affects conductivity

A computational model for understanding how changes in material nanostructure affect conductivity could lead to new energy storage devices.

New study gets to the core of enamel’s strength

Researchers have identified a small number of impurity atoms that may contribute to the strength of enamel, but also make it more soluble.