Scientists have trapped electrons in defects on sheets of hexagonal boron nitride and used their interaction with light to probe their quantum states.
20 February 2019
Scientists have enhanced the catalytic activity of plasmonic nanoparticles by finding a way to encapsulate them in a metal-organic framework.
18 February 2019
new type of electric field effect can control light emission from perovskite devices
13 February 2019Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed methods for 3D printing piezoelectric materials that can convert stress from any direction into electrical energy.
29 January 2019
Engineering components made up of printed 'meta-crystals' with varying orientations are tougher than those with a uniform, single-crystal structure.
25 January 2019
Scientists have probed the complex interactions between quantum particles such as excitons and polarons in halide organic-inorganic perovskites.
24 January 2019
A new catalog details the sizes and shapes of the holes that would most likely be observed in 2D materials when a given number of atoms is removed.
21 January 2019
Scientists have developed and analyzed a novel catalyst that can produce a useful biochemical from plant-derived material.
16 January 2019
A flexible crystalline porous material composed of metal ions and small peptide molecules can change its structure in response to its environment.
16 January 2019
High-energy X-ray beams and a clever experimental setup have allowed researchers to watch the formation of two different cobalt crystals.
15 January 2019
mushroom-like gold nanowires on soft, flexible substrates could enable a new generation of wearable or implantable stretchable electronic devices
7 January 2019Cordelia Sealy
light-emitting diodes based on perovskites that have surpassed a milestone in efficiency
5 January 2019Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have found that a quasicrystalline superlattice can self-assemble from a single type of pyramid-shaped nanoparticle building block.
4 January 2019
Using embedded liquid crystals, scientists have created a shape-shifting polymer material that can morph from one sophisticated form to another.
4 January 2019
Disordered magnesium chromium oxide crystals just 5nm in size can make an effective cathode material for magnesium batteries.
3 January 2019
Conventional computers could be replaced by massively parallel, low energy, more intelligent brain-like processors using artificial synaptic devices
19 December 2018Cordelia Sealy
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18 December 2018Xingcai Zhang
Using an x-ray visualization technique called COBRA, scientists have imaged the 3D atomic and electron density structure of a perovskite crystal.
17 December 2018