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Crystalline materials news, May 2016

Light has healing effect on perovskite films

Scientists have found that certain defects in perovskite films can be healed by illuminating the films with intense light.

31 May 2016

Scientists have shown that a supercrystal with a spiral shape made from quantum dots can identify chiral molecules.

31 May 2016

A novel perovskite-based nanomaterial changes color when it interacts with ions and other small molecules during a chemical reaction.

26 May 2016

Metal-organic frameworks can remove the contaminant acetylene from ethylene, allowing it to be converted into polyethylene.

25 May 2016

Sandwiching graphene between two layers of boron nitride produces a 'superlattice' that allows a single photon to excite multiple electrons.

23 May 2016

Scientists have discovered that the degradation of perovskite solar cells in sunlight is reduced at low temperatures and reversed in the dark.

23 May 2016

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20 May 2016

A new technique for depositing diamond on the surface of cubic boron nitride can integrate the two materials into a single crystalline structure.

18 May 2016

Scientists have found that the key to fast ion conduction in a solid electrolyte are tiny features that maximize ion transport pathways.

12 May 2016

Graphene coatings could save energy by eliminating friction and reduce wear and tear on mechanical components.

9 May 2016Cordelia Sealy

Superlattices could enable a new generation of electronic, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices.

9 May 2016Cordelia Sealy

When stretched in one direction, a novel 'adaptive protein crystal' thickens in the opposite direction, rather than thinning as most other materials do.

6 May 2016

Scientists have worked out why large polymer microgel particles in an assembly will spontaneously shrink to the size of smaller neighboring particles.

4 May 2016

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