Crystalline materials news, January 2021

Nanoparticles no longer safe from photon avalanches

Researchers have developed the first nanomaterial able to demonstrate 'photon avalanching', where one photon triggers the emission of many photons.

Atlas shows way to colorful carbon nanotube films

Researchers have developed a new method for predicting the specific colors of thin films made by combining any of 466 different carbon nanotubes.

2020 Winners Announced: EnSM Achievement Award and EnSM Young Scientist Award

Thin layer ZnO generates record piezoelectricity

nanometer thin layers of ZnO on SiO2 show record levels of piezoelectricity

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Radical new method for visualizing polymer crystallization

Researchers have utilized reactive molecules called radical-type 'mechanophores' to visualize polymer crystallization in real time.

Bubbles of distortion clearly spotted in perovskite solar cells

For the first time, scientists have observed the formation of fleeting distortions known as polarons in the atomic lattice of hybrid perovskites.

Bismuth crystals stacked to produce novel topological insulator

For the first time, researchers have created a higher-order topological insulator by stacking 2D crystals of bismuth in a specific arrangement.

Kai Siegbahn prize 2021: the nominations are now open!

Twistronics breakthrough on manipulation of 2D materials

Controlling the interlayer twist angle in 2D materials

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