Crystalline materials news, October 2021

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Defects disappear when quasicrystals meld together

By melding small quasicrystals together, researchers have been able to synthesize large quasicrystals without any grain boundary imperfections.

Researchers strain to enhance properties of multiferroic material

By applying strain to a multiferroic material, researchers have discovered an exotic new state with a much higher electromechanical response.

New technique pushes boundaries of polycrystalline materials

Researchers have uncovered evidence that grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials don't move as expected when they're heated.

Researchers learn how to map ferroelectricity at the nanoscale

Using machine learning and a form of atomic force microscopy , researchers have mapped the polarization pattern in ferroelectric materials.

Quantum material stretches to boost superconductivity

Stretching a 2D material called strontium titanate causes crystalline defects to organize into periodic structures that enhance its electronic properties.

Complex landscape of electronic states discovered in kagome lattice

Researchers have discovered a complex landscape of electronic states that can co-exist on a novel non-magnetic kagome superconductor.

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Electrons tango to the limit in quantum material

Researchers have shown that with a bit of strain and a weak magnetic field they can drive the electrons in strontium niobate to the extreme quantum limit.

Stacked 2D material gives directions on blocking and conducting heat

A stack of crystalline monolayers with random alignments has excellent heat conductivity in one direction and excellent insulation in the other direction.

Colloidal crystals lose color as the temperature rises

Colloidal crystals that mimic the nanostructure of opals can visibly and continuously document the temperature in the environment over a defined period.

Se takes dual role in CdTe solar cell passivation

calculations identify diffusion paths of Se in CdTe, boosting thin film solar cell efficiency