By melding small quasicrystals together, researchers have been able to synthesize large quasicrystals without any grain boundary imperfections.
22 October 2021
By applying strain to a multiferroic material, researchers have discovered an exotic new state with a much higher electromechanical response.
22 October 2021
Researchers have uncovered evidence that grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials don't move as expected when they're heated.
20 October 2021
Using machine learning and a form of atomic force microscopy , researchers have mapped the polarization pattern in ferroelectric materials.
19 October 2021
Stretching a 2D material called strontium titanate causes crystalline defects to organize into periodic structures that enhance its electronic properties.
15 October 2021
Researchers have discovered a complex landscape of electronic states that can co-exist on a novel non-magnetic kagome superconductor.
14 October 2021
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.
12 October 2021
A stack of crystalline monolayers with random alignments has excellent heat conductivity in one direction and excellent insulation in the other direction.
12 October 2021
Colloidal crystals that mimic the nanostructure of opals can visibly and continuously document the temperature in the environment over a defined period.
8 October 2021
calculations identify diffusion paths of Se in CdTe, boosting thin film solar cell efficiency
4 October 2021Cordelia Sealy