Electronic properties

Complex oxide components for next-generation electronics

stacking ultrathin and complex oxide single-crystal layers for new electronic devices

Chemistry reveals promising properties of 2D material

Researchers have uncovered a layered compound with a trio of properties, including high electronic mobility, not previously known to exist in one material.

Fluidized particles are less fatigued by electrocatalysis

Fluidizing catalyst particles in electrolyte instead of gluing them to electrodes avoids a rapid decline in electrocatalytic performance.

Conductive atomic chains inside insulating nanotubes create true nanowires

Physicists have created novel nanowires by threading conductive tellurium atomic chains through insulating boron nitride nanotubes.

Hydrogen atoms squash up surprisingly close in metal hydride

A new analysis of neutron scattering data has revealed that the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride are much more tightly spaced than expected.

Appealing new method for stacking complex oxide layers

Using a peel-away layer of graphene, researchers can produce freestanding ultrathin layers of complex oxides and then stack them together.

Making solar cells using waste from lead batteries

Muddy deposits of polluting lead in old batteries can be recycled to help generate renewable energy

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Novel polymer membrane could give boost to fuel cell vehicles

A novel co-polymer that can conduct ions and is also highly permeable to oxygen could make an ideal membrane for use in hydrogen fuel cells.

Overdoping reveals role of electron spin in high-temperature superconductivity

Researchers have discovered that spin fluctuations may bind electrons into the pairs required for high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates.