Scientists have discovered that a reaction involving the impurity hydrogen fluoride helps form the solid-electrolyte interphase in lithium-ion batteries.
26 April 2018
A novel X-ray nanoprobe beamline can observe materials down to a scale of just 10nm and capture multiple images of different material properties.
25 April 2018
Two-layered polymer matrix antidote to oxygen poisoning of biomimetic fuel cell catalyst.
24 April 2018David Bradley
Researchers have created a water-based zinc battery that is simultaneously powerful, rechargeable and intrinsically safe.
24 April 2018
Using a multi-layered stack of metal films, researchers have shown that under certain conditions superconductors can also carry currents of 'spin'.
23 April 2018
Thin, engineered material that controls the redirection and reflection of sound waves with near perfect efficiency.
20 April 2018Laurie Donaldson
Find out about the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding review awards from the Acta Journals.
19 April 2018
A novel alloy of iron, chromium and aluminum makes a safer cladding for nuclear fuel rods than conventional zirconium-containing alloys.
19 April 2018
Learn more about the latest addition to Elsevier’s Materials Today family.
19 April 2018
High-quality lead-free films based on double perovskites with useful photovoltaic properties.
18 April 2018Laurie Donaldson
Sodium-ion electrolyte with newly discovered structure could be used in solid-state batteries.
18 April 2018Laurie Donaldson
A novel database of inorganic thin-film materials for energy applications developed by NREL scientists contains more than 140,000 sample entries.
16 April 2018
A new material made of sodium, phosphorous, tin and sulfur, with a tetragonal crystal shape, should make an effective electrolyte in solid-state batteries.
16 April 2018
Constant illumination relaxes the crystal lattice of a perovskite material, making it more efficient at collecting sunlight and converting it to energy.
11 April 2018
Coating the anode with a solid-electrolyte interphase has allowed the creation of a rechargeable non-aqueous magnesium-metal battery.
10 April 2018
Scientists have developed the first technique able to meld ions from up to eight different elements to form high entropy alloyed nanoparticles.
6 April 2018
When placed between the two electrodes of a lithium-metal battery, a graphene oxide 'nanosheet' can prevent the formation of lithium dendrites.
3 April 2018