Energy news, August 2021

Researchers have produced carbon nanotube fibers that can act as a thermoelectric generator, able to turn heat into electricity.

Improved technology for “stubborn” group of metals for thin films in electronics

Researchers have developed nanofibers where energy can take advantage of quantum mechanics to move thousands of times faster than normal.

New material outperforms activated carbon in aqueous environments

The mineral erythrite becomes a better water-splitting catalyst over time due to its structure changing from crystalline to amorphous.

Over the past 30 years, quantum dots have progressed from scientific curiosities to becoming critical components of various emerging technologies.

Researchers have investigated whether ion adsorption in a layered material called birnessite occurs via a faradaic or non-faradaic mechanism.

Novel manganese complexes possess the luminescent properties and photocatalytic behavior normally associated with noble metal compounds.

By removing oxygen from polycrystalline tin selenide, researchers have produced the most efficient thermoelectric system on record.

Discovery of New Nonlinear Optical Materials

A coating could help prevent the solid-electrolyte interphase from forming pockets that disrupt electron pathways in silicon-wire lithium-ion batteries.

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