Metals and alloys

Interview with Editors from Open Ceramics

Positive results help explain metal’s negative thermal expansion

A new study shows that samarium sulfide expands at low temperatures due to electrons moving into the outermost shell of the samarium atoms.

Neural network for materials discovery learns to go with the flow

A novel neural network was able to reduce the time needed to discover promising materials for a flow battery from 50 years to five weeks.

Composite metal foam passes pool fire test

Composite metal foams have passed so-called ‘simulated pool fire testing’, which indicates they could be used for transporting hazardous materials.

Semiconductors can show facets of metals and superconductors

Researchers have shown that the crystal structure at the surface of semiconductor materials can make them behave like metals and even superconductors.

New study dives into solar cell materials for underwater use

Researchers have demonstrated that solar cells made from organic materials may be better than traditional silicon solar cells for use underwater.

Machine learning with synthetic data improves indentation tests

Utilizing 'hybrid data', a new analytical technique can improve the estimation of mechanical properties of metallic materials from indention tests.

New journal Open Ceramics - Call for papers for two Special Issues

Metallic glass-based materials in wearable energy storage devices

Wearable all-solid-state supercapacitors with excellent performance

Boron takes the strain out of Li-ion battery electrodes

Ni-rich cathodes used in EV Li-ion batteries show improved performance stability when doped with boron