Singlet oxygen is confirmed as the reactive species that irreversibly damages transition metal cathode materials in lithium ion batteries.
27 June 2018Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have discovered that barium titanium sulfide interacts in different ways with infrared light coming from two different directions.
27 June 2018
Studies with an electron microscope have revealed that batteries based on sodium and potassium hold promise as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
26 June 2018
Computer simulations have revealed that certain halide double perovskites could make effective photocatalysts for splitting water.
25 June 2018
A new cathode material comprising iron trifluoride nanorods with added cobalt and oxygen could triple the energy density of lithium-ion batteries.
22 June 2018
A new hybrid conductive material comprising liquid metal embedded in an elastic polymer can be bent and stretched at will.
22 June 2018
Platinum nanoparticles can lower the impedance of graphene electrodes while keeping them transparent for recording neuronal activity.
20 June 2018
A new metal-organic framework is the first to selectively and reversibly capture nitrogen dioxide from air at ambient pressures and temperatures.
15 June 2018
Elsevier releases 2017 CiteScore values.
15 June 2018
Scientists have confirmed a magnetic property known as ‘chirality’ in nanometer-thick samples of amorphous, multilayered metal-based materials.
14 June 2018
Using novel analytical techniques, scientists have been able to study the behavior of excitons trapped in quantum wells made of perovskite compounds.
14 June 2018
Scientists have found that the most effective thermoelectric materials can be realized by shaping substances such as tin telluride into 1D nanowires.
8 June 2018
Scientists have trained a neural network to recognize features in a material's x-ray absorption spectrum that are sensitive to the arrangement of atoms.
7 June 2018
Scientists have developed a blueprint for fabricating new heterostructures from different types of two-dimensional materials.
6 June 2018
A material comprising layers of graphene and magnetic metals like nickel can induce exotic behavior in electrons at the interface between the layers.
6 June 2018
Applying an electric field to the formation of the ceramic yttria-stabilized zirconia makes it almost as resistant to fracturing as metal.
5 June 2018
Atomic force microscopy has revealed the role of atomically thin layers of water in an energy storage material called crystalline tungsten oxide dihydrate.
5 June 2018
Physicists have calculated that exposing a topological semimetal to a magnetic field could turn it into a highly efficient thermoelectric material.
4 June 2018
A self-healing material made from liquid metal droplets suspended in a soft elastomer can spontaneously repair itself when damaged.
1 June 2018