Metals and alloys news, February 2020

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.

Silver sawtooth provides quantum leap for 2D material

Scientists used a silver sawtooth nanoslit array to produce valley-coherent photoluminescence in 2D tungsten disulfide at room temperature.

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.

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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.

Spotting trapped hydrogen settles embrittlement debate

detecting trapped hydrogen could help design of embrittlement-resistant steels for low-carbon technologies

Hydrogen and titanium atoms finally appear together

Using a novel transmission electron microscope technique, scientists have been able to visualize hydrogen atoms and titanium atoms in a single image.

Template offers control over self-assembled composites

well-known organic synthesis growth technique is applied to inorganic eutectic composites to control their physical structure

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Colorful new approach can produce complex nanoparticles

A mix-and-match, modular strategy could produce over 65,000 different types of complex nanoparticles, each comprising up to six different materials.

Protective alumina coating is a trap for lithium

Scientists have found that a coating of alumina can protect the cathodes in lithium-ion batteries by trapping lithium.