Metals and alloys news, June 2020

Black lives matter - A statement from Materials Today

How to boost the tin in your GeSn semiconductor alloys

How to boost the tin in your GeSn semiconductor alloys

Light touch triggers repeated polymerization at nanoscale

new reaction process uses light to trigger the growth of polymer layers on a metal nanoparticle

Liquid Metals at the Extreme - EML Webinar with Michael Dickey

Computational tools put novel spin on quantum materials

Researchers have developed a theoretical foundation and computational tools for accurately predicting the spin dynamics of any material.

Novel materials create best-performing silicon-ion battery

A novel silicon-ion battery with a layered metal oxide cathode and a liquid electrolyte works as well as some lithium-ion batteries.

New anti-slip coating proves to be a cut above

Inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, engineers have designed a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat the bottom of shoes.

New study puts active materials in a spin

Applying a magnetic field to small particles of nickel suspended at the surface of water causes them to assemble into a novel active material.

Metals in the middle create new library of 2D materials

By inserting metal atoms between transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers, researchers have created a whole new library of 2D materials.

Nickel felt makes optimum electrolysis electrode

A felt of nickel microfibers has the optimum combination of surface area and bubble release for producing hydrogen via electrolysis.

Electrons break rotational symmetry in metallic superconductor

The transport of electronic charge in a strontium ruthenate superconductor breaks the rotational symmetry of the underlying crystal lattice.