Metals and alloys news, September 2020

Sounds like a new type of superconductor

By studying how strontium ruthenate responds to sound waves, researchers have discovered it may be a new type of superconductor known as g-wave.

Sharp corners make aluminum nanoparticles more catalytic

Researchers have found that aluminum nanoparticles with sharper corners are better able to utilize light to catalyze chemical reactions.

Toggle switching by metal alloy could boost the internet

Researchers have discovered that an alloy of manganese, ruthenium and gallium can act as a super-fast magnetic switch.

Tiny nanoparticles expose their catalytic abilities

Researchers have confirmed that tiny sub-nanoparticles created via the atom hybridization method can make highly efficient catalysts.

Editor in Spotlight – Prof. Vitalij Pecharsky, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Boundaries no barrier for thermoelectrical materials

A novel optical detection system may have shown that grain boundaries are no barrier for thermoelectrical materials, but they still can't take the strain.

Composites Part C: Open Access – new journal explores innovations across composite material science

Floppy vibrations make for efficient thermoelectric materials

Researchers have uncovered the atomic mechanism that makes tin-based thermoelectric materials incredibly efficient at high temperatures.

New open access journal brings latest developments in carbon materials science to a wide audience

New study sheds light on nanopillar art

Researchers have replicated a famous painting by shining white light on a glass slide stippled with millions of titanium dioxide nanopillars.

Metal rose petal may not smell as sweet but still repels water

Using liquid metal particles, researchers can make perfectly molded metallic versions of natural surfaces such as a rose petal.

Copper nanoclusters come together to mimic DNA and proteins

Researchers have found a way to get nanoclusters of copper molecules to self-assemble so they can mimic biomolecules such as DNA and proteins.

A touch of gold confers novel properties on semiconducting crystals

Adding a layer of a noble metal to the surface of a semiconducting crystal changes its structure and gives it completely novel electric properties.

Silver and carbon combine to produce record-breaking transparent solar cell

By combing organic molecules with silver electrodes, researchers have set a new efficiency record for color-neutral, transparent solar cells.

Sharper nano-bowties squeeze photons tighter

new form of lithography can produce extremely sharp bowtie nanoantennas for improved plasmonics

Zinc oxide fins produce much brighter LEDs

By utilizing zinc oxide fins, researchers have produced LEDs that can generate about 100 to 1000 times as much power as typical tiny LEDs.