Metals and alloys news, August 2021

New synthesis approach for “stubborn” metals and metal oxides

Improved technology for “stubborn” group of metals for thin films in electronics

Novel high-temperature coating benefits from a bit of fairy dust

A novel high-temperature coating material could greatly extend the lifetime of parts made from silicon carbide in jet engines.

Iridium can help trace the structure of coordination compounds

By using iridium as a metal tracer, researchers have developed a novel method for determining the structure of polynuclear coordination compounds.

New technique can transform 'stubborn' metals into thin films

By adding organic ligands to 'stubborn' metals like tungsten and platinum, researchers have managed to evaporate them at significantly lower temperatures.

Biomaterials Awards 2021 - Call for Nominations

Manganese complexes offer cheap alternative to noble metals

Novel manganese complexes possess the luminescent properties and photocatalytic behavior normally associated with noble metal compounds.

Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Call for Papers

Discovery of New Nonlinear Optical Materials

New study unlocks enigma of electron collisions in strange metals

For the first time, researchers have confirmed that colliding electrons in strange metals obey the 'Planckian limit' and accurately measured it.

New quantum state found in 2D antiferromagnet

For the first time, scientists have observed a new quantum state potentially related to dark matter, known as an axion insulator, in a 2D antiferromagnet.

Manganese sulfide responds to small amount of pressure

As pressure is applied to manganese disulfide in a diamond anvil, it transitions from an insulator to a metallic state and then back to an insulator.

New recycling technique blasts nanowires from electronic devices

A novel technique that uses blasts of ultrasound to help recycle silver nanowires in electronic devices could work with many other nanomaterials.

Strange metal turns out to superconduct after all

Contrary to previous assumptions, researchers have discovered that a 'strange metal' made of ytterbium, rhodium and silicon is a superconductor.