Surface science

Graphene coatings make contact with water evaporation

A graphene coating can control water evaporation by suppressing the rate on hydrophilic surfaces and accelerating it on hydrophobic ones.

New study provides window on benefits of mixing and matching materials

By mixing and matching different materials, researchers have created a window coating that can prevent excessive heating and generate electricity.

Scientists find way to tune magnetism in layered halide materials

Altering the composition of a layered halide material allows researchers to vary its magnetization continuously between in-plane and out-of-plane.

New short-chain polymer coating doesn’t slip up on repelling water

Using a novel coating process, scientists have been able to develop a highly effective water-repellent coating based on a short-chain polymer.

Room-temperature processed tin oxide thin film as effective hole blocking layer for planar perovskite solar cells

Graphene gets a charge out of its crinkles

Researchers have discovered that, under lateral compression, graphene forms sharp, saw-tooth kinks with interesting electrical properties.

Materials Today Journal Impact Factor reaches 24.537

Elsevier's extended Materials Today family also delivered very strong results.

Magnetic fluid helps create highly versatile dynamic surface

By infusing a magnetic fluid in a micro-structured solid substrate, researchers have created a dynamic surface with reconfigurable topography.

Graphene film can have higher thermal conductivity than graphite film

A novel graphene-assembled film possesses higher thermal conductivity than graphite film, even though graphite consists of many layers of graphene.

Wettability effect on nanoconfined water flow

Behavior and flow of nanoconfined water are determined by intermolecular interactions between water and nanopore walls.