Articles tagged with Solid State Chemistry
Scientists discovered a way to make non-magnetic oxide materials magnetic by controlling layer growth and creating vacancies in the atomic layers. This breakthrough enables the creation of new materials with unique properties, opening up possibilities for advanced technologies.
Researchers created polyurethane foams from algae oil that meet commercial specifications for midsole shoes and footbeds of flip-flops. The biodegradable materials degraded after 16 weeks in compost and soil, showing potential for full recyclability and addressing the plastic waste problem.
Researchers used ultrafast pulsed laser techniques to investigate chemical separations, tracking dynamics of molecules designed to grab cobalt from solutions. The study reveals the essential role of hydrogen bonding in developing new extraction methodologies.
Researchers at the University of Michigan discovered a new class of semiconducting materials stabilized by entropy. These materials, such as GeSnPbSSeTe high-entropy chalcogenide alloys, exhibit ambipolar doping, ultralow thermal conductivity, and a wide range of functional properties.
Researchers observed how indium oxide grows on graphene, revealing the importance of background pressure and temperature in the process. The study's findings have significant implications for predicting and controlling the integration of graphene with other materials.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have created a new thermoplastic biomaterial with shape memory properties, enabling it to be stretched and molded but reforming into its original shape when heated. The material offers a stable, long-lasting option for medical devices such as bone replacements.
Researchers at Linköping University have developed a new molecule that can be used to create high-quality indium nitride, enabling its use in high-frequency electronics. The indium triazenide molecule allows for epitaxial growth of indium nitride on silicon carbide substrates, producing extremely pure material.
Bayram Saparov, a University of Oklahoma assistant professor, has been awarded a five-year Department of Energy Early Career Research Award to develop more efficient solar panels and LEDs. The award aims to bolster the nation's scientific workforce and support exceptional researchers in their early career years.
James Tour, a Rice University chemist, has won the Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize for his groundbreaking work in materials chemistry with applications in medicine and nanotechnology. The award recognizes his research group's contributions over 32 years.
Researchers at Ames Laboratory developed a new approach to generating layered, difficult-to-combine heterostructured solids. By smashing pristine materials together through ball milling, they created unique three-dimensional misfit hetero assemblies with distinct electronic and magnetic properties.
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a family of soft materials that imitates living creatures, bending, rotating and even crawling on surfaces when hit with light. The materials move without complex hardware or electricity, and have potential applications in energy, environmental remediation and advanced medicine.
Researchers at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids successfully realized chiral topological compound PtGa, exhibiting a high topological charge of 4. This property enables the generation of a large quantized photogalvanic current that can be manipulated by incident light polarization.
Researchers at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University created a solid-state thin-film battery with high specific energy density, suitable for miniature devices like biosensors and smartwatches. The new technology uses Atomic Layer Deposition to produce lithium nickelate cathodes, improving performance and efficiency.
Researchers at Stockholm University developed a new recycling method for NiMH batteries, which improves their performance and reduces production costs by up to 95%. The process involves mechanical washing and separation of reusable electrode material, making it easier and cheaper than traditional battery recycling methods.
Scientists at Flinders University have developed a new method to create sustainable building blocks, including bricks made from recycled PVC and organic waste. The 'green' bricks can be repeatedly ground up and recycled, reducing waste and promoting a circular economy.
Researchers have successfully synthesized a 2D honeycomb kagome polymer, revealing predicted topological properties and opening up new possibilities for electronic devices. The material's unique structure combines the properties of graphene and superconductors.
Researchers found that contacts form between particles, stabilizing microstructure and stiffening materials. This discovery explains age-related changes in paste materials and has implications for industries using similar materials.
Scientists have developed a new prototype that amplifies signals up to 10,000-fold, enabling the monitoring of rapid chemical processes on the milliseconds timescale. This breakthrough allows for the analytical characterization of pre-nucleation species in biomineralization, challenging current theoretical frameworks.
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a new interlayer that improves the stability and performance of solid-state batteries. The soft, 'butter-like' material fills several functions and can be easily applied to the lithium metal anode.
Scientists at the University of South Carolina have developed a new method using machine learning and synthetic chemistry to design and make gas-filtering membranes more quickly. The discovery could revolutionize materials design, reducing trial-and-error work and enabling faster development of effective membranes.
Researchers have developed a zinc-doped manganese chromite crystal with significant technological potential. The material exhibits paramagnetic-to-antiferromagnetic phase transition at 19 kelvin, making it suitable for various applications.
A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University is working on developing nanoscale mechanical switches to address the limitations of solid state switches. These switches have the potential to improve energy efficiency and complement existing solid-state technology in various applications.
Mas Subramanian aims to create vibrant, safe and durable inorganic red pigment using solid state materials chemistry research. His lab has previously discovered YInMn blue, a groundbreaking discovery in two centuries.
Scientists have identified a novel mechanism that facilitates high oxide-ion conductivity in a new class of layered perovskites. The discovery, made by Prof. Masatomo Yashima and colleagues from Tokyo Institute of Technology, opens up possibilities for designing novel oxide-ion conductors.
Researchers at Florida State University have created a hollow nanostructure for metal halide perovskites, which shows potential for more efficient photon-related technologies. The new structure exhibits pronounced quantum size effects and is the first to display negative curvature.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a tin dioxide semiconductor with the highest mobility ever reported, enabling more efficient solar panels and touch-sensitive displays. This breakthrough could lead to improved transparency and conductivity in materials, benefiting various industries.
Researchers at Vienna University of Technology have developed a new synthesis method that uses only hot water to produce important polymers like polybenzimidazoles and pyrron polymers. The process avoids the use of toxic substances, making it an environmentally friendly alternative.
Researchers created a commercially attractive advanced cathode material based on titanium fluoride phosphate, exhibiting high electrochemical potential and unprecedented stability at high charge/discharge rates. The discovery opens up new opportunities for practical applications of titanium-containing cathode materials.
Researchers at Swansea University have discovered that semiconductor materials can behave like metals and even superconductors when their surface crystals are structured in a specific way. This breakthrough could lead to advances in energy-efficient electronic devices with lossless energy transport.
Researchers have created a new rubber-like material with optimal properties that could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures. The material has the potential to make a big difference to many people's lives by reducing the need for drastic surgery and operations.
The researchers focus on inorganic solid electrolytes to create stable chemical interfaces, diagnose and characterize batteries in real-time, and design scalable and cost-effective manufacturing processes. Their work aims to address the challenges of all-solid-state batteries and make them safer, longer-lasting, and more energy-dense.
Scientists studied oligomer self-assembly at an oil-water interface to create tunable, monolayer thick surfaces with custom properties. Adjusting ions in the water phase aided in forming well-defined interfaces and modifying surface size and shape.
Researchers from the University of Geneva have developed a new technique for tying molecules together, resulting in modified mechanical properties. The method uses fatty molecules that self-assemble into knots without losing material, allowing for analysis of changes in mechanical properties.
Chenfeng Ke, an assistant professor at Dartmouth College, has been awarded the 2020 Cram Lehn Pedersen Prize for his groundbreaking work on supramolecular chemistry. His research focuses on developing dynamic systems and macroscopic machinery materials that operate cohesively at the molecular level.
Jakoah Brgoch and Judy Wu are recognized as 2020 Sloan Research Fellows for their groundbreaking research in computational and experimental inorganic chemistry. Their work has the potential to revolutionize fields such as energy, manufacturing, and neuroscience.
Researchers at Princeton University have found a van der Waals material, gadolinium tritelluride (GdTe3), with the highest electronic mobility among known layered magnetic materials. The compound's unique properties make it a promising candidate for new areas like magnetic twistronic devices and spintronics.
A new study reveals that controlling structural defects in cathode materials can enhance battery performance by allowing lithium ions and electrons to move in three dimensions across layers. High-precision powder diffraction analyses achieved unprecedented accuracy in measuring defect concentrations.
Researchers at Penn State have developed a method to produce over 65,000 different types of nanoparticles, each containing up to six different materials. This breakthrough allows for the creation of complex particles with precise interfaces, opening up new possibilities for electrical and optical applications.
Researchers have developed a new strategy to improve the stability of black phosphorus, a promising material for optoelectronics. The most effective mechanism of fluorination has been revealed, resulting in increased stability and high antioxidative ability.
Researchers have successfully developed the first crystal-growing technique for manganese-bismuth telluride (MnBi2Te4), a new antiferromagnetic topological insulator. The discovery has significant implications for technological advances in information processing, sensors, and computing.
Clemson University professor Joe Kolis is developing new quantum materials using hydrothermal synthesis to make reliable qubits for quantum computing and data storage. By cooling material at lower temperatures, he aims to achieve the necessary magnetic disorder for quantum phenomenon to take over.
Researchers create novel materials with diameters of 0.5-2 nm using dendrimer molecules, enabling applications in electronics, biomedicine, and chemistry. Enhanced Raman spectroscopy method boosts sensitivity for detecting subnano clusters.
University of Guelph researchers have developed a new tool for studying nuclear waste storage using antimatter. This breakthrough may help in designing safer underground vaults for permanent storage of radioactive waste. The study also reveals intriguing properties of clays that could be useful in other industries.
A team of scientists discovered an archaeon that can efficiently colonize and utilize meteorite material, suggesting that extraterrestrial compounds may have played a crucial role in the evolution of life on Earth. This finding provides valuable information about the potential for life beyond our planet.
Growing nanoscale polymer brushes on materials' surfaces enables the creation of diverse array of materials with tailored chemical properties. The approach allows for precise control over surface density, length and chemistry, enabling various catalysis and antibacterial applications.
Researchers have developed a new type of solid-state elastocaloric cooling material using 3D printing that exhibits exceptional fatigue resistance and efficiency. The unique nanocomposite structure produced by this method could enable the widespread use of mechanocaloric cooling materials in refrigeration applications.
A new research training group funded by the German Research Foundation will investigate the role of interfaces in synthesizing soft advanced materials and manipulating their properties. The group aims to better understand self-organization processes in the presence of interfaces.
Researchers will develop multiscale molecular models to design new classes of artificial materials with bioinspired dynamic properties. The project aims to explore new ways to build bioinspired materials with unprecedented dynamical properties, active materials able to perform complex functions.
Researchers developed a new systematic analysis method that uses machine learning to integrate computational model with experimental results, providing atomic-level data on carbon surface chemistry. This allows for better understanding of carbon-based materials without human-induced bias.
Chemistry Professor Siegfried R. Waldvogel from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has received the 2020 Manuel M. Baizer Award, an international recognition of his pioneering work in electrochemistry and its applications. The award highlights Waldvogel's contributions to sustainable chemical product manufacturing through electrosynth...
Scientists at the University of Washington create a method to assemble nanoscale semiconductor materials into larger structures using optical tweezers. The technique allows for precise control over material size and shape, with potential applications in quantum computing.
Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed a new material that can be used to produce cheaper infrared plastic lenses. The lenses, made from a sulfur-based polymer, are stronger and more temperature-resistant than previous versions and can be produced at lower temperatures, making them more affordable.
Scientists have discovered a novel cooling method using twistocaloric yarns, which can cool materials by up to 4.7 degrees Celsius in a single cycle. This technology has the potential to replace traditional vapor-compression refrigeration systems with more energy-efficient and sustainable alternatives.
Researchers successfully simulated high-temperature superconductivity in cuprate materials using the Hubbard model, a decades-old representation of electron behavior. The study suggests that tweaking electron hopping patterns can toggle superconductivity on and off, offering a promising step towards producing controlled superconductors.
Argonne National Laboratory has received nearly $4.75 million in funding from the DOE to support two new data science projects. These projects will use machine learning approaches to accelerate discovery in chemical separations and quantum materials.
Researchers discovered tetraaminobenzene-based linear polymers of nickel and copper that can be used as anode materials for fast-charging batteries. These materials retain up to 79% of their capacity after 20,000 charging-discharging cycles.
The US Department of Energy awards $27.6 million to 19 research projects leveraging AI and machine learning for chemistry and material sciences breakthroughs. The funding aims to develop new catalysts, alloys, and methods for energy production and use.
Researchers from Russia and Japan have developed a new stabilization method for unique 2D copper oxide materials using graphene, allowing them to exhibit stable rectangular atomic structures. This breakthrough has significant implications for the development of spintronics devices, as these materials show promise in this field.
Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a new polymeric cryoprotectant that protects cells during freezing, leading to more cells being recovered and less solvent-based antifreeze being required. The material was shown to be very potent in protecting cell monolayers, which is crucial for biomedical research.
Scientists from Skoltech developed a novel method to fine-tune the optoelectrical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes by applying an aerosolized dopant solution. The new approach enables uniform, controllable and easily reproducible aerosol doping, breaking new ground for flexible and transparent electronics.