Articles tagged with Pulsed Laser Deposition
Scientists at Rice University have developed a scalable method to create high-performance single-photon emitters in carbon-doped hexagonal boron nitride, paving the way for practical quantum light sources. The findings overcome long-standing challenges in the field and set a new benchmark for qubit production.
Researchers at the University of Buffalo have successfully fabricated the world's highest-performing high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire segment, achieving critical current density and pinning force values previously unseen. The breakthrough could significantly improve the price-performance metric for commercial coated conducto...
A novel AI-powered tool enables autonomous discovery and optimization of materials through pulsed laser deposition. The system analyzes material quality and suggests revised synthesis conditions to improve results, allowing for faster experimentation.
Researchers developed nanodots with single ferroelectric and ferromagnetic domains using multiferroic material BFCO, enabling energy-efficient writing and reading operations. The smaller nanodot showed a single-domain structure, while the larger one exhibited multi-domain vortex structures, demonstrating strong magnetoelectric coupling.
Scientists have created new photoelectrode materials with improved performance by rapidly heating metal-oxide thin films to high temperatures without damaging the underlying glass substrate. This breakthrough increases the efficiency of solar water splitting and has potential applications for producing 'green' hydrogen and quantum dots.
Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science have developed a foldable quantum dot LED that can be transformed into various complex 3D structures, such as butterflies and pyramids. The technology employs selective laser-etching to create precise curvature lines, allowing for stable light-emitting performance even after repeated folding.
Guus Rijnders has been awarded the Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics for his pioneering research on pulsed laser deposition and its applications in interface engineering. His work focuses on creating complex materials with novel functionalities, including brain-inspired electronics and sensors.
A team of researchers has visualized the previously unexplored surface of lithium titanate, a rare spinel oxide superconductor with high superconducting transition temperature. Their study provides new directions for interface research, including understanding electrode surfaces and mechanisms behind lithium-ion battery operations.
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique to deposit diamond on the surface of cubic boron nitride, creating a single crystalline structure. This integration enables the creation of high-power devices and addresses material limitations such as oxidation and compatibility issues with steel tools.
Researchers have developed a method for creating novel metal films using ultrashort laser ablation, which allows for precise control over nanoparticle structures. This technique has potential applications in fields such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and the growth of carbon nanotubes.
Cornell University researchers have discovered a method to precisely control the electronic properties of complex oxide materials at the atomic level, replacing silicon insulators. The technique involves removing oxygen atoms from thin films to create vacancies, which act as electron-donating dopants and can be controlled with high pre...