Articles tagged with Transport Properties
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Researchers from Shinshu University investigated erythritol slurry as a promising heat transfer medium for thermal storage and transport. Their findings could help guide the design of industrial waste heat recovery systems, advancing energy efficiency and carbon neutrality.
Researchers found that reducing sialic acid levels on MUC5B mucin protein can alter its structure, leading to entangled polymers and impaired mucus transport. This study identifies a possible therapeutic strategy for treating cystic fibrosis and other muco-obstructive diseases.
A new instrument called CLIMAT was developed by HZB physicist Dr Artem Musiienko to characterise semiconductors. It measures 14 parameters of transport properties in a single measurement, including mobility, diffusion lengths and lifetime, for positive and negative charge carriers.
Scientists modeled how different coronavirus shapes affect rotational diffusivity, impacting transmission and infective success. The study found that more elongated shapes result in slower rotation rates, potentially improving attachment to cells.
Researchers observed band-like transport in OTFTs based on Y6, resulting from its unique molecular packing motif. This phenomenon enables the creation of high-mobility n-type organic semiconductors and TFTs on Y6.
Scientists studying particle collisions at RHIC have identified a specific mechanism for jet quenching, where individual quarks emit gluons as they interact with the QGP. The results provide new insight into the properties of quark-gluon plasma, which filled the early universe.
The study presents experimental evidence for Fermi arcs in antiferromagnets, which are fundamentally different from previously reported cases of magnetic splittings. The findings could lead to novel applications in spintronics by exploiting the unique properties of these materials.
Researchers improve solar cell performance predictions by analyzing terahertz and microwave spectroscopy data, enabling more accurate assessments of material quality. This advancement can quickly test new semiconducting materials for their potential suitability.
Researchers successfully employ hard X-ray transient grating spectroscopy to study phonon response and material properties at the nanoscale. The technique, which uses subnanometer wavelength pulses, reveals insights into bulk and nanostructured materials.
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a method to precisely control the sequence in synthetic polymers, allowing them to study charge transport properties and measure conductance through single chains. This work has significant implications for designing and manipulating materials with designer properties.
Researchers have developed all-polymer photodetectors with single carrier transport property, exhibiting high external quantum efficiency and low dark current density. The photomultiplication type PPDs demonstrate improved performance and versatility for applications in biological detection and image sensing.
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology developed a technique to analyze structural and electronic fluctuations on the single-molecule scale across the metal-molecule interface. This method provides information that cannot be obtained using conventional methods, with important implications for devices like organic solar cells.
Researchers at Arizona State University have designed and tested a DNA circuit capable of splitting and combining current, like an adapter connecting multiple appliances to a wall outlet. The use of G-quadruplex DNA improves charge transport properties, enabling the creation of new nanoelectronics.
Researchers have identified a correlation between grain boundary misorientation angle and electrical transport properties in monolayer molybdenum disulfide. Increasing the merging angle of grain boundaries drastically improves electron flow, resulting in higher carrier mobility.
Researchers have developed a new theoretical model that explains how nanostructures like the nano-pea pod can exhibit localized electrons. The findings reveal that localised electrons' appearance is strongly dependent on the variation of the length of the connecting wires in the bent chain.
A synthetic compound's unique spin arrangement makes it a promising material for non-magnetic information storage. Researchers employed resonant x-ray scattering to study its structure at 227K, revealing a tetrahedral network with opposing spins that cancel each other out.