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Two-for-One Deal for Photovoltaics
Process doubles photocurrent from visible sunlight in organic solar cells.
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Mediating Biofuel Complexity through “Mediator” Modification
Research points to more efficient and lower cost routes to high-yield biomass-derived renewable fuels.
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Inside Ice Under High Pressure
New insights from neutron diffraction reveal changes to atomic structure.
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Towards a Tunable Graphene-like Two-Dimensional Material
Researchers have created a porous, layered material that can serve as a graphene analog, and which may be a tool for storing energy and investigating the physics of unusual materials.
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Precision Nanobatteries by the Billions
Tiny batteries made in nanopores manage ions and electrons for high power and extended life.
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Carbon Nanothreads from Compressed Benzene
One-dimensional material has a diamond-like building block.
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Carbon Sequestration in New Mexico’s Bravo Dome
Study of natural reservoir provides new clues for the long-term viability of geological carbon dioxide storage.
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Stacking Semiconductors for Artificial Photosynthesis
Nanowire-based design incorporates two semiconductors to enhance absorption of light.
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The World’s Thinnest Proton Channel
Atomic-scale defects in graphene are shown to selectively allow protons to pass through a barrier that is just one carbon atom thick.
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Cooperative Carbon Capture by a Novel Material that Mimics a Plant Enzyme
Innovative materials adsorb carbon dioxide via an unprecedented cooperative insertion mechanism.
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Magnetic Dance at the Threshold of Superconductivity
Near the onset of superconductivity, continuous exchange of electrons occurs between distinct, liquid-like magnetic phases in an iron-based superconductor.
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Tracking Hidden Imperfections Inside Operating Lithium-ion Batteries
Penetrating x-rays can image defects and phase changes during battery charging and discharging.
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Nanocrystal Solar Cells Squeeze Extra Juice Out of Sunlight
Laboratory measurements of “carrier multiplication” verified in real solar energy photovoltaic devices made of tiny quantum dots.
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Fuel Cell Catalysts Caught in the Act of Aging
Researchers have captured the first three-dimensional images of changes in shape, composition, and position of individual catalyst particles during electrochemical cycling.
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Magnetic Dance at the Threshold of Superconductivity
Near the onset of superconductivity, continuous exchange of electrons occurs between distinct, liquid-like magnetic phases in an iron-based superconductor.
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Tracking Hidden Imperfections Inside Operating Lithium-ion Batteries
Penetrating x-rays can image defects and phase changes during battery charging and discharging.
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“High-Occupancy” Vehicle (HOV) Battery
Towards higher energy density batteries: singly charged lithium ions replaced by doubly charged magnesium ions.
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Greater than the Sum of Its Parts
Combining two types of catalysts speeds conversion of carbon dioxide into an industrial feedstock.
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How to Fix Blinking Light-Emitting Nanoparticles
Scientists identified defects responsible for detrimental blinking that limits nanoparticle use in LEDs, solar cells, and lasers.
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Keep ’Em Separated
The metal-organic framework NU-1000 allows separation of toxic furanics from sugars, which is necessary for efficient ethanol production.
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