The Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium (SCC) celebrates 10 years of helping scientists.
Researchers reveal the factors that affect the stability of semiconductors in solar fuel devices to aid the discovery of next-generation materials.
Straining a thin film controllably allows tuning of the materials’ magnetic, electronic, and catalytic properties, essential for new energy and electronic devices.
Scientists explain diverse results around a material that is both insulator and conductor and offer chemical roadmap to harness it.
Confining water in tiny straws confirms predicted rapid transport of protons along a water “wire”—vital for more efficient fuel cells.
Towards higher energy density batteries: singly charged lithium ions replaced by doubly charged magnesium ions.
Previously unobserved scattering shows unexpected sensitivity to bound electrons, providing new insights into x-ray interactions with matter and opening the door to new probes of matter.
Scientists discover another design principle for building nanostructures.
Scientists show how a buckyball buffer helps conduct electricity in only one direction, vital for molecule-sized circuits.
First atomically thin, halide perovskite sheets could be an alternative to graphene for future electronics.
Microporous polymer separator prevents specific molecules from crossing battery and causing degradation and shorter lifetimes.
Squeezing spheres together creates a protective barrier that combines impressive conductivity with protection from short circuits.
