Lithium batteries: Complex hydride promising as solid electrolyte

Published in Nature Communications

A designed hydride has a combination of properties that make it nearly ideal as an electrolyte in all-solid-state lithium batteries

03/25/2019

Lithium batteries: Electrode boosts storage capacity

Published in Advanced Materials

A porous graphene material can store and release large amounts of lithium

02/25/2019

Spintronics: Magnetic tunnel junctions go ferrimagnetic

Published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

A nano-thin layer of manganese is used to fabricate a magnetic tunnel junction with a high potential for magnetic storage devices

01/28/2019

Crystal structure: Fourth crystallographic phase uncovered

Published in Nature Materials

A new crystallographic phase found in metal oxides will force crystallographers to update their classification system for materials

01/28/2019

Neuroscience: Neuronal networks in dishes

Published in Science Advances

A simple model of the brain consisting of four circuits of rat neurons reveals how the brain strikes the right balance between two processing strategies

12/25/2018

Superconductivity: A potential hide-out for Majorana fermions

Published in ACS Nano

A hybrid material could be a good place to look for an elusive particle first predicted 80 years ago

11/30/2018

Metal oxide nanoparticles: Scrutinizing cerium oxide from all angles

Published in Small

High-resolution analyses reveal the internal composition of cerium oxide nanoparticles and their interaction with individual surfactant molecules