The study of curvature effects on crystal structures and defect dynamics offers pivotal insights into how geometric constraints influence material properties at the micro‐ and nanoscale. Curved ...

In a process analogous to how solids melt into liquids, the electrons in many different metals form crystal-like patterns ...

Using hard X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, researchers revealed how oxygen vacancies and structural disorder influence subgap state formation. The figure shows the InGaZnO 4 crystal structure, the ...

Researchers and industries have been using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study semiconductors' stacking and dislocation faults. This article considers the analysis of crystal structures.

A new hybrid layered perovskite featuring elusive spontaneous defect ordering has been found, report scientists. By introducing specific concentrations of thiocyanate ions into FAPbI3 (FA = ...

Precisely placed defects from a helium ion beam enable ferroelectric switching in aluminum nitride with 40% less energy, ...

Crystals are known far and wide for their beauty and elegance. But even though they may appear perfect on the outside, their microstructure can be quite complicated, making them difficult to model ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have shown for the first time that ferroelectricity ...

A new review in Advanced Energy Materials sets out a design framework for improving solid oxide electrochemical cells (SOCs), arguing that future gains will depend on how well researchers connect ...

Perovskites are among the most extensively studied materials in modern materials science. Their often unique and exotic properties, which stem from perovskite’s peculiar crystal structure, could find ...