Within a crystal's atomic structure, tiny atomic-scale flaws will naturally occur where electrons can become trapped. These defects have emerged as one of the leading platforms for quantum information ...

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 ...

Perovskites, a class of material with a characteristic crystal structure that can convert light into electricity, have proved ...

On target A new method for precisely moving columns of individual atoms within a material could give rise to exotic quantum ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Triply-twinned body-centred cubic lattices shift strut-scale deformation from bending to stretching, producing major gains in ...

Helium ions create tiny defects in aluminum nitride's hexagonal crystal, helping its electric polarization switch with less ...

A chance discovery in a lab over a century ago by Jan Czochralski changed the world. His accidental observation of a metallic ...

Insights into atomic-scale defects may enable next-generation thin-film transistors for smartphones, televisions, and flexible electronics. (Nanowerk News) Many displays found in smartphones and ...