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Materials Science Sep 3, 2021

Enhanced ambient ammonia photosynthesis using nanosheets with light-switchable oxygen vacancies

Researchers have presented a strategy for simultaneously introducing light-switchable oxygen vacancy and doping Mo into Bi5O7Br nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic N2 fixation. The modified photocatalyst has achieved ...

Materials Science Aug 23, 2021

Highly efficient chainmail catalysts developed for decoupled water electrolysis

Decoupled electrolysis of water is a promising strategy for peak load regulation of electricity. It can store surplus electricity in the valley time and produce hydrogen with low energy consumption in the peak time, relieving ...

Nanophysics Aug 12, 2021

Modeling uncovers an 'atomic waltz' for atom manipulation

Researchers at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Physics in collaboration with colleagues from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the U.S. have uncovered a non-destructive mechanism to manipulate donor impurities within ...

Materials Science Jul 22, 2021

High-level anion doping towards fast charge transfer kinetics for capacitors

The research team of Prof. Xiaobo Ji and associate Prof. Guoqiang Zou has proposed an ingenious oxygen vacancy (OV) engineering strategy to realize high content anionic doping in TiO2 and offered valuable insights into devise ...

Materials Science Jul 20, 2021

Synthesis of new red phosphors with a smart material as a host material

Professor Hiromi Nakano of Toyohashi University of Technology used a material with a unique periodical structure (smart material: Li-M-Ti-O [M = Nb or Ta]) as a host material to synthesize new Mn4+-activated phosphors that ...

Nanomaterials Jul 19, 2021

A new repulsion model for graphene catalysts

A new mathematical model helps predict the tiny changes in carbon-based materials that could yield interesting properties.

Nanomaterials Jun 7, 2021

Atom swapping could lead to ultra-bright, flexible next generation LEDs

An international group of researchers has developed a new technique that could be used to make more efficient low-cost light-emitting materials which are flexible and can be printed using ink-jet techniques.

Nanophysics Jun 7, 2021

Insights into construction of metal chalcogenide supertetrahedral clusters

Nanoclusters, which consist of several or even thousands of atoms, represent an important intermediate state between microscopic atoms and macroscopic matter. A profound comprehension of the composition, structure, and properties ...

Biochemistry Jun 7, 2021

New method eliminates interference of nicotine in detection of methamphetamine

Recently, a research group led by Chu Yannan and Huang Chaoqun from the Institute of Health & Medical Technology of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) developed an effective method for on-site detection of methamphetamine ...

Plasma Physics May 28, 2021

Simulations examine performance of materials in NIF experiments

Scientists have examined the performance of pure boron, boron carbide, high-density carbon and boron nitride ablators—the material that surrounds a fusion fuel and couples with the laser or hohlraum radiation in an experiment—in ...

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