Quantum dots are clusters of some 1,000 atoms which act as one large "super-atom." It is possible to accurately design the electronic properties of these dots just by changing their size. However, to create functional devices, ...
Nanophysics
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If you often find yourself off by one when counting your socks after doing the laundry, you might want to sit down for this.
Nanophysics
Oct 13, 2022
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From experience, driving through the city center takes longer than covering the same distance on an open country road. After all, you will encounter a lot of other road users, red lights, road works and traffic jams in the ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 12, 2022
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Photocatalysts can use sunlight to produce hydrogen from water splitting and to produce solar fuels through CO2 reduction, but the essential mechanism, how photogenerated charges are involved in the photocatalysis processes, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 12, 2022
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Historically, contact electrification (CE) was humanity's first and only source of electricity up until around the 18th century, yet its true nature is still elusive. Today it is considered a core component of technologies ...
General Physics
Oct 6, 2022
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How do different materials react to the impact of ions? This is a question that plays an important role in many areas of research—for example, in nuclear fusion research, when the walls of the fusion reactor are bombarded ...
Nanophysics
Aug 22, 2022
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Electrons find each other repulsive. Nothing personal—it's just that their negative charges repel each other. So getting them to pair up and travel together, like they do in superconducting materials, requires a little ...
Superconductivity
Aug 1, 2022
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Precisely applied mechanical pressure can improve the electronic properties of a widely used polymer material. This requires that the material be mechanically processed to an accuracy of a few nanometers, a team from Martin ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 18, 2022
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Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues in Russia and Spain have reported a proof-of-concept demonstration of a new radiation-safe method for mapping the internal structure and stress distribution in samples of materials ...
Nanophysics
Jul 13, 2022
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Scientists from the University of Tsukuba demonstrated how ultrafast spectroscopy can be used to improve the temporal resolution of quantum sensors. By measuring the orientation of coherent spins inside a diamond lattice, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 16, 2022
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