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New Deposition Method to Produce Antimony Selenosulfide for Solar Cells

A research group led by Prof. CHEN Tao and Prof. ZHU Changfei, and their collaborator Prof. HAO Xiaojing at UNSW, developed a hydrothermal deposition method for the synthesis of antimony selenosulfide for solar cell applications.

28 Jul 2020

New Study Shows CO can Cause Structural Degradation of Platinum Catalyst

Platinum arguably is the most important electrocatalyst material, not only because it is the best single element catalyst in a variety of important electrocatalytic reactions but also due to its relatively high stability.

28 Jul 2020

New Method to Measure Local Temperature of Platinum Nanoparticles in Solid Catalyst

Many reactions that we use to produce chemical compounds in food, medical, and industrial fields would not be feasible without the use of catalysts.

28 Jul 2020

Researchers Experimentally Realize Amorphous Photonic Topological Insulators

The paradigm-shifting concept of topology has not only revolutionized condensed matter physics, but has also opened a fundamentally new chapter in photonics, mechanics, acoustics, and many other fields.

28 Jul 2020

New Research to Advance Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells

A £6 million award will drive next-generation solar technology into new applications.

28 Jul 2020

Novel Method to Grow Multi-Layered, Single-Crystalline Graphene

Graphene, an atomically thin hexagonal structure of carbon atoms is a potential candidate for electronic and optoelectrical applications such as transparent electrodes and interconnect for integrated circuits.

28 Jul 2020

New Study Reviews Progress in Higher-Order Topological Photonics

Topology, which is a branch of mathematics, is rising as a universal notion in physics, from condensed matter physics to classical wave systems.

28 Jul 2020

New Dual-Well System Could Increase "Difficult" Oil Recovery

Recently in Russia there has been a significant increase in the share of hard-to-recover oil reserves - these are high-viscosity hydrocarbons or reserves in low-permeability reservoirs.

28 Jul 2020

Water Molecules Help Gold Nanocatalysts Exhibit High Catalytic Activity

Nanocatalysts made of gold nanoparticles dispersed on metal oxides are very promising for the industrial, selective oxidation of compounds, including alcohols, into valuable chemicals.

28 Jul 2020

New Self-Healing Material Patterned After Squid Ring Teeth Protein

An Army-funded project developed a self-healing material patterned after squid ring teeth protein.

28 Jul 2020

New Small, 3D Origami Metamaterials Exhibit Unprecedented Mechanical Properties

The simplicity and elegance of origami, an ancient Japanese art form, has motivated researchers to explore its application in the world of materials.

28 Jul 2020

Researchers Produce Ethanol from Waste Using New Lignin Degradation Process

A Tel Aviv University breakthrough allows, for the first time, a local production of ethanol -- and hand sanitizer -- based on plant and paper waste, using a novel lignin degradation process.

28 Jul 2020

New CO2-Based Method for Delivering Refrigeration, Cold Storage

A new, more sustainable, way of delivering refrigeration and cold storage using carbon dioxide is being developed in a programme led by researchers at the University of Birmingham.

28 Jul 2020

AI-Aided Design to be Used to Create New Materials for Optimized Batteries

Two University of Maine researchers will use artificial intelligence-aided design to develop new materials for improved batteries and supercapacitors.

28 Jul 2020

Study Calls for Efforts to Expedite Large-Scale Mass Production of 2D Materials

Materials scientists at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania are calling for a collective, global effort to fast-track the mass production of 2D materials like graphene and molybdenum disulfide.

28 Jul 2020