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

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

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

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 ...

A team of researchers has discovered an effective method for removing lattice defects from crystals. A team of researchers from Osaka University, the Institute for High Pressure Physics and the ...

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 ...

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.

Charge density waves in metals accumulate defects and melt much like physical solids, a behavior that could be harnessed for ...

Controlling the transport properties through a zeolite and the rates of diffusion and size of molecules that can be stored or transported are key in developing and optimizing zeolites for various ...

MADISON – Scientists have no problem making a menagerie of nanometer-sized objects -- wires, tubes, belts, and even tree-like structures. What they sometimes have been unable to do is explain ...