Future devices will continue to probe the frontier of the very small, and at scales where functionality depends on mere atoms ...

Defect-filled lead-halide perovskites rival silicon solar cells because domain walls inside the material separate and guide charges. Researchers visualized these charge-transport networks using a ...

AMES, Iowa – Materials engineers don’t like to see line defects in functional materials. The structural flaws along a one-dimensional line of atoms generally degrades performance of electrical ...

Topological defects in liquid crystals guide the self-assembly of molecular amphiphiles. Figure 1: Self-assembly of amphiphiles in nematic liquid-crystal defects. Abbott and co-workers' study raises ...

BERKELEY, Calif. — In a study at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), exposing certain thermoelectric materials to alpha-particle radiation has been shown to transform the materials into far ...

Researchers have discovered that engineering one-dimensional line defects into certain materials can increase their electrical performance. Materials engineers don't like to see line defects in ...