The energetic consequences of having iron, manganese or aluminum atoms sit at certain positions close to carbon are studied by performing first-principles quantum-chemical calculations.
Physics
Fertile electronic flatlands: carrier multiplication in graphene
The remarkable electronic properties of graphene open up new carrier relaxation channels that can result in a significant multiplication of optically excited carriers.
Towards ideal growth of organic/inorganic hybrids
A group of scientists from Philipps-Universität Marburg have performed a careful and systematic study of organic film formation on molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) crystals.
Topological phase transitions: 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one half to David J. Thouless and the other half to F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.
Fundamental research – a luxury?
Andreas Müller from the Technische Universität München and part of the Excellence Cluster Universe asks “Do we need fundamental research?” in the newest issue of the Journal of Unsolved Questions (JUnQ).
Turning 3D Grain Maps into a Finite Element Mesh
Researchers describe a methodology for coupling diffraction contrast tomography and the finite element method.
40 years of atomic layer deposition
40 years ago, Tuomo Suntola and his group demonstrated the growth of ZnS thin films in alternating, saturating gas-solid reactions, paving the way for ALD.
Book review: Colloidal Suspension Rheology
Professor J. M. Brader of the University of Freiburg reviews Colloidal Suspension Rheology from Cambridge University Press.
Crystal defect research holds information for new material design
New study finds how defects affect two-dimensional crystalline structures, and the results hold information for designing new materials.
From the cradle of civilization to the frontiers of chemistry
Wesley R. Browne and Anna K. H. Hirsch, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry report on the first Frontiers in Chemistry conference held in Yerevan, Armenia, earlier this year.
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