Computer simulations provide valuable and often critical insight into the structure and properties of materials and molecules.
Electronics
3D Printed Water Splitting Device
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University demonstrate 3D-printed, surface-modified electrodes for effective water splitting.
Transferable Semiconductor Stickers
Scientists at LMU Munich and FSU Jena have developed organic semiconductor nanosheets, which can easily be removed from a growth substrate and placed on other substrates.
Understanding H- and J-Aggregation: One Small Step for a Scientist, One Giant Leap for Solar Cells
Optimizing H- and J-type aggregates significantly improves the power conversion efficiency in bulk-heterojunction solar cells.
Li Storage Mechanism in Graphene/MoS2 Composites
The electrochemical performance of graphene/MoS2 heterostructures is optimised and the kinetics of their lithium storage mechanism are elucidated.
High-Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerators
A high-performance, flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator is fabricated to convert mechanical energy into electricity that can power a variety of devices.
Perovskites Play New Tricks
The continued development of piezoelectric materials has led to a huge market of products (image credit: Csaba Deli/Shutterstock).
2.5D Circuits using Stretchable Interconnects
Several devices using flexible circuit boards were created to demonstrate the possibilities of this technology, showing the ability to create thermoplastic electronic devices.
Collecting Electrons from Photovoltaic Cells
Perovskite solar cells made on flexible plastic substrates are a crucial development, but how to deposit the electron collecting layer?
Recent Lithium Battery Research: Because Knowledge is Power
Safer technologies with higher energy densities and longer working lives are at the top of the list for lithium battery research.
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