Uranium dioxide, the principal nuclear fuel in many reactors, exhibits complex defect chemistry that directly influences its electronic structure and overall performance. The presence of point defects ...

Rare-earth magnets are essential for electric motors in vehicles, drones, and trains, forming the backbone of modern, ...

Cryogenic trick gives Beijing’s fabs a leg-up Chinese boffins have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a way to stop chips from going pear-shaped during manufacture by literally freezing… ...

Defect Engineering Strategies for Enhancing LDH-Based OER Catalysts. This schematic summarizes the key electronic defect engineering approaches used to boost the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) ...

To make the superconducting nickelate at top right, SLAC and Stanford scientists chemically removed layers of oxygen atoms from the perovskite material at top left, much like removing sticks from a ...