Superconductors/Semiconductors

Emergence of unusual metallic state supports role of 'charge stripes' in formation of charge-carrier pairs essential to resistance-free flow of electrical currentCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Scientists seeking to…

Researchers to take advantage of DOE's advanced supercomputers The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will invest $32 million over the next four years to accelerate the design of new materials through use of supercomputers.…

Oscillating quasiparticles: the cycle of decay and rebirthCredit: K. Verresen / TUM As the saying goes, nothing lasts forever. The laws of physics confirm this: on our planet, all processes increase entropy, thus molecular…

Princeton researchers detect a robust Majorana quasiparticle and show how it can be turned on and offCredit: Yazdani Lab at Princeton University As mysterious as the Italian scientist for which it is named, the Majorana particle is one of…

Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Christian Wagner A team of researchers from Jülich in cooperation with the University of Magdeburg has developed a new method to measure the electric potentials of a sample at…

A new low-power magnetic switching component could aid spintronic devicesCredit: © 2019 Tanaka-Ohya Laboratory UTokyo researchers have created an electronic component that demonstrates functions and abilities important to future…

Japanese researchers are poised to reboot the field of aromatic-fused porphyrin sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells, the most efficient solar efficient solar technology available at presentCredit: Illustration by Izumi Mindy Takamiya…

UCSB condensed matter physicists take a step closer to building a graphene-based topological insulator In 2005, condensed matter physicists Charles Kane and Eugene Mele considered the fate of graphene at low temperatures. Their work led to…

The new anode could help create a safer high energy lithium metal batteryCredit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Mellon College of Science and College of Engineering have developed a semiliquid…

A stepwise transfer of energy through the different components of the nanostructure boosts its response to light, showing promise for solar cell applicationsCredit: ACS Photonics UPTON, NY--To absorb incoming sunlight, plants…