Determining the Edge Termination of h-BN Nanosheets Identifying the functional groups that passivate the edges of exfoliated h-BN nanosheets will facilitate the development of this important 2D nanomaterial.
Unexpected Discharge Mechanism in Selenium Batteries Advanced TEM, SSNMR, and electroanalytical techniques revealed that the sodiation mechanism of selenium in microporous carbon is unexpectedly inhomogeneous, both spatially and in terms of composition. These combined findings highlight the complex phenomenology of electrochemical phase transformations in nanoconfined materials, which may profoundly differ from their “free” counterparts.
Optical detection and manipulation of spontaneous gyrotropic electronic order Discovery of an extremely rare electronic order. Chirality realized by a spontaneous ordering of the quantum mechanical electronic charge density. Optical induction of quantum matter. Circularly polarized light can control electronic chirality, which is closely related to topological properties.
Topological Quantum Switching via Light-Driven Raman Coherence A topological switching principle is established by periodically driven, Raman phonon oscillations. Time-dependence of such periodic driving is revealed which is needed for topological transistors and THz quantum gate applications.
Quantum beats unveils hidden Rashba effects in perovskite photovoltaics Harnessing of phonon coherence and symmetry demonstrates “Rashba engineering” of spin-split bands for multifunctional devices.
Frustrated magnetism found in a topological insulator Frustration can lead to topological magnetic textures, such as skyrmions, that modify the anomalous transport of topological fermions.
The Surface Termination of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots An atomistic understanding of the QD surface structure will facilitate the development of more environmentally robust QDs.
Nematicity’s impact on spin fluctuations and superconductivity The role of nematicity on the relationship between AFM fluctuations and superconductivity was discovered in iron-based superconductor Fe(Se1-xSx) systems.
3D Assembly of Gold Nanorods Interplay of temperature, salt concentration, pH, and interpolymer complexation (IPC) provides an unparalleled diverse set of control parameters to assemble nanoparticles and nanostructures
Full-Scale Ab Initio Theory for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization This advanced theory enables the in silico design of better polarizing agents and DNP matrices. The structure of core-shell materials can now be determined by predicting the spatial distribution of DNP enhancements.
