Vibrational spectroscopy technique enables nanoscale mapping of molecular orientation at surfaces

Sum-frequency generation (SFG) is a powerful vibrational spectroscopy that can selectively probe molecular structures at ...

Observing the positronium beam as a quantum matter wave for the first time

One of the discoveries that fundamentally distinguished the emerging field of quantum physics from classical physics was the ...
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Crystallography: A discovery that transformed materials science

Inside the Findings That Shaped Materials Science takes a closer look at some of those turning points - the ideas, lab ...
EurekAlert!

Honeycomb lattice sweetens quantum materials development

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are pioneering the design and synthesis of quantum ...
SciELO

Manufacturing of AA7075 Aluminum Alloy Composites Reinforced by Nanosized Particles of SiC, TiN, and ZnO by High-Energy Ball Milling and Hot Extrusion

In this work, composite powders of aluminum alloy 7075 (AA7075) reinforced by 2 weight percent of nanosized particles of silicon carbide (SiC), titanium nitride (TiN), and zinc oxide (ZnO) were ...
IEEE

A new approach for indexing powder diffraction data based on dichotomy method

Abstract: Powder diffraction is a basic method in applied crystallography. One of the key parts of the experimental data processing is the process of indexation - determination of lattice parameters.
Science Daily

X-ray data-enhanced computational method can determine crystal structures of multiphase materials

The new method can determine crystal structures underlying experimental data thus far difficult to analyze. A joint research team led by Yuuki Kubo and Shiji Tsuneyuki of the University of Tokyo has ...
C&EN

Crystal Structures and Phase Behavior of the Cyclic Carbonates Fluoroethylene Carbonate, Ethylene Carbonate, and Vinylene Carbonate down to 86 K Using Powder Diffraction Data

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Understanding the behavior of organic electrolytes of lithium-ion batteries is ...