Evidence for Electron–Hole Crystals in a Mott Insulator

Background In recent years, researchers have shown significant interest in electron-hole crystals within Mott insulators. These types of crystals can achieve quantum excited states, have the potential to support counterflow superfluidity and topological order, and possess long-range quantum entanglement characteristics. However, experimental eviden...

Enabling Three-Dimensional Real-Time Analysis of Ionic Colloidal Crystallization

Enabling Three-Dimensional Real-Time Analysis of Ionic Colloidal Crystallization

Real-Time 3D Analysis of Ionic Colloidal Crystallization Background and Motivation In the study of molecular crystals, the structure is typically identified through scattering techniques, as we cannot directly observe the internal structure. Due to their larger volume, micrometer-sized colloidal particles allow us to observe their crystallization p...

Mobile Iodides Capture for Highly Photolysis- and Reverse-Bias-Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Mobile Iodine Capture Technology Enhances the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Background Introduction Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) are considered promising candidates for future photovoltaic power generation due to their high efficiency and low cost. However, the stability issues of perovskite materials themselves, particularly photolysis and ...

Investigating Chiral Morphogenesis of Gold Using Generative Cellular Automata

Using Generative Cellular Automata to Study the Chiral Morphogenesis of Gold Background and Objectives Chirality is ubiquitous in nature and can be transferred and amplified between systems through specific molecular interactions and multi-scale couplings. However, the mechanisms of chiral formation and the critical steps during the growth process ...

Electrochemomechanical Failure in Layered Oxide Cathodes Caused by Rotational Stacking Faults

Electrochemical Mechanical Failure Caused by Rotational Stacking Faults in Layered Oxide Cathodes Background Electrochemical mechanical degradation is one of the primary causes of capacity decline in high energy density cathode materials, especially those based on intercalated layered oxides. This paper reveals the presence of Rotational Stacking F...

Correlated Electron-Nuclear Dynamics of Photoinduced Water Dissociation on Rutile TiO2

Correlated Electron-Nuclear Dynamics of Photoinduced Water Dissociation on Rutile TiO2

Electron-Nucleus Dynamics Study of Photocatalytic Water Splitting on Rutile Titanium Dioxide Surface Background and Motivation Photocatalytic water splitting is one of the important applications of photocatalytic technology, while titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is a photocatalytic material with significant application potential. Although TiO₂ performs rem...

Electric-Field-Induced Multiferroic Topological Solitons

Study on Electric-field-induced Multiferroic Topological Solitons in BiFeO3 Thin Films Academic Background Topologically protected magnetic structures in magnetic materials are predicted to be powerful tools for topological information technology. However, future magnetic soliton technology may rely more on antiferromagnetic materials due to their ...

Exciton Polaron Formation and Hot-Carrier Relaxation in Rigid Dion–Jacobson-Type Two-Dimensional Perovskites

Study Report on the Formation of Exciton Polarons and High Carrier Relaxation in Rigid Dion–Jacobson Type Two-Dimensional Perovskite Two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites (HOIPs) have garnered widespread attention due to their strongly confined exciton states and reduced dielectric screening effects resulting from their two-dimension...

Phase Segregation and Nanoconfined Fluid O2 in a Lithium-Rich Oxide Cathode

Dynamic and Thermodynamic Study of Structural Changes in Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials Academic Background and Research Motivation Lithium-ion batteries are a crucial power source for modern portable electronic devices and electric vehicles, traditionally using layered LiCoO2 cathode materials. However, the ongoing demand for high energy de...

Elucidating Chirality Transfer in Liquid Crystals of Viruses

Study on Chirality Transfer in Liquid Crystal Viruses Chirality is a phenomenon commonly found in nature and holds significant influence in various fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, and materials science. However, the mechanism of chirality transfer from nanoscale building blocks to macroscopic helical structures remains an unsolved myste...