Materials Science

Published November 2, 2009

Materials Science

When crystal formation is purely entropy driven, as is the case for superstructures of nanoparticles with hard-sphere interactions, new simulations that can run at finite temperature are needed.

Published July 6, 2009

Materials Science Statistical Mechanics

A semi-automated method that incorporates physically realistic assumptions from the start, dramatically improves the efficiency of first principles calculations for describing complex materials.

Published June 8, 2009

Materials Science

CuO in thin-film form could be a prototype material for exploring magnetism that is similar to what is found in high-temperature superconductors.

Published June 1, 2009

Materials Science Superconductivity

Following diamond and silicon, germanium is the third elemental semiconductor to host superconductivity at ambient pressure.

Published May 26, 2009

Materials Science

The ability to hole-dope Bi₂Se₃ is an important step toward exploring the thermoelectric properties of this material.

Published May 4, 2009

Materials Science Nonlinear Dynamics Quantum Mechanics

Neutron scattering measurements indicate that intrinsic localized modes are found in thermal equilibrium in NaI, a simple ionic crystal.

Göran Grimvall, Physics 2, 28 (2009) – Published April 13, 2009

Materials Science

An old problem in solid-state physics is the difficulty of theory to account accurately for the heat capacity of solids close to their melting points.

Published March 30, 2009

Materials Science Superconductivity

The addition of tellurium helps to grow large single crystals of an iron-based superconductor.

Daniel Khomskii, Physics 2, 20 (2009) – Published March 9, 2009

Materials Science

The field of multiferroics has greatly expanded in the last few years, particularly with the discovery of so many different types of multiferroic materials. This review organizes these materials according to the microscopic origin of their properties and explores how we can expect to find similar multiferroic behavior in systems that we have been studying all along.

Published February 19, 2009

Materials Science

Diamond is famous for its exceptional hardness and structural stability. Researchers are exploring different ways to push these mechanical properties beyond their current limits.