Browse Physics

Experiments pinpoint the effects of lanthanum composition on the conducting properties of the LaAlO3-SrTiO3 interface.

Researchers unveil the first chemically sensitive transmission electron microscope with single-atom resolution.

Nanoscale crystals pass through narrow constrictions in carbon nanotubes by shuttling atoms from their back end to their front end, according to new experiments.

Experiments demonstrate the possibility of engineering stable, nanometer-scale magnetic structures in thin magnetic films by firing laser pulses at them.

Metal nanorods grown by physical vapor deposition can be fabricated with a much narrower diameter than previously thought, potentially enabling the design of more efficient catalysts.

According to new calculations, thin films of transition-metal oxides could be promising materials for high-efficiency solar cells.

In a crystal with an undulating lattice deformation, geometric phase-shift effects allow better control of x-ray propagation.

Lasers produce a beam of neutrons intense enough for practical experiments, extending the reach of neutron sources to small-scale laboratories.

Finding the most energetically favorable crystal structure of closed-shell atoms is a long-standing problem where experiment and theory don’t agree, but a study of argon nanoclusters is providing new insight into the discrepancy.

Experimental data in combination with calculations show why some organic semiconductors have intrinsically different mobilities for electrons and holes.

First-principles calculations predict a new class of ferroelectrics.

Frictional forces between surfaces coated with charged polymers can be adjusted with external electric fields.

An ultra-high-speed camera has captured the cooling of surface electrons in topological insulators.

Quantum calculations are a valuable predictive tool for designing better alloys.

A new self-assembly process creates nanowires of germanium without the metal catalyst required in earlier experiments.

Single-molecule microscopy reveals the nature of the chemical bonds between a large organic molecule and a metallic surface.

Atomic simulations of aluminum show how charge transfer from surface impurities can accelerate the growth of a crack tip.