Advances in lithium–sulfur batteries: from academic research to commercial viability
Lithium‐ion batteries, which have revolutionized portable electronics over the past three
decades, were eventually recognized with the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry. As the energy …
decades, were eventually recognized with the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry. As the energy …
Angle-resolved photoemission studies of quantum materials
The physics of quantum materials is dictated by many-body interactions and mathematical
concepts such as symmetry and topology that have transformed our understanding of matter …
concepts such as symmetry and topology that have transformed our understanding of matter …
Lightweight metallic MgB2 mediates polysulfide redox and promises high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries
The lithium-sulfur battery, despite possessing high theoretical specific energy, faces
practical challenges of polysulfide shuttling and low cell-level energy density and hence …
practical challenges of polysulfide shuttling and low cell-level energy density and hence …
Rediscovering the crystal chemistry of borides
For decades, borides have been primarily studied as crystallographic oddities. With such a
wide variety of structures (a quick survey of the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database counts …
wide variety of structures (a quick survey of the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database counts …
[HTML][HTML] Modern microwave methods in solid-state inorganic materials chemistry: From fundamentals to manufacturing
HJ Kitchen, SR Vallance, JL Kennedy… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In the materials manufacturing sector, energy efficiency, sustainability, and economic
viability have become increasingly important to industry and society in recent years …
viability have become increasingly important to industry and society in recent years …
Experimental verification of a negative index of refraction
RA Shelby, DR Smith, S Schultz - science, 2001 - science.org
We present experimental scattering data at microwave frequencies on a structured
metamaterial that exhibits a frequency band where the effective index of refraction (n) is …
metamaterial that exhibits a frequency band where the effective index of refraction (n) is …
Review of the superconducting properties of MgB2
This review paper illustrates the main normal and superconducting state properties of
magnesium diboride, a material known since the early 1950s but only recently discovered to …
magnesium diboride, a material known since the early 1950s but only recently discovered to …
Two-Dimensional Anti-Van't Hoff/Le Bel Array AlB6 with High Stability, Unique Motif, Triple Dirac Cones, and Superconductivity
B Song, Y Zhou, HM Yang, JH Liao… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report the discovery of a rule-breaking two-dimensional aluminum boride (AlB6–ptAl–
array) nanosheet with a planar tetracoordinate aluminum (ptAl) array in a tetragonal lattice …
array) nanosheet with a planar tetracoordinate aluminum (ptAl) array in a tetragonal lattice …
Superconductivity of Metallic Boron in
Boron in MgB 2 forms stacks of honeycomb layers with magnesium as a space filler. Band
structure calculations indicate that Mg is substantially ionized, and the bands at the Fermi …
structure calculations indicate that Mg is substantially ionized, and the bands at the Fermi …
Superconductivity of : Covalent Bonds Driven Metallic
A series of calculations on MgB 2 and related isoelectronic systems indicates that the layer
of Mg 2+ ions lowers the nonbonding B π (pz) bands relative to the bonding σ (sp xpy) …
of Mg 2+ ions lowers the nonbonding B π (pz) bands relative to the bonding σ (sp xpy) …