Crystals are a state of matter characterized by periodic order. Yet, crystalline materials can
harbour disorder in many guises, such as non-repeating variations in composition, atom …

Iron oxide nanoparticles have tremendous scientific and technological potential in a broad
range of technologies, from energy applications to biomedicine. To improve their …

The intrinsic physical and chemical properties of materials are largely governed by the
bonding and electronic structures of their fundamental building units. The majority of …

Metal (M) oxides are one of the most interesting and widely used solids, and many of their
properties can be directly correlated to the local structural ordering within basic building …

When tiles decorated to lower their symmetry are joined together, they can form aperiodic
and labyrinthine patterns. Such Truchet tilings offer an efficient mechanism of visual data …

Spin liquids are a paradigmatic example of a nontrivial state of matter. The search for new
spin liquids is a key interdisciplinary challenge. Geometrical frustration─ where the …

Refractory high entropy alloys feature outstanding properties making them a promising
materials class for next-generation high-temperature applications. At high temperatures …

Low thermal conductivity is favorable for preserving the temperature gradient between the
two ends of a thermoelectric material, in order to ensure continuous electron current …

Recent advances in high resolution scanning transmission electron and scanning probe
microscopies have allowed researchers to perform measurements of materials structural …

Controlling thermal transport in insulators and semiconductors is crucial for many
technological fields such as thermoelectrics and thermal insulation, for which a low thermal …