Mott and Kondo insulators—how external stimuli can modify electronic energy bands

A study from the Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) has uncovered a theoretical mechanism showing how the electronic band structures of strongly correlated insulators can be ...
Nature

Electron Momentum Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure Analysis

Electron momentum spectroscopy (EMS) has emerged as a pivotal analytical tool for elucidating the intricate electronic structure of materials. By utilising high‐resolution (e,2e) scattering techniques ...
Science Daily

Scientists confirm one-dimensional electron behavior in phosphorus chains

For the first time, researchers have shown that self-assembled phosphorus chains can host genuinely one-dimensional electron ...
The Scientist

How the Electron Microscope Reveals Ultra-Fine Structures

Electron microscopy is a powerful technique that provides high-resolution images by focusing a beam of electrons to reveal fine structural details in biological and material specimens. 2 Because ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

New Electron Microscopy Technique Reveals Zeolite Structure to Enhance Function

Beam-sensitive zeolites are difficult to study at high resolution because traditional electron microscopy often damages or destroys their delicate crystal structures before meaningful data can be ...
Phys.org

Covalent bonds found in alpha plutonium clarify its unusual atomic structure

Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear batteries ...
Kaleido Scope

Atomic structure of a staphylococcal bacteriophage using cryo-electron microscopy

Bacteriophages or “phages” is the terms used for viruses that infect bacteria. The UAB researchers, led by Terje Dokland, Ph.D., in collaboration with Asma Hatoum-Aslan, Ph.D., at the University of ...