Researchers develop a method to design and control the path of electron flow in a polycrystalline material. Osaka Prefecture University develops a method to design and control the path of electron ...

A family of electrically conductive materials could be developed for applications ranging from energy storage to chemical catalysis, now that the origin of their conductivity has been discovered. A ...

An illustration of material where gold nanoclusters are connected using magnesium ions. Blue areas describe the material’s electron density in an energy range that is important for electrical ...

AI-guided synthesis yields a highly conductive MOF thin film, overcoming conductivity limits and unlocking new potential in electronics and energy storage. (Nanowerk News) Metal-organic frameworks ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Kyoto University have proposed a strategy to grow 'face-on' and 'edge-on' conductive ...

For 25 years, chemists have been finding applications that take advantage of the extreme surface areas of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). In just 1 g of some of these porous materials, the areas can ...

The energy density of the lithium-ion battery technology used today must be increased to fulfill the need for renewable energy. Lithium-sulfur batteries, which have a greater specific capacity and ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) are crystalline porous organic-inorganic hybrid materials that, by filling its pores with guest molecules, can create functionalities through interactions between the ...