Uranium dioxide, the principal nuclear fuel in many reactors, exhibits complex defect chemistry that directly influences its electronic structure and overall performance. The presence of point defects ...

Quantum engineers have spent years trying to tame the fragility of qubits, only to be thwarted by the tiniest imperfections ...

To make the superconducting nickelate at top right, SLAC and Stanford scientists chemically removed layers of oxygen atoms from the perovskite material at top left, much like removing sticks from a ...

Defect Engineering Strategies for Enhancing LDH-Based OER Catalysts. This schematic summarizes the key electronic defect engineering approaches used to boost the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) ...

Defect states refer to electronic energy levels that arise from imperfections or irregularities in the crystal structure of materials, particularly in semiconductors and insulators. These ...

Detecting macro-defects early in the wafer processing flow is vital for yield and process improvement, and it is driving innovations in both inspection techniques and wafer test map analysis. At the ...

Cryogenic trick gives Beijing’s fabs a leg-up Chinese boffins have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a way to stop chips from going pear-shaped during manufacture by literally freezing… ...