Researchers developed a way to precisely control dopant structures and locations in carbon-based materials.

Trace amounts of iron and chromium can incorporate into gibbsite, affecting how the mineral dissolves.

Researchers developed a pathway for the solution synthesis of core–crown heterostructures with controlled electronic properties.

Under an optical field, nanoparticle attachment in a model system heavily depends on surface roughness.

Increasing concentrations of ions slows the rate of particle aggregation in boehmite suspensions.

Chromium cations better adapt to changes in oxygen stoichiometry than iron cations.

Using interfacial charge transfer to control cation charges in oxide superlattices offers insights for designing functional heterostructures.

New IDREAM research explores the effects of electrolyte species on boehmite nanoparticle aggregation in legacy wastes.

Calcium carbonate mineralization occurs through a multi-step process that begins with a dense liquid phase.

A newly funded project will develop the fundamental understanding of phenomena that underpin material properties important for quantum applications.

Hydrogen atoms released and trapped in irradiated gibbsite are destabilized by synthetic-precursor residuals.

Fully identifying what controls nanocrystal assembly requires incorporating non-traditional forces into models.

When exposed to a sufficiently high dose of ionizing radiation, gibbsite and boehmite are less susceptible to dehydration-induced breakdown.

IDREAM scientists capture electronic response to ionization.

IDREAM research shows the size of cations in highly concentrated nitrite solutions affects the production of radicals.

Researchers investigated how stable nanoparticle suspensions form using facet engineering on hematite nanoparticles, demonstrating that controlling the faceting of nanoparticles can effectively maintain particle dispersity.

PNNL helps deliver efficiency-related rules and requirements that steadily improve performance of America’s buildings, saving energy and costs and reducing carbon emissions.

Differences in water interactions lead to two gibbsite dissolution pathways modulated by solution acidity.

Combining X-ray-based techniques allows researchers to locate and characterize small concentrations of electrons in complex semiconductor films.

Irradiation in a sodium hydroxide solution increases the dissolution rate and particle roughness of gibbsite compared to dry irradiation.