Twinned nanocrystals have unique physical and chemical properties, a variety of which are detailed by a new study. These findings can help guide future efforts in controlling twinning and detwinning in gold nanoparticles.

IDREAM scientists capture electronic response to ionization.

A breakthrough in electron microscopy based on deep learning can automatically visualize and identify areas of interest, helping to speed advances in materials science.

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.

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

Identifying how curvature affects the doping and hydrogen binding energies of carbon-based materials provides a framework for designing hydrogen storage materials.

Machine learning methods and data science can uncover hidden patterns in nanoparticle synthesis conditions and property outcomes.

Proposing a new synthetic route to layered materials that demonstrate efficient photocatalysis.

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

From energy storage to cybersecurity, this 2023 wrap-up offers a glimpse of PNNL innovations with a seasonal twist.

1-propanol converts from a monomer into a trimer at aluminum sites within zeolite pores.

Researchers designed a new, highly efficient, stable redox-active material from neutral red dye that can efficiently capture CO2 from air.

Researchers demonstrated a path to quantitatively map hydrogen pick up in model steels.

The pathway of oxygen ion movement can be controlled based on the initial structure and substrate of strontium iron oxide thin films.

Surface composition can control the electronic properties of buried interfaces.

Oxide/metal interfaces act as the primary path for oxygen to move to and around nanoscale protective oxide layers.

A suite of experiments provide insight into how diopside reacts with carbon dioxide to form stable carbonate species.

New research reveals enhanced CO2 transport across a polyether ether ketone membrane and water-lean solvent interface

Simulations show an amorphous intermediate that allows impurities to incorporate into crystallizing calcium carbonate.