Stacking fault defects are thought to be the root cause for many of the anomalous transport phenomena seen in high-quality graphite samples. In stark contrast to their importance, direct observation ...

Engineers have studied the structure and properties of the commonly occurring planar defects at the atomic scale, which spans only a few tenths of a nanometer. In the quest to design more efficient ...

Scientists have measured the mechanics of tiny crystalline ceramics. Materials are made of atoms, and if they are arranged periodically, they are called crystalline structures. If the size of these ...

New GPU-accelerated modeling reveals the hidden mechanics behind graphene’s AB-BA transitions and the defects that freeze them in place. Study: Phase-Field Crystal Method for Bilayer Graphene. Image ...

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a crystalline material utilized to develop a wide array of electronic devices, including transistors and other high-power, high-frequency, and high-temperature devices. As ...

Magnesium is a promising material for use in structural materials because they are lightweight, have high-specific strength, and high-specific stiffness. However, its limited formability at room ...

In the quest to design more efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a team of engineers has analyzed different types of defects in the semiconductor material that enables such devices ...