Motion of defects (dislocation loops) in tungsten at low temperature. Courtesy: CEA “Massively heavy” atoms can move quantum mechanically within a crystalline material at cryogenic temperatures. This ...

Hidden semiconductor defects often pass inspection but fail later in operation. Learn how latent defects form, evade ...

• The underlying migration mechanism of Mg 2+ in cathode materials and roles of defects in Mg 2+ migration in cathode materials were studied. • Applications of defect engineering to Mg 2+ migration in ...

Integrated circuits have become increasingly more reliable as the technology has progressed, but even a perfectly produced processor operated under the most rigorously maintained environment will fail ...

This illustration depicts a non-destructive evaluation system empowered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to simulate and analyze internal material defects. Leveraging virtual defect ...

Lithium dendrites cause poor performance and even explosions in batteries with flammable liquid electrolytes. How these dendrites grow, even with a solid electrolytes, is still a mystery, but ...

Researchers capture exciton movement inside single CuPc nanofibers and show how molecular packing and defects shape energy transport in organic semiconductors. (Nanowerk News) Organic semiconductors ...