From cell phones to solar panels to quantum computers, thin films are essential to current and emerging technologies. But making functional thin films requires control. During hours-long processes, ...

When materials are created on a nanometer scale—just a handful of atoms thick—even the thermal energy present at room ...

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are using machine learning (ML) to identify subtle changes in ...

Solar cells convert sunlight into clean energy—but if the solar cells themselves are made of toxic materials, it almost ...

More information: Alan R. Bowman et al, Quantum-mechanical effects in photoluminescence from thin crystalline gold films, Light: Science & Applications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01408-2 ...

New research validates theoretical models about how elasticity is scale-dependent - in other words, the elastic properties of ...

The beam will eject source atoms towards the substrate which then deposit as a thin film. The high vacuum ensures near line-of-sight deposition leading to minimal sidewall coverage, which is ideal for ...

Dendritic structures that emerge during the growth of thin films are a major obstacle in large-area fabrication, a key step towards commercialization. However, current methods of studying dendrites ...

When it comes to design, the climate crisis, energy security, and cost performance, perovskite thin film just makes more sense. Less is more when it comes to product design, and the environmental ...

And now, thin-film solar modules are ready to take on their next challenge: agrivoltaics. As the impacts of climate change worsen each year, domestic farmers have begun to struggle to keep their ...