Sentences with phrase «nanocrystals like»
Other forms of quantum dots could be used as a sensor in place of the molecule, such as those that can be realized with semiconductor materials: one example would be quantum dots made of nanocrystals like those already being used in fundamental research.
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A team of researchers has synthesized a highly active and durable class of electrocatalysts by exploiting the structural evolution of solid Pt - Ni bimetallic nanocrystals into porous cage - like structures or nanoframes.
The material was synthesized by exploiting the structural evolution of platinum - nickel (Pt - Ni) bimetallic nanocrystals into cage - like structures with a self - assembled Pt skin structure on the interior and exterior surfaces.
A team of researchers from Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of Wisconsin synthesized a highly active and durable class of electrocatalysts by exploiting the structural evolution of solid Pt - Ni bimetallic nanocrystals into porous cage - like structures or nanoframes.
The final product is cellulose nanocrystals, tiny rod - like structures that are 120 nanometers long and have a diameter of 6.5 nanometers.
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a new materials recipe for a battery - like hydrogen fuel cell that shields the nanocrystals from oxygen, moisture, and contaminants while pushing its performance forward in key areas.
For example, nanocrystals prefer to become oriented along the same direction as the larger crystal before attaching, much like adding Legos.
Now, Rosso and teams at PNNL, EMSL, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at PNNL, and the University of Pittsburgh developed a new approach by combining an environmental transmission electron microscope, called an ETEM, with nanocrystal force probes that allows scientists to watch crystals interact in a life - like situation.