Research Highlights | Argonne National Laboratory

Identifying optimal placement of rain gauges

August 14, 2020

Toward bulk infinite layer nickelate superconductivity

In a study published in Physical Review Materials Editor’s Suggestion, researchers found bulk infinite layer nickelate to be semiconducting and nonmagnetic.

August 13, 2020 | metal acetates, metal nitrates, polycrystalline samples

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Engineering long-range energy propagation

In a study published in Nano Letters, researchers achieve energy propagation beyond tens of micrometers with hybrid plasmonic systems.

August 10, 2020 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, energy propagation, plasmon lattice

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Hot electron dynamics

In a study published in Nature Materials, researchers advance the understanding of hot-hole dynamics in metal–semiconductor heterostructures.

August 10, 2020 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, hot-electron dynamics, internal quantum efficiency

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Coherent manipulation of single electrons with optical photons

In a study published in Advanced Theory and Simulations, researchers simulated remarkably dynamic behaviors of single electrons in quantum liquids excited by laser pulses.

July 13, 2020 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, laser pulse, quantum dynamics

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Ghost imaging via second harmonic generation within materials

In a study published in Applied Physics Letters, researchers developed a new approach to ghost imaging with significant advantages for imaging in scattering environments.

July 13, 2020 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ghost imaging, Microscopy

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Perovskite neural trees: operando control of synaptic switching gives new tools for AI

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers demonstrated the potential of perovskite nickelate films to form neuromorphic hardware for decision making.

July 13, 2020 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, neural networks

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Nanohole array could serve as multifunctional sensing platform

In a study published in Small, researchers created a nanohole array film for sensing applications.

June 08, 2020 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, modulated photoluminescence, nanohole arrays

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On-chip sensing of hotspots in superconducting terahertz emitters

In a study published in Nano Letters, researchers developed a novel sensing technique that opens doors for superconducting devices for quantum information science.

June 08, 2020 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Josephson junction, quantum

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Stabilization of low valent zirconium nitrides in titanium nitride: toward nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR)

In a study published in ACS Applied Energy Materials, researchers report promising electrocatalyst for stabilization of the nitrogen reduction reaction to generate amonnia.

May 22, 2020 | atomic layer deposition, electrochemically active surface area, metal nitrides