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Fe Cations Control the Plasmon Evolution in CuFeS2 Nanocrystals

February 9, 2021
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Approaching the ideal limit for spin-orbit-coupled quantum moments in iridium halides

February 1, 2021
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Do butterflies make you relax?
Recent advances by scientists representing 4 national labs, 3 countries and 4 universities are helping to answer long-held questions about a technologically important class of materials called relaxor ferroelectrics, which are often lead-based.
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August 8, 2018
Weyl points in MoTe2
Ruling out Weyl points in MoTe2
Sometimes the hunt for new kinds of fundamental particles doesn't take place inside high-energy particle colliders, but rather in the low-energy degrees of freedom of exotic quantum materials. 
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December 14, 2017
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Improving HOIP solar cells by controlling structural instabilities
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) have become the most promising next generation solar cell material due to inexpensive processing and high efficiency.
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November 4, 2016
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Real-time observation of nanowire lithiation for energy storage
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can store energy from alternative intermittent sources via chemical reactions, for later use in electronics, transportation, and grid load leveling.
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March 20, 2015
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CHESS Users' Meeting 2014 recap
The 2014 CHESS Users' Meeting was held on campus at Cornell University on June 10-11.
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July 7, 2014
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Compact Integrated X-ray Beam Position and Flux Monitor
We have developed a device that combines two functionalities in a compact assembly to measure simultaneously the X-ray beam position and intensity.
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February 3, 2014
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