Lattice defects are typically used to tailor the thermoelectric properties of materials. It is desirable that such defects improve the electrical conductivity, while, at the same time, reduce the ther...

Tailoring the degree of disorder in chalcogenide phase-change materials (PCMs) plays an essential role in nonvolatile memory devices and neuro-inspired computing. Upon rapid crystallization from the a...

School of Materials Science & Engineering provides interested researchers and students a focused Course -- Froniters in Materials Research under the framework of University Alliance of the Silk Road (...

Materials with layered crystal structures and high in-plane anisotropy, such as black phosphorus, present unique properties and thus promise for applications in electronic and photonic devices. Recent...

Deformation mechanism map (DMM) is vital important for the design and fabrication of metal components with high performance and long service life. As early as 1972, Ashby has developed the DMMs of bul...

Based on the observation of the microstructural evolution using advanced characterization methods such as synchrotron X-ray microdiffraction and TEM, researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU)...

Luminescent liquid crystals have received much attention both in scientific and industrial fields due to their combination of intrinsic light-emitting ability and self-healing features within a liquid...

As a fundamental property of matters, chirality can be extensively found in nature, ranging from microscopic spin of electrons and structures of organic molecules, to macroscopic spiral arms of galaxi...

Energy transfer is of vital importance within many significant processes including the combustion of matter, the generation of electricity, photosynthesis, etc. Fluorescence (or Förster) resonance ene...

Flexible wearable devices will have a transformative impact on the electronics industry in the future with their light weight, flexibility and excellent compatibility with printing and roll-to-roll pr...