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Generating thickness-independent piezoelectricity in atom-thick materials

Posted by Anthony Davis

|August 21, 2022

Generating thickness-independent piezoelectricity in atom-thick materials

There’s still plenty of room at the bottom to generate piezoelectricity. Engineers at Rice University and their colleagues are showing the way. A new study describes the...

Ultrabright X-rays can give ultrathin solar cells a boost

Posted by Anthony Davis

|November 30, 2021

Ultrabright X-rays can give ultrathin solar cells a boost

Using the Advanced Photon Source’s ultrabright X-rays, researchers have determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D materials used to collect solar e...

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Rice University in Construction and Infrastructure

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Generating thickness-independent piezoelectricity in atom-thick materials

Ultrabright X-rays can give ultrathin solar cells a boost

Rice University in Construction and Infrastructure

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