Read some of the most impactful research from the Materials Today Family of journals

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Radical Treatment Makes Better Transistors for Brain-Inspired Computing

Deep-dive into research published in Materials Today Nano: Improvement of polarization switching in ferroelectric transistor by interface trap reduction for brain-inspired artificial synapses.

Neuromorphic computing, which mimics the human brain, could overcome the limitations of conventional computing systems including poor parallel processing, high operating power, and low fault tolerance. But neuromorphic computing requires new types of artificial synaptic devices that consume little power while operating at high speeds and retaining information for long periods. Ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFETs) based on hafnium oxide (Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 or HZO) could be the answer.

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Improving on metal–air batteries for clean and renewable energy storage

Deep-dive into research published in Materials Today Energy: Advances, challenges, and environmental impacts in metal–air battery electrolytes.

With efficient, clean and renewable energy storage technology being essential to efforts towards decarbonisation and achieving climate change targets, batteries that store electrochemical energy are key to the transition to a carbon-neutral and sustainable future. To investigate whether metal–air batteries (MABs) could outperform conventional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), scientists in Spain have analyzed and catalogued the current state-of-the-art electrolytes for such batteries, providing a useful a guide for the future development of potentially sustainable next-generation MABs.

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Bit of disorder can make superconductivity more robust

Deep-dive into research published in Materials Today Physics: Glassy atomic vibrations and blurry electronic structures created by local structural disorders in high-entropy metal telluride superconductors.

Disorder may be the secret to the robust superconducting properties of so-called high-entropy metal tellurides, say Japanese researchers. As well as leading to the development of novel superconducting materials able to work at higher temperatures and pressures, this finding could also help to bring about a whole range of other advanced electronic materials, including thermoelectric materials.

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