Thin oxide films for development of model materials for semiconductors, sensors and batteries

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-thin-oxide-materials-semiconductors-sensors.html

"precise growth techniques to deposit few atoms  oxygen below surface of semiconductor, such as silicon, changes how electrons move within complex oxide deposited on top... modifying materials, change interaction with electricity, or tuning surfaces to generate renewable fuels more efficiently... exploring how radiation affects atom movement... incorporating lithium into titanium and tungsten oxides... potentially iron and molybdenum oxides for energy storage devices... semiconductor chips, fuel cells"

Related:

Scientists use X-ray beams to observe tiny movements, deep inside a lithium battery

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-scientists-x-ray-tiny-movements-deep.html

New method takes the uncertainty out of oxide semiconductor layering

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-method-uncertainty-oxide-semiconductor-layering.html

New findings on the lithium-oxygen battery: Overpotential and its causes

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-lithium-oxygen-battery-overpotential.html