Researchers uncover properties in nanocomposite oxides

摘要

Work carried out by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, USA, on nanocomposite oxides could enable the production of improved batteries, fuel cells and nuclear materials. One of the researchers on the project, Pratik Dholabhai, says: "The interfaces separating the different crystalline regions determine the transport, electrical, and radiation properties of the [nanocomposite oxide] as a whole. It is in the chemical makeup of these interfaces where we can improve features such as tolerance against radiation damage and fast ion conduction."