A first-order Mott transition in Li_xCoO₂ - pp627 - 631

C. A. Marianetti, G. Kotliar & G. Ceder

doi:10.1038/nmat1178

Abstract - A first-order Mott transition in Li: x: CoO: 2 | Full Text - A first-order Mott transition in LixCoO2 | PDF (267 KB) - A first-order Mott transition in LixCoO2

Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Materials for energy | Computation, modelling and theory

Silica films with a single-crystalline mesoporous structure - pp651 - 656

Hirokatsu Miyata, Takashi Suzuki, Ayumu Fukuoka, Takeshi Sawada, Masatoshi Watanabe, Takashi Noma, Kazuhiro Takada, Taihei Mukaide & Kazuyuki Kuroda

doi:10.1038/nmat1184

Abstract - Silica films with a single-crystalline mesoporous structure | Full Text - Silica films with a single-crystalline mesoporous structure | PDF (483 KB) - Silica films with a single-crystalline mesoporous structure | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Porous materials | Surface and thin films

Self-assembly and properties of diblock copolymers by coarse-grain molecular dynamics - pp638 - 644

Goundla Srinivas, Dennis E. Discher & Michael L. Klein

doi:10.1038/nmat1185

Abstract - Self-assembly and properties of diblock copolymers by coarse-grain molecular dynamics | Full Text - Self-assembly and properties of diblock copolymers by coarse-grain molecular dynamics | PDF (464 KB) - Self-assembly and properties of diblock copolymers by coarse-grain molecular dynamics | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Polymers | Computation, modelling and theory

A general mechanism of polycrystalline growth - pp645 - 650

László Gránásy, Tamás Pusztai, Tamás Börzsönyi, James A. Warren & Jack F. Douglas

doi:10.1038/nmat1190

Abstract - A general mechanism of polycrystalline growth | Full Text - A general mechanism of polycrystalline growth | PDF (1,347 KB) - A general mechanism of polycrystalline growth

Subject Categories: Polymers | Complex fluids | Computation, modelling and theory

Bismuth-induced embrittlement of copper grain boundaries - pp621 - 626

Gerd Duscher, Matthew F. Chisholm, Uwe Alber & Manfred Rühle

doi:10.1038/nmat1191

Abstract - Bismuth-induced embrittlement of copper grain boundaries | Full Text - Bismuth-induced embrittlement of copper grain boundaries | PDF (359 KB) - Bismuth-induced embrittlement of copper grain boundaries | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Mechanical properties | Computation, modelling and theory

Carbon nanotube filters - pp610 - 614

A. Srivastava, O. N. Srivastava, S. Talapatra, R. Vajtai & P. M. Ajayan

doi:10.1038/nmat1192

First Paragraph - Carbon nanotube filters | Full Text - Carbon nanotube filters | PDF (362 KB) - Carbon nanotube filters | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Mechanical properties | Separation materials | Design synthesis and processing

Subwavelength-scale tailoring of surface phonon polaritons by focused ion-beam implantation - pp606 - 609

N. Ocelic & R. Hillenbrand

doi:10.1038/nmat1194

First Paragraph - Subwavelength-scale tailoring of surface phonon polaritons by focused ion-beam implantation | Full Text - Subwavelength-scale tailoring of surface phonon polaritons by focused ion-beam implantation | PDF (317 KB) - Subwavelength-scale tailoring of surface phonon polaritons by focused ion-beam implantation

Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

Self-assembled virus–membrane complexes - pp615 - 619

Lihua Yang, Hongjun Liang, Thomas E. Angelini, John Butler, Robert Coridan, Jay X. Tang & Gerard C. L. Wong

doi:10.1038/nmat1195

First Paragraph - Self-assembled virus-membrane complexes | Full Text - Self-assembled virus–membrane complexes | PDF (572 KB) - Self-assembled virus–membrane complexes

Subject Categories: Colloids | Biological materials

From our readers: What does 'harder than diamond' mean? - pp576 - 577

V. Brazhkin, N. Dubrovinskaia, M. Nicol, N. Novikov, R. Riedel, V. Solozhenko & Y. Zhao

doi:10.1038/nmat1196

Full Text - From our readersWhat does 'harder than diamond' mean? | PDF (309 KB) - From our readersWhat does 'harder than diamond' mean?

The origin of highly efficient selective emission in rare-earth oxides for thermophotovoltaic applications - pp632 - 637

G. Torsello, M. Lomascolo, A. Licciulli, D. Diso, S. Tundo & M. Mazzer

doi:10.1038/nmat1197

Abstract - The origin of highly efficient selective emission in rare-earth oxides for thermophotovoltaic applications | Full Text - The origin of highly efficient selective emission in rare-earth oxides for thermophotovoltaic applications | PDF (236 KB) - The origin of highly efficient selective emission in rare-earth oxides for thermophotovoltaic applications

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Materials for energy

Surface-plasmon-enhanced light emitters based on InGaN quantum wells - pp601 - 605

Koichi Okamoto, Isamu Niki, Alexander Shvartser, Yukio Narukawa, Takashi Mukai & Axel Scherer

doi:10.1038/nmat1198

First Paragraph - Surface-plasmon-enhanced light emitters based on InGaN quantum wells | Full Text - Surface-plasmon-enhanced light emitters based on InGaN quantum wells | PDF (369 KB) - Surface-plasmon-enhanced light emitters based on InGaN quantum wells

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Nanoscale materials

Polymers: A multitude of macromolecules - pp586 - 587

Steve Granick & Michael Rubinstein

doi:10.1038/nmat1199

The world of polymer science is running in 100 different directions. Some pursue the most basic chemistry and physics questions, others have immediate industrial concerns; remarkably, the end-points tend to converge.

Full Text - PolymersA multitude of macromolecules | PDF (258 KB) - PolymersA multitude of macromolecules

Biomolecular self-assembly: Stacks of viruses - pp584 - 586

Ilya Koltover

doi:10.1038/nmat1200

Self-assembly of soft materials has achieved structural periodicity of tens of nanometres. Layered superlattices prepared from viruses and lipid membranes could now be used as templates for organising macromolecules.

Full Text - Biomolecular self-assemblyStacks of viruses | PDF (124 KB) - Biomolecular self-assemblyStacks of viruses

Friction: Terms of detachment - pp583 - 584

Michael Marder

doi:10.1038/nmat1202

Experience with friction is as old as human history, but the subject remains surprisingly subtle. Now the first experimental observations of the initial fleeting instants of sliding have been made. The results have implications that range from the smallest sliding surfaces in nanomachines to seismic signals in earthquakes.

Full Text - FrictionTerms of detachment | PDF (120 KB) - FrictionTerms of detachment

Food for thought - pp579 - 581

Athene Donald

doi:10.1038/nmat1207

Abstract - Food for thought | Full Text - Food for thought | PDF (169 KB) - Food for thought

Biomimetic membrane modelling: Pictures from the twilight zone - pp589 - 591

Reinhard Lipowsky

doi:10.1038/nmat1208

Biological and biomimetic membranes are multiscale assemblies extending from small molecular clusters to large domains with an area of 100,000 nm². New computer simulations give us a look into this experimental twilight zone.

Full Text - Biomimetic membrane modellingPictures from the twilight zone | PDF (220 KB) - Biomimetic membrane modellingPictures from the twilight zone

Uncertain times for Italian science - p575

doi:10.1038/nmat1217

Full Text - Uncertain times for Italian science | PDF (103 KB) - Uncertain times for Italian science

From patchy particles to entangled photons - p582

doi:10.1038/nmat1218

Full Text - From patchy particles to entangled photons | PDF (150 KB) - From patchy particles to entangled photons