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Fabricating thin metal layers and particularly observing their formation process in situ is of fundamental interest to tailor the quality of such a layer on polymers for organic electronics. In particular, the process of high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) for establishing thin metal layers has sparsely been explored in situ. [...]

Perovskite planar heterojunction is reported to promote charge-carrier separation at the interface due to the introduced built-in potential, leading to improved charge-carrier harvesting. However, the possible diffusion of charge carriers along the film lateral will increase their travel distance to respective electrodes, resulting in increased recombination probabilities. [...]

The development of advanced volume detectors for neutron time-of-flight diffractometers offers exciting new possibilities. This work takes advantage of these advances by implementing a novel data preprocessing algorithm, exemplified for the first time with data acquired during the operation of a singular mounting unit of the POWTEX detector placed at the POWGEN instrument (SNS, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN, USA). [...]

Grazing-incidence small-angle neutron scattering (GISANS) under pressure (HP-GISANS) at the solid (Si)–liquid (D2O) interface is demonstrated for the pressure-induced lateral morphological characterization of the nanostructure in thin (<100 nm) soft matter films. We demonstrate feasibility by investigating a hydrophobic {poly[(2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-octafluoro)pentyl methacrylate]} (POFPMA)–hydrophilic {poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate]} (PDMAEMA) brush mixture of strong incompatibility between the homopolymers, anchored on Si, at T = 45°C for two pressures, P = 1 bar and P = 800 bar. [...]

FeSe1−𝑥⁢S𝑥 superconductors are commonly considered layered van der Waals materials with negligible interlayer coupling. Here, using inelastic neutron scattering to study spin excitations in single-crystal samples, we reveal that the magnetic coupling between adjacent Fe layers is ferromagnetic in nature, making the system different from most unconventional superconductors including iron pnictides. [...]

Advancing energy density, enabling lithium metal anodes, and ensuring unparalleled safety and operational reliability in lithium batteries hinge on advancing inorganic solid-state electrolytes. To overcome current im-pediments, we present an innovative approach that integrates glass-ceramics with a pioneering new Nasicon strategy involving molybdenum doping. [...]

We present a versatile optical setup for high-resolution neutron imaging with an adaptable field of view and magnification that can resolve individual neutron absorption events with an image intensifier and a CMOS camera. Its imaging performance is characterized by evaluating the resolution limits of the individual optical components and resulting design aspects are discussed. [...]