An explanation for why flow batteries using the metal cerium in a sulfuric acid electrolyte fall short on voltage, discovered through a study led by the University of Michigan, could pave the way for ...

Researchers have long known that cerium is the best element to use when splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen -- a key technique in creating hydrogen gas for fuel. But why, exactly, cerium is so ...

(Nanowerk News) Only at extremely low temperatures does order prevail. At the Vienna University of Technology, materials are cooled to almost absolute zero, so that electrons, which otherwise occupy ...

INTRODUCTION: Density functional theory (DFT) is a widely used method for calculating the electronic properties of materials. The method is based on the idea of approximating the many-electron wave ...

Increasing external pressure changes ytterbium sulfide from an insulator to a heavy-electron metal. The properties of cerium- and ytterbium-based compounds can differ surprisingly from those of normal ...

An explanation for why flow batteries using the metal cerium in a sulfuric acid electrolyte fall short on voltage could pave the way for better battery chemistry. An explanation for why flow batteries ...

An electron transitioning from state to state increases cerium's entropy, making it ideal for hydrogen production, researchers have found. Researchers have long known that cerium is the best element ...

Researchers have long known that cerium is the best element to use when splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen — a key technique in creating hydrogen gas for fuel. But why, exactly, cerium is so ...