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![A simulation shows the path for the collision of a krypton ion (blue) with a defected graphene sheet and subsequent formation of a carbon vacancy (red). Red shades indicate local strain in the graphene. Image credit: Kichul Yoon, Penn State A simulation shows the path for the collision of a krypton ion (blue) with a defected graphene sheet and subsequent formation of a carbon vacancy (red). Red shades indicate local strain in the graphene. Image credit: Kichul Yoon, Penn State](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/graphene_defect1.jpg?itok=2KdyjJb0)
![To direct-write the logo of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists started with a gray-scale image. To direct-write the logo of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists started with a gray-scale image.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/ORNL%20Leaf%20Logo_No%20Scale_Green_v2.jpg?itok=rpIXT_ko)
![A 32-face 3-D truncated icosahedron mesh was created to test the simulation’s ability to precisely construct complex geometries. A 32-face 3-D truncated icosahedron mesh was created to test the simulation’s ability to precisely construct complex geometries.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/nn-2016-021085_0009_0.jpeg?itok=ZRBSAZox)
![ORNL’s Juan Carlos Idrobo helped develop an electron microscopy technique to measure magnetism at the atomic scale. ORNL’s Juan Carlos Idrobo helped develop an electron microscopy technique to measure magnetism at the atomic scale.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Idrobo_STEM_0.jpg?itok=o9AfJo-p)
Scientists can now detect magnetic behavior at the atomic level with a new electron microscopy technique developed by a team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Uppsala University, Sweden.
![An ORNL-led research team found the key to fast ion conduction in a solid electrolyte. Tiny features maximize ion transport pathways, represented by red and green. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy An ORNL-led research team found the key to fast ion conduction in a solid electrolyte. Tiny features maximize ion transport pathways, represented by red and green. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/LLTO%20AEM%20figure.jpg?itok=NWIp-9aa)
In a rechargeable battery, the electrolyte transports lithium ions from the negative to the positive electrode during discharging. The path of ionic flow reverses during recharging.
![Light drives the migration of charge carriers (electrons and holes) at the juncture between semiconductors with mismatched crystal lattices. These heterostructures hold promise for advancing optoelectronics and exploring new physics. Light drives the migration of charge carriers (electrons and holes) at the juncture between semiconductors with mismatched crystal lattices. These heterostructures hold promise for advancing optoelectronics and exploring new physics.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/from%20Andy_%20Highlight%20figure%20rev1-xf%20%28resized%29.jpg?itok=pweAjHEE)
Epitaxy, or growing crystalline film layers that are templated by a crystalline substrate, is a mainstay of manufacturing transistors and semiconductors.
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists combined imaging techniques to measure crystallization kinetics of perovskite films following exposure to a mixed halide vapor. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists combined imaging techniques to measure crystallization kinetics of perovskite films following exposure to a mixed halide vapor.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Perovskite_jacs.jpg?itok=DbSk7_d5)
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a potential path to further improve solar cell efficiency by understanding the competition among halogen atoms during the synthesis of sunlight-absorbing crystals.
![ORNL’s tough new plastic is made with 50 percent renewable content from biomass. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; conceptual art by Mark Robbins ORNL’s tough new plastic is made with 50 percent renewable content from biomass. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; conceptual art by Mark Robbins](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/16-G00184_VerB.jpg?itok=YJlqzCc1)
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