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BESSY II: Heterostructures for Spintronics

Green hydrogen: MXenes shows talent as catalyst for oxygen evolution

Langbeinites show talents as 3D quantum spin liquids

Green hydrogen: ‘Artificial leaf’ becomes better under pressure

A new way to control the magnetic properties of rare earth elements

BESSY II shows how solid-state batteries degrade

From waste to value: The right electrolytes can enhance glycerol oxidation

Small powerhouses for very special light

New Method for Absorption Correction to Improve Dental Fillings

MXenes for energy storage: Chemical imaging more than just surface deep

Alkanes, laser flashes and BESSY's X-ray vision

Freeze casting - a guide to creating hierarchically structured materials

IRIS beamline at BESSY II extended with nanomicroscopy

A simpler way to inorganic perovskite solar cells

Spintronics: A new path to room temperature swirling spin textures

BESSY II: How pulsed charging enhances the service time of batteries

Fuel Cells: Oxidation processes of phosphoric acid revealed by tender X-rays

Where quantum computers can score

The future of BESSY

Unconventional piezoelectricity in ferroelectric hafnia

14 parameters in one go: New instrument for optoelectronics

Sodium-ion batteries: How doping works

BESSY II: Molecular orbitals determine stability

BESSY II: Local variations in the structure of High-Entropy Alloys

Higher measurement accuracy opens new window to the quantum world

Green hydrogen: Perovskite oxide catalysts analysed in an X-ray beam

Green hydrogen: Improving iridium catalysts with titanium oxides

HZB-Highlights 2022 published

BESSY II: Neutralising electronic inhomogeneity in cleaved bulk MoS₂

Diamond materials as solar-powered electrodes – spectroscopy shows what’s...

Structure formation during freeze casting filmed

Quantum computing: Benchmarking performance by random data

Spintronics: X-ray microscopy unravels the nature of domain walls

BESSY II: Surface analysis of catalyst particles in aqueous solutions

Quantitative analysis of cell organelles with artificial intelligence

Solar hydrogen: Barriers for charge transport in metal oxides

Record-breaking tandem solar cell now with precise scientific explanations

BESSY II: What drives ions through polymer membranes

Spintronics at BESSY II: Domain walls in magnetic nanowires

Fractons as information storage: Not yet quite tangible, but close

Graphene on titanium carbide triggers a novel phase transition

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Grant for Dr. Jie Wei

CO2 recycling: What is the role of the electrolyte?

Fast and flexible solar energy from the printer

How much cadmium is contained in cocoa beans?

Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Neutrons unveil sluggish charge transport

Green hydrogen: How photoelectrochemical water splitting may become competitive

Perovskite solar cells from the slot die coater - a step towards industrial...

Superstore MXene: New proton hydration structure determined

Electrocatalysis under the atomic force microscope

Electrocatalysis – Iron and Cobalt Oxyhydroxides examined at BESSY II

Stability of perovskite solar cells reaches next milestone

Recommended reading: Bunsen magazine with focus on molecular water research

New software based on Artificial Intelligence helps to interpret complex data

World record back at HZB: Tandem solar cell achieves 32.5 percent efficiency

Nanodiamonds can be activated as photocatalysts with sunlight

New monochromator optics for tender X-rays

Tomography shows high potential of copper sulphide solid-state batteries

Quantum algorithms save time in the calculation of electron dynamics

How photoelectrodes change in contact with water

A perfect match: perovskite meets perovskite

Batteries without critical raw materials

Tandem solar cells with perovskite: nanostructures help in many ways

Spintronics: A new tool at BESSY II for chirality investigations

High entropy alloys: structural disorder and magnetic properties

Green hydrogen: faster progress with modern X-ray sources

BESSY II: Localisation of d-electrons determined

Rhombohedral graphite as a model for quantum magnetism

New road towards spin-polarised currents

Buckyballs on gold are less exotic than graphene

Third-highest oxidation state secures rhodium a place on the podium

Potential energy surfaces of water mapped for the first time

Spintronics: Giant Rashba semiconductors show unconventional dynamics with...

Atomic displacements in High-Entropy Alloys examined

Calculating the "fingerprints" of molecules with artificial intelligence

Water distribution in the fuel cell made visible in 4D

Thermal insulation for quantum technologies

Magnetic nanoparticles in biological vehicles individually characterised

Jan Lüning heads HZB Institute for Electronic Structure Dynamics

How electron spin coupling affects catalytic oxygen activation

Perovskite solar cells: Properties still remain enigmatic

Solar hydrogen: Better photoelectrodes through flash heating

Unravelling tautomeric mixtures: RIXS at BESSY II allows to see clearly

"We can be proud that it worked out": BESSY and the Transregio-SFB on ultrafast...

Predicting solar cell performance from terahertz and microwave spectroscopy

“Workhorse” of silicon photovoltaics combined with perovskite in tandem for the...

Lithium-Sulfur batteries: First multimodal analysis in pouch cell format

Innovative catalysts: An expert review

A sundial of a different kind

An electronic rainbow – perovskite spectrometer by inkjet printing

A Wiki for Perovskite Solar Cell Research

Green information technologies: Superconductivity meets Spintronics

Neutron data help to reveal “spooky” entanglement in quantum magnets

World record again at HZB: Almost 30 % efficiency for next-generation tandem...

Professorship for Antonio Abate at Bielefeld University

Spintronics: Exotic ferromagnetic order in two-dimensions

Ultrafast magnetism: heating magnets, freezing time

Portrait Annette Pietzsch: Researching fundamental phenomena of our world

Perovskite solar cells: Defects trap charge carriers - and release them again

A sharp look into tiny ferroelectric crystals

Beam diagnostics for future laser wakefield accelerators

New world record in materials research - X-ray microscopy with 1000 tomograms...

Surface analysis at BESSY II: sharper insights into thin-film systems

Disorder brings out quantum physical talents

On the trail of lithium dendrites: How destructive formations develop in...

Review: X-ray scattering methods with synchrotron radiation

Green hydrogen: Why do certain catalysts improve in operation?

When vibrations increase on cooling: Anti-freezing observed

Water as a metal - detected at BESSY II

Lead-free perovskite solar cells - How fluoride additives improve quality

Future information technologies: Topological materials for ultrafast spintronics

Solar hydrogen for Antarctica - study shows advantages of thermally coupled...

Synchrotrons accelerate corona research

Perovskite Solar Cells: Insights into early stages of structure formation

How quantum dots can "talk" to each other

Renske van der Veen heads new department "Atomic Dynamics in Light-Energy...

Perovskite solar cells: Hydrogen bonds measured

Direct observation of the ad- and desorption of guest atoms into a mesoporous...

Green hydrogen: "Rust" as a photoanode and its limits

X-ray lightsource at DESY identifies promising candidates for COVID drugs

New insights into the structure of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites

Solar cells: Losses made visible on the nanoscale

Instrument at BESSY II shows how light activates MoS2 layers to become catalysts

Accelerator physics: Experiment reveals new options for synchrotron light...

The perfect recipe for efficient perovskite solar cells

An efficient tool to link X-ray experiments and ab initio theory

Solar hydrogen: Photoanodes made of α-SnWO4 promise high efficiencies

Accelerator Physics: HF-Couplers for bERLinPro prove resilient

Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells on the threshold of 30% efficiency

Perovskite Solar Cells: paving the way for rational ink design for...

Solar cells: Mapping the landscape of Caesium based inorganic halide perovskites

Order in the disorder: density fluctuations in amorphous silicon discovered

Modelling shows which quantum systems are suitable for quantum simulations

Solar hydrogen: Let’s consider the stability of photoelectrodes

Nanopatterns of proteins detected by cryo-electron microscopy

Perovskite materials: Neutrons show twinning in halide perovskites

Upconversion of photons at low light intensities – the key to new applications...

Molecular architecture: New class of materials for tomorrow's energy storage

Mathematical tool helps calculate properties of quantum materials more quickly

Hope for better batteries – researchers follow the charging and discharging of...

New substance library to accelerate the search for active compounds

Robust high-performance data storage through magnetic anisotropy

Printed perovskite LEDs – an innovative technique towards a new standard...

BESSY II: Experiment shows for the first time in detail how electrolytes become...

Catalysts: Efficient hydrogen production via structure

On the road to non-toxic and stable perovskite solar cells

Future information technologies: 3D Quantum Spin Liquid revealed

Tandem solar cell world record: New branch in the NREL chart

Condensed Matter Physics: Long-standing prediction of quantum physics...

BESSY II: Ultra-fast switching of helicity of circularly polarized light pulses

Fast and furious: New class of 2D materials stores electrical energy

New detector accelerates protein crystallography

X-ray microscopy at BESSY II: Nanoparticles can change cells

Not everything is ferromagnetic in high magnetic fields

Battery research: Using neutrons and X-rays to analyse the ageing of lithium...

Perovskite solar cells: International consensus on ageing measurement protocols

World Record: Efficiency of perovskite silicon tandem solar cell jumps to 29.15...

Plants absorb lead from perovskite solar cells more than expected

Topological materials for information technology offer lossless transmission of...

Perovskite solar cells: Possible aspects of high efficiency uncovered

Dynamic pattern of Skyrmions observed

World record for tandem perovskite-CIGS solar cell

Nanoparticles in lithium-sulphur batteries detected with neutron experiment

Save time using maths: analytical tool designs corkscrew-shaped nano-antennae

World record in tomography: Watching how metal foam forms

FOCUS TOPIC: Catching more light in solar cells

FOCUS TOPIC: Using BESSY II to combat plastic waste

Accelerator physics: alternative material investigated for superconducting...

Charge transfer within transition-metal dyes analysed

Utrafast magnetism: electron-phonon interactions examined at BESSY II

Organic electronics: a new semiconductor in the carbon-nitride family

Development of a miniaturised EPR spectrometer

Copper oxide photocathodes: laser experiment reveals location of efficiency loss

3D tomographic imagery reveals how lithium batteries age

Inorganic perovskite absorbers for use in thin-film solar cells

High-efficiency thermoelectric materials: new insights into tin selenide

"Molecular scissors" for plastic waste

Catalyst research for solar fuels: Amorphous molybdenum sulphide works best

HZB contributions to special edition on Ultrafast Dynamics with X-ray Methods

X-ray analysis of carbon nanostructures helps material design

Water is more homogeneous than expected

Spintronics by “straintronics”: Superferromagnetism with electric-field induced...

Ultra-thin and extremely efficient: Thin-film tandem cells made of perovskite...

Batteries with silicon anodes: Neutron experiments show how formation of...

Climate change: How could artificial photosynthesis contribute to limiting...

Milestone for bERLinPro: photocathodes with high quantum efficiency

Molecules that self-assemble into monolayers for efficient perovskite solar...

Transition metal complexes: mixed works better

New records in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells through improved light...

Graphene on the way to superconductivity

Poster award to HZB doctoral student

Nanodiamonds as photocatalysts

Blue phosphorus - mapped and measured for the first time

Neutrons scan magnetic fields inside samples

HZB researchers boost the efficiency of silicon solar cells

Machine learning helps improving photonic applications

Future information technologies: nanoscale heat transport under the microscope

World record: Fastest 3D tomographic images at BESSY II

Insight into loss processes in perovskite solar cells enables efficiency...

Insight into catalysis through novel study of X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Neutron tomography: Insights into the interior of teeth, root balls, batteries,...

Kesterite solar cells: germanium promises better opto-electronic properties...

Solar–to-hydrogen conversion: nanostructuring increases efficiency of...

Luminescent nano-architectures of gallium arsenide

Hidden talents: Converting heat into electricity with pencil and paper

40-year controversy in solid-state physics resolved

Perovskite solar cells: perfection not required!

Future IT: Antiferromagnetic dysprosium reveals magnetic switching with less...

Missing link between new topological phases of matter discovered

The miracle material graphene: convex as a chesterfield

Writing with the electron beam: now in silver

New at Campus Wannsee: CoreLab Quantum Materials

New lab for electrochemical interfaces at BESSY II

Better cathode materials for Lithium-Sulphur-Batteries

Proton transfer: Researcher find mecanism to protect biomolecules against light...

How to increase efficiencies of ultrathin CIGSe solar cells

Fuel cells with PFIA-membranes:

Research for Germany’s energy transition: EMIL@BESSY II approved for the...

Methods at BESSY II: Versatile cross-correlator for ultrafast X-ray experiments

Methodology advance at HZB: ionic liquids simplify laser experiments on liquid...

Future Information Technologies: New combinations of materials for producing...

Nanotechnology for energy materials: Electrodes like leaf veins

VI-Conference "Dynamic Pathways in Multidimensional Landscapes 2016"

Silicon thin fims in Lithium-Ion-Batteries: Charging observed with neutron...

Two Freigeist Fellows interweave their research at HZB

Novel state of matter: Observation of a quantum spin liquid

Coexistence of superconductivity and charge density waves observed

Progress in the application of spin effects in graphene: from the metal to the...

Spintronics: Resetting the future of Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording

Ferrous chemistry in aqueous solution unravelled

Helmholtz Innovation Labs: HySPRINT at HZB

Spintronics for future information technologies: spin currents in topological...

Priority programme for topological insulators begins second funding period

Solar fuels:a refined protective layer for the “artificial leaf”

Measuring chemistry: local fingerprint of hydrogen bonding captured in...

Metal Oxide Sandwiches: New option to manipulate properties of interfaces

Alternative method for the representation of microstructures in polycrystalline...

Whispering gallery modes in Silicon nanocones intensify luminescence

Filming microscopic and macroscopic changes within materials

BESSY II electron highway gets second lane

Poster award to Markus Kubin

Scientists demonstrate how to improve ultrathin CIGSe solar cells by...

Graphene as a front contact for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells

Catalysis research strengthened: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin participates in newly...

Charge transport in hybrid silicon solar cells

Transparent, electrically conductive network of encapsulated silver nanowires –...

Spins in Graphene with a Hedgehog Texture

Depletion and enrichment of chlorine in perovskites observed

HZB presents research on thermoelectrics

New technique enables magnetic patterns to be mapped in 3D

Crystal structure and magnetism – new insight into the fundamentals of solid...

Green solutions with diamond materials:

Towards graphene biosensors

Realistic computer model of battery electrodes

Poster award for MatSEC PhD student at the MRS Spring Meeting

Joint Lab BeJEL receives 1.4 million EUR grant

Poster Award for HZB-Postdoc at EMRS Spring Meeting

New options for spintronic devices: Switching between 1 and 0 with low voltage

Artificial photosynthesis: New, stable photocathode with great potential

Inkjet printing process for Kesterite solar cells

EU funding strengthens solar cell research at HZB

Learning by eye: silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells

Stretch and relax! – Losing one electron switches magnetism on in dichromium

Details of a crucial reaction: Physicists uncover oxidation process of carbon...

“VEKMAG” at BESSY II creates 3D magnetic fields in samples