Discover the fascinating process of growing vibrant crystals from potassium ferricyanide, copper sulfate, and potassium alum with this in-depth crystal experiment. Watch as we prepare saturated ...

Tiny crystal “seeds” could solve a hidden flaw in perovskite solar cells—unlocking high efficiency at larger scales.

I bet that you didn’t know that the American Crystallographic Association was based in Buffalo. I didn’t until I saw that University at Buffalo researcher Jason Benedict was promoting the United ...

Inverted perovskite solar cells offer strong potential for scalable, low-cost solar power, but a hidden interface inside the device has limited their performance and durability. Researchers have now ...

Seed crystals are tiny single crystals made to dissolve in a solution (or melt) from which larger crystals are drawn either by precipitation, centrifuging or drawing up from a melt. Seed crystals are ...

Ostwald's 1897 paper on crystal nucleation 1 contains an interesting remark in the introduction. After explaining that supercooled liquids can be made to crystallize by the introduction of a small ...

Rice University researchers have created microscopic seeds to grow crystals that are highly efficient at converting sunlight into electricity. The crystals — halide perovskites — are used in ...