The ALBA Synchrotron is launching a program of virtual visits to continue its outreach work and to show what a synchrotron is and what it is used for. The visits can already be booked through the ALBA website and are aimed at high schools, universities, associations and research centers, among others.
A team of scientists has shown that Bromine (Br) incorporation in polycrystalline cesium lead triiodide (CsPbI3) thin films, with composition CsPbI3-xBrx, modifies the crystal structure by changing the symmetry of the lattice. This change, in turn, governs the formation of the different, energetically favored textures within the thin film. Controlling grain orientations within polycrystalline all‐inorganic halide perovskite solar cells can help increase conversion efficiencies, which would represent great progress in the field of renewable energies. This discovery comes directly from synchrotron X‐ray diffraction experiments carried out at the ALBA Synchrotron and the European Radiation Facility in Grenoble.
A CSIC project reveals a new pharmacological site of the protein that is part of the roads that carry viruses and spread them in infected cells. The XALOC beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron contributed in determining the structure of this protein. Its discovery, thanks to the use of a new natural compound from cyanobacteria, opens the door to new drugs against viral infections or cancer.
Researchers from the Sapienza University in Rome, in collaboration with the ALBA Synchrotron, have demonstrated a further pathway to tune the magnetic response of a metal-organic semiconductor molecule interfaced with a graphene-covered cobalt film. Organic molecules with a spin, coupled to a magnetic substrate, can be a key element in the development of future organic-spintronic applications.
The proposed projects were reviewed by a team of international experts and four of the projects have been selected. The calls for the Post-doctoral positions associated with these projects will open very soon.
