SCIENCE AS ART
Blooms for batteries
Muhammad Ihsan Ul Haq, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
The artwork represents a collection of carbon-coated Na3V2(PO4)3 blooms, which is an advanced cathode for sodium ion batteries. The rational assembly of nanoflakes under optimized conditions yielded a flower-like structure of ~1-4 µm in size. The image was taken with a scanning electron microscope and different colors were added using image editing software.
A Second Place winner from the Science as Art competition at the 2020 MRS Spring Meeting.
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