Electronic properties news, June 2016

Flat future for boron

Two-dimensional sheets of boron one atom thick have unique electronic properties.

Ultra-thin solar cells bend and flex while they work

Scientists have made ultra-thin solar cells from gallium arsenide that are flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil.

Scientists develop the ‘ultimate’ nanomaterial discovery tool

Novel combinatorial libraries of nanoparticles can allow the rapid screening of millions of different nanoparticles for specific properties.

Charge density waves indicate new ways to control superconductivity

Charge density waves induced at the interfaces between layers of ferromagnetic and superconducting materials extend deeply into superconducting regions.

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Scientists map extreme magnetoresistance similarities in different materials

Scientists have uncovered a unifying connection between seemingly unrelated materials that exhibit extreme magnetoresistance.

Supercomputer model could lead to new superconductors

Using a supercomputer, scientists have managed to produce an accurate model showing how superconductivity develops in cuprates.

Ferroelectric materials can’t take the strain

When layered perovskites are stretched or compressed, their electrical polarization does not increase as expected but instead goes away completely.

New metasurface will get its time in the sun

Scientists have developed a novel tri-layer metasurface solar absorber comprising a layer of amorphous carbon sandwiched between thin gold films.

DNA design helps create novel nanomaterials

Scientists have created complex 2D and 3D structures, including a cube and a prism, made from DNA and nanoparticles.

Research, Innovation and Leadership at the Crossroads of Science, Engineering and Medicine - in honor of Professor Subra Suresh

Read about the event at IMDEA Materials Institute, Madrid, Spain, which will honor Professor Subra Suresh.

Metal-plated polymer film is holey transparent and conductive

By electroplating a nanofiber polymer mat, scientists have produced an ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive.

Osmium-based materials could harbor elusive massless particle

Neutron and X-ray studies have revealed that an elusive massless particle known as a Weyl fermion could exist in an osmium-based material.

Graphene patches over diabetes treatment

Graphene-based wearable patch provides noninvasive blood glucose monitoring for diabetic patients.

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New OLED design displays promise of graphene electrodes

A highly flexible OLED with excellent efficiency uses graphene as a transparent electrode between layers of titanium dioxide and a conducting polymer.

Flipping and hopping produce magnetism in metallic material

The orbital movement of electrons, rather than electron spin, is the driving force behind the strong magnetism of a metallic material.

New boride material forms own protective coating

A new material comprising alternating layers of molybdenum boride and aluminum can form its own corrosion-resistant coating.