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Low temperature milling makes hBN active

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) can be made ‘active’ by ball milling at extremely low temperatures

20 December 2021Cordelia Sealy

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NSF funds take 2D materials research center to next phase

Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, operated by Penn State and Rice Universities, secures $1.5 million in Phase II funding from NSF

28 September 2021Cordelia Sealy

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Quasicrystal from the first nuclear explosion is promising new material

high pressure shocks shown to lead to new forms of matter

11 June 2021Laurie Donaldson

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Taking the trial-and-error out of crystal growth

systematic approach to growing 2D crystals using CVD based on large-scale databases and machine learning

3 August 2020Cordelia Sealy

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Five degrees of freedom

Five degrees of freedom in polycrystalline materials

25 March 2020David Bradley

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Between the sheets

Gold tape exfoliates vdW structures to make 2D sheets

4 March 2020David Bradley

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Complex oxide components for next-generation electronics

stacking ultrathin and complex oxide single-crystal layers for new electronic devices

24 February 2020Laurie Donaldson

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Defects engineer fracture resistance in 2D materials

vacancies can be used to engineer the mechanical toughness and fracture behavior of transition metal dichalcogenides

21 November 2023Cordelia Sealy

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Triangular material hosts quantum spin liquid

Researchers have confirmed the presence of quantum spin liquid behavior in a new material with a triangular atomic structure.

20 November 2023

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Chiral dance puts electrons in a spin

Exposing a rare-earth crystal to ultrafast pulses of light sends its atoms into a dance that aligns the spins of its electrons with the atomic rotation.

13 November 2023

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Flat route to superconducting crystals

By taking advantage of 'kagome' patterns, researchers have achieved an electronic flat band in a three-dimensional crystal.

8 November 2023

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DNA assembles bipyramid nanoparticles into quasicrystals

Researchers have used DNA to assemble nanoparticles shaped like two pyramids stuch together at their base into quasicrystals.

3 November 2023

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Photonic crystals can bend light like gravity

Researchers have shown that photonic crystals with lattice distortions can bend light just like gravity.

18 October 2023

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Cracking crystal finding with electron beam

Researchers have discovered that irradiating a crystal of titanium dioxide with an electron beam can repair cracks in the crystal.

13 October 2023

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Positive results from positron bombardment

For the first time, researchers have investigated what happens when they bombard a crystal with positrons, the antiparticle of an electron.

12 October 2023

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X-rays reveal emerging microstructures in 3D-printed alloy

Researchers have used X-ray analysis to study the formation of microstructures in a 3D-printed nickel alloy during the printing process.

11 October 2023

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Mighty morphing all-inorganic perovskites

Researchers have shown that all-inorganic perovskites can be deformed and morphed at room temperature without compromising their functional properties.

10 October 2023

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