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New 2D semiconductor has distinct split personality

Researchers have created 2D flakes made up of domains of molybdenum diselenide and rhenium diselenide with a sharp divide between them.

Thinnest ever optical waveguide made from 2D material

Engineers have developed the thinnest optical waveguide in the world, comprising a tungsten disulfide monolayer suspended on a silicon frame.

Scientists find solution to synthesizing flat borophene

Scientists have developed a novel solution-based method for synthesizing atomically flat oxidized borophene sheets.

Scientists discover that some metallic materials bend the rules

Researchers have found a novel mechanism by which some metallic materials can bend, which involves amorphous bands rather than dislocations.

Japanese basket weaving inspires array of fluxon traps in superconductor

Using a helium-ion microscope, researchers have created the world's densest nano arrays for anchoring magnetic fluxons in superconductors.

Modified surface leads to fewer defects in perovskite solar cells

Treating perovskite solar cells with benzylamine to remove defects actually results in the formation of 2D material on the surface of the 3D crystal.

New OLED shines through thick and thin

By combining thin organic layers with thick layers of hybrid perovskite, researchers have developed micrometer-thick organic light-emitting diodes.