Crystalline materials news, August 2008

Masked silicon gives rise to perfect 2D crystals

Researchers have developed a novel method that allows them to grow pure, defect-free 2D materials on industrial silicon wafers.

Polymer helps perovskite solar cells avoid the void

Researchers have shown that chemically modifying perovskite solar cells with a dipolar polymer can greatly improve their stability.

Washable, stretchable, and reusable core–shell metal nanowire network-based electronics on a breathable polymer nanomesh substrate

The new generation of soft and wearable electronics for health monitoring in varying environment: From normal to extreme conditions

Making two-dimensional metals the easy way

easy way to make large, freestanding, thin sheets of metallic materials could open up novel applications in catalysis, flexible electronics, soft robotics