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Crystalline materials news, February 2018

Sapphire substrate controls crystal growth over large areas

A novel multistep process can fabricate single crystal, atomically thin films of tungsten diselenide across large-area sapphire substrates.

28 February 2018
New method can illuminate stresses and strains in 2D materials

A novel laser-based method can measure stresses and strains in a 2D material, allowing scientists to probe their effect on the material's properties.

26 February 2018

A thin film made from iron, cobalt and manganese may have a magnetization density that is 50% greater than a previously considered maximum limit.

23 February 2018

Researchers have come up with a new titanium-based material for making lead-free, inorganic perovskite solar cells.

23 February 2018

Cheaper and more environmentally friendly solar cells with new perovskite material.

22 February 2018Laurie Donaldson

Micron-sized spheres coming together under the influence of a spinning magnetic field can be used to model 2D materials and other molecular systems.

19 February 2018

Scientists have uncovered evidence of rotating vibrations known as chiral phonons in a 2D material, which could be used for new forms of computing.

13 February 2018

Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in the organic crystals used in plastic electronics.

9 February 2018

Scientists have synthesized a novel form of titanium nitride, called titanic nitride, which has promising mechanical and optoelectronic properties.

9 February 2018

Engineers have created a method for systematically designing metamaterials using the principles of quantum mechanics.

5 February 2018

Lining up gold or silver nanocubes in edge-to-edge configuration improves sensitivity performance in molecular sensing.

2 February 2018Cordelia Sealy

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