Crystalline materials news, April 2019

Electric material produces chiral skyrmions when stressed

Researchers have not only unexpectedly detected polar skyrmions in a material with reversible electrical properties, but also found that they're chiral.

Collaboration produces first-ever 2D phosphorene nanoribbons

High-quality phosphorene nanoribbons for high-speed electronics

Novel method makes liquid crystals go against orders

For the first time, researchers have managed to create an anti-ordered state with liquid crystals, where they avoid aligning along a certain direction.

Researchers find way to explore different crystal structures of borophene

Scientists have not only visualized the nanoscale structures of borophene lattices, but also built theoretical models of their crystalline forms.

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Exotic phosphorene nanoribbons could find wide range of applications

Researchers have synthesized tiny, individual, flexible phosphorene nanoribbons from crystals of black phosphorous and lithium ions.