Electronic properties

Laser light and water combine to improve optical properties of 2D material

Researchers have improved the optical properties of the 2D material molybdenum disulphide by removing defects with laser light and water.

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.

New 3D printing process can draw conducting patterns onto textiles

Scientists have developed a novel 3D printing process for fabricating flexible conducting fibers on textiles, which can be used to harvest energy.

‘Oil and vinegar’ could guide assembly of nanoparticles into complex shapes

Scientists have theorized a new ‘oil-and-vinegar’ approach for inducing spherical nanoparticles to self-assemble into unusual architectures.

Wood membrane can convert heat to electricity

Researchers have developed a wood membrane than can generate an ionic voltage from a small temperature differential.

New machine learning algorithm lets coarse models make detailed predictions

Researchers have used machine learning to create molecular models for faster screening of materials such as organic electronics.

Novel dual-personality material can hold both electrons and holes

Researchers have found a layered material made from sodium, tin and arsenic that can act as both an electron-holder and a hole-holder.

High conductivity measured at surface of semimetal nanobelts

Researchers have found that thin layers of niobium arsenide, a Weyl semimetal, have three times the conductivity of copper at room temperature.