Electronic properties

New sensitive nanophotonic sensor that can read molecular fingerprints

Metal and polymer combine to produce flexible conductive material

A new hybrid conductive material comprising liquid metal embedded in an elastic polymer can be bent and stretched at will.

Applications aplenty for new electrically conductive hydrogel

A novel composite made of hydrogel and a 2D material can conduct electricity, stretch by more than 3400%, self-heal and adhere to many surfaces.

New technique gets conjugated polymers to smile for the camera

A new scanning tunneling microscopy technique can, for the first time, reveal the detailed molecular structure of conjugated polymers.

Platinum helps graphene electrodes to record neuronal activity

Platinum nanoparticles can lower the impedance of graphene electrodes while keeping them transparent for recording neuronal activity.

Highly conductive and stretchy circuits made possible

New hybrid conductive material, part elastic polymer and part liquid metal, which can be bent and stretched easily.

Applied Materials Today achieves CiteScore of 9.9

Elsevier releases 2017 CiteScore values.

Chiral magnetism raises possibility of spintronics in amorphous materials

Scientists have confirmed a magnetic property known as ‘chirality’ in nanometer-thick samples of amorphous, multilayered metal-based materials.

New way to probe quantum properties of perovskite materials

Using novel analytical techniques, scientists have been able to study the behavior of excitons trapped in quantum wells made of perovskite compounds.

Fungi-derived pigment could make promising semiconductor

By combining a fungal organic pigment with a transparent polymer, researchers have developed a novel semiconductor material.