Hydrogen ions controlled by an electric voltage can be used to change the magnetic properties of a magnetic layer in a spintronics device.
16 November 2018
Using an x-ray analysis technique, scientists have discovered that the metal-insulator transition in magnetite is a two-step process.
14 November 2018
Scientists have used a process called ball-milling to help create 3D heterostructures from various 2D transition metal dichalcogenides.
13 November 2018
Ultrafast X-ray laser pulses have revealed that the insulator-to-metal transition of vanadium dioxide is more complicated than originally thought.
9 November 2018
A novel technique can produce films made from carbon nanotubes and a 2D material called MXene that can block electromagnetic interference.
9 November 2018
Scientists have combined silk proteins with carbon nanotubes to produce a composite material for use in flexible electronics and biomedical devices.
9 November 2018
Researchers have used a mussel-inspired polymer to produce graphene-based liquid crystalline fibers with impressive mechanical and electrical properties.
9 November 2018
Scientists have confirmed that hafnium oxide is ferroelectric at the nanoscale, as a result of pressure-induced changes in its crystal arrangement.
8 November 2018
A novel method can measure the magnetic properties of superconducting and magnetic materials at very low temperatures in high magnetic fields.
8 November 2018
Hysteron mystery explained in organic ferroelectrics
7 November 2018David Bradley
Scientists have identified a new class of topological materials made by inserting transition metal atoms into the atomic lattice of niobium disulfide.
7 November 2018
Electronic skin that heals itself after damage just like human skin could now be possible, according to new research.
2 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
two-dimensional boron – or borophene – accommodates line defects in a unique way
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
Efficient spintronic interface improves quantum IT
1 November 2018Laurie Donaldson
boron arsenide (BAs) has unusually high thermal conductivity, which could help keep the next generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices cooler
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
Japanese art of paper cutting and folding kirigami transforms flat, two-dimensional cutouts in gold films into three-dimensional nanoscale structures
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
A novel technique uses a nickel film to harvest 2-inch diameter wafers of a 2D material from a bulk crystal and then stack them with other 2D wafers.
30 October 2018
Semiconductor made from organic and inorganic materials can convert electricity into light efficiently.
26 October 2018Laurie Donaldson