Scientists have confirmed that static, as opposed to fluctuating, charge stripes coexist with superconductivity in a doped cuprate.
27 October 2016
Review of single- or multi-layer transition metal oxides.
26 October 2016Laurie Donaldson
The first experiments to determine the ferroelectric properties of hafnium oxide have revealed that it can be deposited as ultra-thin films.
26 October 2016
New electronic ‘paper’ is flexible, less than 1µm thick and can display a full range of colors, but requires 10 times less energy than a Kindle tablet.
26 October 2016
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24 October 2016Stewart Bland and Cordelia Sealy
A novel simulation technique can predict the defects in 2D materials caused by bombardment with noble gas ions.
21 October 2016
For the first time, scientists have created a perovskite quantum dot and shown that it can form the basis for an efficient solar cell.
21 October 2016
For the first time, researchers have developed a supercapacitor that employs a conductive metal-organic framework rather than carbon.
20 October 2016
Engineers have shown that fungi cultivated in brewery wastewater can be converted into electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.
19 October 2016
The first ambipolar material that can conduct both electrons and holes in water-based solutions could lead to new biological sensor technologies.
19 October 2016
A novel transistor made with a new combination of materials is even smaller than the smallest possible silicon-based transistor.
18 October 2016
Adding defects to an iron-based superconductor can double the amount of electrical current it can carry and increase its critical temperature.
18 October 2016
Scientists have developed a solvent system with reduced toxicity that can be used in the manufacture of perovskite solar cells.
17 October 2016
When grown on silver, the 2D material known as borophene naturally forms corrugations, potentially making it suitable for use in stretchable electronics.
14 October 2016
A novel three-in-one instrument can correlate the flowability of soft ‘gooey’ materials with their underlying microstructure and composition.
14 October 2016
introducing a wave into GaAs nanoribbons allows manipulation of the band gap
13 October 2016Cordelia Sealy
Reinforcing graphene nanoadditives increase strength of composites.
12 October 2016Cordelia Sealy
Graphene-silicone rubber composites self-repair damage like cracks or fractures.
11 October 2016Cordelia Sealy
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10 October 2016Stewart Bland
Scientists have placed a layer of graphene on top of a fatty lipid monolayer, as a first step towards surrounding graphene with a shell of lipids.
7 October 2016
Observing atomic interactions could improve superconductors
6 October 2016Laurie Donaldson
Squeezing electrons onto one-dimensional wires shows quantum effects
4 October 2016Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have precisely simulated how a thin layer of water can reduce the transfer of heat between graphene and a cell membrane.
3 October 2016