Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, operated by Penn State and Rice Universities, secures $1.5 million in Phase II funding from NSF
28 September 2021Cordelia Sealy
While searching for novel superconductors, researchers unexpectedly discovered a 2D material with an unusually high ionic conductivity.
27 September 2021
Subjecting combinations of oils with different conductivities to an electric field causes them to adopt unusual shapes and patterns, like square droplets.
27 September 2021
Using ultrafast laser pulses, researchers were able to observe subtle transitions between the insulating and conducting properties of chromium oxides.
24 September 2021
By applying strain to a monolayer semiconductor, researchers managed to produce chiral valley-polarized light at room temperature.
24 September 2021
Researchers have developed a novel etching process for fabricating features and patterns on 2D materials like graphene at near atomic resolution.
23 September 2021
By synthesizing the first 1D cuprate that can be doped, scientists have uncovered an unexpectedly strong nearest-neighbor attraction between electrons.
21 September 2021
A strong interaction between electrons and phonons in a novel superconductor causes the electrons to flow like water in a pipe.
20 September 2021
Using a novel microscopy technique, researchers have discovered an unexpected arrangement of electrons in an iron-based superconductor.
16 September 2021
By encasing a liquid metal alloy in a hydrogel, researchers have produced a material that can convert movement into electricity when dry or wet.
14 September 2021
Researchers have used field-effect transistors with diamond channels to investigate the electric double layer effect in solid electrolytes.
13 September 2021
By utilizing silver terraces as a substrate, engineers have, for the first time, managed to create a double layer of atomically flat borophene.
13 September 2021
By applying mechanical strain to a 2D semiconductor, researchers were able to get it to emit light, rather than heat, with near 100% efficiency.
9 September 2021
By developing conducting carbon nanotube threads, researchers have been able to product shirts that can monitor the hearts of wearers.
9 September 2021
By producing large, high-quality bismuth iodide crystals, researchers have shown these crystals can act as two different types of topological insulator.
8 September 2021
Properties of bamboo inspire more efficient battery electrodes
8 September 2021Laurie Donaldson
"Carbon-based materials for electrocatalysis: tailored functionalities towards activity and selectivity"
7 September 2021
Researchers have developed a model for predicting how the compositions of catalytic metal alloys and oxides affect their electronic structures.
7 September 2021
Researchers have found that twisting the layers of bilayer graphene influences the movement of electrons by altering the spacing between the layers.
6 September 2021
By pairing metal halide perovskites with conventional silicon, researchers have produced a solar cell with a record-breaking efficiency of almost 30%.
2 September 2021
By utilizing a ferroelectric layer to overcome the ion problem, researchers have managed to create transistors made from metal-halide perovskites.
1 September 2021