Electronic properties news, October 2021

Magnetic control of cell sheets promises new insights

tissue-like sheets of human tendon cells and magnetic nanoparticles enable the study of the effects of inflammation in tendon disorders

Novel topological insulator not fazed by disorder

Researchers have designed a topological insulator in which the transmission of microwave photons can survive unprecedented levels of disorder.

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Researchers strain to enhance properties of multiferroic material

By applying strain to a multiferroic material, researchers have discovered an exotic new state with a much higher electromechanical response.

Researchers learn how to map ferroelectricity at the nanoscale

Using machine learning and a form of atomic force microscopy , researchers have mapped the polarization pattern in ferroelectric materials.

Quantum material stretches to boost superconductivity

Stretching a 2D material called strontium titanate causes crystalline defects to organize into periodic structures that enhance its electronic properties.

Complex landscape of electronic states discovered in kagome lattice

Researchers have discovered a complex landscape of electronic states that can co-exist on a novel non-magnetic kagome superconductor.

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Electrons tango to the limit in quantum material

Researchers have shown that with a bit of strain and a weak magnetic field they can drive the electrons in strontium niobate to the extreme quantum limit.

Carbon in Batteries: new review charts development curve

Semiconductor material able to withstand high temperatures

GaN-on-diamond shown to be innovative semiconductor material for first time

Learning how to make materials learn

Researchers have shown how learning can be mimicked in a nickel oxide insulator by varying external stimuli.

New measurements reveal complex conductivity of carbon fibers

A new measurement technique has revealed that a single carbon fiber is more electrically conductive in the direction parallel to its length.

Se takes dual role in CdTe solar cell passivation

calculations identify diffusion paths of Se in CdTe, boosting thin film solar cell efficiency