By taking advantage of ‘atom economy’, researchers have developed a faster, more efficient method for producing the 2D materials known as MXenes.
28 March 2023
By stacking two semiconducting 2D materials, researchers have, for the first time, managed to create a 'spherical cow’ Kondo lattice.
27 March 2023
Synthesizing perovskites more effectively
24 March 2023Laurie Donaldson
Using computer simulations and quantum calculations, researchers have modelled how charges are produced and transported in organic solar cells.
21 March 2023
Understanding the complexities of complex materials
17 March 2023Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have discovered that the charge density waves in a kagome lattice crystal are directly linked to its magnetism.
16 March 2023
Researchers have developed a liquid-metal-filled organogel composite with high electrical conductivity, high stretchability and self-healing properties.
15 March 2023
Using computational screening, researchers have discovered more than a dozen 2D semiconductor materials with high carrier mobility.
14 March 2023
A novel superconducting hydride material operates at a temperature and pressure low enough for practical applications.
13 March 2023
A novel conductive polymer coating could lead to longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
10 March 2023
Two new complex oxides could help usher in more energy-efficient computer chips and devices that combine memory and logic.
10 March 2023
Researchers have calculated that 2D ferroelectric materals will bend in response to an electrical stimulus, allowing them to act as a nano-scale switch.
9 March 2023
Trapped electrons traveling in circular loops inside graphene quantum dots could make novel magnetic field sensors.
8 March 2023
Researchers have discovered an entirely new family or sub-category of highly correlated topological phases in the semiconductor gallium arsenide.
7 March 2023
A novel heterostructure made from layers of a topological insulator, graphene and superconducting gallium could make an efficient topological qubit.
6 March 2023
Researchers have investigated in detail how electric fields can be used to tune the thermal properties of ferroelectric materials.
1 March 2023