Nanomaterials news, June 2019

Scientists strain to produce new transistor from 2D materials

A novel platform for altering the properties of a 2D material by putting it under strain could provide the basis for a new kind of nanoscale transistor.

Light box made from 2D material helps light and matter to become one

Using a box built from layers of 2D material, researchers have created a tiny optical resonator in which light and matter become one.

Transition metal nanobelts show high conductivity

nanobelts of the transition metal NbAs show high mobility even when the carrier density is also high

Researchers fabricate new 2D perovskite material

By developing a process for fabricating oxide perovskite crystals in free-standing layers, researchers have produced a new class of 2D material.

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Chemisorption and electrocatalysis from CoxSny alloy for high-performance Li-S batteries

Strain forces growing crystals into a new dimension

The strain created by growing 2D crystals over 3D objects can be used to tailor the crystals' optoelectronic properties.

New research sheds light on improving ‘smart glass’

Chemists have found a way to improve the speed and durability of smart glass by providing a better understanding of how the glass works at the nanoscale.

New flexible polymer composite has metal alloy core

By incorporating liquid metal droplets into an elastomer, researchers have created a highly stretchable, soft, multi-functional composite.

Carbon doping causes 2D semiconductor to switch charge carriers

The electronic properties of the 2D semiconductor tungsten disulfide can be dramatically changed by doping it with carbon-hydrogen molecules.

Soft shell allows nanocubes to pack together in unusual way

Nanocubes coated with single-stranded DNA chains assemble into an unusual ‘zigzag’ arrangement that has never been observed before.

Separating ‘messy’ steps of fabrication produces better 2D semiconductors

A novel two-step, ultra-clean process for fabricating a 2D transistor separates the ‘messy’ fabrication steps from the 2D semiconductor layer.

Laser takes the strain in giving graphene a band gap

By permanently stressing graphene with a novel laser technique, researchers have been able to provide it with the largest ever band gap.