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.
25 June 2019
Using a box built from layers of 2D material, researchers have created a tiny optical resonator in which light and matter become one.
25 June 2019
nanobelts of the transition metal NbAs show high mobility even when the carrier density is also high
24 June 2019Cordelia Sealy
By developing a process for fabricating oxide perovskite crystals in free-standing layers, researchers have produced a new class of 2D material.
21 June 2019
19 June 2019João F.Mano (Editor-in-chief)
The strain created by growing 2D crystals over 3D objects can be used to tailor the crystals' optoelectronic properties.
14 June 2019
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.
14 June 2019
By incorporating liquid metal droplets into an elastomer, researchers have created a highly stretchable, soft, multi-functional composite.
10 June 2019
The electronic properties of the 2D semiconductor tungsten disulfide can be dramatically changed by doping it with carbon-hydrogen molecules.
10 June 2019
Nanocubes coated with single-stranded DNA chains assemble into an unusual ‘zigzag’ arrangement that has never been observed before.
4 June 2019
A novel two-step, ultra-clean process for fabricating a 2D transistor separates the ‘messy’ fabrication steps from the 2D semiconductor layer.
3 June 2019
By permanently stressing graphene with a novel laser technique, researchers have been able to provide it with the largest ever band gap.
3 June 2019