Towards 2D Spin-Logic Memory Technology Using Magnetic Graphene
In spintronics, the magnetic moment of electrons (spin) is used to transfer and manipulate information. An ultra-compact 2D spin-logic circuitry could be built from 2D…
2D Materials
Polarized Photovoltaic Properties Emerge in 2D Materials – May Be Superior to Current Solar Cells
2D materials combine, becoming polarized and giving rise to photovoltaic effect. For the first time, researchers have discovered a way to obtain polarity and photovoltaic…
Awestruck Scientists Watch 2D Puddles of Electrons Spontaneously Emerge in a 3D Superconducting Material
It’s an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials – a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologies. Creating a…
Terahertz Imaging of Graphene Paves the Way to Optimization and Industrialization
Graphene Flagship researchers have developed a new measurement standard for the analysis of graphene and layered materials that could accelerate production and optimize device fabrication….
Mechanism Discovered for Making Superconductors More Resistant to Magnetic Fields
Rotation of electron spins in superconductors of atomic-scale thickness may be used to make qubits for quantum computing. Superconductivity is known to be easily destroyed…
Moiré Effect: How to Twist Exciting New Material Properties
2D materials have triggered a boom in materials research. Now it turns out that exciting effects occur when two such layered materials are stacked and…
Scientists Devise a 2D-Material-Based Stacked Structure to Reduce Computing Power Consumption
A 2D Perspective: Stacking Materials to Realize a Low Power Consuming Future Scientists have designed a 2D material-based multi-stacked structure comprising tungsten disulfide (WS2) layer…
Twistoptics: A New, Efficient Way to Control Optical Nonlinearity
Columbia researchers engineer first technique to exploit the tunable symmetry of 2D materials for nonlinear optical applications, including laser, optical spectroscopy, imaging, and metrology systems,…
Spintronic Computing Breakthrough: Taking 2D Materials for a Spin
Scientists at the University of Tsukuba and the Institute of High Pressure Physics fabricate a novel molybdenum disulfide transistor and create an image of the…
Engineering the Boundary Interface Between 2D and 3D Materials
Cutting-edge microscope helps reveal ways to control the electronic properties of atomically thin materials. In recent years, engineers have found ways to modify the properties…
Moiré Patterns Facilitate Discovery of Unexpected New Insulating Phases
UC Riverside-led study observed unexpected insulating phases by placing electrons on stacked monolayers of 2D semiconductors. Materials that have excess electrons are typically conductors. However,…
Graphene “Nano-Origami” Creates Tiniest Microchips Yet – Could Make Computers and Phones Thousands of Times Faster
Nanomaterial developments could lead to computers and phones running thousands of times faster. The tiniest microchips yet can be made from graphene and other 2D-materials,…
A Magnetic Twist to Graphene Could Offer a Dramatic Increase in Processing Speeds Compared to Electronics
By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform for strongly interacting states using graphene’s unique quantum degree of…
Unusual Quantum Phenomena: Physicists Observe Competition Between Magnetic Orders
Nature study: research team from the University of Bonn gains insights into novel quantum phenomena. They are as thin as a hair, only a hundred…
Ultra-Fast Gas Flows Through Tiniest Holes in One-Atom-Thin Membranes – Validates Century-Old Equation of Fluid Dynamics
Researchers from the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester and the University of Pennsylvania identify ultra-fast gas flows through atomic-scale apertures in 2D…
Speeding Toward Improved Hydrogen Fuel Production With a New Nanomaterial
A new nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier, in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel source. Hydrogen is a…
Method Invented to “Sketch” Quantum Devices With Focused Electrons
Technique is 10,000 faster than previous methods, and can create active nanostructured gates directly below two-dimensional materials such as graphene. It has long been a…
Ultra-Thin Designer Materials Unlock Elusive Quantum Phenomena With Huge Impact for Quantum Computing
New research, published in Nature, has measured highly sought-after Majorana quantum states. A team of theoretical and experimental physicists have designed a new ultra-thin material…