MIT Physicists Transform Pencil Lead Into Electronic “Gold”
Isolate thin flakes that can be tuned to exhibit three important properties. MIT physicists have metaphorically turned graphite, or pencil lead, into gold by isolating…
Isolate thin flakes that can be tuned to exhibit three important properties. MIT physicists have metaphorically turned graphite, or pencil lead, into gold by isolating…
A novel ultramicro supercapacitor showcases superior energy storage and a potential revolution in device power sources. Researchers at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics…
A newly discovered type of electronic behavior from a five-layer graphene sandwich could help with packing more data into magnetic memory devices. Ordinary pencil lead…
NIST researchers, studying twisted graphene layers, have unveiled a “quantum ruler” that investigates the material’s unique properties. A single-atom-thick sheet of carbon known as graphene…
A probable early driver of Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of molecules called amyloid peptides. These cause cell death, and are commonly found in the…
Scientists contact single graphene nanoribbons. Quantum technology holds immense promise, yet it is riddled with complexity. Anticipated to usher in a slew of technological advancements…
Scientists have developed a method to analyze the internal structures of vertically stacked two-dimensional materials, revealing atomic reconstructions that influence physical properties. This research holds…
The carbon material graphene has excellent electronic properties. But are they also stable enough to be useful in practice? New calculations say: Yes. New computer…
Physicists have developed a technique to precisely align supermoiré lattices, revolutionizing the potential for next-generation moiré quantum matter. National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have…
Researchers have discovered that graphene naturally allows proton transport, especially around its nanoscale wrinkles. This finding could revolutionize the hydrogen economy by offering sustainable alternatives…
Researchers uncover graphene’s intrinsic proton permeability, offering a potential boost to the hydrogen economy and green hydrogen production. Researchers from The University of Manchester and…
The discovery overturns more than a century of physics orthodoxy by identifying a new form of energy that can be extracted from ambient heat using…
New study captures the behavior of interacting electrons that give rise to insulating states, addressing a key unsolved puzzle in the field. Princeton-led researchers have…
A new technique developed at Columbia offers a systematic evaluation of twist angle and strain in layered 2D materials. The emerging field of twistronics is…
Scientists at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute have discovered new physics in graphite through the application of twistronics, revealing a 2.5-dimensional mixing of…
New research uses protons to shine a light on the structure and imperfections of this two-dimensional wonder material. Graphene is a two-dimensional wonder material that…
A breakthrough study by the University of Washington has shown that graphite, a 3D material, can be manipulated to possess properties of its 2D counterpart,…
A group of scientists, headed by researchers from Brown University, have discovered a solution to a longstanding obstacle in the realm of two-dimensional electronics, by…