When does a conductor not conduct? Switching a 2D metal-organic framework from an insulator to a metal
An Australian-led study has found unusual insulating behavior in a new atomically-thin material—and the ability to switch it on and off.
An Australian-led study has found unusual insulating behavior in a new atomically-thin material—and the ability to switch it on and off.
Condensed Matter
Apr 29, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Würzburg have developed a method that can improve the performance of quantum resistance standards. It's based on a quantum phenomenon called Quantum Anomalous Hall effect.
Quantum Physics
Apr 15, 2024
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An international team including researchers from the University of Würzburg has succeeded in creating a special state of superconductivity. This discovery could advance the development of quantum computers. The results are ...
Superconductivity
Apr 4, 2024
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"Trimming" the edge-states of a topological insulator yields a new class of material featuring unconventional "two-way" edge transport, as reported in a new theoretical study from Monash University, Australia, published in ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 22, 2023
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The past few weeks have seen a huge surge of interest among scientists and the public in a material called LK-99 after it was claimed to be a superconductor at room temperature and ambient pressure.
Superconductivity
Aug 21, 2023
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Looking only at their subatomic particles, most materials can be placed into one of two categories.
Condensed Matter
Jul 24, 2023
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An advance in a topological insulator material—whose interior behaves like an electrical insulator but whose surface behaves like a conductor—could revolutionize the fields of next-generation electronics and quantum computing, ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 20, 2023
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Quantum oscillations (QOs) of conductance in the magnetic field are widely observed in mesoscopic devices thanks to the Landau quantization, and thus QOs are commonly used as a powerful tool to measure the Fermi surface of ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 13, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Twente proved that germanene, a two-dimensional material made of germanium atoms, behaves as a topological insulator. It is the first 2D topological insulator that consists of a single element. ...
Condensed Matter
May 16, 2023
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RIKEN physicists have created an exotic quantum state in a device with a disk-like geometry for the first time, showing that edges are not required. This demonstration opens the way for realizing other novel electronic behavior. ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 18, 2023
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