Nematic transition and nanoscale suppression of superconductivity in an iron chalcogenide
In unconventional superconductors, electrons often exhibit a tendency towards spatial ordering within their atomic structure.
In unconventional superconductors, electrons often exhibit a tendency towards spatial ordering within their atomic structure.
Condensed Matter
Jun 16, 2021
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19
Researchers from Skoltech and Ludwig Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Germany have studied the fundamental properties of halide perovskite nanocrystals, a promising class of optoelectronic materials. Using a combination ...
Nanophysics
Jun 8, 2021
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0
A team led by Carnegie's Thomas Shiell and Timothy Strobel developed a new method for synthesizing a novel crystalline form of silicon with a hexagonal structure that could potentially be used to create next-generation electronic ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 4, 2021
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1922
So-called quantum dots are a new class of materials with many applications. Quantum dots are realized by tiny semiconductor crystals with dimensions in the nanometre range. The optical and electrical properties can be controlled ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 3, 2021
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19
Left- or right-handedness is a symmetry property that many macroscopic objects also exhibit and which is of immense importance, particularly for the bioactivity of organic molecules. Chirality is also relevant for physical ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 3, 2021
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11
Spintronics is an emerging technology for manufacturing electronic devices that take advantage of electron spin and its associated magnetic properties, instead of using the electrical charge of an electron, to carry information. ...
Condensed Matter
May 18, 2021
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86
In 1884, Edwin Abbott wrote the novel Flatland: A Romance in Many Dimensions as a satire of Victorian hierarchy. He imagined a world that existed only in two dimensions, where the beings are 2D geometric figures. The physics ...
Nanophysics
May 10, 2021
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1576
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology developed a new strategy for producing a wide range of organotin compounds, which are the building blocks of many organic synthesis methods. Their approach is based on the photoexcitation ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 29, 2021
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17
An international team with researchers from the University of Bayreuth has succeeded for the first time in discovering a previously unknown two-dimensional material by using modern high-pressure technology. The new material, ...
Nanophysics
Apr 27, 2021
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37
Nanographene is flexible, yet stronger than steel. With unique physical and electronic properties, the material consists of carbon molecules only one atom thick arranged in a honeycomb shape. Still early in technological ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 1, 2021
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875