A door has been opened to low-power off/on switches in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanoelectronic devices, as well as ultrasensitive bio-sensors, with the first observation of piezoelectricity in a free standing ...
Nanophysics
Dec 22, 2014
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Rice University scientists who want to gain an edge in energy production and storage report they have found it in molybdenum disulfide.
Nanomaterials
Nov 4, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A little change in temperature makes a big difference for growing a new generation of hybrid atomic-layer structures, according to scientists at Rice University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 29, 2014
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For the ever-shrinking transistor, there may be a new game in town. Cornell researchers have demonstrated promising electronic performance from a semiconducting compound with properties that could prove a worthy companion ...
Nanophysics
Jun 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers are reporting key milestones in developing new semiconductors to potentially replace silicon in future computer chips and for applications in flexible electronics.
Nanophysics
Jun 5, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to integrate two different two-dimensional materials in one single electronic device. In their paper published in the journal ...
(Phys.org) —The drive to develop ultrasmall and ultrafast electronic devices using a single atomic layer of semiconductors, such as transition metal dichalcogenides, has received a significant boost. Researchers with the ...
Nanophysics
May 1, 2014
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(Phys.org) —From super-lubricants, to solar cells, to the fledgling technology of valleytronics, there is much to be excited about with the discovery of a unique new two-dimensional semiconductor, rhenium disulfide, by ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A Kansas State University engineer has made a breakthrough in rechargeable battery applications.
Nanomaterials
Jan 29, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A Kansas State University chemical engineer has discovered that a new member of the ultrathin materials family has great potential to improve electronic and thermal devices.
Nanomaterials
Sep 5, 2013
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