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Condensed Matter Aug 23, 2024

Validation of superconductor theory: Cooper pairs display wave-like distribution in Kagome metals

A superconductivity theory proposed by a Würzburg physics team has been validated in an international experiment that showed Cooper pairs display wave-like distribution in Kagome metals. The finding will enable new technological ...

Nanophysics Aug 15, 2024

Team develops method for control over single-molecule photoswitching

Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute have made an innovative discovery in nanoscale optoelectronics. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications and titled "Atomic-Precision ...

Nanomaterials Aug 9, 2024

2D layer of phosphorus pentamers shows semiconductor properties on silver surface

Phosphorus is a vital component of every organism and plays a key role, for example, in energy transfer in the body and within cell membranes, bones and teeth. Phosphorus is also special because it occurs in numerous different ...

Superconductivity Mar 11, 2024

Quantum-mechanical 'molecules' spotted in superconducting devices

Electronic states that resemble molecules and are promising for use in future quantum computers have been created in superconducting circuits by physicists at RIKEN.

Condensed Matter Sep 28, 2023

Recent manipulations of excitons in moiré superlattices

Light can excite electron and hole pairs inside semiconducting materials. If the attraction between a negatively charged electron and a positively charged hole (the antiparticle of electron in solid state physics) is strong, ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 7, 2023

A new LED design for next-level realism in immersive displays

From pterodactyls flying overhead in a game to virtually applying cosmetics prior to making a purchase, augmented reality and other immersive technologies are transforming how we play, observe, and learn. Cheap and ultra-small ...

Nanophysics Jul 3, 2023

Researchers create antenna for nanoscale light sources using unusual placement of semiconductor material

The fast switching and modulation of light is at the heart, among other things, of modern data transfer, in which information is sent through fiber optic cables in the shape of modulated light beams. It has been possible ...

Nanophysics Feb 21, 2023

Researchers create nanoscale, ultra-fast, user-friendly microscopy

Semiconductors are foundational components of modern energy, communication, and myriad other technologies. Research on tailoring the underlying nanostructure of semiconductors for optimizing device performance has been ongoing ...

Nanophysics Dec 5, 2022

Can a new technique for capturing 'hot' electrons make solar cells more efficient?

A new way of extracting quantitative information from state-of-the-art single molecule experiments has been developed by physicists at the University of Bath. Using this quantitative information, the researchers will be able ...

Quantum Physics Oct 18, 2022

New laboratory to explore the quantum mysteries of nuclear materials

Replete with tunneling particles, electron wells, charmed quarks and zombie cats, quantum mechanics takes everything Sir Isaac Newton taught about physics and throws it out the window.

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