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Condensed Matter Jul 17, 2024

A new approach to accelerate the discovery of quantum materials

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and several collaborating institutions have successfully demonstrated an innovative approach to find breakthrough materials for ...

Nanophysics Jul 11, 2024

New synthesis method enhances MoS₂ optoelectronic performance

An international research team led by Professor My Ali El Khakani of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has made a surprising discovery about the properties of molybdenum disulfide, also known as MoS2. ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 8, 2024

Super-resolution machining of single crystalline sapphire by femtosecond laser-induced, plasma-assisted ablation

A new study in Opto-Electronic Advances discusses super-resolution machining of single crystalline sapphire by GHz burst mode femtosecond laser-induced plasma assisted ablation.

Optics & Photonics Jul 8, 2024

Boosting UV light absorption in 2D semiconductor with quantum dot hybrids for enhanced light emission

A new publication in Opto-Electronic Science discusses boosting UV light absorption in a 2D semiconductor with quantum dot hybrids for enhanced light emission.

Nanophysics Jun 14, 2024

Strong coupling and catenary field enhancement in the hybrid plasmonic metamaterial cavity and TMDC monolayers

Researchers in the field of nanophotonics have spent significant time in recent years investigating fascinating concepts known as polaritons and/or plexcitons. These ideas revolve around the strong coupling of light photons ...

Nanophysics May 30, 2024

Scientists create the thinnest lens on Earth, enabled by excitons

Lenses are used to bend and focus light. Normal lenses rely on their curved shape to achieve this effect, but physicists from the University of Amsterdam and Stanford University have made a flat lens of only three atoms thick ...

Condensed Matter May 22, 2024

Twist-angle in moiré lattice controls valley polarization switching in heterostructures

In a study published in Science Advances, Prof. Wang Can from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Xu Xiulai of Peking University have demonstrated for the first time the dependence of valley ...

Condensed Matter May 14, 2024

Advancing transistor technology with triply-degenerate semimetal PtBi₂

Despite its promising characteristics in condensed matter physics, the triply-degenerate semimetal PtBi2 has been largely unexplored in practical applications, particularly in semiconductor technology. The main difficulties ...

Condensed Matter May 13, 2024

Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons

MIT physicists and colleagues have created a five-lane superhighway for electrons that could allow ultra-efficient electronics and more. The work, reported in the May 9 issue of Science, is one of several important discoveries ...

Nanomaterials Apr 11, 2024

Defect removal of 2D semiconductor crystals: Trapping oxygen molecules offers greater control

A study of oxygen molecules interacting with atomically thin layers of materials being developed as new generations of semiconductors could significantly improve control over the fabrication and applications of these two-dimensional ...

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