Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets
You have to look closely, but the hills are alive with the force of van der Waals.
Nanophysics
Dec 15, 2020
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Fine tuning the "twist" between 2-D materials in van der Waals heterostructures to help accelerate next gen electronics
A group of international researchers at The University of Manchester have revealed a novel method that could fine tune the angle—"twist"—between atom-thin layers that form exotic manmade nanodevices called van der Waals ...
Nanophysics
Dec 4, 2020
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Programming van der Waals interactions with complex symmetries into microparticles using liquid crystallinity
Versatile approaches to engineer asymmetric van der Waals interactions can expand the palette of materials development through bottom-up engineering processes. In a new study, H.A. Fuster and a research team in chemical and ...
1 + 1 does not equal 2 for graphene-like 2-D materials
Physicists from the University of Sheffield have discovered that when two atomically thin graphene-like materials are placed on top of each other their properties change, and a material with novel hybrid properties emerges, ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 6, 2019
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Tiny defects in semiconductors created 'speed bumps' for electrons—researchers cleared the path
UCLA scientists and engineers have developed a new process for assembling semiconductor devices. The advance could lead to much more energy-efficient transistors for electronics and computer chips, diodes for solar cells ...
Nanophysics
Jun 11, 2018
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Hematene joins parade of new 2-D materials—Team extracts 3-atom-thick sheets from common iron oxide
In the wake of its recent discovery of a flat form of gallium, an international team led by scientists from Rice University has created another two-dimensional material that the researchers said could be a game changer for ...
Nanomaterials
May 7, 2018
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Researchers sew atomic lattices seamlessly together
Joining different kinds of materials can lead to all kinds of breakthroughs. It's an essential skill that allowed humans to make everything from skyscrapers (by reinforcing concrete with steel) to solar cells (by layering ...
Nanophysics
Mar 8, 2018
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Quantum movement of electrons in atomic layers shows potential of materials for ele
Common sense might dictate that for an object to move from one point to another, it must go through all the points on the path.
Nanophysics
Mar 15, 2017
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'Sticky waves'—molecular interactions at the nanoscale
Like the gravitational forces that are responsible for the attraction between the Earth and the moon, as well as the dynamics of the entire solar system, there exist attractive forces between objects at the nanoscale.
Nanophysics
Mar 11, 2016
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Watching electrons cool in 30 quadrillionths of a second
Two University of California, Riverside assistant professors of physics are among a team of researchers that have developed a new way of seeing electrons cool off in an extremely short time period.
Condensed Matter
Jan 19, 2016
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