Carbon capture is becoming essential for industries that still depend on fossil fuels, including the cement and steel industries. Natural-gas power plants, coal plants, and cement factories all release large amounts of CO₂, and reducing… Read More »Graphene membranes offer efficient, low-cost option for industrial CO₂ capture
Electrons can be elusive, but Cornell researchers using a new computational method can now account for where they go—or don’t go—in certain layered materials. Electrons can be elusive, but Cornell researchers using a new computational… Read More »Electrons stay put in layers of mismatched ‘quantum Legos’
A surprising discovery about how water behaves on one of the world’s thinnest 2D materials could lead to major technological improvements, from better anti-icing coatings for aircraft and self-cleaning solar panels to next-generation lubricants and… Read More »‘Walking’ water discovery on 2D material could lead to better anti-icing coatings and energy materials
Graphene’s enduring appeal lies in its remarkable combination of lightness, flexibility, and strength. Now, researchers have shown that under pressure, it can briefly take on the traits of one of its more glamorous carbon cousins. … Read More »Coaxing bilayer graphene into a single diamond-like layer for industrial applications
A collaborative European research team led by physicists from Slovak Academy of Sciences has theorized a new approach to control spin currents in graphene by coupling it to a ferroelectric In2Se3 monolayer. Using first-principles and… Read More »Electrical control of spin currents in graphene via ferroelectric switching achieved
MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly impenetrable to gas molecules, raising the possibility that it could be used as a protective coating to prevent solar cells and other infrastructure from… Read More »Gas-impermeable polymer film promises durable coatings for electronics, infrastructure and packaging
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are only a few atoms thick, are known to exhibit unique electrical, mechanical and optical properties, which differ considerably from the properties of bulk materials. Some recent studies have also been… Read More »Graphene partially screens van der Waals interactions depending on layer thickness, study reveals
Graphene, which is comprised of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, is a widely used material known for its advantageous electrical and mechanical properties. When graphene is stacked in a… Read More »Ultrasensitive sensor maps magnetization textures in rhombohedral graphene
A research team in Kiel has demonstrated a previously unknown effect in graphene—a single layer of carbon atoms whose discovery earned the 2010 Nobel Prize. For years, graphene has been seen as a promising material… Read More »Laser pulses in graphene control electrons with lightning speed and nanometer precision
Superconductivity is a phenomenon where certain materials can conduct electricity with zero resistance. Obviously, this has enormous technological advantages, which makes superconductivity one of the most intensely researched fields in the world. Superconductivity is a… Read More »Twisted graphene reveals double-dome superconductivity controlled by electric field