Monolayer graphene finds practical applications in many fields, thanks to its desirable intrinsic properties. However, these properties can also limit its potentials. The addition of foreign atoms can help, but requires precise control. Now, researchers… Read More »Adding foreign atoms to graphene boosts its properties
Over the past few years, many physicists and material scientists worldwide have been investigating the properties and characteristics of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG). MATBG is a strongly correlated material that was first experimentally realized… Read More »Study unveils strain-induced quantum phase transitions in magic-angle graphene
A team of researchers led by Director Rod Ruoff at the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), including graduate students at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and… Read More »Creation of the most perfect graphene
Scientists studying two different configurations of bilayer graphene—the two-dimensional (2D), atom-thin form of carbon—have detected electronic and optical interlayer resonances. In these resonant states, electrons bounce back and forth between the two atomic planes in… Read More »Layered graphene with a twist displays unique quantum confinement in 2D
In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, researchers led by Professor Han Zhang from Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China, consider whether boron quantum dots surpass the graphene in thermal properties. Read More | Phys.org news tagged… Read More »Boron quantum dots surpassing graphene with excellent thermal properties
What happens when ions are passing through solid materials? It is nearly impossible to observe this directly, but scientists at TU Wien found a way to overcome this problem. Read More | Phys.org news tagged… Read More »How ions get their electrons back
Curtin University researchers have found applying a thin invisible layer of graphene oxide to silicon forms an impermeable barrier, which could be used to protect artwork, prevent corrosion of metals, and produce higher efficiency solar… Read More »Invisible barrier breakthrough a boon for electronics, artwork and more
Bacterial infections relating to medical implants place a huge burden on healthcare and cause great suffering to patients worldwide. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to prevent such… Read More »Graphene binds drugs that kill bacteria on medical implants
Since its isolation in 2004 by Geim and Novoselov from the University of Manchester (Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010), graphene has been termed a ‘wonder material’ due to its exceptional properties, which have already… Read More »Effective EMI shielding behavior of thin graphene/PMMA nanolaminates
MIT physicists have observed signs of a rare type of superconductivity in a material called magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene. In a study appearing in Nature, the researchers report that the material exhibits superconductivity at surprisingly… Read More »‘Magic-angle’ trilayer graphene may be a rare, magnet-proof superconductor