An international team has detected an unusual ferromagnetic property in a two-dimensional system, known as ‘easy-plane anisotropy.’ This could foster new energy efficient information technologies based on spintronics for data storage, among other things. Read… Read More »Spintronics: Exotic ferromagnetic order in two-dimensions
Space missions, such as NASA’s Orion that will take astronauts to Mars, are pushing the limits of human exploration. But during their transit, spacecrafts encounter a continuous stream of damaging cosmic radiation, which can harm… Read More »Carbon nanotubes could help electronics withstand outer space’s harsh conditions
Engineers have developed smart material technology that, with the flip of a switch, can alternate between harvesting heat from sunlight and allowing an object to cool. The window-like device has no moving parts and could… Read More »Smart material switches between heating and cooling in minutes
Common semiconductor materials for solar cells, such as silicon, must be grown via an expensive process to avoid defects within their crystal structure that affect functionality. But metal-halide perovskite semiconductors are emerging as a cheaper,… Read More »Metal-halide perovskite semiconductors can compete with silicon counterparts for solar cells, LEDs
Thin structures made of black phosphorus can tune the properties of light, with implications for science and technology. Read More | Graphene News — ScienceDaily
In the past few years, suitably engineered stacks of two-dimensional materials have emerged as a powerful platform for studying quantum correlations between electronic states. Physicists now demonstrate how key properties of such systems can be… Read More »Electrical control over designer quantum materials
They are regarded as one of the most interesting materials for future electronics: Topological insulators conduct electricity in a special way and hold the promise of novel circuits and faster mobile communications. A research team… Read More »Quantum material to boost terahertz frequencies
Lead-based vacancy centers in diamonds that form after high-pressure and high-temperature treatment are ideal for quantum networks, find scientists. The modified crystal system could also find applications in spintronics and quantum sensors. Read More |… Read More »How flawed diamonds ‘lead’ to flawless quantum networks
Scientists have found a rare quantum material in which electrons move in coordinated ways, essentially ‘dancing.’ Straining the material creates an electronic band structure that sets the stage for exotic, more tightly correlated behavior —… Read More »Correlated electrons ‘tango’ in a perovskite oxide at the extreme quantum limit
A new, 3D-printable polymer nanocomposite ink developed by engineers has incredible properties like conducting electricity and high tensile strength — and many applications in aerospace, medicine and electronics. Read More | Graphene News — ScienceDaily