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Breakthrough in quantum photonics promises a new era in optical circuits: Method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons--heralds a new future for secure communication and quantum computing

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Researchers have shown that single photons can be emitted in a uniform way from quantum dots arranged in a precise pattern. The team has used such methods to create single-quantum dots, with their remarkable single-photon emission characteristics....

Feb 5, 2021

New way to power up nanomaterials for electronic applications

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Materials scientists have discovered that perovskites, a class of promising materials that could be used for low-cost, high-performance solar cells and LEDs, have a previously unutilized molecular component that can further tune the electronic pro...

Feb 5, 2021

New way to power up nanomaterials for electronic applications

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

UCLA materials scientists and colleagues have discovered that perovskites, a class of promising materials that could be used for low-cost, high-performance solar cells and LEDs, have a previously unutilized molecular component that can further tun...

Feb 5, 2021

New way to power up nanomaterials for electronic applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have discovered that perovskites, a class of promising materials that could be used for low-cost, high-performance solar cells and LEDs, have a previously unutilized molecular component that can further tune the electronic property of p...

Feb 5, 2021

Trapping gases better with boron nitride 'nanopores'

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What is common between a technology for storing energy in a solar cell and that for water purification? They both rely on the use of porous materials, or more specifically, 'nanoporous' materials that can trap gas molecules within narrow...

Feb 5, 2021

Silicon Anode Nanostructure Generates New Potential for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Scientists reveal a new nanostructure that could revolutionize technology in batteries and beyond. New research has identified a nanostructure that improves the anode in lithium-ion... The post Silicon Anode Nanostructure Generates New Potential ...

Feb 5, 2021

A magnetic twist to graphene

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Electrons in materials have a property known as 'spin," which is responsible for a variety of properties, the most well-known of which is magnetism. Permanent magnets, like the ones used for refrigerator doors, have all the spins in thei...

Feb 5, 2021

Trapping gases better with boron nitride nanopores

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists demonstrate high-performance gas molecule confinement with nanoporous boron nitride, promising to replace standard porous carbon in future.

Feb 5, 2021

A magnetic twist to graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform for strongly interacting states using graphene's unique quantum degree of freedom.

Feb 5, 2021

Trilayer Graphene Could Decode Secrets of High-Temperature Superconductivity

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The breakthrough discovery of graphene had transformed the world of physics in 2018. Scientists had discovered that when an ultrathin carbon layer, known as graphene, is stacked together and twisted...

Feb 5, 2021

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