Researchers have uncovered interesting phenomena when multiple two-dimensional materials are combined into van der Waals heterostructures (layered ?sandwiches? of different materials).
Dec 23, 2019
The research considers behavior of graphene in the moment of its transition from the state of thermal equilibrium and the process of returning to this state.
Dec 23, 2019
Scientists have developed a technique for the reversible conversion of 3D lipid vesicles into 2D ultra-thin nanosheets. Both the stable nanosheets and the reversible 2D?3D conversion process can find various applications in the pharmaceutical, bio...
Dec 23, 2019
In contrast to the ultra-flat material graphene, which is made of carbon, silicene shows surface irregularities that influence its electronic properties. Now, physicists have been able to precisely determine this corrugated structure.
Dec 23, 2019
Researchers have developed a robust multi-layed nano-barrier for ultra-lightweight and stable carbon fibre reinforced polymers that could be used to build high precision instrument structures for future space missions.
Dec 23, 2019
Silicene consists of a single layer of silicon atoms. In contrast to the ultra-flat material graphene, which is made of carbon, silicene shows surface irregularities that influence its electronic properties. Now, physicists from the University of ...
Dec 23, 2019
Spintronics or spin electronics in contrast to conventional electronics uses the spin of electrons for sensing, information storage, transport, and processing. Potential advantages are nonvolatility, increased data processing speed, decreased elec...
Dec 23, 2019
Researchers developed a robust multi-layered nano-barrier for ultra-lightweight and stable carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) that could be used to build high precision instrument structures for future space missions.
Dec 23, 2019
New research reveals the characteristics of positronium formation within football-shaped nanoparticles, C60, for the first time. At specific positron impact energies, the study shows that positronium emission dominates in the same direction as inc...
Dec 23, 2019
When electrons collide with positrons, their antimatter counterparts, unstable pairs can form in which both types of particle orbit around each other. Named 'positronium,' physicists have now produced this intriguing structure using a di...
Dec 23, 2019
