Physicists have shown that ultra-thin two-dimensional materials such as tungsten diselenide can rotate the polarization of visible light by several degrees at certain wavelengths under small magnetic ...

(Nanowerk News) A new 2D quantum material has been discovered. The material consists of atom-thin layers of cerium, silicon and iodine (CeSiI) and is the first example of a 2D material with heavy ...

In recent years, electronics engineers have been trying to identify semiconducting materials that could substitute for ...

Finding new materials with useful properties is a primary goal for materials scientists, and it's central to improving technology. One exciting area of current research is 2D materials—super-thin ...

A recent review in npj 2D Materials and Applications explores how two-dimensional (2D) materials are shaping the development of neuromorphic and artificial sensory devices. With properties that mimic ...

Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals are made of atomically thin layers, held together by weak van der Waals forces. These ...

Since their discovery at Drexel University in 2011, MXenes — a family of nanomaterials with unique properties of durability, conductivity and filtration, among many others — has become the largest ...

Nanoelectronics deal with extremely small electronic components — transistors, sensors and circuits that can fit on the tip of a needle. This technology powers our everyday lives through devices such ...

A review paper by scientists at Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication presented  a thorough review of the existing ...

The new quantum material, synthesised in the Columbia University laboratory, is unique as it has a 2D-like crystal structure with clearly separated, atom-thin layers. The layers consist of cerium, ...