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Wigner crystal appears in bilayer graphene
First direct observations made of a lattice structure consisting solely of electrons
Graphene at 20: why the ‘wonder material’ is finally coming good
James McKenzie explains why graphene is finally delivering on its promise
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Mixing water and oil: no surfactants needed
New finding could have implications for industries that use emulsions
New photovoltaic 2D material breaks quantum efficiency record
Material contains special bandgap states that efficiently absorb light at crucial solar wavelengths
Nanofluidic memristors compute in brain-inspired logic circuits
Research could lead to the development of electrolytic computers
Local twist angles in graphene come into view
Scanning microwave impedance microscopy technique could help scientists better understand materials like twisted bilayer graphene
Bacterial nanowires make an electrical grid in the soil
Anaerobic bacteria depend upon a single family of proteins to transfer extra electrons they produce to electric hairs on their surface
Roll-to-roll-fabricated hybrid perovskite solar cells reach record efficiencies
Researchers calculate that large-scale devices would be cheap to produce, too
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Quasiparticles called merons appear in a synthetic antiferromagnet for the first time
Collective topological chiral spin textures could lead to new concepts for spintronics devices
Combining electrochemistry and neutron reflectometry in situ
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Sticky materials un-stick themselves in jumps
New work could change the way we think about how soft materials adhere to surfaces
New metamaterial could make true one-way glass
Theoretically proposed structure could also improve the efficiency of solar cells
Solid-state battery electrolyte makes a fast lithium-ion conductor
New material allows lithium ions to move in 3D and could compete with liquid electrolytes in mainstream Li-ion battery technologies
Sticky UV-sensitive tape makes 2D material transfers easier
New technique could help integrate materials such as graphene into real-world devices
Electrochemical atomic force microscopy of battery interfaces
The Electrochemical Society explores an in-depth understanding of electrochemical atomic force microscopy in battery interfaces
Surface ‘signature’ could distinguish exotic topological insulators
Changes in the polarization of light reflecting off a material’s surface could indicate whether it is a higher-order topological insulator, say theorists
Carbon nanotubes make optical sensor flexible and ultrathin
Device works across electromagnetic spectrum from terahertz to visible
Nanoparticles enhance locusts’ sense of smell
Research could lead to better chemical sensor
Monocrystalline gold brings electronic devices near the efficiency limit
The absence of grain boundaries significantly improves how long “hot” electrons hold onto their high energies and how easily they can be exploited
Collapsible helix antenna could aid disaster recovery
New device switches between two operating modes as it is extended and contracted and might also be deployed in space
Graphene-based materials show great promise for hydrogen transport and storage
Materials expert Krzysztof Koziol also talks about hydrogen-powered aircraft
Heavy fermions appear in a layered intermetallic crystal
New two-dimensional compound could be used to study interactions that produce unconventional superconductivity and related quantum phenomena
Shallow defects drive slow recombination, high efficiency in perovskite solar cells
Findings could help improve cell efficiencies still further, say physicists
Semiconductor fibres are fracture free and glass clad
New process could yield flexible and wearable optoelectronics
Long-lived qubits survive as ‘islands’ in a noisy environment
Discovery could aid the development of quantum computing architectures in which qubits are implanted randomly into a host matrix
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