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 ...

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have found a way to use light to control and read tiny quantum states inside atom-thin materials. The simple technique could pave the way for ...

Two-dimensional (2D) materials and nanomaterials have emerged as transformative candidates for next-generation photovoltaic (PV) and solar energy conversion ...

Quantum technologies from ultrasensitive sensors to next-generation information processors depend on the ability of quantum bits, or qubits, to maintain their delicate quantum states for a ...

A research team has successfully developed a new synthesis technology for 2D semiconductors. This technique enables the direct growth of wafer-scale single-crystal 2D semiconductors on various ...

Researchers from the Physical Chemistry and Theory departments at the Fritz Haber Institute have found a new way to image layers of boron nitride that are only a single atom thick. This material is ...

The field of spintronics has evolved significantly since the pioneering discoveries of spin injection and giant magnetoresistance in the 1980s, which relied on spin-polarized electron injection from a ...

These ultra-thin materials exhibit unique quantum and electronic properties not found in conventional bulk materials. Their atomic thinness allows precise control over their structures and properties ...

A new microscopy technique allows scientists to see single-atom-thick boron nitride by making it glow under infrared light.

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 ...