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Researchers from TU Delft combine spintronics and nanophotonics in 2-D material
Spintronics in materials of just a few atoms thick is an emerging field in which the 'spin' of electrons is used to process data, rather...
Jan 31, 20183 min read


2-D tin (stanene) without buckling: A possible topological insulator
Nagoya University-led researchers produce 2D sheets of tin atoms predicted to have exotic uses in electronics. Nagoya, Japan - Sometimes...
Jan 18, 20183 min read


Engineering electron pathways in 2-D-topological insulators
For decades, insulating materials were thought to be "boring" materials from an electronics point of view, since electrons are immobile...
Dec 8, 20172 min read


Strongly anisotropic spin relaxation observed in graphene when interfaced with transition metal dich
Experimentalists of the ICN2 Physics and Engineering of Nanodevices Group, led by ICREA Prof. Sergio O. Valenzuela, have found evidence...
Dec 6, 20172 min read


Thermal gradients shown to enhance spin transport in graphene
ICN2 researchers have demonstrated that the application of a thermal gradient in spintronic devices can cause spin signal to increase as...
Dec 6, 20172 min read


Enhancing the quantum sensing capabilities of diamond
Researchers have discovered that dense ensembles of quantum spins can be created in diamond with high resolution using an electron...
Nov 23, 20172 min read
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