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As described in a report in the science journal Nature Materials, the scientists stacked two ultrathin layers of graphene, each a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal grid. They twisted them slightly atop a layer of hexagonal boron nitride, a hexagonal crystal made of boron and nitrogen. A subtle misalignment between the layers that formed moiré patterns – patterns similar to those seen when two fine mesh screens are overlaid – significantly altered ho

Using a worldwide unique method physicists at the University of Vienna led by Jani Kotakoski have for the first time made graphene drastically more stretchable by rippling it like an accordion. This paves the way for new applications in which certain stretchability is required (e.g. wearable electronics).

Researchers from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) have successfully overcome the thickness limitations of diamon...

Recreating models from quantum physics textbooks is not just an academic exercise – it serves a practical purpose as well. Quantum techno...

The Manchester team, led by Dr Ivan Vera-Marun, has fully encapsulated monolayer graphene in hexagonal boron nitride, an insulating and atom

MIT physicists report the unexpected discovery of electrons forming crystalline structures in a material only billionths of a meter thick.