2H-NbO₂—a novel van der Waals oxide synthesized by researchers from Japan—exhibits strongly correlated electronic properties with two-dimensional flexibility. By chemically extracting lithium ions ...

Transition-metal tellurides (TMTs) are a class of materials that exhibit exotic quantum phenomena when formed into sheets of nanometre-scale thickness. They have considerable potential as active ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures have been widely explored for ...

After dominating the electronics industry for decades, conventional silicon-based transistors are gradually approaching their limits, which is preventing engineers from further reducing their size ...

An international team of physicists has made a significant observation of the BKT phase transition in a 2D dipolar gas of ultracold atoms. This groundbreaking work marks a major milestone in ...

The demand for high-performance, energy-efficient computing hardware is growing rapidly, particularly in fields such as artificial intelligence and neuromorphic computing. Researchers have now ...

Silicon-based electronics are approaching their physical limitations and new materials are needed to keep up with current technological demands. Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a rich array of ...

Graphene encapsulation enables atomic resolution imaging of highly reactive 2D diiodides, preserving clean interfaces and extending sample stability from seconds to months. (Nanowerk News) ...