2D Materials News

Electron Behavior in 2D Materials at Microscale Resolution

To observe the results of stacking 2D materials with other ultrathin materials, researchers have to monitor characteristics at microscale.

Subnanometer-Scale Channels in 2D Materials Hold Promise for Future Electronics

“Two-dimensional (2D) materials” — materials placed in layers that are just a few atoms thick — are favorable for high-performance electronics as well as flexible, transparent electronics that could be layered onto physical surfaces to render computing ubiquitous.

Borophene Proves to be a Promising 2D Plasmonic Material

According to Rice University researchers, an atom-thick film of boron could be the first pure 2D material that is capable of discharging visible and near-infrared light by triggering its plasmons.

Fabricating Heterojunctions of 2D-Materials via Chemical Vapor Deposition

2D-materials are made up of special lattice structures. Generally, atoms in the same layer were bound by the covalent bond, while the force present between layers is van der Waals coupling. These materials comprise of super clean surfaces without any dangling bonds.

2D Materials in Devices Help Separate Salts in Seawater

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have been successfully assembled into devices with the tiniest possible manmade holes for water desalination.

Modifying Structural Configuration of 2D Materials by Doping with Electrons

An innovative study performed by researchers from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has shown that the electrostatic charge that makes hair stand on end and attaches balloons to clothing can be efficiently used to drive futuristic atomically thin electronic memory devices.

Searching for New 2D Materials to Make Batteries Better and Cheaper

The National Science Foundation has given the University of Illinois at Chicago a $1.44 million grant to discover new two-dimensional (2D) materials that can be used to manufacture greatly improved and cheaper batteries.

Nanotechnology Significantly Increases Sensitivity of New Supertelescopes

Nanotechnologist ir. Chris Lodewijk has succeeded in significantly increasing the sensitivity of the new supertelescopes in Chile. He will receive his PhD on this topic at TU Delft on Monday 2 February.