A breakthrough in decoding the growth process of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a 2D material, and its nanostructures on metal substrates could pave the way for more efficient electronics, cleaner ...

in samples of a layered 2D material called hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). While exploring potential applications of their nanopatterned structures with colleagues in the Physics Department ...

underscoring the potential of 2D materials in advancing quantum technologies. The defect, found by researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Cambridge using a thin material called Hexagonal ...

hBN has long been regarded as a key insulating material for 2D electronic, photonic, and quantum applications. Typically, hBN adopts an AA' stacking configuration, in which boron and nitrogen ...

hBN and graphene have the same crystal structure ... The manipulation of twist angles in layered two-dimensional (2D) materials, forming moiré superlattice solids, offers the potential to unveil ...

Pioneering new research could help unlock exciting new potential to create ultrafast, laser-driven storage devices. The study ...