Topological materials are a class of materials that exhibit unique electronic properties at their boundary (surface in 3D materials; edge in 2D materials) that are robust against imperfections or ...

Quantum confinement is a physical effect that occurs when the size of a material—usually a semiconductor or conductor—is ...

Researchers use electron ptychography to capture atomic vibrations in twisted 2D materials with record-breaking precision.

Researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a new way to predict 2D materials that might ...

By heating and cooling a quantum material called 1T-TaS₂, researchers were able to control its conductive properties, showing that this type of material could speed up electronic processing one ...

The new technique for growing these microscopic crystals has discovered a more efficient way to create a valuable type of quantum dot, while also unlocking a range of novel chemical materials for ...