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.

This confinement gives 2D materials interesting properties that mean they show great promise as ultra-thin devices for IT, communications, sensing, energy, imaging and quantum computing.

Quantum confinement is a phenomenon that occurs when the dimensions of a material are reduced to the nanoscale, typically in the range of 1-100 nanometers.At this scale, the electronic and optical ...

Physicists at Bielefeld University and the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW Dresden) ...

Physicists have found surprising evidence of a link between the 2D quantum Hall effect and 3D topological materials that could be used in quantum computing.

Physics researchers discover that assembling 2D materials into a 3D arrangement does not just result in 'thicker' 2D materials but instead produces entirely new materials. The nanomesh ...

The conventional method for preparing 2D materials was developed in 2004 and led to the discovery of graphene, a single layer of carbon that is highly conductive and stronger than steel.

"This is a significant step toward practical quantum devices that are energy-efficient, scalable and resilient," said Professor Wang. "Our method opens a new avenue to design 2D quantum materials ...

Convention solar cells have a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 100%: for every photon incident on the cell, they generate one photoexcited electron. In recent years, scientists have sought ...