Read article: Phasons boost thermal conductivity of incommensurate crystals Transport properties Research update Phasons boost thermal conductivity of incommensurate crystals Phonon-like quasiparticles could be used in thermal logic circuits
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Read article: Undulations could replace twists in 2D materials 2D materials Research update Undulations could replace twists in 2D materials Computational model shows that growing or stamping layers of material on an uneven surface reproduces novel electronic properties of twisted-layer technique
Read article: Charge-transport mystery deepens in promising solar-cell materials Materials for energy Research update Charge-transport mystery deepens in promising solar-cell materials Large polarons may not be responsible for the favourable optoelectronic properties of lead halide perovskites after all
Read article: Electrical resistance standard could get a revised quantum definition Metrology Research update Electrical resistance standard could get a revised quantum definition Proposed definition based on the quantum anomalous Hall effect would require a less complex experimental apparatus
Read article: Electron’s wave nature constructed in the lab at last Quantum Research update Electron’s wave nature constructed in the lab at last New work could help designers of next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices
Read article: Strain guides the flow of excitons in 2D materials 2D materials Research update Strain guides the flow of excitons in 2D materials New work could aid the development of transistor-like devices that use electrically neutral energy carriers
Read article: New semiconductor cools computer chips Semiconductors and electronics Research update New semiconductor cools computer chips High-thermal-conductivity boron arsenide is better at removing heat than the best thermal-management devices available today
Read article: Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial Advanced materials Research update Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial Simulations suggest that so-called rotons might be engineered under ambient conditions
Read article: Direct image of an electron orbit in an exciton is a first, say researchers Transport properties Research update Direct image of an electron orbit in an exciton is a first, say researchers Laser pulses and electron microscope used to track electrons in a 2D semiconductor
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