Transport properties Research update Dirac cones could exist in bismuth–antimony films Band structures could be engineered to create a range of electronic devices Read article: Dirac cones could exist in bismuth–antimony films
Transport properties Research update Electrons tunnel nicely through boron nitride Material could find use in tunnel devices and ultrafast transistors Read article: Electrons tunnel nicely through boron nitride
Transport properties Research update ‘Designer’ graphene makes its debut Artificial form of 2D material sheds light on Dirac fermions Read article: ‘Designer’ graphene makes its debut
Ultracold matter Research update Graphene simulated using ultracold atoms Creation of Dirac points is a first Read article: Graphene simulated using ultracold atoms
Transport properties Research update Reeling in cheap plastic solar film UK start-up creates printable, thin-film solar cells Read article: Reeling in cheap plastic solar film
Transport properties Research update Graphene in new ‘battery’ breakthrough? Cell harvests thermal energy from its surroundings Read article: Graphene in new ‘battery’ breakthrough?
Transport properties Research update Could graphynes be better than graphene? 2D carbon-based materials could have exotic electronic properties Read article: Could graphynes be better than graphene?
Transport properties Research update Plasmons boost light emission from quantum dots Hybrid nanostructures could make better LEDs Read article: Plasmons boost light emission from quantum dots
Transport properties Research update Researchers make single-atom transistor Transistor may help in developing a functional quantum computer Read article: Researchers make single-atom transistor
Transport properties Research update Optical fibres with integrated semiconductor junctions developed New fibre could lead to seamless optical-communication systems Read article: Optical fibres with integrated semiconductor junctions developed