Three simultaneous reports of moiré excitons in twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenide superlattices open up new fundamental physics and application opportunities with these structures
Read article: Twistronics lights up with moiré exciton experiments
The UK’s National Graphene Institute joins forces with LifeSaver to create a new generation of market-ready water filters
Read article: Commercial partnership harnesses graphene to boost access to safe drinking water
Algorithm could help increase the number of known topological materials from a few hundred to thousands
Read article: Symmetry indicators unearth new topological materials
New ultralight hexagonal boron nitride material could be used in extreme-temperature applications such as spacecraft
Read article: Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks
Discussing photonics developments and the rest of the week’s highlights
Read article: Photonics innovations, carbon continues to amaze, and diversity in the 2D materials community
Material was created by mistake while searching for new topological insulator
Read article: New 2D compound of silver and tellurium could have useful electronic properties
Pressure puts a new twist on magic-angle bilayers
Read article: Squeezed graphene becomes a superconductor
Researchers in the US outline how to address the mismatch between current fabrication capabilities and the requirements for exploiting the impressive electronics properties of 2D materials
Read article: Can 2D materials contribute to consumer electronics?
The discovery of excitons with distinct properties in hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites could open the door to tunable electronic devices
Read article: Multiple excitons make a surprise appearance in 2D hybrid perovskites
New finding could be important for developing more efficient and ultrafast photodetectors and perhaps even improved solar panels
Read article: Pristine graphene produces giant photoresponse
